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DESTINY Confirmed For Sweden's METAL MEET FESTIVAL

Long-running Swedish metal band DESTINY have been confirmed for the Metal Meet Festival, a two-day event set to take place July 30-31 in Gothenburg, Sweden. This will be DESTINY's first "real" gig in their hometown since their gig with IN FLAMES way back in early 1999 (not counting their short set a...

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MACHINE HEAD, CHIMAIRA Comment On ROADRAGE 2004 Tour

Roadrunner Records has officially confirmed the lineup for the RoadRage 2004 tour, which is scheduled to kick off early August and run through mid-September. Joining co-headliners MACHINE HEAD and CHIMAIRA will be Roadrunner's newest signings, THREE INCHES OF BLOOD and TRIVIUM. Commented MACHINE HEA...

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KYUSS: Argentinean Tribute Album Due This Month

Argentinean label Dias De Garage (home of BUFFALO and DRAGONAUTA) will be releasing the first-ever tribute to the rock legend KYUSS at the end of the month. Titled "Listen Without Distraction", the collection was named after the instructions KYUSS used to give music fans on their albums. This CD con...

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DEATH Tribute Update: SHADOWS FALL Members Confirmed

Guitarist James Murphy (ex-DEATH, OBITUARY, TESTAMENT) has issued the following update regarding the status of the upcoming tribute CD, "Within The Mind - In Homage To The Musical Legacy Of Chuck Schuldiner": "Hi everyone, "It's been a good while since my last update and I apologize... Been quite bu...

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Abyss

Solid. Sturdy. Workmanlike. These are three adjectives you could apply to many British NWOBHM/melodic rock acts and albums through the ages, and if LIONSHEART frontman Steve Grimmett hasn't hit the heights amidst such a misfiring scene, he's at least spread himself right across it by appearing in de...

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'Hell Bent For Leather: Confessions Of A Heavy Metal Addict' Book Excerpt Posted Online

Guardian.co.uk has published an excerpt from the book "Hell Bent For Leather: Confessions of a Heavy Metal Addict" at this location. "Hell Bent For Leather" (view cover here) is described as "the story of Seb Hunter's 15-year heavy metal journey: from his first guitar (his dad's),to his first gig (...

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LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Sign With SOUTHERN LORD RECORDS

Chicago-based doomsters LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR have inked a deal with Southern Lord Records. The group's first release for the label will consist of the six songs from the band's self-titled EP and two brand-new songs. A September 21 release is expected. Copies of the second pressing of the limited-ed...

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NECROPHAGIA Complete Songwriting Sessions For New Album

NECROPHAGIA have completed the songwriting sessions for their next full-length release, to be titled "Harvest Ritual Vol 1: Penance". Songs set to appear on the CD include "Return to Texas", "Cadavera X", "Unearthed", "London (13 Demon Street)", and "Bleeding Eyes of the Eternally Damned". Recording...

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DEMON To Release New Album In October

Long-running British hard rockers DEMON have set "Better The Devil You Know" as the title of their new album, tentatively due on October 4. The band are planning on entering the studio in July with engineer Pete Coleman, who had previously worked with the group on 2001's "Spaced Out Monkey". Accordi...

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IN THE NAME OF… Schedule Recording Session

Australia's IN THE NAME OF… (formerly CRYOGENIC),currently based in Los Angeles, have expended their "team" to "include a reputable New York based music attorney, Reid Hunter, and a very high-profile producer who, at this stage, cannot be named," according to a posting on the band's web site. IN TH...

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THE AGONY SCENE Sign With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Tulsa, OK-based band THE AGONY SCENE have inked a deal with Roadrunner Records. The band, who are said to combine American metal influences (think PANTERA's "Far Beyond Driven") with European extreme metal overtones (i.e. IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED, CRADLE OF FILTH),are best known for the dark imagery...

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TRIVIUM Secure Slot On ICED EARTH Tour

Orlando, Florida's TRIVIUM have confirmed in a posting on their web site that they have secured a slot on the second leg of ICED EARTH's North American tour beginning on June 1 in Las Vegas Nevada. Also appearing on the bill will be BEYOND THE EMBRACE. Filling in on bass for TRIVIUM during the tour...

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SoundScan Report: FLAW, SEVENDUST, DEMON HUNTER, DEATH ANGEL

According to Nielsen SoundScan, FLAW sold 27,527 copies of their sophomore effort, "Endangered Species" (Republic/Universal),to debut at position No. 42 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. SEVENDUST's new acoustic live live CD/DVD, "Southside Double-Wide Acoustic Live" (TVT),shifted 13,908 cop...

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ROB ZOMBIE: Actor DANNY TREJO Joins 'The Devil's Rejects' Cast

According to a posting on Rob Zombie's web site, Danny Trejo ("Once Upon A Time In Mexico", "From Dusk Til Dawn", "Spy Kids") has signed on to play Rondo, one half of a bounty hunter team known as The Unholy Two, in "The Devil's Rejects", the much-anticipated sequel to Zombie's directorial debut, "H...

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Brutal

Some albums you imagine being a real blast to make for those sweating inside the studio, but once they've emerged into the world beyond the faders and tape machines, they just don't seem as vital to us ordinary mortals. "Brutal", the first full-length release from this Finnish "supergroup" (featurin...