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ANGRA's 14th Anniversary Show Witnessed By Nearly 4,400 People: Photos Available

Brazilian melodic metallers ANGRA have posted the following message on thei official web site: "ANGRA [performed at] the Via Funchal in São Paulo, Brazil, last Sunday November 5th. To celebrate the band's 14th anniversary, the huge venue held the longest show ever in their career — a total running t...

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ROB ROCK, NARNIA To Team Up For Tour

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist Rob Rock's (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) official web site has been updated with the following message: "After the very successful double headlining festival date at Metalfest in Germany, ROB ROCK and [Sweden's] NARNIA have decided to offer this double headlining...

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SUBMISSION Confirmed For Denmark's GODZZFEST Metal Festival

Danish metallers SUBMISSION, who won the "Best Self-Financed Release" prize at the Danish Metal Awards 2004, have been confirmed for the Godzzfest Metal Festival 2005, set to take place November 19 at Godset in Kolding, Denmark. Also scheduled to appear at the event are EXODUS, HATESPHERE, RAUNCHY,...

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HELLOWEEN Singer Defends Decision To Revisit 'Keeper' Album Concept

ThatsSoMetal.com recently conducted an interview with HELLOWEEN singer Andi Deris. An excerpt from the chat follows: ThatsSoMetal.com: Was writing and recording "Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy" a labor of love or the biggest headache the band ever decided to take on? Andi: "We are more than h...

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VOLBEAT Nominated In Four Categories At DANISH METAL AWARDS

Danish metallers VOLBEAT have been nominated in four categories at the first Danish Metal Awards: Best Album, Best Cover, Live Band and Debut Release. The awards ceremony will be held on November 26 at Amager Bio in Denmark. More information is available at www.dmea.dk. VOLBEAT's debut album, "The S...

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GAMMA RAY: Scandinavian Tour Dates Announced

German power metallers GAMMA RAY have announced the dates for the Scandinavian/Russian legs of their "Majestic" European tour. Support on the Scandinavian portion of the trek will come from NOCTURNAL RITES and POWERWOLF. The details are as follows: Jan. 14 - Stockholm, SWE @ Arenan Jan. 16 - Helsink...

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LEATHERWOLF Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Legendary Southern California metal stalwarts LEATHERWOLF, whose current lineup includes vocalist Wade Black (ex-CRIMSON GLORY, SEVEN WITCHES),have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. Also scheduled t...

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CONTEMPT: 'In Venom' Video Posted Online

Danish power thrashers CONTEMPT have uploaded a video for the track "In Venom", from their forthcoming album "Death from Below", at this location. CONTEMPT are currently negotiating a new record deal, having parted ways with Diamond Records (founded by longtime KING DIAMOND/MERCYFUL FATE manager Ole...

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KAI HANSEN: I Would Do A Reunion Tour With HELLOWEEN

Greece's Metalzone.gr recently conducted an interview with GAMMA RAY/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalzone: Are you going to film any of the footage on your tour for an upcoming DVD? Kai Hansen: "We have a plan [to film] something on this to...

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PLATITUDE Announce Japanese, European Record Deals

Swedish progressive power metal band PLATITUDE have inked a deal with Germany's Metal Heaven and Japan's King Records for distribution in Europe and Japan, respectively, of their third full-length CD, "Silence Speaks". The album is scheduled to be issued in Japan on December 21, with the European re...

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MICHAEL KISKE: Reunion With HELLOWEEN 'Will Never Happen'

Ex-HELLOWEEN frontman Michael Kiske has once again shot down the possibility of a reunion with his former bandmates. Despite the fact that the singer stated in a recent interview that he would consider playing a one-off show with HELLOWEEN at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, a full-fledged reunio...

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RAUNCHY To Play At This Year's DANISH METAL AWARDS

Danish modern metallers RAUNCHY will be playing at this year's Danish Metal Awards, set to be held November 26 at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark. Other bands on the bill include ENTOMBED and AS WE FIGHT. RAUNCHY will be playing from between 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. CET. In other news, RAUNCHY dr...

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SUBMISSION Complete Work On Debut Album

Danish metallers SUBMISSION, who won the "Best Self-Financed Release" prize at the Danish Metal Awards 2004, have finished mixing their debut album, tentatively due in early 2006 via Listenable Records. The first part of the album recordings was done at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer...

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Shine.Set.Repeat

And so Crash enters the metalcore sweepstakes by signing TEXAS IS ON FIRE and releasing the Denver band's first full-length, "Shine.Set.Repeat". The funny thing is that the album will probably do quite well for the label, as there still remains a large audience for this brand of scathing metalcore,...

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GAIA EPICUS Frontman To Guest On Norwegian TV Show

GAIA EPICUS guitarist/vocalist Thomas Christian Hansen will be a guest on the Norwegian interactive metal TV chat show "Metal Svisj" on November 1. The show airs at 12:40 a.m. and can be seen on the Norwegian channel NRK2. As previously reported, GAIA EPICUS have uploaded their video for the track "...