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NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL: First-Day Photos Posted Online

Return to the Pit has uploaded several hundred photos from the first day of the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival, which kicked off last night (Friday, April 27) at the Palladium and Worcester, Massachusetts. Included in the batch are pictures from the following artists: 100 DEMONS (36 pics) 3...

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MAJESTY Confirmed For Germany's MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL

Germany's MAJESTY has been confirmed for the Magic Circle Festival, set to take place July 7 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. Headlining will be the event will be MANOWAR, with HOLYHELL and MESSIAH'S KISS (the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT singer Mike Tirelli) also scheduled to ap...

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Czech Metal Awards Held In Brno; Photos Available

The annual Razor Awards for best Czech metal albums of the year have been handed out. Winners include FORGOTTEN SILENCE, PALADRAN and DEBUSTROL. A concert and an award giving ceremony took place at the Faval Club in Brno, Czech Republic on April 21. The 6th annual Razor (Britva) Awards were given aw...

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KING DIAMOND To Headline Sweden's LINKÖPING METAL MASSACRE Festival

KING DIAMOND has been confirmed as the headliner of the Linköping Metal Massacre festival, set to take palce November 2 in Linköping, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: KING DIAMOND NINE AVATAR LOS SIN NOMBRE HELLSONGS GLANZIG VOLBEAT At least 15 other bands will be booked during...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, A LIFE ONCE LOST, NECROPHAGIST Confirmed For ROBOT MOSH FEST V

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, A LIFE ONCE LOST, NECROPHAGIST, DECAPITATED and CEPHALIC CARNAGE are among the confirmed bands for the Robot Mosh Fest V, set to take place June 29-30 at Skateworld in Hartland, Wisconsin. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 29: THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDE...

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ENSLAVED, KILLING JOKE Members Join Forces In DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER

DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER, the U.K./Norwegian band featuring Benny Calvert from KILLING JOKE, Ivar S. Peersen from ENSLAVED, Reuben Gotto from TWINZERO/JOHNNY TRUANT and Julia Ruzicka from MILLION DEAD, has been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Roskilde Festival, set to take place July 5-8 in Ros...

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SACRED REICH: 'Ignorance/Surf Nicaragua' Reissues Due In June

Metal Blade Records will release a three-disc deluxe reissue of SACRED REICH's "Ignorance" and "Surf Nicaragua" on June 15 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and June 18 (rest of Europe). Two CDs will be included in the package (both remastered!) as well as a bonus DVD. The package includes liner notes...

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CHALICE Records Acoustic Album

German melodic heavy metallers CHALICE have finished recorded an acoustic CD, entitled "Bare". "We packed our acoustic guitars, our little piano and some nice percussion toys together, entered the Hastings studio in Hamburg [in March] and simply started playing, unable to stop for hours and hours,"...

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METAL BLADE's BRIAN SLAGEL Celebrating 25 Years As 'Master Of Metal'

Scott McLennan of Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports: Metal Blade [Records] has long been an integral player at Worcester's annual metal blowout [New England Metal and Hardcore Festival], and last year while Slagel [Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel] was attending the show he and festival organizer...

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MASSACRE: More Details Revealed About Possible European Tour

Former MASSACRE/DEATH and current DENIAL FIEND "vokillist" Kam Lee has issued the following update: "It may happen later this year... MASSACRE may tour Europe sometime in October - November on a 'Re-Animated' tour! "The [MASSACRE] lineup for the tour will consist of DENIAL FIEND members Sam Williams...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Comments On Virginia Tech Massacre

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Seems like the another dude lost it. The tragedy at Virginia Tech gets to me. But it gets to me on many levels. "Certainly the death of teachers and students is hard to grasp, 30 something people murdered in .....

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TED NUGENT: Gun-Free Zones Are Recipe For Disaster

Guitarist Ted Nugent has penned an article for CNN.com claiming that the best defense against gun violence is a gun of one's own. An excerpt from his writing follows: Already spineless gun control advocates are squawking like chickens with their tiny-brained heads chopped off, making political hay o...

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KING DIAMOND: Copenhagen Date Announced

KING DIAMOND has added a Copenhagen date to its European itinerary. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Oct. 17 - Aarhus, Denmark @ Voxhall Oct. 19 - Malmo, Sweden @ KB Oct. 20 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Amager Bio Oct. 29 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Klubben Oct. 31 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Tradgarn...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's TOM MORELLO Calls Virginia Massacre 'Horrendous Tragedy'

Launch Radio Networks reports: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello has watched along with the rest of the nation as the story of Monday's (April 16) horrifying massacre at the Virginia Tech campus has unfolded over the past two days. While there have been calls to revive the subject of gu...

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KING DIAMOND: Swedish Dates Announced

KING DIAMOND has lined up the following European dates in October: Oct. 17 - Aarhus, Denmark @ Voxhall Oct. 19 - Malmo, Sweden @ KB Oct. 29 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Klubben Oct. 31 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Tradgarn Nov. 02 - Linkoping, Sweden @ Koncert & Kongres (Metal Massacre III) More shows will b...