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MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT Not Splitting After All

Dayton, Ohio-based sludge metal act MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT appears to have changed its mind about calling it quits and has announced that it has been rejoined by original guitarist Alex Vernon (who co-wrote and played on "Time and Withering" and the band's split release with fellow Dayton-ites KENOM...

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THE SCOURGER: New Album Details Revealed

THE SCOURGER, the brute thrash metal force from Helsinki, Finland, is about to release its second full-length studio album, entitled "Dark Invitation To Armageddon". The recording of the album has been finalized and the finishing touches to the mix have been put by Pelle Saether at Studio Undergroun...

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W.A.S.P.: 'Dominator' Digipack, Vinyl To Be Released

W.A.S.P.'s latest album, "Dominator", will be released in digipack and LP format on October 1 via Demolition Records. The digipack features a special 3D cover. In other news, a 32-track W.A.S.P. compilation, "The Best of the Best", is scheduled for release in Europe on September 24 via Snapper Music...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS: Audio Interview With MELISSA FERLAAK Available

All Metal Music conducted an interview on September 6, 2007 with the Minnesota-based vocalist Melissa Ferlaak, who has been a member of the Austrian symphonic metal band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS for the past few years. Listen to the six-minute chat at this location. As previously reported, VISIONS OF ATL...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: GIBSON Guitars 'Can Handle The Speed And Precision Of Brutal Metal Riffing'

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has issued the following update: "Well, recently a dream of mine came true. I'm now officially a Gibson Guitars endorsed artist. This is the only guitar that I've used on every ICED EARTH studio album and I've been an absolute Gibson addict for years. "As many of yo...

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BLIND MELON: Tour Dates Announced

After reuniting last year with new singer Travis Warren, BLIND MELON hunkered down in the studio owned by guitarist Christopher Thorn and bassist Brad Smith and started writing and recording new material. The result is two albums' worth of new BLIND MELON music. Release dates haven't been set for th...

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Ex-BLIND GUARDIAN/SAVAGE CIRCUS Drummer: 'I'm 100% Fine And I'm Ready To Rock'

Drummer Thomas "Thomen" Stauch (ex-BLIND GUARDIAN) has posted the following statement on SAVAGE CIRCUS' forum regarding his departure from the group: "Since the foundation of SAVAGE CIRCUS you all have been so loyal to the band and their members that I cannot accept further as you become witnesses o...

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More Bands Announced For South Africa's NIGHTFALL FESTIVAL

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will headline the Nightfall Festival at the Pretoria Showgrounds/Absa Arena in South Africa on October 13. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGRO ANCIENT INFLUENCE BLIND GUARDIAN CHROMIUM CONTRAST THE WATER DIETY'S MUSE L.A. COBRA MAN IN SUIT NEW BO...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Announces New Lineup

SAVAGE CIRCUS members Jens Karlsson (vocals),Emil Norberg (lead guitar) and Piet Sielck (guitar, bass, backing vocals) has issued the following statement: "After all it's time for some good news again. SAVAGE CIRCUS is happy to present our new official drummer, Mr. Mike Terrana. Known from great ba...

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MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT Calls It Quits

Dayton, Ohio-based sludge metal act MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT has reportedly split up after four years of existence. The group's guitarist/vocalist Gregory Lahm is said to have launched a new project called BLACK VIGILS. MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT's last release, 2006's "The Ties That Blind", featured a gu...

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EDGUY Bassist To Perform With BLIND GUARDIAN In South Africa

EDGUY's Tobias "Eggi" Exxel will play bass for one evening with BLIND GUARDIAN on October 13 in Pretoria, South Africa. EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet recently underwent appendix surgery. The group's North American tour, which is set to kick off on September 11 in Hartford, Connecticut, will go ahead...

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THE SCOURGER: In Mixing Mode

Finnish thrashers THE SCOURGER have issued the following update: "During the summer months the band has been supervising the mixing of the new, hotter-than-hell album, 'Dark Invitation to Armageddon'. Also some interesting artwork has been planned. Presumably Stay Heavy Records will issue a detailed...

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VADER: 'And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw' DVD Updated Track Listing Revealed

Polish death metal veterans VADER have released the updated/revised track listing for their upcoming "And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw" DVD. The group's third DVD will be released in October via Metal Mind Productions and will feature footage from the band's February 12, 2007 concert at Stodola Club in...

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P.O.D. Taps Producer JAY BAUMGARDNER For New Album

Spiritual rockers P.O.D. (a.k.a. PAYABLE ON DEATH) have tapped Jay Baumgardner to produce and mix their new record, "When Angels and Serpents Dance", set for release early next year on INO/Columbia Records. Baumgardner is known for his production and mixing skills for such artists as EVANESCENCE, HE...

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VADER Frontman Offers Update On DVD, Upcoming Anniversary Album

VADER frontman Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek has issued the following update: "[As you may have] already noticed, there is new DVD [being] released soon. The show was recorded in the club Stodola in Warsaw [in February 2007]. That's [where] the title came from: '...And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw'. The main...