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DARK TRANQUILLITY Vocalist Reflects On METAL FOR THE MASSES Tour

Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY has triumphantly returned with "Fiction", a scorching effort that will undoubtedly add an exhilarating new chapter to the genre's storied history. The highly acclaimed new album was released today and the disc further cements their status as one of the scene's most influen...

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ONCE DEAD: 'Visions Of Hell' Release Date Set

Open Grave Records has set an August 28 release date for "Visions of Hell", the new album from ONCE DEAD, the Christian metal band featuring former members of VENGEANCE RISING. According to a press release, "ONCE DEAD boasts a refreshing dose of old-school thrash metal, combined with a triple guitar...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist: 'Every Song I Write Is An Achievement'

icWales recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover. A few excerpts follow: On the band's popularity: "Someone asked me recently how come we don't write songs like 'Smoke On The Water' anymore. But the truth is we do. What's changed is our profile and there's little we can...

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KROKUS Frontman Is Looking Forward To Next North American Tour

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with KROKUS frontman Marc Storace. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How did you originally become involved with KROKUS? Marc: "I had my own thing going in London after my time with TEA…which was my first professional band. After T...

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QUEEN Drummer: 'Toronto Is A Rock 'N' Roll Town And Canada Is A Rock 'N' Roll Country'

Cassandra Szklarski of Canadian Press reports: QUEEN fans stomped their feet and waved glow sticks in the air as they sang along to a star-studded debut of the rock musical "We Will Rock You" on Tuesday night (April 10). The stage show opened with a gala premiere attended by celebrities including ac...

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QUEEN's 'We Will Rock You' Musical To Open In Toronto Tonight

Tonight, April 10, Toronto will join the five million fans worldwide who have already rocked to the London and international smash hit "We Will Rock You" at the opening of the show at the Canon Theatre. QUEEN members Brian May and Roger Taylor along with writer/director Ben Elton, will be among the...

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LIVING COLOUR To Release 'On Stage At World Café Live' DVD In May

LIVING COLOUR will release a new DVD, entitled "On Stage at World Café Live", on May 8. The disc was recorded on December 16, 2005 at World Café Live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although the official track listing for the DVD is not available, the band's setlist at the show was as follows: 01. Me...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer IAN GILLAN: 'A Journey In Rock' DVD Details Revealed

According to a posting at the DEEP PURPLE fan site TheHighwayStar.com, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan's new six-hour autobiographical DVD, "Highway Star – A Journey in Rock", offers a thorough, compelling and infectious look at Ian's professional career — which in 2006 reached its 40th anniversary. T...

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ONCE DEAD Signs With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

ONCE DEAD, the Christian metal band featuring former members of VENGEANCE RISING, has inked a deal with Open Grave Records. The group is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on its debut album, "Visions of Hell", tentatively due this summer. According to a press release, "ONCE DEAD...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist Launches FORCES OF SATAN RECORDS

Guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) of the Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH has started his own record label, Forces of Satan Records. According to a posting on the band's web site, the goal of the label is "to be an independent media company/record label with a clear-cut Satanic profile...

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GORGOROTH To Film New Video Next Week

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH will film a video next week for an as-yet-undisclosed track from their latest album, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" was released last year via Sweden's Regain Records. The band was previously signed to Nuclear Blast Records, who relea...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Guitarist To Guest On 'Sex To 9'

DARK TRANQUILLITY guitarist Martin Henriksson will be the special guest on the "Sex to 9" show on the London-based radio station TotalRock (web site) on Friday, April 13. The program goes out live Fridays between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. CET. For more information, visit www.sexto9.com. As previously...

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NAGLFAR Cancels GATES OF METALBÅTEN Appearance

Swedish black metallers NAGLFAR have canceled their previously announced appearance at the Gates of Metalbåten festivail "due to unforeseen events." "Our apologies goes out to anyone who might be affected by this," the band writes on its web site. Gates of Metalbåten festival is scheduled to take pl...

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GORGOROTH Confirmed For Norway's HAMMERSLAG FESTIVAL

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have been confirmed for the Hammerslag Festival, set to take place July 20 at Støperiet in Tønsberg, Norway. For more information, visit www.hammerslagfestival.net. As previously reported, GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus was recently released on parole after serving...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Bassist Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes

Bassist Michael Nicklassonn from Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY has posted the following message on the band's web site: "I've gotten some mails and questions concerning my health during this tour from fans that are worried about my weight loss and my numbness. The thing is that I...