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Signal To Noise

Being called "the MAZZY STAR of prog" isn't exactly a big selling point, is it? With their new album, Finland's hotly-tipped progressive chameleons morph into something kinda commercial and directionless — pretty, beguiling background music that ends up going nowhere. Look at the song "Splinters" fo...

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LORDI: First Biography Due This Month

NewsRoom Finland reports that the first book to be written about Finnish Eurovision winners LORDI will be available in shops from August 18, it was announced on Thursday. The author of the book, Sven Pahajoki, hails from LORDI's hometown of Rovaniemi in northern Finland. The book is a biography of t...

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ALICE IN CHAINS To Kick Off North American Tour In September

ALICE IN CHAINS will embark on a North American-wide tour starting on September 22 in Las Vegas. The tour will hit over three dozen cities including San Francisco, Austin, Toronto and New York. Hard-rock band HURT will be supporting ALICE on the tour. These performances follow ALICE IN CHAINS' succe...

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CHROME DIVISION's 'Doomsday Rock 'N Roll' Enters Norwegian Chart At No. 31

CHROME DIVISION, the Norwegian five-piece featuring DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath (a.k.a. Stian Thoresen) on guitar, entered the album chart in their home country at position No. 31 with their debut full-length CD, "Doomsday Rock 'N Roll". View the whole chart at this location. "Doomsday Rock 'N Ro...

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UNLEASHED Will Not Play Europe's X-MASS FESTIVALS This Year

Despite published reports to the contrary, Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED will not play the X-Mass Festivals in Europe this year. "We are concentrating on the 'Masters Of Death Tour' starting the 3rd of November, together with GRAVE, ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER," the group writes on its web site. "The...

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TOMMY LEE's Chopper Pilot Charged

TMZ.com reports that the pilot of a helicopter that MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee had ferry him from his Hollywood Hills home to a concert in Irvine, Calif. was charged today by the Los Angeles City Attorney with landing an aircraft on a public road, and two other charges besides. On July 7, ...

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EVERGREY Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Swedish metallers EVERGREY have parted ways with bassist Michael Håkansson. Replacing him in the group's lineup is former HAMMERFALL bassist Fredrik Larsson, the band's manager has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. An official statement from Michael announcing his departure from EVERGREY will be releas...

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Wounded

From the first mammoth riffs of album-opener "25th Hour", the first band that immediately comes to mind is the mighty BOLT THROWER. And when it kicks into high gear, something tells you that "Wounded" from Phoenix's LANDMINE MARATHON is going to be an album that does nothing short of ripping you a n...

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UNLEASHED Sign With SPV RECORDS

SPV has announced the signing of Swedish death metal masters UNLEASHED to a worldwide deal. Known for their skillfully penned, Viking-themed songs and explosive live performances, UNLEASHED are poised to make a major impact this fall with the release of thier eighth full-length album, titled "Midvin...

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EVERGREY Added To STORSJÖYRAN Festival Bill

Sweden's EVERGREY has on short notice been booked for one of Scandinavia's biggest festivals, Storsjöyran in Östersund. They will take the stage at 00.15 (quarter past midnight) on Friday, July 28, playing right after THE CARDIGANS. More information is available at www.storsjoyran.se. EVERGREY will...

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SHOT INJECTION: 'Eleven Triple Manifest' Release Date Announced

Sweden's SHOT INJECTION has set a July 31 release date for its new mini-CD, entitled "Eleven Triple Manifest". "Eleven Triple Manifest" was recorded at Division One Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden and features guest appearances by EVERGREY frontman Tom S Englund and M.A.N/ex-MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelen...

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JAG PANZER Pulls Out Of MINNEAPOLIS MAYHEM 3 Festival; SEVEN WITCHES Steps In

The organizers of the Minneapolis Mayhem 3 festival, which is set to take place August 25-26 at the Star Central in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have issued the following update: "Mayhem Productions has announced [that] due to the previous scheduling of their JAG PANZER's guitarist [Chris Broderick] to p...

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AC/DC, GUNS N' ROSES Classics Among 'Greatest Albums Of The '80s'

AC/DC's "Black in Black" and GUNS N' ROSES' "Appetite for Destruction" are among the greatest albums of the '80s, a U.K. poll has found. The AC/DC and GUNS N' ROSES classics were the only hard rock albums to make the list, which was compiled by the British music bible Q. The Top 20 albums of ...

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UNLEASHED To Play New Song At Austria's KALTENBACH OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have announced that they will perform a brand new song during their appearance at the Kaltenbach Open Air festival on July 15 in Spital Am Semmering, Austria. UNLEASHED's eighth full-length album is tentatively scheduled for release before the end of the year. "We h...

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STEVEN ADLER To Be Joined By JOE LESTE, CHIP Z'NUFF On Upcoming Tour

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Steven checked in to catch us up on the latest. He regrets that he was unable to appear with CINDERELLA and POISON on July 1st. 'I was very, very sick and I was in Mexico getting ...