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KREATOR, NAPALM DEATH: More North American Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for KREATOR's upcoming "Enemy of God II" North American tour, also featuring NAPALM DEATH, A PERFECT MURDER and THE UNDYING. The schedule is shaping up as follows: Feb. 21 - Petit theatre du Vieux Norande - Royun-Norande, QUE Feb. 22 - Medley - Montreal, QUE Feb. 23 -...

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THE BLACK CROWES Record 'Back Door Santa' Holiday Song

THE BLACK CROWES recently took time out from their tour to record a cover of an R&B holiday song, "Back Door Santa". This marked the band's first visit to the studio since the recording sessions for 2001's "Lions" album and they rejoined forces with producer George Drakoulias, who worked with th...

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NINE INCH NAILS: More North American Tour Dates Announced

NINE INCH NAILS have announced a number of new North American shows beginning on February 10 in Champaign, Illinois. Support acts for the run have not yet been announced. NINE INCH NAILS have several concerts remaining this month, including a December 10 performance in Los Angeles as part of the ann...

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AMON AMARTH Frontman Checks In From Dallas

AMON AMARTH frontman Johan Hegg has posted the following tour report on the band's official web site: "Time flies when you're having fun, and time during the last three weeks has been super sonic!! Since last time we checked in we've played Salt Lake City, Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, San Fransisco...

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No, EMPEROR Is Not Playing California This Weekend

According to Pollstar.com, "EMPEROR" will be performing this Saturday, December 3 at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California ahead of their two-night stint in New York City next July. However, further research shows this particular "EMPEROR" to be the self-proclaimed "Southern California's Premi...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist To Guest On New PHARAOH CD

PHARAOH, the Pennsylvania-based four-piece featuring veteran vocal powerhouse Tim Aymar (best known for his work with Chuck Schuldiner's CONTROL DENIED),have completed work on their second full-length album, "The Longest Night", for a February 2006 release via Cruz del Sur. The close of the mixing...

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EYES OF FIRE: 'Prisons' Cover Art Posted Online

Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE have posted the following update on their official web site: "EYES OF FIRE has seen the first edit for the video for 'It All Dies Today' and the band is really impressed with the outcome. The edit the band was able to see is the version that will be ...

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ABYSMAL DAWN Complete Work On Debut Album

ABYSMAL DAWN, the Los Angeles-based extreme metal band featuring former members of RISE and INHUMAN VISION, have put the finishing touches on their debut release, entitled "From Ashes". The CD was engineered, mixed and mastered by John Haddad (EYES OF FIRE, PHOBIA, INTRONAUT) at Shiva Industries in...

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HATE PROFILE: Audio Samples Posted Online

One-minute samples of all the tracks from HATE PROFILE's upcoming debut album, "The Khaos Hatefile", have been posted online at this location. HATE PROFILE is the new "cold, eerie and chaotic" black metal project featuring Amon 418 (HORTUS ANIMAE, OPPOSITE SIDES) and GroM (ANCIENT, HORTUS ANIMAE, ex...

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LOUDNESS: More North American Dates Announced

Veteran Japanese metallers LOUDNESS have lined up the following North American dates as part of their 25th Anniversary Tour: Mar. 18 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater Mar. 19 - Hollywood, CA @ Key Club Mar. 26 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's Mar. 31 - Hartford, Ct @ Webster Theatre/Underground Mar. 29 ....

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Y&T: 'Black Tiger' And 'Mean Streak' To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

Legendary California hard rockers Y&T will be re-releasing their classic "Black Tiger" (1982) and "Mean Streak" (1983) albums with bonus tracks in January. "These CDs were carefully digitally re-mastered at a high sampling rate directly from the 1/2" analog master tape," reads a posting on mainm...

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Former FEMME FATALE Guitarist Dies Of Heart Attack

According to a posting on Full In Bloom Music, former FEMME FATALE guitarist Bill D'Angelo has passed away due to a heart attack. No further information is currently available. In a recent interview with Full In Bloom Music, FEMME FATALE frontwoman Lorraine Lewis spoke about the group's brief run in...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman Ties The Knot; Band Continue Work On New Album

CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth has offered the following studio update via the band's official web site: "Dear loyal readership, friends and would-be English metal journalists, The time has come once again to update your good selves on the activities and nocturnal emissions of the band as we ap...

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ADLER'S APPETITE: West Coast, European Tour Dates Announced

ADLER'S APPETITE, the new band featuring former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Dec. 31 - Las Vegas, NV @ Rainbow Bar & Grill Jan. 13 - Tarzana, CA @ Paladinos Jan. 14 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater Jan. 17 - Barcelona, SPA ...

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The Silencer

The usually reliable Cruz Del Sur label (SLOUGH FEG, ENSOPH, HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE) slips a little here, releasing this overcooked slab of bloated, second-tier Eurometal. This Italian band (fronted by German vocalist Björn Goosses, ex-NIGHT IN GALES — remember any of their songs? Me either) straddle...