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TRISTANIA Complete Work On New Album

Norwegian symphonic metal band TRISTANIA have issued the following update: "We are eager to announce that the new album is completely finished. We are all delighted with our latest creation, which has been named 'Illumination'. The planned release is in September. Some titles from the album are 'San...

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LEGION OF THE DAMNED Announce New Bassist

Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED (formerly OCCULT) have posted the following message on their official web site: "During our last tour, bass player Twan Fleuren left the band because of family matters. After having spoken with Twan, we all decided that it was best for him to focus on his family...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On New MEGADETH Album: It Ain't 'Rust In Peace 2'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section nof the band's official web site: "This is the penultimate day in the studio, and I have been very secretive about where we are/were/are going to be regarding this recording because I knew I would want to invite...

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Memorial

Kudos to Portugal's MOONSPELL for creating goth with death metal propulsion that should have cross-genre appeal. You heard it on much of "The Antidote", but "Memorial" is a 59-minute gem of an album that manages to be very heavy without dispensing with that Vampire-esque gothic appeal. While I would...

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DEAN GUITARS Unveils DIMEBAG's REBEL RAZORBACK Creation

Dean Guitars has announced the release of what it believes is one of the finest guitars Dean has ever made — the Rebel Razorback guitar (photo),a creation of the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Sculpted with razor-like edges, and points-to-kill, Dean's Rebel Razorback is a visual six-string weapon m...

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DOWN THE DRAIN Complete Work On Debut Album: Audio Available

DOWN THE DRAIN, the Buffalo, New York-based quintet featuring MALEVOLENT CREATION singer Brett Hoffmann, have completed work on their full-length debut, "Dying Inside", tentatively due later in the year. The CD was recorded at Watchmen studios in Lockport, New York with producer Doug White (SNAPCASE...

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SUPREME MAJESTY Announce New Guitarist

Swedish melodic metallers SUPREME MAJESTY have announced the addition of guitarist Jimmy Hedlund (FALCONER) to the group's ranks. An audio sample of Hedlund's playing, also featuring SUPREME MAJESTY's other guitarist, Rille Svensson, can be downloaded at this location (.RAR file). SUPREME MAJESTY we...

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DISGORGE To Team Up With ROTTENESS For Mexican Tour

California death-grind band DISGORGE will be teaming up with ROTTENESS for a Mexican tour in June. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. The band wil also underetake a "huge" European tour with MALEVOLENT CREATION and SKINLESS beginning mid-September. DISGORGE released their fourth album, "...

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SOCIETY 1 Sign With CRASH MUSIC

Crash Music, Inc. has announced the signing of the Los Angeles band SOCIETY 1 to a worldwide deal. SOCIETY 1 first rose to notoriety in 1999 with its debut album, "Slacker Jesus", earning massive press coverage through such media outlets as MTV, VH1, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Spin, Revolver, and Ker...

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Rich Man's War…Poor Man's Fight

Buffalo, New York's ever-changing HEROD showed a lot of promise with the classy melodic metal of 2004's "For Whom the Gods Would Destroy". The group blended a fundamentally modern sound with traditional metal roots and an impeccable sense of melody. So what happened? "Rich Man's War…Poor Man's Fight...

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SKINLESS Complete Work On New Album

New York-based death metallers SKINLESS have completed work on their new album for Relapse Records. Entitled "Trample The Weak, Hurdle the Dead", the CD is the band's first to feature new vocalist Jason Keyser. The follow-up to 2002's "From Sacrifice To Survival" was recorded with longtime engineer...

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LACUNA COIL Frontwoman On Italian Food, Drinking And Male Groupies

FHM magazine recently conducted an interview with LACUNA COIL frontwoman Cristina Scabbia. A few excerpts from the chat follow: FHM: You've toured the U.S. extensively. What's your take on Italian chains such as Olive Garden and Papa John's? Cristina: "I can sound like such a bitch when I talk about...

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SOCIETY 1 Frontman Talks About Being Dropped By EARACHE RECORDS

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with outspoken SOCIETY 1 frontman Matt Zane. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What led to you being dropped by Earache Records? Matt: "We originally signed with Earache for a three record deal and they decided not to pick up the o...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION To Record 'Doomsday X' In May

Long-running Florida death metal warriors MALEVOLENT CREATION are currently in pre-production for their tenth studio album, "Doomsday X", due this fall via Nuclear Blast Records. The band are currently home writing and demoing material for the new CD, to be recorded in May and mixed in June. Recordi...

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GREAT WHITE Nightclub Fire: Prosecutors Seek Documents On TV News Report

The Associated Press has issued the following report: Prosecutors in the case against the brothers who owned a nightclub where 100 people died in a 2003 fire want to subpoena a Boston television station where one of the men once worked to get notes about a report he did on escaping from fires. The S...