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FLYLEAF, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Pull Out Of Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

FLYLEAF and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have pulled out of the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. Replacing them on the bill are DIABLO BLVD. and DELAIN. According to the organizers, the concept remai...

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U.D.O.: Entire 'Infected' EP Available For Streaming

U.D.O., the German metal band fronted by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, is putting the finishing touches on the follow-up to 2007's "Mastercutor", titled "Dominator". An August 21 release via AFM Records is expected. A limited-edition single, "Infected", will precede the full-length CD on...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's Finnish Beginning To Summer

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "Late spring in Europe and the U.K. means only one thing for the music lover over here: FESTIVAL SEASON!...

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SIGHT OF EMPTINESS: New Album Samples, Artwork Unveiled

Costa Rica-based melodic extreme metal band SIGHT OF EMPTINESS has posted two new songs — "Predictable Tragedy" and "Burning Silence" — on the group's web site. Both tracks come off SIGHT OF EMPTINESS' second album, "Absolution of Humanity", which is expected to be released later in the year via an...

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KATAKLYSM Guitarist Detained By Federal Agents

Canada's KATAKLYSM recently returned home after two separate very successful shows in St-Petersburg and Moscow, Russia. Unfortunately, upon arriving in America guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais was pulled from line at customs and detained by federal agents. Commented vocalist Maurizio Iacono: "Well,...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER: Why I Decided Against Taking Part In ACCEPT Reunion

Elena Mihailidou and Kostas Kyriakakis of Metalzone.gr recently conducted an interview with former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider. The chat is now available for viewing below. On the subject of guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes's decision to resurrect ACCEPT with...

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HARMONY: 'Prevail' Video Available

"Prevail", the new video from the Swedish melodic metal band HARMONY, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's new album, "Chapter II: Aftermath", which was released in North America last November via Nightmare Records. The CD was issued in Europe on October 31, 2008. "Chapter II: Afterma...

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PRIMAL FEAR's '16.6' Lands On Japanese Chart

"16.6 (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)", the new album from German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR, has entered the Japanese chart at position No. 28. As previously reported, the CD also landed the official chart in the band's home country at No. 46 and in Sweden at No. 52. "16.6 (Before The Devil K...

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FIREHOUSE Guitarist To Release 'Deep South' Solo Album

With his guitar work as a member of FIREHOUSE, Bill Leverty set the rock world ablaze with his fiery riffs and solos. But Leverty is no one-trick pony, as evidenced by his new solo release, "Deep South". Instead of focusing on the arena-ready rockers that his full-time band specializes in, "Deep Sou...

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ENDAST: New Pre-Production Tracks Posted Online

Montreal, Quebec's ENDAST has released three pre-production tracks, the first new material from the band to be made available since the 2006 release of the "Odds Against Tomorrow" album (Big Metal Records). Check out the songs "Pray for Rain", "Five Percent" and "Soiled Hands" at this location. "Odd...

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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist's 'Fire-Hearted': Two Songs Available For Streaming

Two songs from the forthcoming third solo album from SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen, entitled "Fire-Hearted", are available for streaming on the Spinefarm Records MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Fire-Hearted" and "Last Breath of Love" (featuring NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala)...

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Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer Interviewed On 'Glam Slam Radio Show'; Audio Available

Tony Kelly of "Glam Slam Radio Show" recently conducted an interview with former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell. Tony and Herman discuss various subjects including banned SCORPIONS album covers, why Herman decided to ultimately leave the SCORPIONS and his new project HERMAN ZE GERMAN. The chat is...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW's 'Children' Lands On Finnish Chart

"Children of the Dark Waters", the sixth album from the Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW, has entered the official chart in the group's home country at position No. 19. "Children of the Dark Waters" was released in Finland on May 27 via Suomen Musiikki. As was the case with ....

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Forced To Cancel European Dates

Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have been forced to cancel a series of June dates in Europe due a combination of events; these involve both personal matters plus the necessity to finish mixing the tracks for second studio album, "War Is The Answer", due to be released worldwide in late...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE: European Tour Recap Available

CIRCLE II CIRCLE — the band led by ex-SAVATAGE singer Zak Stevens — has posted a lengthy recap of its recently completed European headlining tour. Check it out at the group's MySpace blog. Kostas Kyriakakis, Helena Mihailidou and Jim Hatzimoisis of Metalzone.gr conducted an interview with Zak Steven...