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PLANET ALLIANCE To Release Debut Album In September

PLANET ALLIANCE, the all-star project featuring former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Bob Daisley, HAMMERFALL members Magnus Rosén (bass) and Anders Johansson (drums),and NARNIA guitarist Carl-Johan Grimmark, will release their debut album in September via Metal Heaven. PLANET ALLIANCE is said to be a proje...
June 25, 2006
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SINISTER To Film Polish Concert For Upcoming DVD

Dutch death metallers SINISTER will be filming their August 24, 2006 performance in Warsaw, Poland for a live DVD, to be released at a later date via Metal Mind Production. Also appearing on the bill will be OBITUARY. SINISTER's latest CD, "Afterburner", was released earlier this year through Nuclea...
June 19, 2006
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The Parallel Otherworld

By now, most folks are aware of EIDOLON brothers Glen (guitar) and Shawn (drums) Drover's positions as members of MEGADETH, an event that raised their status from respected Canadian creators of melodic power/thrash metal to world stage musicians. Said event is not the only thing that has changed in...
June 19, 2006
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AMON AMARTH: 'Wrath Of The Norsemen' DVD Enters Swedish Chart At No. 2

AMON AMARTH's "Wrath of the Norsemen" DVD has entered the Swedish Music DVD chart at position No. 2. A three-disc set, "Wrath of the Norsemen" was released in a deluxe 10-page digipack with special gold-laminated slipcase. The main body of the DVD is the Cologne show from last year — filmed with 11...
June 16, 2006
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ENSIFERUM: '10th Anniversary Live' DVD Delayed

Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal band ENSIFERUM have pushed back the projected release date of their "10th Anniversary Live" (Spinefarm) DVD to June 28 from the previously announced June 14. The delay is being attributed to a "slow manufacturing process." The disc was recorded at the band...
June 14, 2006
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AMON AMARTH: New Album Title, Track Listing Announced

Swedish Viking death metal heroes AMON AMARTH have set "With Oden On Our Side" as the title of their sixth full-length album, due in September via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren. "With Oden On Our Side" track listing...
June 14, 2006
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MANTICORA: 'The Black Circus Part 1 – Letters' Release Dates Announced

Danish power metallers MANTICORA have announced the following release dates for their new album, "The Black Circus Part 1 - Letters": Japan (Art Union Group): August 23 Europe (Massacre Records): August 25 Asia (Melodic Heaven): August 28 USA (Locomotive Music): August 29 France (Replica Records): O...
June 13, 2006
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KORN Frontman To Sit Out U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival, Guest Singers To Step In

According to VirtualFestivals.com and NME.com, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has had to pull out of his scheduled appearance at U.K.'s Download festival, taking place at Donington Park. But the band will play on, with some "very special guests" (including SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor, ac...
June 10, 2006
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AMON AMARTH Begin Mixing New Album

Swedish Viking death metal heroes AMON AMARTH recently entered Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden to begin recording their sixth full-length album. The group will record and mix all through May until June 14 with producer Jens Bogren. The as-yet-untitled CD is scheduled for release in Sept...
June 5, 2006
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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Begin Recording New Album

Long-running Arlington, Texas-based doom metallers SOLITUDE AETURNUS entered Nomad Recording studio (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, ABSU, USURPER) in Carrolton, TX on June 1 to begin recording their new album for Massacre Records. Entitled "Alone", the CD will be the first to feature the band's new li...
June 5, 2006
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The Volume of Self

It seems like every summer, Crash Music rolls the dice on one relatively big project, one that stands out from their usual fare of licensed albums from Europe. None of their hopefuls from the past few years have really set the world on fire – anyone still talking about MY FATE or BRICK BATH? — ...
June 5, 2006
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ENSIFERUM: '10th Anniversary Live' DVD Track Listing Revealed

Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal band ENSIFERUM have revealed the complete track listing for their "10th Anniversary Live" DVD, due on June 14 via Spinefarm. The disc was recorded at the band's 10th-anniversary celebration concert, which took place December 31, 2005 at Nosturi in Helsinki...
June 2, 2006
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AMON AMARTH: 'Fate Of Norns' Live Video Posted Online

A video clip of Swedish Viking death metal heroes AMON AMARTH performing the song "Fate of Norns", taken from their just-released DVD, "Wrath of the Norsemen", has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). A three-disc set, "Wrath of the Norsemen" was released in a deluxe 10-page digipack...
May 30, 2006
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AMON AMARTH: Studio Update

Swedish Viking death metal heroes AMON AMARTH have entered Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden to begin recording their sixth full-length album. The band will record all through May until June 14 with producer Jens Bogren. The as-yet-untitled CD is scheduled for release in September via Met...
May 24, 2006
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Speak of the Dead

Career arc-wise, RAGE seems to take a page from the SAVATAGE playbook (except for the fact that they, like, release records and work and stuff). Starting from more raw and coarse origins in the early 1980s, both bands have evolved into increasingly graceful, orchestral, even theatrical outfits. But...
May 22, 2006