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MAYHEM U.S. Tour Cancelled

Season of Mist, Thunderdome Booking and Decibel magazine have announced the cancellation of MAYHEM's "Deconsecrate the States" 2007 U.S. tour that was scheduled to launch in July. During his recent stint across the U.S. with fellow Norwegian countrymen DIMMU BORGIR, MAYHEM drummer Hellhammer suffere...

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LEAVES' EYES Singers Comment On METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

LEAVES' EYES vocalists Liv Kristine (ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY) and Alex Krull (ATROCITY) have commented on their recent appearances at the Viruta Rock festival in Spain and Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in the U.K. Said Liv: "We never thought we would ever play in a bullfight arena; we are all vegeta...

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DIVINE HERESY Drummer To Take Part In Live Interview

DIVINE HERESY drummer Tim Yeung (ex-VITAL REMAINS, HATE ETERNAL) will take part in a live interview Monday night (June 18) with SickDrummer.com beginning at 9:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. PST). Yeung will debut the title track of DIVINE HERESY's upcoming album, "Bleed the Fifth", live on the air. DIVINE H...

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CHTHONIC: Post-OZZFEST Dates Announced

Taiwan's CHTHONIC, the black metal band that has already broken down musical barriers in its homeland, has scheduled the following post-Ozzfest dates: Sep. 01 - Nashville, TN @ The Muse Sep. 02 - Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasants Sep. 06 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (w/ KATATONIA...

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HEAVEN AND HELL, DREAM THEATER, BLIND GUARDIAN: Photos From GODS OF METAL Available

Holy Metal has uploaded a number of high-quality photos taken at this year's Gods of Metal festival on June 3 in Italy (all pictures by Dimitri Borellini): HEAVEN AND HELL (Photos) DREAM THEATER (Photos) BLIND GUARDIAN (Photos) DIMMU BORGIR (Photos) DARK TRANQUILLITY (Photos) SYMPHONY X ...

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DIMMU BORGIR, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SWALLOW THE SUN: Photos From SAUNA OPEN AIR Available

HardcoreSounds has posted a number of high-quality photos from the Sauna Open Air festival, which took place June 7-9 in Tampere, Finland. DIMMU BORGIR (Photos) DARK TRANQUILLITY (Photos) SWALLOW THE SUN (Photos) As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported earlier today, DIMMU BORGIR has recruited Tony Laure...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: 'I Have Achieved Already More Than I Have Ever Expected'

HardcoreSounds recently conducted an interview with DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz. A few excerepts from the chat follow: HardcoreSounds: You did the tour with DEVILDRIVER, UNEARTH and KATAKLYSM. What's your opinion about these bands you toured with? Silenoz: I wasn't so familiar with UNEARTH before...

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DIMMU BORGIR Recruits Drummer TONY LAUREANO For Upcoming Shows

DIMMU BORGIR's management has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the Norwegian symphonic black metallers have recruited Tony Laureano (NILE, ANGELCORPSE) to sit behind the kit for the group's next two shows following the announcement that the band's regular drummer drummer Jan Axel von Blomberg (a.k...

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MAYHEM Drummer Breaks Arm; Band Cancels HELLFEST Appearance

Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM have been forced to cancel their appearance at this year's Hellfest — set to take place June 23-25 in Clisson, France — after MAYHEM/DIMMU BORGIR drummer Jan Axel von Blomberg (a.k.a. Hellhammer) broke his arm, making it impossible for him to play the event. Replacin...

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DIMMU BORGIR's Label Confirms Italian Journalist Wasn't Source Of Album Leak

Nuclear Blast Records has issued the following statement: "We have written in a press statement dated 15 March 2007 that the source of the illegal download files of the DIMMU BORGIR album 'In Sorte Diaboli' was Mr. Luca Pessina, a journalist with Metal Hammer Italy and Metalitalia.com. That statemen...

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ICED EARTH: JON SCHAFFER Audio Interview Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features and interview host Mark Strigl and special guest Rich Catino of MetalAsylum.net conducted with Jon Schaffer of ICED EARTH. Topics include the "Framing Armageddon" album, the current ICED EARTH lineup, touring, a possible live DVD, Larry Grohmann's ampli...

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FIREWIND To Release 'Breaking The Silence' Single

Greek melodic metal sensation FIREWIND will release a new single, "Breaking the Silence", in Greece on July 2. A video for the title cut was recently shot with director Patric Ullaeus from Sweden's Revolver Film Company (DIMMU BORGIR, WITHIN TEMPTATION, IN FLAMES). "Breaking The Silence" CD single t...

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HATESPHERE Added To U.K. Leg Of DIMMU BORGIR Tour?

According to Baconmusic, Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have been added to the previously announced U.K. dates featuring headliners DIMMU BORGIR alongside Sweden's AMON AMARTH. The details are as follows: Sep. 28 - London, UK @ Kentish Town Forum Sep. 30 - Manchester, UK @ University 30 Oct. 02 - Wolve...

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DIMMU BORGIR: U.K. Dates Announced

Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have scheduled the following U.K. dates in late September/early October as part of their upcoming European tour with AMON AMARTH: Sep. 28 - London, UK @ Kentish Town Forum Sep. 30 - Manchester, UK @ University 30 Oct. 02 - Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun Hall For a...

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DIMMU BORGIR, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, STONE SOUR Featured In KERRANG!'s DOWNLOAD Podcast

Britain's Kerrang! magazine did daily video podcasts from this weekend's Download festival, which took place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. The third and final podcast features DIMMU BORGIR, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MASTODON, STONE SOUR and WITHIN TEMPTATION and is available for dow...