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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Bassist Says His Band Turned Down Main-Stage Slot At OZZFEST

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio recently spoke to MTV.com about the band's as-yet-untitled first-ever DVD; if things move ahead with the retrospective project as scheduled, it could hit stores as early as this fall. "We've been talking about it for about a year, and it's really something we...
July 8, 2005
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AC/DC: Welsh Fan Convention's Capacity More Than Doubled

According to icNorthWales, the capacity for the upcoming annual Wrexham AC/DC convention, "The Big Ball - The Second Coming", which is being held between Friday, August 5, and Sunday, August 7, at NEWI's William Aston Hall in Wales, has more than doubled from 1,200 last year to 3,000. Tribute acts f...
July 7, 2005
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MY RUIN Announce New Rhythm Section, Plan New CD Release

MY RUIN, the Los Angeles-based band fronted by ex-TURA SATANA singer Tairrie B., will release their new album, "The Brutal Language", on September 27 via their own label imprint, Rovena Recordings. "We've been discussing the idea of our own label for a while now and we were made an offer we couldn't...
July 6, 2005
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ENSLAVED: 'Return To Yggdrasil' Live DVD To Surface In September

Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED will be releasing their "Return to Yggdrasil – Live In Bergen" DVD in September via Tabu Recordings. The disc will feature the band's May 4 live performance in Bergen and bonus material from the band's European tour, including a band interview. The sound was hand...
July 1, 2005
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AUDIOSLAVE To Hit Recording Studio

According to Billboard.com, AUDIOSLAVE plan to make a quick return to the studio after their European festival tour ends July 10 in Dublin to record some of the material the band have been working on since the release of their sophomore album, "Out of Exile" (Interscope/Epic). "What we'd like to do...
June 30, 2005
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ENSLAVED: Greek Shows Cancelled

Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED have posted the following message on their official web site: "The shows in Greece on July 5th and 6th are cancelled. Today (June 23rd) ENSLAVED's agent got a mail from promoter Manos telling us it is off. We made an agreement several months ago, but Manos decide...
June 23, 2005
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ANATHEMA Complete Work On New Studio, Begin Recording New Material

British metallers ANATHEMA have posted the following message on their official web site: "Sewerside Studios is the name of Les's [Smith, keyboards] recording facility in Yorkshire, U.K. A fully digital recording studio, rehearsal room, video editing studio, multimedia, webdesign and more. Work has b...
June 23, 2005
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BEHEMOTH Forced To Cancel SUMMER BLAST Festival Appearance

Polish death/black metallers BEHEMOTH were forced to cancel their scheduled appearance at the Summer Blast Fest in Germany Friday (June 17) after getting into a car accident on the way to the German border. Commented mainman Nergal: "We took off Thursday night for Germany, but on the way to the bord...
June 19, 2005
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Former ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist: 'You Can't Replace A Guy Like LAYNE STALEY'

Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell recently spoke to MTV.com about his upcoming solo album, which he expects to complete by the fall. "I've spent the last year and a half in writing mode, compiling a lot of material, writing with a lot of different people," Cantrell told MTV.com. "I've...
June 15, 2005
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ENSLAVED To Perform Entire 'Eld' Album At Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED are planning to perform the entire "Eld" album (originally released in 1997) during their scheduled appearance at the Hole in the Sky festival on August 26 in Bergen, Norway. This will be the first and last time ever for this specific concept, according to a post...
June 15, 2005
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ZIMMER'S HOLE: 'Behind-The-Scenes' Photos Posted Online

ZIMMER'S HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, have uploaded several "behind-the-scenes" pictures from the making of their upcoming DVD. Check out the photos at this location. As previously reported, ZIMMER'S HOLE filmed thei...
June 11, 2005
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Drummer BÅRD G. EITHUN Completes SCUM Debut, Joins BLOOD TSUNAMI

Drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR) has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "SCUM just mastered the debut album, 'Gospels for the Sick', and while Casey Chaos [AMEN/SCUM frontman] was still in Norway we also recorded a video for the album. The recordings were d...
June 10, 2005
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BEHEMOTH Open For IRON MAIDEN At Poland's MYSTIC FESTIVAL

Polish death/black metallers BEHEMOTH have just kicked off the festival season with a recent performance at Mystic Festival in Poland. This biggest metal event in their home country took place on May 29 and was headlined by IRON MAIDEN. Commented mainman Nergal: "It was a real challenge. Both ideolo...
June 2, 2005
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OBITUARY, OPETH, NILE Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

OBITUARY, OPETH, NILE and BEHEMOTH are among the confirmed bands for the Hole in the Sky festival, set to be held August 24-27 in Bergen, Norway. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are HIGH ON FIRE, TAAKE, BLOOD RED THRONE, AUDIOPAIN and SAHG (featuring members of GORGOROTH, AUDREY HORNE and M...
June 2, 2005
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ZIMMER'S HOLE: Vancouver Show Filmed For Possible DVD

ZIMMER'S HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, filmed their May 28 performance at the The Brickyard in Vancouver, B.C. with five cameras for a possible DVD release. If the DVD ends up not coming out, the full show will be mad...
May 30, 2005