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HELLWITCH Schedule First Live Gig In Six Years
Legendary death/thrash metal band HELLWITCH will play their first live gig in six years at the Culture Club in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday, July 24. Also set to perform are MALEVOLENT CREATION and DIVINE EMPIRE. HELLWITCH's current lineup includes original member Pat Ranieri (guitar/vocals),...July 19, 2004
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RED HARVEST Set U.S. Release Date For 'Internal Punishment Programs'
Candlelight Records has set an October 5 U.S. release date for the new RED HARVEST album, "Internal Punishment Programs". The follow-up to 2002's "Sick Transit Gloria Mundi" was recorded at Subsonic Society studios and was mixed by Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden. A video f...July 15, 2004
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NAPALM DEATH: North American Release Date Set For 'Leaders Not Followers 2'
Century Media Records has set an October 5 North American release date for NAPALM DEATH's follow-up album to the "Leaders Not Followers" EP, the long-awaited collection of covers entitled "Leaders Not Followers 2". The album features an appearance on two songs by Jim Whiteley, the band's original ba...July 12, 2004
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POISON Singer: 'Every Rose' Is The 'Freebird' Of Our Generation
Jeff Vrabel of the Chicago Sun-Times writes: "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", POISON's quintessential breakup song of the glitzy '80s — that lighter-waving weeper, occasional prom theme and karaoke nightmare — is the Godzilla of the monster ballads, demolishing all others in its path (In the interest of...July 8, 2004
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AMON AMARTH Finalize Track Listing, Release Date For New Album
Sweden's AMON AMARTH have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Fate of Norns", due on September 6 through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to last year's "Versus The World", "Fate of Norns" (which refers to the three Norns — or "godesses of fate" — Urd, Skuld and Verdandi, who, in Sca...July 7, 2004
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DECEIVER To Release Debut Mini-CD
DECEIVER, the Swedish metal band featuring former members of MAZE OF TORMENT and XENOFANES, will release their self-titled debut mini-CD in the middle of July through the newly launched, Gothenburg-based label Iron Fist Productions. The album, which features five songs recorded at the Abyss studio w...July 6, 2004
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NOTRE DAME Filming Video For 'Munsters!'
NOTRE DAME, the Swedish band featuring drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, DREAM EVIL),are currently filming a video for the track "Munsters!" with director Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Films (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, CHILDREN OF BODOM). "Munsters!" comes off the group's...July 4, 2004
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AMON AMARTH, IMPIOUS, DISILLUSION To Team Up For European Tour
AMON AMARTH, IMPIOUS and DISILLUSION will be teaming up for "Fate Of Norns European Tour 2004" beginning in early October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 08 - Hamburg, GER @ Markthalle Oct. 09 - Osnabrück, GER @ N8 Oct. 10 - Vosselaar, BEL @ Biebob Oct. 11 - Zaandam, NETH @ De Kade Oct. ...July 1, 2004
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SOIL Recording Acoustic Tracks With DAMAGEPLAN's VINNIE PAUL
SOIL are currently at Chasin Jason studio (owned by Dimebag Darrell of DAMAGEPLAN) in Dallas, Texas recording a few acoustic tracks with producer Vinnie Paul (DAMAGEPLAN) during two days off from the SHINEDOWN/SOIL tour. Sterling Winfield (PANTERA, MERCYFUL FATE, DAMAGEPLAN) is engineering the sessi...June 24, 2004
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The Book Of Heavy Metal
Judging by the vibe surrounding this third DREAM EVIL album, big things are expected. And from the fact that these Swedes scream "Metal!" at every given opportunity and willfully admit to rifling the riff chests of every heads-down-no-nonsense act known to man — JUDAS PRIEST, ACCEPT and DIO are appa...June 24, 2004
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AMON AMARTH Complete Work On New CD
Sweden's AMON AMARTH have completed work on their new album, "Fate of Norns", according to an online posting by the band's vocalist Johan Hegg. "Currently we're preparing for the upcoming Rock The Nations Festival in Istanbul on July 3rd-4th. After that we'll take a well-deserved vacation from the m...June 22, 2004
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MANMADEGOD Change Name To SPIRALARMS
San Francisco Bay Area's MANMADEGOD, now featuring former SYSTEMATIC frontman Tim Narducci, have officially changed their name to SPIRALARMS. "We changed our name due a number of reasons, mostly political, but most importantly the sound," said Narducci in on online posting. "It's much different then...June 21, 2004
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MELECHESH: Limited-Edition Vinyl To Be Released
In conjunction with MELECHESH's headlining performance at the Northern Lights Festival in Toronto, Canada on June 26, Profound Lore Records, with the express permission of Osmose Productions, will release a limited-edition collector's item MELECHESH 10" vinyl EP, entitled "The Ziggurat Scrolls". The...June 19, 2004
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DREAM EVIL: 'The Book Of Heavy Metal' Video Posted Online
DREAM EVIL's video for the song "The Book Of Heavy Metal" has been posted at the web site of the group's Korean record label (via a licensing deal with Century Media Records) Dope Entertainment. Check it out in Windows Media format at this location (13.5 MB). "The Book Of Heavy Metal" comes off ...June 13, 2004
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DREAM EVIL: 'Book Of Heavy Metal' Catches On
DREAM EVIL — the Swedish band featuring acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, etc.),drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),and guitarist Gus G. (MYSTIC PROPHECY, NIGHTRAGE) — have entered the Swedish and Ja...June 4, 2004