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PRETTY MAIDS Parts Ways With Bassist

Long-running Danish hard rockers PRETTY MAIDS have parted ways with bassist Kenn Jackson. Commented the band: "PRETTY MAIDS would like to thank Kenn for his 19-year-long contribution and we wish him all the best of luck in the future. A replacement will be announced soon." "Little Drops of Heaven",...

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SILENT CIVILIAN: Another New Song Posted Online

"Victim Of Fear", a brand new song from SILENT CIVILIAN — the band led by SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos — is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off SILENT CIVILIAN's sophomore album, "Ghost Stories", which is scheduled for release on May 18 via Mediaskare/Century...

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NECROPHAGIA Completes Songwriting Process For New Album

Gore metal legends NECROPHAGIA have completed the songwriting process for their long-awaited new album, "Deathtrip 69". According to the band, "The new material sounds like it should have chronologically followed 'Season of the Dead', consisting of very dark and heavy riffs interwoven with audio hor...

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PRETTY MAIDS, TOKYO BLADE Members To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Guitarist Ken Hammer of Danish hard rockers PRETTY MAIDS and Andy Boulton of the newly revamped lineup of the NWOBHM band TOKYO BLADE will guest on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". The interview will take place during the Sunday, April 25 broadcast from 6 to 8 p.m. EST...

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BURDEN OF GRIEF Completes Work On New Album

German melodic death/thrash metallers BURDEN OF GRIEF have completed work on their new album, "Follow The Flames", for a summer release via Massacre Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Death End Road" will contain 10 new songs. The limited-edition version of the CD will include a bonus disc featuring...

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DEMONICA Confirmed For Holland's ALCATRAZ METAL FESTIVAL

DEMONICA — the new project featuring MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann — has been confirmed for the third edition of the Alcatraz Metal Festival, set to take place on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Brielpoort in Deinze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CIRRHA NIVA DEMONICA EP...

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MANTICORA Preparing To Enter Studio

Danish power/thrash/prog metallers MANTICORA have issued the following update: "We have three shows here in Denmark during the next 14 days and we have also been booked for the Metalfest Hungary for May 23rd. Looking forward to that!! In the meantime, we're going to pay Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, PRET...

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SCORPIONS Drummer Discusses Band's Decision To Call It Quits, Future Plans

David Priest of OnTrackMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak. During the chat, Kottak discussed his favorite times with the SCORPIONS, his feelings on the close of this particular legacy, what's happening with his KOTTAK project (in which he handles guitar...

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SYSTEM DIVIDE Announces First-Ever Concert

SYSTEM DIVIDE, the extreme modern metal act featuring Sven De Caluwé (ABORTED) and Miri Milman (ex-DISTORTED) on vocals, Cole Martinez (ex-YEARS OF FIRE, ANTENORA) and Joseph Spiller (ex-THE BINARY CODE) on guitars, Andrew Lenthe (ANTENORA) on bass, and Mike Heller (MALIGNANCY) on drums, will make i...

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PRETTY MAIDS: 'Little Drops Of Heaven' Video Released

"Little Drops of Heaven", the new video from Danish hard rockers PRETTY MAIDS, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Thomas Tjader (SAINT DEAMON). "Little Drops of Heaven" comes off PRETTY MAIDS' new album, "Pandemonium", which will be released on May 14 in Europe and June 8 in the U.S. via...

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VEIL OF MAYA: '[id]' First-Week Sales Revealed

"[id]", the new album from Chicago-based metallers VEIL OF MAYA, sold around 5,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 1 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new an...

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TRIOSPHERE Signs With AFM RECORDS

TRIOSPHERE, the female-fronted Norwegian band led by former GRIFFIN guitarist Marcus Silver, has inked a deal with AFM Records. The group's sophomore album, "The Road Less Travelled", will be released on May 28. The follow-up to 2007's "Onwards" was recorded at Trondheim Lydstudio in Trondheim, Norw...

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WATCHTOWER: 'The Size of Matter' Available On Amazon.com

"The Size of Matter", the first new offering from Austin, Texas technical metal godfathers WATCHTOWER since their seminal 1989 release "Control and Resistance", has been added to the Amazon.com download store and can be purchased at this location. Engineered and mixed by Ron Jarzombek, with vocals m...

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SATURNUS Working On New Material

Denmark's melodic doom metal masters SATURNUS have issued the following update: "As you might know, we went through a substantial 're-grouping' last year. Thomas A.G. Nielsen and Brian Hansen are, of course, still in the band handling vocals and bass while lead guitarist Rune Stiassny, who already p...

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WATCHTOWER Releases First New Song In 20 Years

Austin, Texas technical metal godfathers WATCHTOWER have released a preliminary mix of a song from their upcoming album "Mathematics", now streaming exclusively on their MySpace page. The track features the lineup from the legendary "Control and Resistance" album, with Alan Tecchio (vocals) joining...