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METALLICA's 'Mission' Launch Date Announced

METALLICA's recently announced web site MissionMetallica.com where the band says it will offer fans a chance to "experience the [group's] new album before it's done," is scheduled to go "live" on May 12. As previously reported, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told RollingStone.com that the band intend...

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ANGST SKVADRON To Release Debut In June

ANGST SKVADRON, the avantgarde/post-black metal project led by Norwegian artist Trondr Nefas (URGEHAL, BEASTCRAFT, IN LINGUA MORTUA, ENDEZZMA),will release its debut album, "Flukt", on June 27 via Agonia Records. According to a press release, the CD contains "an eerie mix of '70s prog rock/metal bl...

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CINDERELLA: First North American Tour Dates Announced

CINDERELLA has announced the dates for the first leg of its North American tour. Most of the shows are expected to also include the reunited WARRANT (featuring Jani Lane on vocals) and LYNCH MOB. The dates are as follows: June 24 - Nashville, TN - Wildhorse June 26 - Walker, MN - Northern Lights Cas...

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Guitarist CHRISTIAN HECTOR Quits MIDNATTSOL

Guitarist Christian Hector has left MIDNATTSOL, the German-Norwegian band featuring vocalist Carmen Elise Espenaes (the younger sister of LEAVES' EYES singer Liv Kristine). His statement on the matter reads as follows: "It's been some years since Carmen and me started out forming Midnattsol. Now it'...

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THE ABSENCE To Film 'Dead And Gone' Video

Tampa melodic trash outfit THE ABSENCE will shoot a video for the song "Dead and Gone" on May 9 at the Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida. All fans are encouraged to come out and be in the clip. "Dead and Gone" comes off THE ABSENCE's sophomore CD, "Riders of the Plague", which was released on ...

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NIDRIKE: Debut Album Delayed

NIDRIKE, the Swedish black metal project featuring VANMAKT mainman Gorgoth and Gjallar from SKALD as the main lyric writer, has issued the following update: "During the summer we will write six songs that will be released on a MCD hopefully in the end of this year. At the moment we're discussing the...

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WHITESNAKE: 'Good To Be Bad' Cracks Norwegian Top 5

WHITESNAKE's new album, "Good To Be Bad", has entered the Norwegian national chart at position No. 5 the band's highest-ever chart entry in Norway. As previously reported, the CD also landed on the UK album chart at No. 7. The album was released through SPV/Steamhammer in Germany on April 18, the re...

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ADAMANTRA: Another Song Posted Online

Finnish progressive metallers ADAMANTRA have posted the song "Beyond Disillusions" on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's debut album, which is currently being mixed by Mikko Mustonen (best known for his work with NORTHERN KINGS, a band consisting of members of NIGHTWISH and SONATA A...

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METALLICA: New Album To Be Released In October?

Amazon.com is currently listing an October 28, 2008 release date for the new METALLICA album. It should be noted, however, that this information has not yet been corroborated by the band or the group's record label, Warner Bros. Music. METALLICA has set up a web site at MissionMetallica.com that say...

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PILEDRIVER Signs With NORTHERN STORM RECORDS

Canadian metal legends PILEDRIVER have inked a deal with Northern Storm Records. The group is currently working on its long-awaited new album, "Metal Manifesto", which will be mixed by Neil Kernon (QUEENSRCHE, NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE). Upcoming PILEDRIVER shows: May 10 - La Source Coatic...

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JUDAS PRIEST's 'Nostradamus' Previewed

Metal Edge (web site) contributor Bryan Reesman (web site) was the first American journalist to fully hear the new JUDAS PRIEST rock opera "Nostradamus" and interview Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, and K.K. Downing about it this past Tuesday. The interview will run as the July 2008 cover story of Metal...

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JUDAS PRIEST Schedules First In-Store Signing Session In 25 Years

On Friday, May 9 at 6:00 p.m. EST, JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing will take part in their first in-store signing in 25 years at Vintage Vinyl, an independent record store located in Fords, New Jersey. You need a wristband to get in, which you can obtain by pre-orderi...

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CARCASS Frontman To Guest On New CYPHER Album

CARCASS vocalist/bassist Jeff Walker will make a guest appearance on the sophomore album from Dutch death/thrash metallers CYPHER. Walker will take part in a "vocal battle" with CYPHER frontman T on the track "The Plague Race". CYPHER is currently in pre-production for the new CD, which will likely...

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AVA INFERI: New Album Title Announced

Portugal's AVA INFERI has set "Blood of Bacchus" as the title of its third album, due later in the year via Season of Mist. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Fireflies", "A Witch She Was, The Witch I Am", "Lights", "Last Sign of Summer" and "All the Colours of the Dark". Commented guitaris...

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METALLICA's ULRICH: 'Metal Is Alive And Well And Doing Better Than It Has In Many Years'

RollingStone.com conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich this past Saturday, April 19 at the band's Record Store Day signing event in northern California. An excerpt from the chat follows: RollingStone.com: You were one of the first artists to sue over copyright infringement and vo...