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Reunited CARCASS Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

According to a posting on the Italian rock/metal webzine Groovebox.it, reunited British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS have been confirmed for the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: IRON MAIDEN (June 27 hea...

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KREATOR To Release 'At The Pulse Of Kapitulation' DVD In March

Following their truly global Enemy of God World Tour, thrash gods KREATOR will be parking the steamrollers for a while and taking a creative break in 2008 to concentrate on writing new material and recording their next album. Live activity for the band in 2008 will only be sporadic, consisting prima...

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AXEL RUDI PELL To Release 'Live Over Europe' DVD In February

AXEL RUDI PELL will release a new double DVD, "Live Over Europe" (cover artwork),on February 25, 2008 via SPV. The set will contain a full show recorded at this year's Rock Hard Festival in Germany plus a bonus DVD containing "bootleg" footage from the Wacken Open Air and Bang Your Head!!! festival...

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GORGOROTH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

The Gaahl-fronted version of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH has 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 group will be one of the headliners on the event's "Black Stage." The festival...

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THERION: Budapest Concert To be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

Swedish symphonic metallers THERION will film their December 12 concert at Petofi Hall in Budapest, Hungary for an upcoming DVD. THERION's Christofer Johnsson recently made the following announcement: * Piotr Wawrzeniuk will be joining us at Glachau and go with us until Krakow. * Messiah Marcolin (e...

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SUIDAKRA: Instrumental Version Of 'Fall Of Tara' Posted Online

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have issued the following update: "We have a little suprise for you. Maybe some of you know the song 'Fall of Tara' from our 'Auld Lang Syne' album. To reduce some waiting time to our DVD/'best of' release, we've add an instrumental version of this song...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'To Cancel Any Upcoming Performances Would Disappoint The Fans'

Guitarist Rudolf Schenker of the veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS has issued the following statement: "Dear fans, during our show last Friday [November 30] in Clermont Ferrand, France I tore a muscle in my foot. Therefore, I was forced to play the rest of the performance in just one area of the...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist Reportedly Injures Leg At Clermont Concert

According to a posting on the SCORPIONS fan site Scorps News, the band's guitarist Rudolf Schenker hurt his leg/ankle during the third song, "Love 'em or Leave 'em", of the group's set Friday night (November 30) in Clermont, France. Schenker reportedly finished the show while standing at the back of...

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MOONSPELL: Video Interview With FERNANDO RIBIERO Posted Online

France's NRV-TV recently spoke to vocalist Fernando Ribiero of the Portuguese metal band MOONSPELL. Watch the interview at this location (click on the MOONSPELL "Memorial" image on the left to launch video). MOONSPELL is currently in pre-production with Waldemar Sorychta (GRIP INC., LACUNA COIL, TIA...

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CARNAL FORGE Putting Finishing Touches On 'Numb (The Dead)' Video

Swedish thrashers CARNAL FORGE are putting the finishing touches on their video for the song "Numb (The Dead)". Commented director Owe Lingvall: "The video is based on a story about a rich, upper-class family that abducts children and cages them in their basement just for pleasure — nothing else. He...

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ALICE COOPER's Interview With SCORPIONS Singer Available For Download

Alice Cooper's interview with SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine — which aired on Cooper's "Nights with Alice Cooper" radio show on November 14, 2007 — is available for download at this location. Professionally filmed video footage of SCORPIONS performing in Manaus, Brazil on August 9, 2007 can be viewe...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Checks In From The Road

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS are currently busy wrapping up the final shows on the bands current string of dates as direct support to AS I LAY DYING, with a show in Los Angeles tonight and the tour's final show in San Diego on Friday. Commented frontman Phil Labonte: "We are wrapping up...

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PRIMORDIAL, GOREROTTED, POWERWOLF, AUTUMN Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

PRIMORDIAL, GOREROTTED, POWERWOLF and AUTUMN 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 CHILD...

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Classic Danish Thrashers ARTILLERY Announce New Singer

The new touring lineup of the classic Danish thrashers ARTILLERY is as follows: Michael Stützer - Lead Guitar Morten Stützer - Lead Guitar Peter Thorslund - Bass Carsten N. Nielsen - Drums Søren Adamsen (CRYSTAL EYES, STARRATS) - Vocals A photo of the new ARTILLERY lineup can be found at this locati...

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BOLT THROWER Decides Against Playing Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

British death metal veterans BOLT THROWER recently launched a fan poll via their official web site to determine whether they should accept an invitation to perform at next year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. The band has since issued the following update: "Thanks a lot to the 17,484 people w...