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DIMMU BORGIR Vs. BUSHIDO: German TV Report To Air This Sunday

On Sunday, November 30, Germany's "Spiegel TV Magazin" will air a special report on the accusations of plagiarism that have been leveled against German rapper Bushido (real name: Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi) by a few different artists, including Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR. "...

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COMECON: 'The Worms Of God' Anthology Due In December

Nuclear Blast Records has set a December 5 European release date for "The Worms Of God", a complete anthology from the Swedish death metal pioneers COMECON. The two-CD set includes all three of the band's studio albums: "Megatrends In Brutality" (1992),"Converging Conspiracies" (1993) and "Fable Fr...

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LYNCH MOB: 'REvolution Live!' Deluxe Edition Due In December

Cleopatra Records has set a December 9 release date for the deluxe edition of LYNCH MOB's "REvolution Live!". This monstrous audio-video spectacular features legendary axeman George Lynch and his band performing killer, supercharged renditions of classic DOKKEN/LYNCH MOB tracks, professionally filme...

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SAXON And ICED EARTH To Team Up For European Co-Headlining Tour

SAXON and ICED EARTH will team up for a European co-headlining tour in February 2009. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 01 - F - Paris - Bataclan Feb. 02 - B - Brussels - AB Feb. 03 - NL - Tilburg - 013 Feb. 04 - D - Cologne - Essigfabrik Feb. 06 - ...

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DARK FUNERAL: Legal Battle With MNW/NO FASHION RECORDS Finally Over

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have obtained the rights to their back catalogue (including the publishing rights) — "The Secrets Of The Black Arts" (1996),"Vobiscum Satanas" (1998),"Teach Children To Worship Satan" (2000) and "Diabolis Interium" (2001) — following a lengthy legal battle with...

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MANITOU To Reactivate For Christmas Concert

Finnish traditional heavy metal band MANITOU, which features in its ranks members of OMNIUM GATHERUM, MALPRACTICE and KAIHORO, has issued the following update: "MANITOU will reactivate and do a one-off 'comeback' X-mas gig next month in Kotka, Kairo venue at Kesto-Klubi event on December 20. So be s...

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TARJA TURUNEN To Release 'My Winter Storm Special Extended Edition' In January

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will play two exclusive Christmas concerts with Kalevi Kiviniemi, Marzi Nyman and Markku Krohn at churches in Helsinki and Tampere on November 28 and November 29. After those concerts, Tarja will give a very special guest performance: German rock legend Doro Pes...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'I've Never Lied About Anyone Who Has Ever Been In This Band'

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KNAC.COM: Do you see any similarities that may exist between what is going on in this country and what happened just before the fall of Rome? Schaffer: Absolu...

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ICED EARTH: New Audio Interview With JON SCHAFFER Available

Carl Forgues, host of the Canadian syndicated radio show "Metal7080", recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jon Schaffer of the American power metal band ICED EARTH. The 27-minute chat is now available for streaming below. ICED EARTH will take part in a signing session Vancouver, British Co...

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CORPORATION 187 Vocalist Quits

Vocalist Filip Carlsson has announced his departure from the Swedish thrash metal band CORPORATION 187. "The main reason [for my decision to leave the group] is health-related, since I too often suffer from extreme headache," Filip explained in a statement. "I simply can't pull it off anymore. I wan...

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ICED EARTH Mainman To Guest On 'M.I.B. Show' This Weekend

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer will guest on the "M.I.B. Show" on Saturday, November 15 at 2:00 p.m. EST. You can listen to the show live via the Internet at www.hardrockradiolive.com. ICED EARTH will take part in a signing session Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Scrape Records, on November 1...

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Former GREEN CARNATION Vocalist Joins HEAD DISCO

Former GREEN CARNATION vocalist Kjetil Nordhus has joined a new band called HEAD DISCO. According to the group's official bio, "HEAD DISCO is a blend of a wide range of musical styles in a whole new and fresh setting. Main composer Ciniod (guitar, main vocals) hasn't been in a band for years but has...

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ARSIS Prepares To Launch First European Tour

"There is a lot going on in the land of ARSIS these days," states the East Coast-based technical death metal outfit's founding member/guitarist/lead vocalist Jim Malone. "For starters, we will be heading overseas in a few weeks for our first European tour ever where we have the pleasure of sharing t...

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HEALER/KURAI Frontman Releases 'Mind Over Metal' Book

Singer and guitarist Scott "SVH" Von Heldt, who has worked with members of WHITE ZOMBIE, BAD COMPANY and many others, and LuLu Publishing recently announced the release of Scott's book "Mind Over Metal - A Musician's Guide To Mental Mastery". According to a press release, "Mind Over Metal" is "a phi...

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SEANCE: 'Awakening Of The Gods' Artwork Available

The cover artwork for "Awakening of the Gods", the new album from reactivated Swedish death metallers SEANCE, can be viewed below. The CD is tentatively due before the end of the year via Pulverised Records. SEANCE's ball-busting internationally released premiere albums, "Fornever Laid to Rest" (199...