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GOJIRA And SANCTITY Added To TRIVIUM's European Tour

French metallers GOJIRA and Asheville, North Carolina SANCTITY will be joining "special guest" ANNIHILATOR as support on TRIVIUM's European Crusade 2007 tour. GOJIRA will appear on all Irish and U.K. dates (no mainland European dates). SANCTITY will appear on all U.K. and mainland European dates (no...

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KING DIAMOND: 'I Certainly Won't Say That The Book Has Been Closed On MERCYFUL FATE'

Nick Green of Decibel magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with KING DIAMOND/MERCYFUL FATE frontman King Diamond. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Decibel: Is it true that you're an American citizen now? King Diamond: I've lived in Texas for the last 15 years, but I just bec...

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ANNIHILATOR To Unleash 'Metal' In April

SPV Records has set an April 16 European release date (April 13 in Germany) for the new ANNIHILATOR album, entitled "Metal". According to a press release, "Anybody reading the album title of the latest ANNIHILATOR release, 'Metal', will know what to expect. What we have here is no pseudo-intellectua...

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LAMB OF GOD, KEEP OF KALESSIN Confirmed For Norway's HOVEFESTIVALEN

According to Dagbladet.no, LAMB OF GOD and KEEP OF KALESSIN have been confirmed for Hovefestivalen, a brand new five-day festival set to take place June 25-29 on the island of Tromøy, just outside the city of Arendal, in Norway. Also scheduled to appear are SLAYER, MASTODON, HATEBREED, NEUROSIS, SHE...

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TRIVIUM: Live Video Posted Online

A live video of TRIVIUM performing the song "Ember to Inferno" last year during the band's U.S. headlining tour has been posted online at the Underground Video Television web site. As previously reported, TRIVIUM has uploaded another installment of its video tour diary from the band's recent Europea...

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TRIVIUM: New Video Tour Diary Entry Available

TRIVIUM has uploaded another installment of its video tour diary from the band's recent European tour with IRON MAIDEN. Check out the latest episode — shot in Milan, Italy — at this location. TRIVIUM's latest album, "The Crusade", has sold around 100,000 copies in the United States since its October...

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LAMB OF GOD To Perform On 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien'

LAMB OF GOD will perform live on NBC-TV's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on Friday, February 9. (Note: Show starts at 12:35 a.m. Friday night — technically Saturday morning). Commented drummer Chris Adler: "It's exciting to think that national television has come far enough in our direction to actu...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'I'm A Lesbian And Proud'

THE HAUNTED's MySpace page has been updated with the following interview: Answering Questions: Patrik Jensen (guitar) Q: You my friend, are becoming a damned icon to some kids. Is that good or bad, or just weird? Jensen: I doubt that is the case. I dont have jetblack hair, a neo-Rocky hairdo, my gui...

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WARNER MUSIC GROUP Completes Acquisition of ROADRUNNER MUSIC GROUP

Warner Music Group Corp. today (Jan. 29) announced the completion of its acquisition of 73.5 percent of Amsterdam-based Roadrunner Music Group B.V., which includes Roadrunner Records, one of the leading hard rock and heavy metal labels. The Roadrunner acquisition was originally announced on December...

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Report: Heavy Metal Is Evolving, Not Dying

Austin Porter of The Daily O'Collegian reports: Heavy metal may have been the greatest thing to happen in the history of music. In the form of dropped D ballads that make listeners want to cry or double bass drum pedals that force listeners to head bang until their necks hurt, heavy metal has ...

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DEVILDRIVER: New Album Due In June

DEVILDRIVER, the Santa Barbara, California-based band featuring former COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara, recently wrapped up the recording sessions for its third album, "The Last Kind Words", at Sonic Ranch studios outside El Paso, Texas. Jason Suecof, known for his great work with TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA...

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RISE TO ADDICTION: More U.K. Dates Announced

British rockers RISE TO ADDICTION, who feature in their ranks former BLAZE members John Slater (guitar) and Steve Wray (guitar),have lined up the following tour dates during the coming months: Feb. 03 - Rock Of Ages – Leeds, UK Mar. 07 - Under the Boardwalk – Sheffield, UK Mar. 09 - The White Horse...

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ZAO Announces Lineup Changes, Plans To Cut Down On Touring

ZAO's official MySpace page has been updated with a brand new interview conducted by the group's manager and longtime friend Downey. It follows here in its entirety: Q: What's going on with ZAO? Scott Mellinger (guitar): ZAO has definitely made a lot of big changes. The most immediate thing to menti...

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TRIVIUM: New Audio Interview With MATT HEAFY Available

Guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Matt Heafy interview begins at ar...

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TRIVIUM Drummer Says Luck Didn't Play Part In His Band's Success

TRIVIUM drummer Travis Smith tells Australia's Beat magazine he grew up on thrash metal, and now METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich is one of TRIVIUM's biggest fans. Asked how it felt to share stages with his heroes, Smith responded, "It's an honor to play with bands like [IRON] MAIDEN and METALLICA, but...