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SHADOWS FALL To Sign European Deal With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

SHADOWS FALL are on the verge of signing a European deal with Roadrunner Records, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. The Massachusetts-based band, who sold nearly 250,000 copies of their latest CD, "The War Within", in the United States, have fulfilled their commitment to Century Media Rec...
July 6, 2005
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SOILWORK To Tour Europe In October

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I know that there's been a lot of people asking when we'll do the next European tour… Well, all I can say that the tour is shaping up right now and will start sometime in the very beginning of ....
July 6, 2005
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Perform On NBC's 'Last Call With Carson Daly'

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will be taping an appearance on NBC TV's "Last Call with Carson Daly" on Monday, July 11 in New York City. 1iota Productions are currently looking for die-hard fans to be a part of this taping. If you are interested in being a part of the audience, please visit www.1iota.com, go .....
July 5, 2005
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IN FLAMES: New Album Delayed Until February

Nuclear Blast Records has pushed back the projected release date of the new IN FLAMES album, "Come Clarity", to February 2006. No reason was given for the delay. The follow-up to 2004's "Soundtrack to Your Escape", "Come Clarity" was mixed at Tonteknik studio in Umeå, Sweden and will be "more uptemp...
July 5, 2005
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IN FLAMES To Support MOTÖRHEAD In The U.K.

Sweden's IN FLAMES have been confirmed as the support act for MOTÖRHEAD on their U.K. tour this fall. Also appearing on the bill will be GIRLSCHOOL. A complete listing of currently confirmed tour dates can be found at InFlames.com. IN FLAMES will release their new album, "Come Clarity", this fall th...
July 5, 2005
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TAPROOT Singer On New Album: 'We Weren't Sure If We Could Finish Due To Finances'

TAPROOT have set the tentative track listing for their new album, "Blue-Sky Research", due on August 16 via Velvet Hammer Music/Atlantic. The follow-up to 2002's "Welcome", "Blue-Sky Research" was produced by Michael Beinhorn in Los Angeles and features guest appearances by Billy Corgan (ex-SMASHING...
July 4, 2005
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SOILWORK To Play 'Perfect 20-Minute Set' At OZZFEST

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I've just come home from Germany. Been very busy lately, first the recording of TERROR 2000, and then the recording with Thomen from BLIND GUARDIAN, and as you probably know, we have done festiv...
July 4, 2005
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MASTODON To Be Profiled On FUSE 'Uranium' TV Special

MASTODON will be profiled on the Fuse network's "Uranium" program with a half hour prime time TV special. Titled "Uranium: Mastodon", the Fuse special will document the Atlanta quartet's rise from one of underground music's most talked about names to one of the leading heavy music acts in the world....
June 30, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH's IOMMI And BUTLER To Guest On 'Headbanger's Ball'

BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi (guitar) and Geezer Butler (bass) will tape an appearance on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" when they are in New York next month during their Ozzfest tour. The show will be broadcast on Saturday, July 23 at 10:00 p.m. As previously reported, Iommi and Butler will be the featur...
June 30, 2005
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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...
June 29, 2005
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Police: German Heavy Metal Fan's Death Unrelated To Concert 'Slam-Dancing'

The 26-year-old heavy metal fan who passed away during this past weekend's Pressure Festival in Germany died from complications brought about by a pre-existing heart condition and not as a result of injuries sustained while taking part in an aggressive form of slam-dancing, police in Bochum, Germany...
June 28, 2005
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German Heavy Metal Fan Dies After Taking Part In 'Wall Of Death'

A 26-year-old German heavy metal fan died over the weekend from injuries sustained at the Pressure Festival in in Herne (near Dortmund/Bochum),Germany. The accident occured Saturday when 26-year-old — whose named hasn't been released by the German media — took part in the "wall of death," a form of...
June 27, 2005
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Drummer Injured In Fight

Oak Park thrash metallers THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER were forced to cancel band practice last Friday after drummer Zach Gibson's involvement in alcohol-fueled fisticuffs outside of a small party at his Taylor home. According to Zach, 19, a drunken man, whom he had never met, was making inappropriate ad...
June 25, 2005
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DISTURBED: New Single Posted Online

DISTURBED's brand-new single, "Guarded", has been posted online at MySpace.com. "Guarded" is the first single off the group's upcoming third album, "Ten Thousand Fists", tentatively due September 20 via Warner Bros. "Guarded" was released to U.S. rock and metal stations this week, and will also be i...
June 23, 2005
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LACUNA COIL: New Band Photos Posted Online

Century Media Records has uploaded a number of new LACUNA COIL pictures from the band's latest photo shoot. Check them out at this location. LACUNA COIL — the Italian hard-rock sensation whose breakthrough performance on Ozzfest 2004 led Billboard to name them one of last year’s biggest success stor...
June 22, 2005