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LEAVES' EYES Taps TARJA/BLIND GUARDIAN Bassist For 'Beauty & The Beast Tour'

Due to health concerns, LEAVES' EYES bassist Alla Fedynitch will sit out the band's shows for the remainder of the year. Her temporary replacement will be Oliver Holzwarth (TARJA TURUNEN, BLIND GUARDIAN),who previously joined LEAVES' EYES on stage for two songs during the German/Norwegian female-fr...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist's ARMAGEDDON: Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

The second ("Embrace The Mystery") and third ("Three") albums from ARMAGEDDON — the Swedish melodic metal project of ARCH ENEMY guitarist Chris Amott — will get a proper and domestic release outside of Japan, where they originally came out back in the years 2000 and 2002, respectively. "Embrace The...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY's 'Where Death Is Most Alive' Tops Swedish Music DVD Chart

"Where Death Is Most Alive", the new DVD from Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY, has entered the Music DVD chart in the band's home country at position No. 1. Commented guitarist Niklas Sundin: "We are immensely pleased to report that the people of Sweden still have a great taste in...

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SLAYER Takes Part In L.A. Signing Session; Photos, Report Available

SLAYER's Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman and Dave Lombardo took part in a signing session yesterday (Wednesday, November 4) at the Hollywood & Highland Hot Topic (located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028). Check out a report from LA Weekly. According to Hits Daily Double, the companion w...

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World Painted Blood

I'm going to skip over all the hoopla about the release date of a new SLAYER album being like a holiday for metal fans. You all know the band's history and legacy. You all know that almost 25 years ago they changed the face of metal forever with a little album called "Reign In Blood" ...

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SLAYER's 'World Painted Blood' Projected To Sell 35K-40K First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, SLAYER's new album, "World Painted Blood", is on track to sell between 35,000 and 40,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. SLAYER's last CD, "Christ Illusion", opened with more than 62,00...

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RAGE: 'Strings To A Web' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Strings To A Web", the forthcoming album from veteran German metallers RAGE, can be viewed below. The artwork was created by Thomas Ewerhard (AVANTASIA, THERION),and it shows the soundchaser as a spider, caught in a web. RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski is currently working on t...

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Spectral Extravagance

Just as it seems like there has been a resurgence of acts playing an old school Swedish death metal style, so does there seem to be a renewed worldwide interest among labels in releasing albums from the technical/progressive end of the genre. Another case in point is Athens' CEREBRUM who has release...

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W.A.S.P.: More 'The Crimson Covers' Tribute Album Details Revealed

Hamburg, Germany-based record label Remedy Records is putting together a W.A.S.P. tribute album, entitled "W.A.S.P. Tribute - The Crimson Covers". The collection will be released early 2010 as a limited-edition two-CD set for the price of a normal CD. It will be mastered by Marius Costache, who has...

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DEADWALK Releases Video Teaser

Montreal based hardcore/metal outfit DEADWALK, which now features ex-TOO PURE TO DIE frontmanGreg Kepka, has released a video teaser for its new album, "Scandalous". The group has also debuted two new tracks from CD on MySpace. "With this record we wanted to find a solid mix of modern hardcore and b...

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CATHEDRAL: New Album Title Announced

Veteran British doom/stoner band CATHEDRAL will enter Chapel studios (THE DARKNESS, NAPALM DEATH, URIAH HEEP, WET WET WET, SIMPLE MINDS) in Lincolnshire, U.K. in November to record its ninth full-length album and second for the Nuclear Blast label. Entitled "The Guessing Game", the new CD will once...

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RAGE Frontman Interviewed In Bulgaria

Desislava Zaharieva (a.k.a. Braindead) of Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Peavy Wagner of veteran German metallers RAGE when the band played Sofia, Bulgaria on October 17, 2009 with Sweden's SABATON. Watch the chat below. RAGE will release its new album, "Strings To A We...

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CLAWFINGER: Video Interview With ZAK TELL Posted Online

Iliana Iordanova of Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with vocalist Zak Tell of the Swedish rap/metal combo CLAWFINGER for Dreamline magazine on August 16, 2009 at the Spirit of Burgas festival in Bulgaria. Watch the chat below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Out to Get Me 02. Zeros &am...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Bassist Performs With LEAVES' EYES At METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST; Video Available

Bassist Oliver Holzwarth (TARJA TURUNEN, BLIND GUARDIAN) joined LEAVES' EYES — the band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — for two songs during the German/Norwegian female-fronted metal group's acoustic performance at the Metal Female Voices...

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EKOTREN: New Song Posted Online

Cape Coral, Florida-based band EKOTREN has posted a new song, "Light To Shine", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off EKOTREN's forthcoming EP, "The Confessions Of Gladys White", which will be released before the end of the year. EKOTREN's Paul Trust-produced (DIECAST, ENDO) debut album,...