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CANDLEMASS Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival

Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have been confirmed for the Metaltown festival, set to take place June 30 at Frihammen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CANDLEMASS CULT OF LUNA HARDCORE SUPERSTAR ILL NINO MACHINE HEAD MARDUK MASTODON MESHUGGAH NINE RAISED FIST SLAYER...

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IRON MAIDEN: Duisburg Gig Moved To Düsseldorf

IRON MAIDEN's web site has been updated with the following message; "Due to local noise level restrictions, the open-air concert of IRON MAIDEN on June 17th, 2007 has to be moved indoors from the MSV Arena Duisburg to the ISS Dome Düsseldorf. "In order to give their fans the full MAIDEN experience t...

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MASTODON: Illness Forces Milwaukee Concert Cancellation

MASTODON was forced to cancel its appearance at The Rave in Milwalkee, WI Thursday night (May 10) after guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds was taken ill. A very observant BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Bob — who first brought this cancellation to our attention — commented, "Their merchandise sa...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Talks GRAMMYS, Touring And Upcoming Album

Simon Milburn of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how the last few months have been for the band since the release of "Sacrament": "It's really been amazing. The album's been so well received, which really...

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AS I LAY DYING, CYNIC, FASTWAY Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SILVERSTEIN, MY ALAMO, FASTWAY, CAT THE DOG, DAMONE, VOODOO SIX, PRIESTESS, IN THIS MOMENT, FAIR TO MIDLAND, AS I LAY DYING, FLOOD OF RED, ARMY OF FRESHMAN, LOST ALONE, ELIOT MINOR, CYNIC, PANIC CELL and ARCHITECTS have been confirmed for the Download festival, which is set to take place June 8-10 a...

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PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS Bass Ripped Off, Help Needed

Denver's PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS, who are currently touring with MASTODON, AGAINST ME! and CURSIVE, have issued the following update: "[Wednesday] night at the MASTODON, AGAINST ME!, CURSIVE show Neil's bass was ripped off outside of the club... THIS IS WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!! This bass was...

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What's The Big Deal With Heavy Metal? New Zealand's TV3 Attempts To Find Out

Reporter David Farrier of New Zealand's TV3 became fascinated with heavy metal after stumbling across an old SLAYER album several months ago. With so many metal acts heading to New Zealand recently, he decided to talk to the biggest names in the biz — and some of the fans — to find out what all ...

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MASTODON, AGAINST ME! Get Tour Off To 'Roaring' Start

MTV.com reports: "MASTODON and AGAINST ME! got their tour off to a roaring start Tuesday night at Los Angeles' Wiltern LG. AGAINST ME! gave a rousing set, with the bandmembers flinging a seemingly limitless supply of spit across the stage and frontman Tom Gabel wishing everyone a happy May Day. The...

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NEUROSIS: 'Given To The Rising' Mini-Documentary Available

A mini-documentary for the upcoming album from long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS, entitled "Given to the Rising", has been posted at YouTube (documentary shot by NEUROSIS and Kenneth Thomas). The band began recording the effort in December at Elect...

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UNEARTH Vocalist Talks About Touring With SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR And 'Aqua Teen' Movie

Dan Barkasi of HMAS.org recently conducted an interview with UNEARTH frontman Trevor Phipps. A few excerpts from the chat follow: HMAS.org: How did the tour with SLAYER go? Trevor Phipps: The SLAYER tour was amazing. It was an honor to be on it, for one. We had heard horror stories from bands that ....

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ILL NINO, MY DYING BRIDE, CULT OF LUNA Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

ILL NINO, AFTER FOREVER, LIGHTS.ACTION!, KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES, THE HEDRONS, THE HIGHER, SANCTITY, LAUREN HARRIS, MALPRACTICE, CULT OF LUNA, MY DYING BRIDE, EYELASH and PARIKRAMA have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. The...

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MASTODON And H.I.M. To Support METALLICA At Wembley Stadium

According to Metal Hammer, MASTODON and H.I.M. have been confirmed to support METALLICA at their Sick of the Studio '07 gig at Wembley Stadium in London, England on July 8. MASTODON will open the show and H.I.M. will be the main support, with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE completing the bill. MASTODON voc...

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NEUROSIS: 'Given To The Rising' Artwork Revealed

Long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS have posted the cover artwork for their upcoming album, "Given to the Rising", at this location. The band began recording the effort in December at Electrical Audio studio in Chicago with producer Steve Albini. "[W...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Is Digging The 'City Of Angels'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "A couple of weeks ago I get off the bus in L.A. All I can see is a dumpster and I know that the walls surrounding us is the backside of Disney reality. The other side of the veneer. ...

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DEFTONES Featured In Latest Kerrang! Podcast

DEFTONES are featured in this week's Kerrang! magazine podcast, which can be downloaded at this location. According to the magazine, this week's edition features Katie Parsons catching up with the DEFTONES at the Northampton Roadmenders and finding out what's on Chino Moreno's mind and getting the b...