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OMNIUM GATHERUM: Video Footage From Album Recording Sessions Available

Finnish death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have posted an eight-minute video clip documenting the recording sessions for the group's new album, "Stuck Here on Snake's Way". Due on April 2 via Candlelight Records, the CD was recorded during November-December 2006 at Southeast Studios in Karhula, Finland...

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SLIPKNOT Percussionist To Host New-Band Showcase In New York City

SLIPKNOT percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan will host a special new-band showcase on Monday, January 29 at Sin-E (150 Attorney St.) in New York City. Performing that night will be: * DIRTFEDD: A metal act based in Lincoln, Nebraska that has a fan base that thrives on the group's live shows. They'...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM To Film 'Into Sea' Video Next Month

Finnish death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM will film a video for the song "Into Sea" next month. The track comes off the group's third album, "Stuck Here On Snake's Way", due on April 2 via Candlelight Records. The CD was recorded at Southeast Studios in Karhula, Finland with producer Teemu Aalto. "Stu...

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TRACII GUNS: If I Had Stayed With GUNS N' ROSES, It Would Have Been A Very Different Band

L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns recently spoke to Gavin Allen of the South Wales Echo about his early years as a member of GUNS N' ROSES. "If I had stayed with Axl [Rose], I don't know if GUNS N' ROSES would have been any better or worse but I think it would have ...

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FINNTROLL To Return To U.S. In September

FINNTROLL has lined up the following North American dates in September/October: Sep. 19 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Sep. 20 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club Sep. 21 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Sep. 29 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4 Oct. 10 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit ...

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AMORPHIS: Helsinki Gig To Be Webcast

The December 30, 2006 AMORPHIS gig at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland will be shown several times on Welho Dina cable TV (available in Southern Finland) as well as via webstream from the Dina homepage. You will find two streaming links for Windows Media Player in the top right corner of that page (cli...

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FINNTROLL: New Album Artwork Revealed

Spinefarm Records has revealed the cover artwork for the fifth FINNTROLL album, entitled "Ur Jordens Djup" ("From the Depths of the Earth"),due in Finland on March 28. Check it out at this location. The CD, which was recorded by Nino Laurenne at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, will be the group's f...

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Thrash Anthems

Stopgap releases are a fact of life in metal. The gaping maw of the industry is a demanding bitch-goddess of a master, and if you're signed, and you're not METALLICA, you better have something to throw into it on a timely schedule, or else. Why else did you think otherwise intelligent and quality mi...

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LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE Pulls Out Of Germany's WINTERNOISE FESTIVAL

German gothic rockers LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Winternoise Festival this Saturday, January 13 at the Georgsmarienhütte Event Center in Osnabrück, Germany. According to a posting on the band's official web site, "Daniel [Lechner], our bass player, [has be...

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FINNTROLL: New Album To Arrive In March

Spinefarm Records has set a March 28 Finnish release date for the fifth album from FINNTROLL, entitled "Ur Jordens Djup" ("From the Depths of the Earth"). The CD, which was recorded by Nino Laurenne at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, will be the group's first release with new vocalist Mathias Lillmå...

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MSG Bassist: MICHAEL SCHENKER 'Cares About No One, Not Even Himself'

Pivotal Rage recently conducted an interview with MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP/KOTTAK bassist Rev Jones. An excerpt from the chat follows: Pivotal Rage: You guys [MSG] had scheduled a North America tour for the fall of 2006. I was very disappointed that the tour didn't happen. What really went down? I kno...

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AMORPHIS: Finnish Dates Announced

AMORPHIS will play four shows in Finland in April. The dates are as follows: Apr. 07 - Tavastia, Helsinki (FI) Apr. 19 - Klubi, Turku (FI) Apr. 20 - Osmantupa, Eura (FI) Apr. 21 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FI) AMORPHIS will enter Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland later this month to begin recording...

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VENOM: 'Resurrection' To Be Re-Released

Sanctuary Records will re-release VENOM's 2000 album, "Resurrection", later in the year. The CD, which was originally issued in 2000 on the Steamhammer label, was the first VENOM album to feature Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant) on the drums. An exact release dat...

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Hot Wings

Quick and dirty fourth album from the U.K. retro rockers led by ex-CARCASS man Bill Steer. It's really a shame FIREBIRD don't have other, less metal, friends in the music industry, too, because this is the sort of record destined to get lost in the cracks without the aid of someone in a more appropr...

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AMORPHIS: 'The Smoke' Video To Premiere On Finnish TV

AMORPHIS' brand new video for the song "The Smoke" will be shown for the first time on the Finnish TV program "Rautaryhmä" (Sub TV) on Monday, January 8 at 23:50. The group's bassist, Niclas Etelävuori, will also be a guest on the show. AMORPHIS will enter Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland lat...