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DÉTENTE Forced To Cancel European Dates

Reunited California metallers DÉTENTE — featuring original members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) alongside new vocalist Tiina Teal — have cancelled the remaining dates on their short European tour "due to a bandmember's illness." No further information is cu...

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STRATOVARIUS Keyboardist To Guest On New AMBERIAN DAWN Album

Swedish keyboardist Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS, DIO, YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN) will guest on the new album from Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN. According to the band, the forthcoming CD will feature Jens "playing two keyboard battles with Tuomas Seppälä of AMBERIAN DAWN." The...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have issued the following update: "After many years of great work and many shows, founding member Mike Koren [bass] has left VISIONS OF ATLANTIS due of private reasons. Mike became a daddy and his priorities have changed which we all understand and re...

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STRATOVARIUS: 'Polaris' To Be Reissued With Live CD

"Polaris", the 2009 comeback album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, will be reissued as a two-CD digipack on May 21 via earMUSIC/Edel. In addition to the original album, the package will include a bonus disc containing 75 minutes of live material recorded during the "Polaris" tour and sp...

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DELIVERANCE, BLOODGOOD, ONCE DEAD Confirmed For UP FROM THE ASHES III Festival

DELIVERANCE (celebrating its 25th anniversary),BLOODGOOD (celebrating the 25th anniversary of its "Metal Missionaries" EP),ONCE DEAD (celebrating the 20th anniversary of VENGEANCE RISING's "Once Dead" album) and a special 25th-anniversary reunion of STEVIE AND THE SAINTS are among the confirmed ba...

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SOLUTION .45: Debut Album To Receive North American Release In May

"For Aeons Past", the debut album from the Swedish/Finnish progressive metal "supergroup" SOLUTION .45 — which features in its ranks former SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam and Jani Stefanovic (MISERATION, ESSENCE OF SORROW) — will be released in North America on May 11. The CD, which was i...

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MALEFICE Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

British metallers MALEFICE have parted ways with drummer Craig Thomas and have replaced him with Chris Allan-Whyte, formerly of SHY OF THE DEPTH. Commented frontman Dale Butler: "MALEFICE and Craig have been growing apart musically for some time, and therefore we all decided it was a good time for e...

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THE FUNERAL PYRE: 'Vultures At Dawn' Track Listing Revealed

Los Angeles-based black metal band THE FUNERAL PYRE will release its new album, "Vultures At Dawn", on June 8 via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2008's "Wounds" was recorded by Adam Campbell at Awkward Studios, mixed by Ryan Butler (LANDMINE MARATHON, MISERY INDEX, PHOBIA) at Arcane Digital an...

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AMORPHIS: 'Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes' DVD Pushed Back To July

The release date of AMORPHIS's first-ever live DVD, "Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes", has been pushed back again — this time to July 9 (Europe) and July 7 (Finland) via Nuclear Blast, in time for the band's 20th anniversary. The filming of the main concert took place on November 20, 2009 at Club...

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DIVINE HERESY, DOMMIN, TAKING DAWN Featured In ROADRUNNER TV Episode

The Australian branch of Roadrunner Records has released episode 3 of Roadrunner TV containing clips from DOMMIN, TAKING DAWN and CANCER BATS, as well as an interview feature with Dino Cazares (guitar) and Joe Payne (bass) from DIVINE HERESY in which they reveal their top DIVINE HERESY riffs. Watch...

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BLOODBOUND Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

Swedish melodic metallers BLOODBOUND have parted ways with lead vocalist Urban Breed due to "musical and personal differences" and have replaced him with 27-year-old Patrik "Pata" Johansson (pictured below; DAWN OF SILENCE) from Finspång, Sweden. The band states , "Patrik has been a good friend to t...

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THE FUNERAL PYRE: New Album Artwork Unveiled

Los Angeles-based black metal band THE FUNERAL PYRE will release its new album, "Vultures At Dawn", on June 8 via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2008's "Wounds" was recorded by Adam Campbell at Awkward Studios, mixed by Ryan Butler (LANDMINE MARATHON, MISERY INDEX, PHOBIA) at Arcane Digital an...

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BARREN EARTH Bassist Interviewed On 'Talking Metal'

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview Mark Strigl conducted with Olli-Pekka Laine of BARREN EARTH as well as an interview John Ostronomy and guest host Victor Ruiz did with Anthony Esposito of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's solo band on the "Mars Attacks" show. The 90-mi...

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DARKTHRONE: 'Circle The Wagons' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Circle The Wagons", the new album from Norwegian black metal veterans DARKTHRONE, sold around 500 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 120 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing a...

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TAKING DAWN Added To More KISS European Dates

TAKING DAWN has been confirmed as the support act for KISS on six more dates (May 16-23) on the legendary rockers' forthcoming European arena tour. The Las Vegas four-piece, which recently tore up the boards with Roadrunner labelmates AIRBOURNE on their tour across Europe, released its debut album,...