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DANKO JONES: London Photos, Concert Footage Available
Canadian rock 'n' roll trio DANKO JONES kicked off its European tour in support of the group's new album, "Never Too Loud", at Hoxton in London Tuesday night (February 12). The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Code Of The Road 02. Play The Blues 03. Sticky Situation 04. King Of Magazines 05. Baby...February 14, 2008
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STRATOVARIUS Mainman's 'Saana' Single Master, Graphic Master Stolen
STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued a following update: "I was in a photo session in Helsinki two days ago and while we were taking promotional pictures, someone stole my bag and one guitar, a purple Fender Stratocaster Jeff Beck model. It is priceless. But what worries me more is that the...February 13, 2008
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LEAVES' EYES: WACKEN OPEN AIR Stage Set To Include Viking Ship
LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has announced that its stage set for the group's upcoming appearance at this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival — scheduled to place July 31 - August...February 13, 2008
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POSSESSED To Play Mexico In March
Reactivated California death metal pioneers POSSESSED have scheduled two dates in Mexico in March: March 14 - Monterrey, MEX @ Ibex Rock Bar March 15 - Mexico City, MEX @ Circo Volador As has been the case with all of POSSESSED's recent appearances, the group's lineup for the Mexican shows will cons...February 12, 2008
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BLOODBATH: New Mini-CD Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH will release its new four-song mini-CD, "Unblessing The Purity", on March 10 through Peaceville Records. According to the band, "The classic old-school-looking cover artwork was created by Dusty Peterson who won last year's competition. We'd like to congrat...February 12, 2008
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LEAVES' EYES Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is...February 12, 2008
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UK's CYNIC Completes Work On New Album
Reactivated NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) outfit CYNIC — not to be confused with the reunited American progressive metallers CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal — has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "...February 11, 2008
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CANNIBAL CORPSE Looking For Pictures Of Fan Tattoos
Long-running Tampa-based death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE have issued the following update: "We are still looking for more pictures of CANNIBAL CORPSE tattoos. If you have a CORPSE tattoo of any kind and you do not mind us using the picture in the future please email a decent picture to corpsetattoo@...February 11, 2008
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SCHMIER On New HEADHUNTER CD: 'This Record Really Made My Day In Difficult Times'
HEADHUNTER, the reunited German band featuring DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, STRATOVARIUS drummer Jörg Michael, and guitarist Schmuddel (ex-TALON),will release its comeback album, "Parasite of Society", on May 23 via AFM Records in Europe. The CD was mixed by Achim Köhler in Stutt...February 10, 2008
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AMON AMARTH Extends Contract With METAL BLADE RECORDS
AMON AMARTH, the Swedish metal band that has taken the world by storm with their brand of intense and melodic Viking-influenced music, has just renewed their contract with Metal Blade Records. The three-album, worldwide deal will kick off with the band's follow-up release to 2006's highly praised "W...February 8, 2008
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AGONIZER Listed In 'Guinness Book of World Records' For 'Deepest Concert Underground'
Finnish melodic metallers AGONIZER have reportedly made the Guinness Book of World Records in the "Deepest Concert Underground" category for their CD-release show for the band's debut album, "Birth / The End", which took place on August 4, 2007 at the Pyhäsalmi mine (the deepest mine in Europe) at 1...February 8, 2008
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MERCENARY Guitarist Comments On Upcoming WACKEN OPEN AIR Appearance
Guitarist Jakob Mølbjerg of the Danish metal act MERCENARY has commented on the band's upcoming appearance at the legendary metal festival Wacken Open Air, which will be held from July 31 to August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. "It's a privilege for MERCENARY to be able to return to Wacken this year,"...February 7, 2008
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HEADHUNTER: New Album Details Revealed
HEADHUNTER, the reunited German band featuring DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, STRATOVARIUS drummer Jörg Michael, and guitarist Schmuddel (ex-TALON),will release its comeback album, "Parasite of Society", on May 23 via AFM Records in Europe. The CD was mixed by Achim Köhler in Stutt...February 7, 2008
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HEAVEN SHALL BURN: 'Iconoclast' Lands On German Chart
"Iconoclast", the new album from Germany's groundbreaking death metal and hardcore fusionists HEAVEN SHALL BURN, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 21. Artist extraordinaire an up-and-coming visionary for cutting-edge art Bastian Sobtzick created the artwork for "Iconoclast"....February 6, 2008
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AVANTASIA: European First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
"The Scarecrow", the new album from AVANTASIA — the solo project of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — has registered the following first-week European chart positions: Germany: #8 Sweden: #10 Austria: #16 Switzerland: #17 Finland: #26 Belgium: #50 Netherlands: #65 "The Scarecrow" is being streamed in i...February 5, 2008
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