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NIGHTWISH, APOCALYPTICA Confirmed For Germany's M'ERA LUNA FESTIVAL

NIGHTWISH, APOCALYPTICA and OOMPH! have been confirmed for the M'era Luna Festival, set to take place August 8-9, 2009 in Hildesheim, Germany. The festival blling is shaping up as follows: ALEXANDER VELJANOV APOCALYPTICA ASHBURY HEIGHTS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER FROZEN PLASMA GRENDEL NIGHTWISH OOMP...

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DISTURBED, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LACUNA COIL: More 'Music As A Weapon IV' Dates Released

More dates have been released for the Music As A Weapon IV tour, featuring headliners DISTURBED alongside KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LACUNA COIL and CHIMAIRA. They are as follows: Mar. 20 - Alliant Energy Center - Madison, Wisconsin Mar. 21 - McCelroy Arena - Waterloo, Iowa Mar. 23 - Ford Center - Oklahoma...

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SAXON Reissues Coming In February

EMI has set a February 23 release date for the first batch of SAXON reissues covering the albums "Saxon", "Wheels Of Steel" and "Strong Arm Of The Law". * "Saxon": Originally released in 1979, SAXON's self-titled debut, widely regarded as the first LP to be issued by a New Wave Of British Heavy Meta...

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OBITUARY, GOATWHORE, KRISIUN, THE BERZERKER, WARBRINGER: North American Dates Announced

Florida-based death metal veterans OBITUARY will embark on a North American headlining tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from GOATWHORE, KRISIUN, THE BERZERKER and WARBRINGER. The dates are as follows: Sep. 03 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock Sep. 04 - Mesa, AZ - U.B.’s Bar Sep. 05 - Farmington,...

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ARCHITECTS: 'Hollow Crown' European Release Delayed

"Hollow Crown", the new album from the British modern metal band ARCHITECTS, has had its European release date (outside U.K.) pushed back to the end of February from the previously announced January 26. The delay is being blamed on "logistical problems at distribution." The CD will now be made avail...

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Legendary Drummer GENE HOGLAN Issues Update

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DARK ANGEL, DEATH, DETHKLOK, MELDRUM) has issued the following update: "It's been a while since I've scribbled anything, but frankly, I just haven't felt all that witty over the past few months. I do like these things to be reasonably en...

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DEREK SHERINIAN Looking To Start Progressive Metal Band

Keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) is looking to start a new progressive metal band. He says, "I have the players in mind that I will be using [but] I will be searching high and low for a singer. Please email me at [email protected] with the subject title 'SINGER.' Pl...

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IRON FIRE: 'To The Grave' Audio Samples Available

Audio samples of all 12 tracks that appear on "To The Grave", the new album from Danish metallers IRON FIRE, are available at this location. "To The Grave" will be released in the U.S. on January 27 via Napalm Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. The Beast From ...

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DEE SNIDER To Reprise His Role As CAPTAIN HOWDY In Cult Horror Classic 'Strangeland'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider will reprise his role as Captain Howdy in the 1998 cult horror classic "Strangeland" when "Strangeland: Disciple" goes into production later this year. Snider wrote and co-produced the original film in 1994, pre-dating the cinematic vogue for torture film franchise...

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HALLOWS EVE Pulls Out Of Norway's METAL MERCHANTS FESTIVAL

Reunited Atlanta-based thrashers HALLOWS EVE have cancelled their appearance at the Metal Merchants Festival, set to take place January 30-31, 2009 at Kanonhallen in Oslo, Norway. The band explains in a statement, "The bottom line is our vocalist, Stacy Andersen, has a bleeding ulcer in his upper re...

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SHADOWS FALL Drummer's BURNING HUMAN Signs With KOCH RECORDS

BURNING HUMAN, the resurrected death metal band featuring SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner, has inked a deal with Koch Records for the release of the group's long-awaited debut album, "Resurrection Through Fire". Due on April 21, the CD was produced and mixed by James Murphy (DEATH, OBITUARY, TEST...

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ZAKK WYLDE, TONY FRANKLIN, BRIAN TICHY Featured On New DEREK SHERINIAN Album

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Tony Franklin (THE FIRM, WHITESNAKE),Brian Tichy (BILLY IDOL, OZZY OSBOURNE),Virgil Donati and Rusty Cooley (OUTWORLD) are among the guest musicians who appear on the new solo album keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),entitled "Molecular...

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To the Grave

Five full-lengths into an unremarkable career, it's hard to get too worked up one way or the other about IRON FIRE. By now, lineup changes or not, the band would have to be collectively retarded not to have at least a basic grasp on their stock in trade — basic, no-frills melodic European power meta...

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IRON FIRE: New Guitarist Announced

Danish metallers IRON FIRE have announced the addition of guitarist Marc Masters (FORCENTURY) to the group's ranks. IRON FIRE's new album, "To The Grave", will be released in the U.S. on January 27 via Napalm Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. The Beast From The Blackness 02. K...

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Corpse Breed Syndrome

This hard-working Italian band already has songs being used as sports themes, porn stars wearing their t-shirts in photo shoots, and an impressive-looking self-released debut album. What they don't have, though, is much of an identity of their own. Call 'em CHILDREN OF CHILDREN OF BODOM if you'd lik...