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DECEIVER Part Ways With Singer

DECEIVER, the Swedish metal band featuring former members of MAZE OF TORMENT and XENOFANES, have parted ways with vocalist Destormo "due to other commitments." "Instead of finding a new member, Pete Flesh (guitar) will take over that duty," the band write in a press release. The group, who released...

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Drummer SNOWY SHAW Talks About Collaboration With Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer

Heavy Mettle Psychosurgery recently conducted an interview with Swedish drummer/songwriter Snowy Shaw (DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Heavy Mettle Psychosurgery: So besides DREAM EVIL and the mysterious FIREGOD project w...

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GAIA EPICUS Film 'Hand Of Fate' Video

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "GAIA EPICUS did a video shoot for the song 'Hand of Fate' last Saturday, and the video was made outdoors in the forest. On this video the band hired Robert Myrhaug (MEMORIZED DREAMS) to play the drum...

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DREAM EVIL Part Ways With Singer And Bassist, Announce Replacements

Vocalist Niklas Isfeldt and bassist Peter Stålfors have officially left DREAM EVIL, the Swedish band featuring acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, etc.) and drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME). Peter and...

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ROADRUNNER UNITED: 'The All-Star Sessions' To Surface In October

Roadrunner Records has put together a groundbreaking record to mark the label’s 25th Anniversary. The group is called ROADRUNNER UNITED and the album titled "The All-Star Sessions". This full-length release, in stores on October 11, 2005, is a "master class" in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists f...

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DESTRUCTION: 'Inventor Of Evil' Details Revealed

Long-running German thrashers DESTRUCTION have revealed the track listing for their new album, "Inventor of Evil", due on August 22 via AFM Records. DESTRUCTION recorded "Inventor of Evil" with producer Peter Tätgtren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN),V.O. Pulver (GURD) and their live engineer Franky Winkelmann at...

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BLACK SABBATH: DUMFRIES '69 Master Sold To Divine Recordings

Robert Dwyer, webmaster of the Black Sabbath Live Project web site, has issued the following update: "Just a quick update on the Dumfries '69 tape that was first mentioned here on Sabbathlive back in May [see previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET stories: Story#1, Story#2]. Alex Wilson of Scotland recorded BLAC...

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AMON AMARTH: DVD Shoot To Feature 'Full Pyro'

AMON AMARTH's August 16 performance at the Live Music Hall in Cologne, Germany (with support from CATARACT and IMPIOUS) will be filmed for the group's first official DVD, tentatively due before the end of the year. "There will be a full pyro show and many other special effects in true viking style,"...

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ROADRUNNER RECORDS Invites You To Name 'All-Stars' Album

Roadrunner Records has issued the following press release: "To celebrate our 25th Anniversary, later this year we will be releasing a CD that up until now we have been referring to only as the 'Roadrunner All-Stars'. For this historic release, Robert Flynn (MACHINE HEAD),Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT),D...

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KING DIAMOND Plans MERCYFUL FATE Retrospective DVD

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with King Diamond. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Were you happy with how the bonus DVD that came with "The Puppet Master" turned out? King Diamond: "Absolutely. Of course it's a low-budget thing but I think it was...

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TONY IOMMI: Fate Of Third Outtake From 'Fused' Sessions Revealed

The third outtake from the recording sessions for BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's new solo album, "Fused", a song called "Slip Away", will be available as a bonus track download as part of a link-up with Rolling Stone magazine and Real.com. Feature placement for "Fused" will begin when the albu...

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BIRD OF PREY To Collaborate With Guitarist JIMI BELL

BIRD OF PREY, the project fronted by vocalist Kyle Michaels, has announced a collaboration with acclaimed guitarist Jimi Bell. Jimi will contribute to forthcoming releases in the form of guitar work and collaborative writing. Having played for the likes of METAL CHURCH's David Wayne and AFM recordin...

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TONY IOMMI: Outtake From 'Fused' Sessions To Be Made Available Via iTunes

According to a posting on BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's official web site, there are three tracks that were recorded during the sessions for his new solo album, "Fused", that do not appear on the final CD. As reported last week, "Let It Down Easy" will be the bonus track on the Japanese editi...

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DREAM EVIL: New Music Coming Soon

DREAM EVIL drummer Snowy Shaw (MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "First of all: we're awfully sorry for the last months' inactivity. As you all know, due to Niklas' [Isfeldt, vocals] throat problems we've been for...

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Start A War

STATIC-X has as many detractors as they do fans, and one of the reasons may be that the band came around at the same time as most of the nu-metal groups — and even though STATIC is not nu-metal, they're somehow guilty by association in the minds of some. Another reason could be that the ...