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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Cancel KEEP IT TRUE Festival Appearance, Resume Work On New Album

Long-running Arlington, Texas-based doom metallers SOLITUDE AETURNUS have cancelled their previously announced appearance at Germany's Keep It True festival and other planned dates in Europe. According to a statement released by the Keep It True organizers, "The cause for that is that the wife of ba...

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Robot Hive/Exodus

It's a testament to the organic strengths of CLUTCH that when they set up, start dicking around, and hit "record," the results still outstrip almost every overcalculated bunch of try-too-hard scenesters currently stinking up the record racks. The follow-up to last year's "Blast Tyrant" is definitely...

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Greatest Hits: Back To the Start

Does anyone at all believe bands when they claim they take fans' Internet votes on stuff into consideration? When I see a "fan favorite" IRON MAIDEN best-of track listing, and anything from the Blaze Bayley era shows up, that poll's credibility shrivels up like a black metaller in the sunshine. Simi...

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ANVIL And PHANTOM-X To Team Up For European Tour

Canadian metallers ANVIL will be teamng up with PHANTOM-X, the new project featuring OMEN singer Kevin Goocher, for a European tour beginning in November. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. ANVIL have replaced WOLF on the billing of the Keep It True festival, set to take place November 4...

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ANDREW W.K.: Live Album Available For Free Download

ANDREW W.K. fan site AWKshare.com is currently offering a complete ANDREW W.K. "live album," entitled "On the 1st Day of School", as a free download. The recording, which was made last year in California on the campus of USC, consists of the following tracks: 01. Victory Strikes Again 02. Long Live...

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ACCEPT: SWEDEN ROCK Tour Diary Posted Online

Joe Schlared of Joe Schlared's Accept Home Page with U.D.O. has uploaded a two-page tour diary of Schlared and Jerry Nordlund spending time with and seeing ACCEPT at this year's Sweden Rock festival. Check it out at this location. ACCEPT's current touring lineup features original members Udo Dirksch...

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HIMSA Part Ways With Guitarist, Announce Replacement

Seatle's HIMSA have parted ways with guitarist Matt Wicklund and have replaced him with returning axeman Sammi Curr. Curr, a key member of the band for a number of years through the release of 2003's "Courting Tragedy and Disaster" album, will be back touring with the band on their Dirty Black Summe...

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HIMSA Finish Recording New Album

Seatle's HIMSA have returned home from a month in Denmark at Antfarm Studios, where the band recorded their new album, "Hail Horror", with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, HEAVEN SHALL BURN). Artwork is being done by Stephen Kasner (INTEGRITY, TREPHINE) and is expected to be finalized this week. So...

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MEGADETH: 'Greatest Hits: Back To The Start' To Be Released In Two Configurations

As MEGADETH frontman and guitarist Dave Mustaine prepares to take his Gigantour festival line- up to major North American cities this summer, Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing is gearing up to unleash MEGADETH's "Greatest Hits: Back to the Start" in two configurations. The 17-track CD and deluxe,...

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WOLF Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement

Sweden's WOLF have parted ways with drummer Dale Bergkvist. "All you fans that saw us during May might have noticed that there was a new bastard behind the kit — Tobbe Kellgren," the band write on their web site. "Tobbe is now the new WOLF drummer. He is a cool guy and a great drummer ...

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WATCH THEM DIE Complete New Album; Prepare For U.S. Tour

Oakland-based purveyors of violence WATCH THEM DIE have finished recording their new album, "Bastard Son". The highly anticipated new offering is currently being mixed by Tue Madsen (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, HIMSA, THE HAUNTED) in Denmark; expect an early fall release via Century Media Records. The group'...

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VIRGIN STEELE Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE V Festival

VIRGIN STEELE have been confirmed as the headliners of the Keep It True V festival, set to be held November 5 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: VIRGIN STEELE (USA) RAVEN (UK) SOLITUDE AETURNUS (USA) RUFFIANS (USA) INTRUDER (USA) SLOUG...

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Former AVANTASIA Singer Resurfaces In AMITAV

AMITAV, the new band fronted by former AVANTASIA singer Ralf Zdiarstek, will make their live debut on Saturday, May 28 at the Kornhaus in Hünfeld, Germany. The band, who are currently recording their debut album with producer Oliver Kießner (KINGDOM COME),describe their musical style as "a dark and...

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Wolf's Return

Draped in doom and powered by classic heavy metal, Stockholm's GRAND MAGUS continue the quality streak with "Wolf's Return", the band's third release. A majestic and soulful album, yet heavy metal in the truest sense of the term. I can always tell when an album has had a big impact on me, as I'll be...

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KINGDOM COME To Open For MÖTLEY CRÜE In Spain

Veteran German hard rockers KINGDOM COME will be opening for MÖTLEY CRÜE on June 24 at La Cubierta de Leganes in Madrid, Spain. The Lenny Wolf-fronted outfit will take the stage at approximately 8:15 p.m., while the headliners will go on at 10:00 p.m. As previously reported, Lenny Wolf, is "concentr...