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MEDEIA's 'Cult' Lands On Finnish Chart

"Cult", the second full-length album from the Finnish "alternative death metal" act MEDEIA, has entered the official chart in the band's country at position No. 28. "Cult" was released on September 17 through Fullsteam Records. The CD, consisting of eleven "gloomy, hard-hitting yet still melodic att...

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AMON AMARTH Confirmed For Ireland's CORK WINTERFEST

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have been confirmed for the Cork Winterfest 2008 festival, set to take place December 20 in Cork, Ireland. According to a press release, "What makes this show so special is that it is in front of just 250 people, and is [AMON AMARTH's] first and only confirmed Ir...

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AVIAN: CD-Release Party Announced

AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring singer Lance King (BALANCE OF POWER, PYRAMAZE) and guitarist Yan Leviathan, will host a release party for its sophomore album, "Ashes and Madness", on Saturday, October 25 at the the Station 4 club in St. Paul, Minnesota. AVIAN will play a 90-minute set featur...

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Report: Chattanooga Heavy Metal Musicians Defend Controversial Genre

Laura Galbraith of the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports: It is a music genre that has been dismissed by some as "devil music," but for a number of young adults in the Chattanooga [Tennessee] area, heavy metal is both a creative outlet and a source of personal strength. "Metal music is very much...

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MEDEIA To Release New Album This Week

Finnish "alternative death metal" act MEDEIA will release its second full-length album, "Cult", on September 17 through Fullsteam Records. The CD, consisting of eleven "gloomy, hard-hitting yet still melodic attacks of alternative death metal," will be made available in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Hol...

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LINKIN PARK Frontman Blasts 'MTV Video Music Awards', Talks Solo Project

According to The Pulse of Radio, LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington blasted the 2008 "MTV Video Music Awards" in an interview with Entertainment Weekly last week. Bennington, who attended the September 7 awards show, was disappointed in the lack of rock acts represented at the event. He said, "...

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More Vocals Pay Off For APOCALYPTICA

The Pulse of Radio reports: "Worlds Collide", the latest album from Finnish metal cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, is not their first effort to feature vocals but makes the most use of them. Guest singers on the disc include THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Adam Gontier, SLIPKNOT vocalist Corey Taylor and other...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Godspeed' Special Edition, Vinyl Versions Detailed

In addition to the standard version of CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder" (due out on October 28 via Roadrunner Records),there will also be a special edition and vinyl released. See below for the complete track listing. Special Edition (two-disc set featuring 10 unreleas...

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Shot Glass Church Begins Church In Heavy Metal Bar

In a project guaranteed to spark controversy and pique interest, Flipside Christian Church of Madera Ranchos, California is inviting people to church who might not otherwise feel invited and in a location most would question as "appropriate" — in a heavy metal bar. This Sunday, September 14 they wil...

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GENE SIMMONS On NBC's 'Today'; Video Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was a guest on yesterday's (Friday, September 5) edition of NBC's "Today" show to promote his appearance at AARP's Life@50+ National Event & Expo. Video footage of the "Today" show segment featuring Simmons can be viewed below. Simmons is one of the featured sp...

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FALL FROM GRACE To Release Debut In November

Seattle-based punk rockers FALL FROM GRACE have announced a November 4 release date for their debut album, "Sifting ThroughThe Wreckage". The CD will be released on Bunk Rock Records, boasting production by Terry Date (PANTERA, DEFTONES, SOUNDGARDEN) and Greig Nori (SUM 41, LUDACRIS, HEDLEY) and fea...

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Former MELDRUM Singer MOA HOLMSTEN Releases 'Bulldozer' Video

"Bulldozer", the new video from former MELDRUM frontwoman Moa Holmsten, can be viewed below. The clip was shot at the end of February and was "produced, filmed and edited by [me] and Fredrik Magnusson," according to the singer. She adds, it "came out pretty raw and fierce." Holmsten filmed her Febru...

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GENE SIMMONS To Speak At This Weekend's 'Life@50+ National Event & Expo'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons will be one of the featured speakers at AARP's annual Life@50+ National Event & Expo, set to take place September 4-6, 2008 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. This national event for AARP members and their friends and families wil...

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JANE'S ADDICTION, MEGADETH Classics Among New Albums Being Offered By 'Rock Band 2'

According to Entertainment Weekly, JANE'S ADDICTION's "Nothing's Shocking" and MEGADETH's "Peace Sells...but Who's Buying?" are among the full-length albums will be added to Rock Band's extensively stocked catalogue of downloadable music, comprising part of the total 500-track pool that developer Ha...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman To Appear At Portland Vocal Seminar

Frontman Randall Blythe will take a short break from recording the new LAMB OF GOD album in Richmond, Virginia and join his vocal teacher Melissa Cross at "The Zen of Screaming" seminar on September 16 in Portland, Oregon. The seminar, held at Mt. Tabor's Legacy Theatre, promises an ultimate vocal r...