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MOB RULES To Release 'Radical Peace' In November
German metallers MOB RULES will release their sixth album, "Radical Peace", in November via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Bazement Studio with longtime engineer Markus Teske (VANDEN PLAS, SPOCK'S BEARD, OASIS). A single, "Astral Hand", will precede the full-length CD in October. "Radical Peace...August 4, 2009
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IMMORTAL Confirmed For Next Year's HELLFEST, WACKEN OPEN AIR Festivals
Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL will perform at next year's Hellfest and Wacken Open Air festivals, set to take place June 18-20 in Clisson, France and August 5-7 in Wacken, Germany, respectively. IMMORTAL will release its new album, "All Shall Fall", in North America on October 6 via Nu...August 3, 2009
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WACKEN OPEN AIR: German-Language TV Report Available
A two-minute German-language report on this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is being held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany, can be viewed below. According to Reuters, fans attending this year's Wacken Open Air were asked on Thursday (July 30) to avoid "hugging, kissing on the cheek...August 1, 2009
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EPICA: Pro-Shot Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Available
Professionally filmed video footage of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA performing the song "Sancta Terra" at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is being held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany, can be viewed below. The complete track listing has been revealed for EPI...August 1, 2009
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HEAVEN & HELL's DIO Interviewed by ROCKALARM TV
Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) was interviewed by Rockalarm TV prior to HEAVEN & HELL's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is being held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the two-and-a-half-...July 31, 2009
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SKYCLAD: 'Words Upon The Street' Video Released
"Words Upon The Street" , the new video from SKYCLAD, the seminal British band which is often referred to as "the originator of folk metal," can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's twelfth album, "In The… All Together", which was released earlier in the year via Scarlet Records. The CD,...July 31, 2009
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KAMPFAR Forced To Cancel WACKEN OPEN AIR Appearance
Norwegian old-school black metallers KAMPFAR have issued the following statement: "Due to a sudden family matter for one member of KAMPFAR, we are forced to cancel our show at Wacken Open Air this year. We feel bad towards the Wacken festival, ICS [Wacken festival organizers] and the people who came...July 31, 2009
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EXODUS To Play Taiwan, China In September
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS will play in Taiwan and China immediately following their Thrash Domination 2009 tour of Japan in September. The dates are as follows: Sep. 23 - The Wall Livehouse - Taipei City, Taiwan Sep. 25 - MAO Livehouse - Beijing, China EXODUS will perform its classic d...July 31, 2009
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WACKEN OPEN AIR Attendees Asked To Avoid Hugging, Kissing On The Cheek, And Shaking Hands
According to Reuters, fans attending this year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany were asked on Thursday (July 30) to avoid "hugging, kissing on the cheek, and shaking hands" lest they spread the H1N1 influenza. On its web site, the health ministry of Germany's northern Schleswig-Holstein region...July 30, 2009
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DARKTHRONE's NOCTURNO CULTO Pens Introduction to HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST Illustrated History
Former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer and Bazillion Points Books have announced that Nocturno Culto of DARKTHRONE has written an introduction to Fischer's upcoming 288-page hardcover book "Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early...July 29, 2009
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BORKNAGAR, IN VAIN Album Delay Explained
Norwegian metallers BORKNAGAR and IN VAIN have both had the release dates of their new albums — "Universal" and "Mantra", respectively — pushed back to 2010. The two bands' record label, Indie Recordings, has issued the following statement regarding the delay: "Since the start of Indie Recordings an...July 29, 2009
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DORO: Pro-Shot Footage Of Bonn Concert Available
DORO's June 16, 2009 concert at Museumsmeile in Bonn, Germany was professionally filmed by WDR's (German public TV) series "Rockpalast" and was premiered earlier this month. The entire concert can be viewed at this location. A couple of the clips are available below. Video footage of Doro Pesch perf...July 28, 2009
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DESTRUCTION Frontman Performs With RAGE At MASTERS OF ROCK; Video Available
DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer joined fellow German metallers RAGE on stage at this year's installment of the Masters Of Rock festival — which was held July 9-12, 2009 in Vizovice, Czech Republic — to perform the song "Prayers Of Steel". Watch video footage of his appearance below (c...July 28, 2009
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TONY LAUREANO Forced To Miss INSIDIOUS DISEASE Live Debut; DIMMU BORGIR's DARAY Steps In
Due to Tony Laureano's (ex-DIMMU BORGIR, NILE, ANGELCORPSE) touring commitments with ALL THAT REMAINS, he is unable to join INSIDIOUS DISEASE (formerly INSIDIOUS) for their two German shows this week. His replacement for these performances will be DIMMU BORGIR/ex-VADER drummer Dariusz "Daray" Brzozo...July 28, 2009
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KAMELOT: New Video Interview With CASEY GRILLO Available
Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with drummer Casey Grillo of the American/Norwegian melodic metal band KAMELOT. Watch the chat in six parts below. KAMELOT is currently in recording mode at various studios — including the Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany — under the watchful ey...July 28, 2009
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