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Weighing Souls with Sand

Canada's Profound Lore continually improves its reputation as an independent label with a nose for the artistically brilliant, carving a niche for itself as a Canadian Southern Lord of sorts. Now comes "Weighing Souls with Sand" by THE ANGELIC PROCESS, a stunningly beautiful, yet mildly disturbing a...

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SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND And MOBILE THREAT Announce Partnership

The organizers of the third annual Sounds of the Underground tour have announced today that Cellfish.com's Mobile Threat channel is the tour's official mobile partner. "It's pretty sweet to have a mobile company giving some love to the heavy bands. Every time I look for a ringtone, it's some pop bul...

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DREAM THEATER Causing 'Chaos' With New Album

Christa L. Titus of Billboard.com reports that DREAM THEATER's No. 19 debut for "Systematic Chaos" represents an unexpectedly sweet beginning with Roadrunner Records, which signed the act last December. Unhappy with being shifted among Warner Music Group's labels and receiving minimal promotion for...

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THE MINOR TIMES: 'Summer Of Wolves' E-Card Available

Pennsylvania's hardcore stalwarts THE MINOR TIMES have uploaded an e-card for their new album, "Summer of Wolves", which is set to hit stores June 26 through Prosthetic Records. The e-card features the album in its entirety and showcases the record's artwork. In other news, THE MINOR TIMES has issue...

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NEVERMORE Bassist's Absence From EVOLUTION FESTIVAL Explained

NEVERMORE bassist Jim Sheppard will be forced to miss the band's July 7 appearance at the Evolution Festival in Firenze, Italy due to scheduling conflicts. Replacing him at the gig will be ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera. Commented NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane: "Jim's not dying, Jim...

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ISOLE Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

Swedish band ISOLE has inked a deal with Napalm Records. The group's new album will be recorded in July at their own Studio Apocalypse for a January 2008 release. According to a press release, ISOLE is "working with clean vocals, slo-mo grooves, and melodies in the minor keys to achieve a dark atmos...

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DIVINITY To Release New CD, Embark On Canadian Tour

Canadian heavy metal veterans DIVINITY recently announced the release of their new CD, "Allegory", due on July 28. After rising to the top of Alberta's metal scene with 10 years experience, playing live with influential bands such as INTO ETERNITY, KATAKLYSM and CANNIBAL CORPSE and garnering a growi...

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BENEDICTION Bassist Explains U.S. Tour Cancellation

BENEDICTION bassist Frank Healy has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the cancellation of the British band's previously announced U.S. tour: "In response to some of the comments on Blabbermouth concerning this matter, we will clear it up now so as to stop speculation as...

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Ex-ICED EARTH/DEATH Drummer Teams Up With METALKILL To Create PC Games

Acclaimed heavy metal drummer Richard Christy (ex-ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED),who currently works for "The Howard Stern Show", has teamed up with Metalkill to create a number of PC shooter and Medieval games. Their first release will be a game called Skullfuck from one of the char...

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Mastercutor

You don't get mad when AC/DC or MOTÖRHEAD put out umpteen records with the most minor adjustments made to their sound, right? You like 'em dependable, you wanna be able to count on them churning out the rockers in their inimitable style, and you'd be weirded out if they tried anything really new. So...

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LINKIN PARK Singer Puts Solo Plans On Hold

Launch Radio Networks reports: LINKIN PARK vocalist Chester Bennington has put his solo plans aside for the moment to focus on his main band. Reports that Bennington was working on an album of his own first surfaced nearly two years ago, with the singer later telling MTV.com that he had up to three...

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SHINING Mastermind Denies Suicide Rumor Was Publicity Stunt

Metal Sickness recently conducted an interview with SHINING mastermind Niklas Kvarforth. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Sickness: Is SHINING only controlled by you, I mean are you the only one who writes the lyrics and the music or do you let the other members taking part of the creation...

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CERBERUS: New Tour Dates Announced

Los Angeles-based thrashers CERBERUS will embark on a month's worth of shows starting on June 20. First they will do five dates with LIGHT THIS CITY and ANTAGONIST as part of the Thrash And Burn Tour 07. After that, they will do two weeks' worth of shows throughout the Southwest with AS EDEN BURNS,...

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Former STATIC-X Guitarist Out On Parole

According to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections, former STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist Tripp Eisen was paroled from the Mid-State Correctional Facility and was released from custody on April 17, 2007 after serving time for allegedly meeting and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old gi...

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SLAYER, MORBID ANGEL, SUFFOCATION Cover Artists Interviewed

Stylus Magazine has published "Visions of the Beast", a feature on artists who do metal album artwork. It includes interviews with and artwork from Orion Landau (Relapse Records),Larry Carroll (SLAYER),Stephen Kasner (SUNN O))),HIMSA),Dan Seagrave (MORBID ANGEL, SUFFOCATION),and John Dyer Baizl...