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SIRENIA: 'The Search For A New Singer Is Finally Over'
Norwegian gothic metal band SIRENIA which parted ways with Danish singer Monika Pedersen last fall after only one album due to "musical differences" has issued the following update: "After several months of searching and auditioning, the search for a new singer is finally over. It has been a busy pe...April 9, 2008
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Former NEVERMORE/TESTAMENT Guitarist To Guest On New CHAOSWAVE Album
Italian/Danish power-thrash metal act CHAOSWAVE has tapped former NEVERMORE/TESTAMENT guitarist Steve Smyth to make a guest appearance on three songs on its forthcoming sophomore album, entitled "Dead Eye Dreaming". Commented Smyth: "I first heard CHAOSWAVE a few years ago while on tour with NEVERMO...April 8, 2008
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MIND'S EYE: '1994: The Afterglow' Due This Month
Lion Music has set an April 18 release date for the reissue of the original EP by the Swedish band AFTERGLOW, which later evolved into MIND'S EYE. Entitled "1994: The Afterglow", the CD will contain a total of eight songs including four previously unheard tracks that were recorded at the Sheepvalley...April 7, 2008
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UNLEASHED Confirmed For Germany's BOCKMHLEN OPEN AIR Festival
Long-running Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have been confirmed for the Bockmhlen Open Air festival, set to take place July 25-26 in Vogtland, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DEAD REMAINS ERBEN DES ZORNS FATAL EMBRACE FLESHCRAWL FLESHLESS PIKODEATH SARDONIC SPIRITUAL DECAY...April 6, 2008
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HYDROGYN Signs With DEMOLITION RECORDS
Demolition Records has announced the signing of Ashland, Kentucky-based rockers HYDROGYN to the UK-based label DR2. This signing comes on the heels of the band's success with its Billboard-charting "Bombshell" release in 2006, "Strip'em Blind Live" CD success in 2007, coupled with the group's relent...April 4, 2008
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SCELERATA: 'Enemy Within' Video Posted Online
"Enemy Within", the new video from Brazilian progeressive metallers SCELERATA, can be viewed below. The clip was shot at an abandoned factory site in Porto Alegre by Velha rvore. The song comes off the group's new album, "Skeletons Domination", which is scheduled for release on April 23 through Spir...April 4, 2008
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TIGERTAILZ Confirmed For Spain's KOBETASONIK FESTIVAL
UK glam rockers TIGERTAILZ have been confirmed for the Kobetasonik Festival, set to take place June 20-21 in Bilbao, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 20: JUDAS PRIEST SLAYER HELLOWEEN MINISTRY GAMMA RAY APOCALYPTICA SONATA ARCTICA CAVALERA CONSPIRACY GOTTHARD AIRBOU...April 3, 2008
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UNLEASHED Mainman: 'Our Music Is A Way Of Life'
Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED will release their ninth full-length album, "Hammer Battalion", via SPV Records on the following dates: June 6: Germany June 9: Rest of Europe June 10: USA/Canada According to the band, "The new UNLEASHED CD will continue in the same victorious spirit as our pr...April 3, 2008
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ROBB FLYNN: 'I Once Punched Some Kid In The Face For Saying That GARY HOLT Sucked'
Ben Richardson of the San Francisco Bay Guardian has penned an article focusing on the revival of the thrash metal genrre, led by such scene veterans as EXODUS and TESTAMENT. Robb Flynn guitarist for the vintage Oakland thrash band VIO-LENCE and current frontman for local groove-metal crowd-pleasers...April 2, 2008
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'Ultimate DEATH Tribute' TV Report Available Online
On Monday, March 3, the French-Canadian TV channel Tl-Qubec aired a special report on the benefit concert to honor late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, which took place on December 12, 2007 at the Theatre Imperial in Quebec City, QC, Canada. "Mchant Contraste" producer Marc Bergero...April 1, 2008
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CROWN THE LOST: New Song Posted Online
Pittsburgh-based melodic thrash metallers CROWN THE LOST have posted a rough-mix version of the song "Blind Faith Loyalty" at this location. The track comes off the group's forthcoming album of the same name, to be released this summer. The follow-up to 2006's critically acclaimed "Reverence Dies Wi...April 1, 2008
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HIRAX To Perform At San Francisco's THE TIDALWAVE 11 Festival
Veteran California thrashers HIRAX will reportedly perform at The Tidalwave 11 festival, set to take place July 5-6 at McLaren Park in San Francisco, California. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: EXODUS HIRAX DTENTE PSYCHOSOMATIC PILLAGER ANCIENT AT BIRTH ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST According...March 30, 2008
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VADER: 'XXV' Audio Sample Available
A new version of the VADER song "Incarnation", taken from the band's forthcoming anniversary album "XXV", is available for streaming at this location. Due at the end of May through Regain Records, "XXV" was specially recorded for VADER's 25th anniversary and features re-recorded songs from the band'...March 28, 2008
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BLIND GUARDIAN To Attend Role-Playing Game Convention In Mnster
BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Krsch has issued the following update: "We will be attending the upcoming role-playing game convention in Mnster [Germany]. The role-playing game convention is something like an Eldorado for fans of these kinds of games. And, because we are such game fans ourselves, it...March 24, 2008
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SHADOWS FALL Singer: 'We Have No Intention Of Splitting With Our Label'
SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair has issued the following update: "Since returning home [from our crazy Australian-Asian tour], we have been made aware of some rumors involving ourselves and our record label. Let me make this very clear ... we have no intention of splitting with our label. Atlantic...March 24, 2008
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