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CHARON: New Album Details Revealed
Finland's CHARON have set "Dead Man Walking" as the title for their forthcoming fourth full-length album, due on September 1 through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to last year's "Downhearted" was recorded at BRR Studios in the group's hometown of Raahe and was mixed at Helsinki's Finnvox Studios....July 26, 2003
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TAROT: Video Posted Online
Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, have posted their video for the track "Pyre Of Gods" at this location (file size: 45 MB). "Pyre Of Gods" comes off the group's latest CD, "Suffer Our Pleasures", which debuted at No. 10 on the Finnish album chart upon its...July 23, 2003
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NIGHTMARE Finalize Track Listing For 'Silent Room'
French power metallers NIGHTMARE have finalized the track listing for their fourth studio album, "Silent Room", due on October 13 through Napalm Records/SPV. "Silent Room" is a concept album featuring 12 songs in five "chapters". A limited-edition version of the CD will include the group's cover of...July 22, 2003
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NIGHTWISH: 'End Of Innocence' DVD Delayed (Again)
NIGHTWISH's upcoming DVD, "End Of Innocence", has been pushed back to a September release through Spinefarm. As previously reported, the DVD will consist of 12-14 tracks of music, including promo videos and various self-recorded live tracks, and about 60 minutes of behind-the-scenes material. The do...July 16, 2003
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HAMMERFALL: The Spanish Inquisition
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "We've just returned from one of Europe's (most likely the world's) better metal festivals, namely Metal Mania in Spain. Headlined by SLAYER, IRON MAIDEN and STRATOVARIUS, and with a supporting cast...July 15, 2003
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SAVATAGE Mastermind Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA IV
SAVATAGE mastermind Jon "The Mountain King" Oliva will join FATES WARNING's Ray Alder as a special guest at ProgPower USA IV on Friday, September 5 and Saturday, September 6 at Earthlink Live in Atlanta. "I think bringing Jon and Ray to the fest simply adds to the mystique of the show," said promote...July 8, 2003
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CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH Sign American Deals With CENTURY MEDIA
Following a fierce label bidding war, Finnish melodic thrash titans CHILDREN OF BODOM have officially signed a U.S. deal for their upcoming album "Hate Crew Deathroll" with Century Media Records. The label has also secured North American licensing rights for the "Century Child" album by Finnish neo-...July 3, 2003
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Former SAVATAGE Singer To Release CIRCLE II CIRCLE Debut In The U.S.
Returning to the realm of majestic heavy music after a three-year hiatus, former SAVATAGE vocalist and Tampa native Zak Stevens is prepared to unleash the debut album, "Watching In Silence", of his new band CIRCLE II CIRCLE through AFM Records (distributed in North America through The End Records) o...July 3, 2003
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BLIND GUARDIAN Replace ICED EARTH At Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival
BLIND GUARDIAN have replaced ICED EARTH at this year's Gates Of Metal festival, set to take place Aug. 2 in Hultsfred, Sweden. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to perform at the event is as follows: NIGHTWISH GAMMA RAY BLIND GUARDIAN KREATOR FREEDOM CALL LOST HORIZON ARCH ENEMY IRON...June 26, 2003
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ARTHEMESIA Sign With HAMMERHEART RECORDS
Finnish black metallers ARTHEMESIA have inked a deal with Holland's Hammerheart Records. The group, whose style is being described in an official press release as "an extremely powerful hybrid of black metal and death/thrash/heavy metal with a touch of classical and dark ambient music," will record...June 17, 2003
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SARACEN Confirmed For Britain's BLOODSTOCK 2003
SARACEN lead the final batch of British bands gearing up for this year's Bloodstock festival, a two-day event set to take place Aug. 29-30, 2003 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, U.K. Little is known about SARACEN other than they released two albums in the early '80s as part of the NWOBHM (New Wave Of...June 14, 2003
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NIGHTWISH Announce New York City Gig
Finland's NIGHTWISH will follow up their appearances at the ProgPower Festival in Atlanta (Sep. 5) and at The Medley in Montreal, Canada (Sept. 6) with a one-off gig at L'Amour in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday, Sept. 7. NIGHTWISH's upcoming DVD, "End Of Innocence", is due on Aug. 4 through Spinefarm....June 12, 2003
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ANTHRAX Guitarist Jumps On Stage With IRON MAIDEN
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following update to the band's official web site, www.anthrax.com: "I arrived in Budapest completely delirious from three hours sleep in two days and what do I do? I go straight to the IRON MAIDEN show. How could I not? IRON MAIDEN in Budapest. How cool is...June 10, 2003
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DIVINE:DECAY: New MP3 Samples Posted Online
Finnish thrash/speed rockers DIVINE:DECAY have posted several MP3 clips from their forthcoming "Maximize The Misery" CD at this location. "Maximize The Misery", due on Sept. 8 through Osmose Productions, was recorded and produced by Janne Joutsenniemi (of SUBURBANTRIBE fame) and it was mixed by Mikk...June 7, 2003
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Hungary's SUMMER ROCKS 2003 Festival Gets Upgraded
Due to overwhelming demand, the venue for the first day of this year's Summer Rocks 2003 Festival in Budapest, Hungary has been moved to the 15,000-capacity Kisstadion. The second day of the festival will be held, as planned, at the 6,000-capacity Petofi Hall Open Air. The complete lineup of artists...May 29, 2003
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