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END OF DESTINY Parts Ways With Guitarist, Seeks Replacement

St. Louis, Missouri's END OF DESTINY has announced the departure of guitarist Patrick Daniels. "Patrick has been with the band since its very begging and we are sad to see him go, but we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors," the writes in a statement. END OF DESTINY is currently lookin...

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DESTINY Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement

Long-running Swedish metallers DESTINY have issued the following update: "Kristoffer joined DESTINY in 2001 and has recorded two albums ('Future Of The Past' and 'Beyond All Sense 2005') with the band. For some time it has been clear that Kristoffer wanted to leave the band. The last gig he played w...

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EMBRACE THE END Seeks New Members

Sacramento, California based hardcore act EMBRACE THE END is looking for applicants to fill the vacancies their recently departed guitar and bass player have left open. The band has issued the following statement: "Unfortunately we are losing a few crucial players on team EMBRACE THE END. Patrick, L...

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WINTERTHRALL To Release Debut Album Next Month

Drummer Rob Alaniz (NOCTUARY, RISE, EVILDEAD) of the the Orange County, California-based doom/death metal band WINTERTHRALL has posted the following message on the group's web site: "Firstly, our friend Jeremy Peto has unfortunately decided to leave the band in order to concentrate on his music full...

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LEATHERWOLF Seeks New Vocalist

Orange County metal stalwarts LEATHERWOLF are currently looking for a new vocalist following the departure Wade Black who fronted the band on their critically acclaimed comeback album, "World Asylum", released last June on N.I.L.8 Records. "We would like to thank Wade for his contributions to LEATHE...

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ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA Taps Former BLACK CROWES Bassist For Upcoming Tour

Bassist Johnny Colt, who was with the BLACK CROWES in their early days, will reportedly be filling in for VOIVOD/ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted on ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA's upcoming North American tour, which kicks off New Year's Eve. Newsted was scheduled for surgery late last month to repair a tor...

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SWEDEN ROCK 2006 DVD Trailer Available

The organizers of the Sweden Rock festival have uploaded a trailer for their newly released DVD commemorating the 2006 edition of the annual event, which was held June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Check it out at this location. Released on October 27, the DVD/CD set contains the following track listi...

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CATAMENIA Parts Ways With Keyboardist

Finnish black metallers CATAMENIA have posted the following message on their official web site: "To prevent the annoying speculations of how things went in European tour and why Tero [Nevala, keyboards] is not anymore in the band, we decided to make an official statement regarding the situation. "Wh...

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SWARM OF THE LOTUS Calls It Quits

Baltimore's SWARM OF THE LOTUS has announced plans to break up following its final show on November 1 at Ottobar with GOATWHORE and a few other bands to be announced later. An official statement from guitarist/vocalist Peter Maturi reads as follows: "So, it has reached its end. After 8 years, I have...

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BENEDICTUM Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces European Tour With DORO

San Diego power metal band BENEDICTUM has parted ways with drummer Blackie Sanchez due to musical differences. "We wish Blackie the best of luck in his future endeavors — we had some great times together but over the last few months it became apparent that we were moving in different directions," sa...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Forced To Sit Out ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA Tour

As they gear up for the November 21 release of their highly anticipated Epic debut and the New Year's Eve launch of their much-buzzed-about national tour, ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA have suffered a major setback with the loss of all-star bassist Jason Newsted. The former METALLICA member is scheduled for i...

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KATATONIA Vocalist Talks About Touring North America For First Time

Many of us can think of a fair number of "good" heavy music bands, but when the term "great" is uttered, only a few come to mind. Many would agree that bands like OPETH, TOOL, and MASTODON fall into the latter category. Unless you've missed out on the raw emotion, beautiful heaviness, doom-laden atm...

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The Realm of Napalm Records

If you aren't already familiar with this label's preoccupation with the European bastard sons and daughters of TIAMAT, CREMATORY THE GATHERING and CEMETARY, you'll find much to love in this extensive label sampler. Of course, if you are already a disciple of heavy guitars, gothic attitudes, female v...

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MUSHROOMHEAD Drummer: SLIPKNOT Is 'The 'NSYNC Of Heavy Metal'

MUSHROOMHEAD drummer Steve "Skinny" Felton recently spoke to MTV.com about his band's fierce rivalry with SLIPKNOT which has consisted mostly of insult-trading and has unfolded, largely, through the media. The only face-to-face confrontation that's gone down as a result of the feud occurred between...

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BESEECH Calls It Quits

Swedish "gothic metallers" BESEECH have announced their decision to split up. The group has issued the following statement on the matter: "All of us in the band have come to the sad conclusion to put BESEECH to rest for good. The decision has not been easy because this has been a really big part of...