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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Discusses New Album's Direction

Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Alysum: Is the direction of the new album as orchestrated and layered with vocal harmonies as "Night at the Opera" or does it have more in common with "Imagination...

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COLDSEED: Debut Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed

COLDSEED, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN/current SAVAGE CIRCUS skinsman Thomen Stauch and SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid, have been forced to abandon their previously announced plan to mix their debut album with engineer Charly Czajkowsky. According to a posting on the band's web...

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HAMMERFALL Frontman To Appear On Swedish TV

The following update has been posted at HAMMERFALL's official web site: "On April 14th, Joacim [Cans, vocals] will participate in the TV4 show 'Rampfeber' ('Stage Fright'). There, he'll be teaching Uffe Larsson how to sing TWISTED SISTER's 'We're Not Gonna Take It'. For this, he needs backing vocali...

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HAMMERFALL Working On 'Wide Range of Songs' For New Album

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on his blog: "Spring is late in coming this year, more snow today. Unbelievable! Makes you a bit lazy, I have to admit. In fact, that's what I have been songwriting-wise for the past few weeks, not much has happened. "This is where...

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HALCYON WAY Sign With BOMBWORKS RECORDS

Atlanta-based progressive metal band HALCYON WAY have inked a deal with Bombworks Records out of Dallas, TX. The group's debut CD, "A Manifesto For Domination", will be released late summer 2006 and will be mixed and mastered by James Murphy of TESTAMENT/DEATH fame. HALCYON WAY have shared the stage...

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MEGADETH Drummer Says Work On New Album Is Moving Along At 'Very Productive Pace'

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Just returned from the L.A. tracking trip, and I must say that [work on the new studio album is] moving along at a very good and productive pace. Glen [Drover, guitar] worked very...

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DEKADENT To Release Debut Album This Summer

Slovenian atmospheric metallers DEKADENT will be releasing their debut album, "Manifestation of Seasonal Bleeding", this summer through the Swiss metal label SMP. The CD was produced last year by Artur Felicijan in Ljubljana. "Manifestation of Seasonal Bleeding" track listing: 01. Emanation 02. Diss...

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PRIMAL FEAR To Make 'Huge Announcement' In Coming Weeks

According to a posting on PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner's official web site, PRIMAL FEAR will be making a "huge announcement" in the coming weeks. The band recently completed a Japanese tour and are preparing for a number of festival appearances during the summer. In other news, Mat's long-running...

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HAMMERFALL: More Details Revealed About Charity Hockey Game

More details have been revealed about the charity ice-hockey game that HAMMERFALL members Joacim Cans (vocals) and Oscar Dronjak (guitar) will participate in on Thursday, March 30 in Vättlehallen in Stenkullen, outside of Göteborg, Sweden. The event is being arranged by artisterforlivet.com and will...

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Dead Under Décor

It's never a bad thing when an album starts and your first reaction is "did these guys steal MOTÖRHEAD's gear?" And when a look at the liner notes reveals that the producer is Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, BOTCH),the picture becomes a little clearer. This is some noisy, abrasive, sardonic hardcore/metal (...

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KORN: 'Live & Rare' Cover Artwork Posted Online

The cover artwork for KORN's upcoming "Live & Rare" collection has been posted online at KornUnleashed.net. Due May 9 via Epic, the set features 10 cuts drawn from KORN's 2003 show at New York club CBGB, a live cover of PINK FLOYD's "Another Brick in the Wall" taped in St. Louis and two ...

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KORN's 'Live & Rare' To Include Cover Of METALLICA's 'One'

Billboard.com is reporting that KORN has rounded up a host of live tracks and odds and ends for the appropriately titled "Live & Rare", due May 9 via Epic. The set features 10 cuts drawn from a 2003 show at New York club CBGB, a live cover of PINK FLOYD's "Another Brick in ...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME To Begin Recording Covers CD In April

Raleigh, North Carolina's BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME will enter the studio in April with producer Jamie King (THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD) to begin recording an album's worth of covers called "The Anatomy Of". The CD, which is scheduled for release in June through Victory Records, will feature the f...

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HAMMERFALL Members To Play Hockey For Charity

HAMMERFALL singer Joacim Cans and guitarist Oscar Dronjak will be part of a Swedish ice-hockey team called "Artists for Life". The team, who will play against a reality-show team from Swedish ZTV, will feature celebrities like football and ice-hockey legends, stand-up comedians, and other musicians,...

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HIRAX: 'Thrash Til Death' DVD Details Revealed

Los Angeles thrashers HIRAX will release their first DVD, "Thrash Til Death", on April 25 through Black Devil Records. "Thrash Til Death" features over two hours of live footage — the complete set from Minneapolis Mayhem 2, plus bonus footage from shows played in Germany (Bang Your Head Festival and...