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LEAVES' EYES Singer Says Playing This Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Was 'Dream Come True'

LEAVES' EYES/ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull has issued the following update: "Hopefully many of you had the chance to visit Wacken Open Air this summer! Playing in front of around 80,000 people [with LEAVES' EYES] was truly amazing. The whole concert was like one magic mome...

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POSSESSED Pulls Out Of Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

Reactivated California death metal pioneers POSSESSED — featuring sole original member Jeff Becerra (vocals) backed by members of California's SADISTIC INTENT — have cancelled their appearance at the Hole in the Sky festival, set to take place August 27-30 in Bergen, Norway. The festival organizers...

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GIRLSCHOOL: 'Legacy' Details Revealed

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL will release its 30th-anniversary album, "Legacy", on October 24 in Germany, October 27 in Europe and November 4 in the USA via Wacken Records/SPV. The CD will feature a plethora of special guests, including Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH),Ronnie Jame...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Issues Post-ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Update

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has posted the following entry in his online "diary" at the band's official web site: "Kicking it here in The Bay once again after wrapping up the last day of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. I am downright shocked at how fast this tour went by. I guess the...

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OVERKILL, EXODUS Interviewed At Bulgaria's THRASH TILL DEATH Festival; Video Available

OVERKILL vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt were interviewed together at the Thrash Till Death Festival in Kavarna, Bulgaria on August 13, 2008. Watch the nine-minute chat below. OVERKILL's second DVD, "Live at Wacken Open Air 2007", came out on February 5 via Bodog Musi...

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MOONSPELL: Video Interview, Performance Footage From ALLIANCE FEST Available

Portugal's HardSoundTV conducted an interview with vocalist Fernando Ribeiro of the Portuguese metal band MOONSPELL backstage at the Alliance Fest in Lisbon on August 8, 2008. The video clip — which includes footage of MOONSPELL's performance at the event — can be viewed below. (Note: The interview...

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THE HAUNTED: South American, Mexican Dates Announced

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED will embark on a tour of Mexico and South America in November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 20 - Monterrey, Mexico - Café Iguana Nov. 21 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador Nov. 28 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Novedades Nov. 29 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - El Tea...

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LACUNA COIL: DVD Details Revealed

Italian goth-metal icons LACUNA COIL have set "Visual Karma (Body, Mind and Soul)" as the title of their first-ever DVD, due in November via Century Media. The double DVD, which is a celebration of all things from the band's "Karmacode" album and subsequent touring cycle, will include: * Remixed and...

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HOLY MOSES, BENEDICTION: Tour Dates Announced

Long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES will team up with UK's BENEDICTION for a European co-headlining tour in September/October. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Sep. 24 - Hamburg - Markthalle - Germany Sep. 25 - Rostock - Alte Zuckerfabrik (Toxis) - Germany Sep. 26 - Niederkrüchten - Pitch...

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OVERKILL: Footage From UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Available

Fan-filmed video footage of New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL performing the song "Skull and Bones" at the Bloodstock Open Air 2008 festival — which was held August 15-17 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England — can be viewed below (clip uploaded by Dave Ingham a.k.a. YouTube user "triptykon"). OVERKILL'...

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CYNIC: 'It's Time We Tell A New Story'

Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC — whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal — will release their new album, "Traced In Air" on October 28 via Season of Mist Records (one day earlier internationally). Returning from the "Focus" era for...

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BLOODBATH Auctioning Stage Clothes

Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has issued the following update: "As the two only live apperances for 2008 are done, we’ve decided to put up some of the more 'laundry unfriendly' stage oufits for auction. If you want to own a piece of death metal history and collectibles exclusively made...

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DESTRUCTION: European Tour Dates Announced

Veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION have announced the following dates: Nov. 27 - Plzen, Czech Republic - KD Šerikovka Nov. 28 - Glauchau, Germany - Alte Spinnerei Nov. 29 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Winter Masters of Rock Nov. 30 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja Dec. 01 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club...

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ENSLAVED's 'Vertebrae' To Receive North American Release In October

"Vertebrae", the new album from the Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED, will be released in North America on October 28 via Nuclear Blast Records (through a licensing arrangement with Indie Recordings in Norway). ENSLAVED founding member/guitarist Ivar Bjørnson shares his t...

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GIRLSCHOOL Confirmed For Spain's MARTOHELL OKTOBERFEST

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has been confirmed for the Martohell Oktoberfest 08, set to take place October 4 in Martorell (near Barcelona),Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARTILLERY (Denmark) GIRLSCHOOL (UK) NECRODEATH (Italy) SILVER FIST (Spain) METRAL...