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NAILDOWN Parts Ways With Keyboardist

Finnish melodic death/power metal band NAILDOWN has issued the following update: "As some of you have might witnessed on our last two gigs, we pulled those shows without Jarmo [Puikkonen, keyboards] so it's time to tell the truth for everybody about the situation. "NAILDOWN has parted ways with keyb...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: New Performance, Interview Footage Posted Online

A six-minute video clip featuring performance footage of Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY ("Focus Shift") — shot during the recent Eastpak Antidote Tour alongside CALIBAN, SOILWORK and SONIC SYNDICATE — as well as an interview with vocalist Mikael Stanne can be viewed below. DARK TR...

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SOILWORK Frontman To Guest On Tomorrow's 'Tinitus'

SOILWORK frontman Björn "Speed" Strid was interviewed for this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tomorrow night (Wednesday, November 21) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. "Tinitus" is Norway's most popular metal show with an average of over 60,000 listeners p...

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SYMPHONY X: More European Tour Dates Announced

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X have scheduled the following European headlining dates in February/March 2008: Feb. 13 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Feb. 14 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall Feb. 15 - Hellendoorn, Netherlands - Lantaarn Feb. 16 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands - Boerderij Feb. 17 - S...

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SCAR SYMMETRY: New Album Title Announced

Swedish metallers SCAR SYMMETRY have issued the following update: "We're back home from the Live Consternation North American tour, together with KATATONIA, INSOMNIUM and SWALLOW THE SUN. It's been an amazing month and we've had nothing but the best of times. We would like to sincerely thank everyon...

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NEVERMORE Frontman Reveals THE SISTERS OF MERCY Cover Track For Solo Debut

NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane has revealed more information about THE SISTERS OF MERCY cover song that he has recorded for his upcoming solo debut, tentatively due in early 2008 via Century Media Records. Said Dane: "OK, so since there's so much speculation about what SISTERS song it's going to be,...

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SYMPHONY X: German Headlining Shows Announced

According to Target Concerts, progressive metallers SYMPHONY X have scheduled the following German headlining dates in February 2008: Feb. 13 – Hamburg, GER - Markthalle Feb. 14 - Köln, GER - Live Music Hall Feb. 17 - Stuttgart, GER - Röhre Feb. 19 - Berlin, GER - ColumbiaClub Feb. 20 - Frankfurt, G...

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NEVERMORE Frontman Reveals Partial Track Listing For Solo Debut

NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane has revealed a partial track listing for his upcoming solo debut, tentatively due in early 2008 via Century Media Records. Dane has written about eight tracks with former SOILWORK guitarist-turned-producer Peter Wichers and has also collaborated with ex-HIMSA guitarist...

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Sworn to a Great Divide

SOILWORK sounds like SOILWORK at this point — whether that's a good thing to you or not is another story, but the fact remains that you could pick this CD out of a lineup in about three notes. For all the talk of returning to form or getting heavier, the band still builds what amount ...

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VOLBEAT, MNEMIC, PITCHBLACK, MACHINE HEAD Honored At DANISH METAL AWARDS

VOLBEAT, MNEMIC, PITCHBLACK and MACHINE HEAD are among the bands that were honored at the Danish Metal Awards 2007, which was held earlier tonight (Saturday, November 17) at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark. The complete list of winners is as follows: Album of the Year: VOLBEAT – "Rock the Rebel /...

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DARKANE: Video Footage With New Singer Available

Guitarist Christofer Malmström of the Swedish thrashers DARKANE has issued the following update: "DARKANE played our debut show with Jens [Broman; CONSTRUCDEAD, THE DEFACED] on vocals last Saturday at the ProgPower Scandinavia festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jens enjoyed every second of the show, a...

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SOILWORK, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SONIC SYNDICATE, CALIBAN: New Video Interviews Available

Interviews with SOILWORK, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SONIC SYNDICATE and CALIBAN conducted during the recently completed Eastpak Antidote tour have been posted at RockInvasion.de. SOILWORK sold 5,000 copies of its new album, "Sworn to a Great Divide", in the United States in its first week of release to lan...

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TURISAS, SOILWORK, MUNICIPAL WASTE To Perform At FINNISH METAL EXPO

TURISAS, SOILWORK and MUNICIPAL WASTE are among the confirmed performers at the fourth edition of the Finnish Metal Expo, which will take place February 15-16, 2008 in Helsinki. Finnish Metal Expo is a consumer expo, which has been appropriately dubbed "the long-hair Disneyland." At the same time, i...

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NEVERMORE Frontman Taps JAMES MURPHY, JEFF LOOMIS For Solo Album

NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane has tapped James Murphy (ex-TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY) and Jeff Loomis (NEVERMORE) to play guest solos on his upcoming solo album, which is tentatively due in early 2008. Dane has written about eight tracks with former SOILWORK guitarist-turned-producer Peter Wichers...

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'20 Years Of Nuclear Blast' DVD Trailer Available

A three-minute trailer for the forthcoming "20 Years of Nuclear Blast" two-DVD set can be viewed below. Due on November 30 via Nuclear Blast, the collection — as the title implies — celebrates the 20th anniversary of the German metal label, featuring two DVDs with almost six hours' worth of footage,...