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OPETH: More Mexican, South American Dates Announced
Swedish progressive metal band OPETH has scheduled the following dates in South America and Mexico: Mar. 28 - Monterrey, Mexico - Café Iguana Mar. 29 - México City, Mexico - Circo Volador Apr. 01 - Bogota, Colombia - Teatro Metro Apr. 03 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - The End Apr. 04 - Santiago, Chile...January 6, 2009
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SYLOSIS, SACRED STEEL, PSYCROPTIC Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
SYLOSIS, SACRED STEEL, PSYCROPTIC, ONE WAY MIRROR and NARZISS have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BE...January 6, 2009
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THE BAKERTON GROUP: 'El Rojo' Audio Samples Available
THE BAKERTON GROUP, the psychedelic instrumental jazz-laden alter ego of CLUTCH (all four original CLUTCH members make up THE BAKERTON GROUP),will release its new album, "El Rojo", on February 17 via Weathermaker Music, the label owned by CLUTCH. Produced by CLUTCH and J. Robbins at Magpie Cage Stu...January 6, 2009
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MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MEGADETH Members Reveal Favorite Albums Of 2008
The official Roadrunner Records web site has been updated with top-album picks for 2008 from a number of artists that are signed to the label, including members of MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, DEVILDRIVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and TRIVIUM. A few of the selections follow below. The entire list can be found a...January 6, 2009
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DESERT ROCK Festival Organizers Turn To TBWA-RAAD For Image Revamp
Center Stage Management (CSM),which organizes the annual Dubai Desert Rock festival, turned to the most creatively recognized agency, TBWA-RAAD, to contribute their expertise to the festival image revamp for its sixth and heaviest edition, held on Friday, March 6, 2009 at Dubai Festival City, Unite...January 5, 2009
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GOD FORBID: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online
More video footage from the recording sessions for GOD FORBID's new album, "Earthsblood", can be viewed below (courtesy of Metal Injection). Chavez Crime Family Productions and San Antonio cult TV show "Robb's MetalWorks" will host a press conference/listening party for "Earthsblood", on February 15...January 5, 2009
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DREAMING DEAD Schedules CD-Release Show
Los Angeles, California-based death/thrash metal band DREAMING DEAD has scheduled a CD-release show for its debut album, "Within One", on Sunday, January 25 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. Joining DREAMING DEAD will be GIGAN, BOOK OF THE BLACK EARTH, PSYOPUS and deathgrind overlord...January 5, 2009
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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY: 'Death Magnetic' Is METALLICA Album I've Been Waiting 20 Years For
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy writes: "Roadrunner asked me for my Top 10 album list back in November (with comments) for their artist/employee year-end wrap up. For whatever reason, they never posted anybody's lists this year — so I figured I'd share it here so it doesn't go to waste." Portnoy'...January 2, 2009
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TESTAMENT Takes Top Honors In 2008 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll
TESTAMENT's "The Formation Of Damnation" album took the No. 1 spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" annual listener Top 25 countdown show. The album beat out second-place finisher, METALLICA's "Death Magnetic", by a 36% margin on the recently broadcast program (see chart below). "The Top 25 countdown show...January 2, 2009
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OPETH: NAMM Appearances Detailed
Mikael Åkerfeldt (guitar, vocals) and Fredrik Akesson (guitar) of the Swedish progressive metal band OPETH will attend this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The signing session will...January 2, 2009
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OPETH Mainman Talks About 'Burden' Track; Video Available
Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of the Swedish progressive metal band OPETH recently spoke to Holland's FaceCulture about the band's song "Burden" from OPETH's latest album, "Watershed". The clip, which can be viewed below, is part of FaceCulture's "On The Record" series, where artists talk abou...January 1, 2009
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INTO ETERNITY Mainman Issues Year-End Update
Founding guitarist/principal songwriter Tim Roth of Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "It was a great year of touring for us in 2008. The SYMPHONY X USA tour and Japan were the two high points for me. During the long drives we would crank SYMPHONY...December 31, 2008
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ENSLAVED's 'Vertebrae' Crowned TERRORIZER Magazine's 'Album Of The Year'
As 2008 draws to an end, Terrorizer magazine staff and writers have donned their headphone to deliberate over which album should be crowned with the hallowed title of album of the year, an honor roll that sees its awardee join a heady list topped previously by DEATHSPELL OMEGA, MESHUGGAH, CELTIC FRO...December 31, 2008
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GOD FORBID: 'Earthsblood' Press Conference/Listening Party To Be Held In San Antonio
Chavez Crime Family Productions and San Antonio cult TV show "Robb's MetalWorks" will host a press conference/listening party for GOD FORBID's new album, "Earthsblood", on February 15, 2009 at Cabo Grill in San Antonio, Texas. This free event will be attended by the band's guitarists Doc and Dallas...December 29, 2008
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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY Reveals Favorite Albums, Films, Shows Of 2008
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has revealed his favorite albums, movies and TV shows from 2008 via the band's official web site. They are as follows: Favorite Albums of 2008 (in no particular order) 01. METALLICA - Death Magnetic 02. PROTEST THE HERO - Fortress 03. THE MARS VOLTA - The Bedlam In...December 29, 2008
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