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AMON AMARTH: More North American Tour Dates Announced

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH will embark on a North American headlining tour in November. Support on the trek will come from DECAPITATED, HIMSA, and SONIC SYNDICATE. Dates so far include: Nov. 19 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues Nov. 25 - Houston, TX - Meridian Dec. 01 - Worcester, MA - The Palladi...

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OVERKILL: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By LAMB OF GOD Frontman

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth has issued the following update: "Welcome aboard... We're back from Wacken [Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany]...and holding in our greasy, little hands the footage from a night well spent with an international metal crowd on a chilly August night in Germ...

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SAXON Drummer: 'My Playing Has Become A Lot More Aggressive'

SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler has issued following update: "The 'Inner Sanctum' tour was probably the most enjoyable tour I've ever done so far; the gigs were great, the audiences were fantastic and the band were cooking every night. It was a long trek — and it's not over yet! The body held up well t...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Explains Abbreviated Colombian Concert

Legendary death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE have released ther following statement regarding their abbreviated August 17, 2007 performance in Bogota, Colombia: "We have to clear up what happened at the Colombian show we recently played. The show was cut short, and cut short for one reason only: THE PO...

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ICED EARTH: New Song Posted Online

A full-length version of the new ICED EARTH song "The Setian Massacre" has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I", which is scheduled for release on the following dates: Germany: September 7 Rest of Europe: Se...

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KREATOR, MOONSPELL To Perform At Portugal's FESTIVAL MARÉS NEGRAS

German thrash metal veterans KREATOR and Portugal's MOONSPELL have been confirmed for the Festival Marés Negras, set to take place September 1 at Coliseu do Porto in Porto, Portugal. Also scheduled to appear are F.E.V.E.R. and BEFORE THE RAIN. KREATOR's live video for "People of the Lie", taken from...

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Former HELLOWEEN Singer Says New AVANTASIA Album Is 'My Type Of Material'

Former HELLOWEEN frontman Michael Kiske has commented on his guest appearance on the third installment of EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, entitled "Lost in Space Part 1 and Part 2". Asked what the AVANTASIA project has been like this time around, Kiske replied, "I like it this time a...

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IRON MAIDEN World Tour To Kick Off In January?

According to MaidenFans.com, IRON MAIDEN drummer drummer Nicko McBrain has told the Swedish newspaper Expressen that the band's next world tour will start in January 2008, with a mention of a show at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, at some point during the summer. However, as Nicko has been kn...

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ICED EARTH: 'Framing Armageddon' Audio Samples Available

Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on ICED EARTH's new album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I", have been posted at www.spv.de. The CD is scheduled for release on the following dates: Germany: September 7 Rest of Europe: September 10 North America: September 11 "Fra...

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CHTHONIC To Tour Europe With ENSIFERUM

Taiwanese metal icons CHTHONIC — currently impressing American crowds at Ozzfest, where they're the first-ever Asian extreme metal act to perform — have confirmed their first European tour, which will see them play alongside "heroic folk metal" warriors ENSIFERUM (Spinefarm Records). The Finnish ban...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: Video Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Posted Online

Professionally filmed video footage of CANNIBAL CORPSE performing the song "Murder Worship" at the Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube. Watch the clip below. To celebrate Metal Blade's 25th anniversary, the label reissued CANNIBA...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE: Footage From Sold-Out London Gig Posted Online

Fresh from a show-stopping Wacken Open Air slot, Virginian thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE played an annihilating gig on Friday, August 10 in front of a manic sell-out crowd at The Underworld in London, supported by Earache labelmates S.S.S. With boogie boards, shark costumes and the infamous inebriator,...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO: Wacken Open Air 'Shred' Clips Available

Video footage of guitarist Michael Angelo Batio (ex-HOLLAND, N.I.T.R.O.) performing at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube. Watch the two clips below. Batio is one of several guitarists who are featured in Troy Grady'...

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OVERKILL: Maximum Rock Festival Appearance Cancelled

According to Metalhead.ro, OVERKILL's appearance at the Maximum Rock Festival, which is taking place August 10-12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, has been cancelled due to bad weather. A heavy rain hit the open air festival and technical problems occured. The mixing board was wet and the band's technicians...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Video Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR Available

Fan-filmed video footage of BLIND GUARDIAN performing the song "Lord of the Rings" at the Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube. Watch the clip below. As previously reported, BLIND GUARDIAN has confirmed a headlining show in Pretoria, So...