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AMON AMARTH: 'Fate Of Norns' Limited-Edition Digipack To Include Bonus DVD
Sweden's AMON AMARTH will release their new album, "Fate of Norns", as a limited-edition digipack featuring a bonus DVD "AMON AMARTH live at Grand Rokk". The 45-minute disc will contain three-camera video footage of AMON AMARTH performing live in Reykjavik, Iceland on March 5, 2004. "Fate of Norns"...August 4, 2004
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DEVILDRIVER Miss OZZFEST Appearance
DEVILDRIVER, the new band fronted by former COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara, were forced to miss their Ozzfest 2004 appearance at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA on Thursday (July 29). "The band's bus broke down somewhere in Oregon about 24 hours ago, and is still un-operable," accord...July 30, 2004
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NOTRE DAME Working On DVD
Following the completion of a video for the song "Munsters", NOTRE DAME mainman Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI) is currently working on a DVD to accompany the group's live album, "Creepshow, Freekshow, Peepshow". In an interview with Rockers Digest, which covers his bands NOTR...July 27, 2004
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RAGE Guitarist Recovering, Planning Return To Concert Stage
RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "First, I would like to say thanks a lot to all, who visited me in hospital during my illness. Also all the inquiries of friends and fans, who were worried about my health, helped me, to get better quicke...July 26, 2004
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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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