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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Fall To Pieces' Tops Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart

VELVET REVOLVER have taken over the top slot of Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart this week with their second single, "Fall to Pieces", according to Billboard.com. The group is familiar with the top of this chart, where their debut single, "Slither", spent nine weeks earlier this year. "Fall"...

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MAJESTY To Support U.D.O. In Scandinavia

Germany's MAJESTY will occupy the "special guest" slot on the upcoming U.D.O. tur of Scandinavia. A one-off show in Germany will take place on October 1. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 01 - Wuppertal, GER @ Barmen LCB Oct. 05 - Copenhagen, DEN @ Vega Oct. 06 - Norrköping, SWE @ Kammaren Oct. 0...

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Swiss Extreme Metallers SLUDGE Sign With MIGHTY MUSIC

Swiss extreme metal act SLUDGE, featuring SAMAEL guitarist Makro, have inked a deal with Denmark's Mighty Music. Described as "a mix of ENTOMBED, CELTIC FROST, CARCASS and the early material of SAMAEL," the group's third full-length album, "Yellow Acid Rain", was recorded in Switzerland and mixed by...

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FORSAKEN Drop Off KEEP IT TRUE FESTIVAL Warm-Up Show

FORSAKEN have been forced to drop off the "Pounding Metal Attack" warm-up show for Germany's Keep It True Festival III after it was determined that the group's singer will have to undergo surgery prior to the festival date. Replacing them on the billing for the warm-up concert wil be German metaller...

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UNHOLY GHOST Guitarist Has Not Joined BLASTMASTERS

Contrary to a report posted at the BLASTMASTERS web site, guitarist Jerry Mortellaro is still a full-time meber of UNHOLY GHOST and has NOT "joined the ranks" of BLASTMASTERS, according to a statement released by UNHOLY GHOST. Although Mortellaro had "talked about helping [BLASTMASTERS] out" with th...

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Germany's KEEP IT TRUE FESTIVAL III: Warm-Up Show Billing Announced

According to the organizers of Germany's Keep It True Festival III, a warm-up show, dubbed "Pounding Metal Attack", will take place on November 5, 2004 at Pfarrkeller in Lauda and will feature the following bands: DESTINY, RAM, FORSAKEN and RAIN. Keep It True Festival III is scheduled to take place...

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SLAYER: 'Still Reigning' DVD Packaging Preview Posted Online

Several photos from the packaging to the upcoming SLAYER DVD, "Still Reigning", have been posted online at the Rock N Roll Experience web site. Check them out at this location. As previously reported, "Still Reigning" is scheduled for release on October 26. The disc will feature, for the first time...

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SAMAEL: 'Reign Of Light' Details Revealed

Swiss CD shop CeDe.ch has uploaded the album cover and complete track listing for the upcoming SAMAEL CD, "Reign of Light". Check it out here. "Reign of Light" track listing: 01. Moongate 02. Inch Allah 03. High Above 04. Reign of Light 05. On Earth 06. Telepath 07. Oriental Dawn 08. As the ...

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SLAYER's 'Still Reigning' DVD To Surface On October 26

The release date of SLAYER's upcoming DVD, "Reign in Blood Live: Still Reigning", has been pushed back to October 26. The disc will feature, for the first time ever, the original SLAYER lineup — Tom Araya (vocals, bass),guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, and drummer Dave Lombardo, who permane...

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BELPHEGOR Prepare To Record New Album

Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR will enter Mastersound Studio in Fellbach, Germany on September 13 to begin recording their fifth full-length album, tentatively due in March 2005 through Napalm Records. "The three recording sessions will last 'till the 10th of November," the band write in a...

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Gothic metal has undoubtedly experienced an upsurge in popularity over the last few years, but on the fringes it retains a discernible love-hate status. Given the likes of MY DYING BRIDE and, to a slightly less gloomy extent, DARK TRANQUILLITY, many listeners either revel casually in the moroseness...

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SAMAEL: 'Telepath' Single Audio Clips Available Online

Audio clips of all the tracks from the forthcoming SAMAEL single, "Telepath", can be downloaded at Cede.ch. The complete track listing for the single, due on September 6, is as follows: 01. Telepath (3:35) 02. Inch Allah (3:33) 03. Telepathic (remix) (4:19) 04. Inch Allah (karaoke version) (3:33) 05...

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ANTIMATTER Members To Focus On Solo Albums

Following the release of ANTIMATTER's as-yet-untitled third album late this year Duncan Patterson (ex-ANATHEMA) and Mick Moss will both concentrate on solo releases for 2005. Duncan's DEATHCAP project was announced in 2002, and has been described as "post-acid horror, like the darker side of ANTIMAT...

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Review: ROB HALFORD Saves The Day At OZZFEST In Camden

Patrick Berkery of Philadelphia's The Inquirer reviewed the Ozzfest 2004 traveling festival when it hit Camden, NJ on Thursday (August 26). An excerpt from his review follows: "BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward had just delivered the buzz-kill news to the 25,000 members of Ozzfest Nation, some of whom...

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Contest Launched To Remix GENE SIMMONS' New Single

ACIDplanet.com is partnering with KISS bassist/vocalis Gene Simmons to host a remix contest for "Sweet and Dirty Love", the new single from Simmons' second solo album, "Asshole". The Gene Simmons Remix Contest challenges remixers to put a new spin on "Sweet and Dirty Love" — a Gene Simmons-penned so...