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STRATOVARIUS Bassist To Release New Solo Album

STRATOVARIUS bassist Lauri Porra will release his new solo album, "All Children Have Superpowers" on January 9, 2008. Three songs from the CD — "Release", "Changes in Memory" and "All Children Have Superpowers" — are available for streaming on Lauri's MySpace page. Porra was born on December 13, 197...

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LORDI Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finnish metal monsters LORDI have been confirmed for next 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 shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXXIS CARCASS CHILDREN OF BODOM COR...

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DANKO JONES: New Song Available For Download

A brand new DANKO JONES track, entitled "Code of the Road", is available for download at this location. The song comes off the Canadian rock 'n' roll trio's new album, "Never Too Loud", due in Germany on February 29, 2008 via Bad Taste/Soulfood Music. "Never Too Loud" was recorded at Studio 606 in ....

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CARNIVORE: Munich Photos Posted Online

Metal District has uploaded more than 200 photos of CARNIVORE's December 6, 2007 concert at Backstage in Munich, Germany. Check them out at this location. CARNIVORE played an exclusive, one-off New York-area show as a warm-up for the group's European tour on November 21 at L'Amour, in the club's rec...

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ILLDISPOSED Completes Work On New Album

Guitarist Jakob Batten of the Danish metallers ILLDISPOSED has issued the following update: "[Vocalist] Bo Summer and I just returned from Studio Fredman in Sweden where we mixed the [new ILLDISPOSED] album with Fredrik Nordström and his assistant Henke Rövkuk. Fredrik is truly a magician behind the...

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CORVUS CORAX Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German folk metallers CORVUS CORAX have been confirmed for next 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 shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXXIS CARCASS CHILDREN OF BOD...

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ENEMY OF THE SUN, WARBRINGER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ENEMY OF THE SUN and WARBRINGER have been been confirmed for next 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 shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXXIS CARCASS CHILDREN OF B...

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NIGHTWISH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have been been confirmed for next 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 shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXXIS CARCASS...

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THERION: No New Album Before 2010

THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson has issued the following update: "Today the 20-year anniversary tour starts where we will perform the entire 'Theli' album. We therefore have printed a lot of 'Theli'-related merchandise plus some other old designs from the 'Lemuria'/'Sirius B' era that we never e...

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ILLDISPOSED Announces New Guitarist

Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED have issued he following update: All right folks, it's time to reveal Martin's [Thim, guitar] replacement. Our new guitarist is a longtime friend from Copenhagen, always showing up at our shows to party with us. Ladies and gentlemen: Mr. Franz Hellboss. The first...

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MORBID ANGEL Frontman Comments On SOULFLY Guest Appearance

MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent has commented on his guest appearance on SOULFLY's upcoming sixth album, due next summer via Roadrunner Records. Said Vincent: "I was really stoked to work with Max [Cavalera, SOULFLY mainman] on his new album. SOULFLY is a great band and Max has been a friend for...

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DESTRUCTION Planning 25th Anniversary Documentary

Lucem Fero recently published an exclusive interview with DESTRUCTION/HEADHUNTER frontman Schmier, conducted by Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan prior to DESTRUCTION's November UK tour. Topics of discussion included the reformation of HEADHUNTER, HEADHUNTER's upcoming album, the music style of HEADH...

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ILLDISPOSED Parts Ways With Guitarist

Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED have issued he following update: "On December 15th Martin [Thim, guitar] will play his last show with us. Martin doesn't have the time it takes to play with us anymore, his normal job and private life is his priority. He is the first ILLDISPOSED member ever who w...

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METAL CHURCH Singer RONNY MUNROE: Previously Unreleased Demo Tracks Posted Online

METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe has posted a couple of demo tracks that were written for his children a few years ago before he left to go on the road. "I knew I was not going to see my kids for a while and I wanted them to have a piece of me while I ...

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METAL CHURCH Singer To Perform With KATAGORY V In Las Vegas

Utah-based progressive/power metallers KATAGORY V will perform as METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe's backing band in Las Vegas, Nevada on New Year's Eve. Commented KATAGORY V bassist Dustin Mitchell: "When we got the call from our friend Jeff (promoter, Loud Productions) about possibly putting tog...