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METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST Top 'Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time' List

The readers of the Greek edition of Metal Hammer magazine were recently invited to vote for the "100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time." The resulting list includes full-length recordings from 54 different bands from seven different countries, with IRON MAIDEN appearing on less than seven times on t...

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3 To Release 'Revisions' In October

Woodstock, New York progressive rockers 3 will release their new album, "Revisions", on October 26 in Europe via Metal Blade Records. Commented frontman Joey Eppard: "3 has always been a band apart. We've never been afraid to follow the artistic impulse, whether it has lead us to genre bending progr...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Doing Tattoo, Merch, Sleeve Design On Commission

Vocalist Peter Dolving of Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED has issues the following update: "I'm doing tattoo, merch, sleeve design on commission from now on. "If you are interested in a design by yours truly, simply mail me, tell my what you want and I'll let you know about how much work it's gonna ta...

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OPETH To Play Israel In November

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will perform at the Hall 11A Exhibition Grounds in Tel Aviv, Israel on November 10. Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt at this year's Brutal Assault festival, which was held August 6-8, 2009 in P...

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Australia's TEMPLESTOWE To Release Debut In October

Australian metal band TEMPLESTOWE will release its debut album, "Cimmerian", on October 10. The effort, which will be made available independently in both CD and digital format, was recorded with engineer/mixer Scott Carter (AEON OF HORUS) at Dark Corpse Studio in Canberra, Australia. The LP also fe...

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AUGURY: More Canadian Tour Dates Announced

Montreal progressive death metal quartet AUGURY has confirmed a number of new tour dates in Canada in support of its first new album in five years, "Fragmentary Evidence". The CD was released internationally on Nuclear Blast and has been licensed for release at home in Canada through Goodfellow/Soni...

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PETER DOLVING Discusses New Project, Upcoming Book, Next THE HAUNTED Album

Peter Dolving of Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED recently spoke to the German edition of the Metal Hammer magazine about his new project, dubbed O, which also features Jesper Liveröd (NASUM, BURST) and Scott Reeder (KYUSS). The group is scheduled to enter the studio in a few weeks with producer Fredri...

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ASPERA To Support TARJA TURUNEN In Spain, Switzerland

Norwegian progressive metallers ASPERA will support former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen on the following dates: Sep. 26 - Salamandra 1 - Barcelona, Spain Sep. 27 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain Sep. 29 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland ASPERA will also perform at the 10th anniversary of rock festival 1001...

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GWYNBLEIDD: Debut Album Details Revealed

GWYNBLEIDD's debut album, "Nostalgia", is scheduled for release on October 27 via BlackCurrant Music. Founded and based in New York City, GWYNBLEIDD is a band whose four members all hail originally from Poland. It is this experience — leaving one's homeland — that served as the original inspiration...

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SIGHT OF EMPTINESS Filming 'Faceless Dream' Video

Costa Rica-based melodic extreme metal band SIGHT OF EMPTINESS has commenced filming the music video for the track "Faceless Dream", from the group's forthcoming second album, "Absolution of Humanity". The clip is being shot in San Pedro, Costa Rica with director Sergio Gutierrez and producer Fernan...

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'Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives' Book Out Now

Finnish journalist and RAMONES webmaster Jari-Pekka Laitio Ramone's latest RAMONES book entitled "Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives" is the result of nearly five years worth of work. It is full of poignant stories that reflect what Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone, as well as the rest of th...

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ATHEIST: European Tour Report Part 1

Vocalist Kelly Shaefer of reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST has issued the following update: "What a rash of fucking nightmares! In true ATHEIST fashion, we always seem to have these strange things happen to us whilst touring. "The night before I was leaving for the Brutal Assault...

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BARREN EARTH Signs With PEACEVILLE RECORDS

BARREN EARTH, the new Helsinki, Finland-based project featuring members of KREATOR, MOONSORROW, SWALLOW THE SUN and MANNHAI, has inked a deal with Peaceville Records. The band has been busy recording its debut album at the renowned Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, with the tracks currently being mixed b...

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AUGURY: Video Footage Of Canadian CD-Release Show Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of AUGURY's Canadian CD-release show on August 15, 2009 at Club Soda in Montreal, Quebec can be viewed at this location. One of the clips is available below. AUGURY's new album, "Fragmentary Evidence", was released on July 17 in Europe and August 11 in North America. The CD...

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OPETH Frontman On 'The Single Most Embarrassing Show We've Done With This Lineup So Far'

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "Trainwreck! "Yes, what that headline means is basically 'code' for fucking up during a show, which is what happened to us yesterday at the Summer Breeze festival [in Dinkelsbühl, Germany]. "I...