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OBSCURA Taps DARK FORTRESS Drummer For European Tour

German death metal band OBSCURA has issued the following update: "Jonas [Baumgartl, drums] is forced to sit out our upcoming European tour in September, so Seraph, known as the drummer of German black metallers DARK FORTRESS will join us on our trip." OBSCURA will team up with AGONIZE from Bosnia &a...

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HAMMERFALL Performs To 4,000 Metalheads In Quebec City; Photos Available

Capitale du Metal has uploaded high-quality photos of HAMMERFALL's July 12, 2007 concert in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Check them out at this location. Alain Gagnon of Capitale du Metal states: "The show was part of the Quebec International Summer Festival, an event slowly opening to the metal sce...

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WOLF Parts Ways With Bassist

Swedish metallers WOLF have announced the departure of bassist Mikael Goding. His final appearance with the band will take place at the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 12-14 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. Commented Mikael: "To put it simple: too much business and mini-van, a...

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OBSCURA To Team Up With AGONIZE For European Tour

German death metal band OBSCURA will team up with AGONIZE from Bosnia & Herzegovina for a 23-date European tour in September. Confirmed "The Blasting Diversity Tour 2007" dates are as follows: Sep. 07 - Athens, Greece - AN Club Sep. 08 - Thessaloniki, Greece – [to be announced] Sep. 09 - Skopje,...

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WOLF To Team Up With FIREWIND For Additional U.K. Date

Swedish metallers WOLF will team up with FIREWIND for an additional U.K. date in August immediately following the two bands' appearances at the Bloodstock Open Air festival (set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England). They will play at JB's in Dudley, England on August 18....

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Era Vulgaris

For many people (this writer included),"Songs for the Deaf" remains the greatest effort yet from Josh Homme's ever-mutating horde of head-tripping rock 'n' roll decadents. Despite what must have been intense commercial pressure, however, Homme has never shown the slightest interest in repeating him...

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WOLF: Concert Photos From SWEDEN ROCK Available

High-quality photos of WOLF's performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 have been posted at this location. WOLF concert at the Sweden Rock Festival was recorded by the Swedish national radio show "P3 Rock" and will be broadcast later in the year. WOLF's...

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CULT OF LUNA Prepares For DOWNLOAD Festival

Swedish epic art-rock crushers CULT OF LUNA will descend upon Download on Sunday, June 10 to play their debut set at the famous festival. Download is the first U.K. festival CULT OF LUNA have been invited to play, and they are looking forward to engaging the crowd on the Tuborg stage with their spec...

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WOLF's SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Performance To Be Recorded

The WOLF performance at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 6 will be recorded by the Swedish national radio show "P3 Rock" and will be broadcast later in the year. Commented WOLF guitarist Johannes Losbäck: "We're very excited to record the show for 'P3 Rock'. It's gonna be cool to share it with the t...

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KHOMA Working On New Ideas

KHOMA (formerly KOMA) — the Swedish band featuring members of CULT OF LUNA, THE PERISHERS, and the DEPORTEES — has issued the following update: "The summer is looking quite calm at the moment. Were gonna focus on writing new songs and trying to record. Right now everyone is working on ideas, and we...

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WOLF: New Audio Interview With JOHANNES Available

WOLF guitarist Johannes Losbäck stopped by the Kerrang! office to do some radio while on the U.K. Cursed Earth tour. Check it at this location (it's on the "Full Metal Racket" show, under "Latest Shows"; the WOLF interview starts just after 30 minutes). WOLF's latest album, "The Black Flame", was re...

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KING'S X Frontman Working On New Solo Album

KING'S X frontman Doug Pinnick has issued the following update: "The new KING'S X [album] is finished. Ty [Tabor, guitar/vocals] is mastering it now. The release date is tenative right now. It's called 'Go Tell Somebody', so if you like what you hear, then go tell somebody, if you like what you hear...

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OBSCURA Adds Second Guitarist

German death metal band OBSCURA has announced the addition of second guitarist Johannes Rennig (PROFANITY). "It was a very hard decision to make," the group writes on its web site. "We are looking forward to the upcoming festivals and the recording mode of the new album in August this year." OBSCURA...

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LYZANXIA: Live Recording Posted Online

French metallers LYZANXIA have posted a live version of their song "Path Blade", recorded on March 30, 2007 at Chabada in Angers, France, at this location. LYZANXIA's video for the song "Unsu" has been posted online at YouTube. The track is the title cut off the French metal band's third full-length...

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WOLF: 'Children Of The Black Flame' Live Video Available

Sweden's WOLF has posted a live video for the song "Children of the Black Flame" at YouTube. The clip was filmed in December 2006 during the band's mini-tour with TRIVIUM. WOLF recently announced plans to release its latest album, "The Black Flame", on vinyl. The Swedish underground label Blackcave...