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EDGUY Bassist To Perform With BLIND GUARDIAN In South Africa

EDGUY's Tobias "Eggi" Exxel will play bass for one evening with BLIND GUARDIAN on October 13 in Pretoria, South Africa. EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet recently underwent appendix surgery. The group's North American tour, which is set to kick off on September 11 in Hartford, Connecticut, will go ahead...

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THE SCOURGER: In Mixing Mode

Finnish thrashers THE SCOURGER have issued the following update: "During the summer months the band has been supervising the mixing of the new, hotter-than-hell album, 'Dark Invitation to Armageddon'. Also some interesting artwork has been planned. Presumably Stay Heavy Records will issue a detailed...

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VADER: 'And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw' DVD Updated Track Listing Revealed

Polish death metal veterans VADER have released the updated/revised track listing for their upcoming "And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw" DVD. The group's third DVD will be released in October via Metal Mind Productions and will feature footage from the band's February 12, 2007 concert at Stodola Club in...

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P.O.D. Taps Producer JAY BAUMGARDNER For New Album

Spiritual rockers P.O.D. (a.k.a. PAYABLE ON DEATH) have tapped Jay Baumgardner to produce and mix their new record, "When Angels and Serpents Dance", set for release early next year on INO/Columbia Records. Baumgardner is known for his production and mixing skills for such artists as EVANESCENCE, HE...

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VADER Frontman Offers Update On DVD, Upcoming Anniversary Album

VADER frontman Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek has issued the following update: "[As you may have] already noticed, there is new DVD [being] released soon. The show was recorded in the club Stodola in Warsaw [in February 2007]. That's [where] the title came from: '...And Blood Was Shed in Warsaw'. The main...

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YEAR LONG DISASTER To Support TURBONEGRO

Rock trio YEAR LONG DISASTER — which consists of guitarist/vocalist Daniel Davies (son of THE KINKS' Dave Davies),bassist Rich Mullins (ex-KARMA TO BURN, SPEEDEALER),and drummer Brad Hargreaves (THIRD EYE BLIND) — will support TURBONEGRO on their upcoming "What Is Rock" North American tour, which...

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EKOTREN Signs With BLIND PROPHECY RECORDS

Independent metal label Blind Prophecy Records has announced the signing of melodic metal band EKOTREN. Originating in Cape Coral, FL in 2000, EKOTREN is John Sheldon (vocals),Keith Finnell (guitars),Derek DeSantis (bass),Steve Chin (keyboard, backing vocals),and Eric Pottle (drums). The band ha...

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VADER: MP3 File From Upcoming DVD Posted Online

Polish death metal veterans VADER have posted an MP3 audio file from their upcoming "And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw" DVD. Check out the songs "Helleluyah!!! (God Is Dead)" and "Warlords" at this location. VADER's third DVD, "And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw", will be released in October via Metal Mind Pro...

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SATYRICON Confirmed For Japan's LOUDPARK 07 Festival

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have been confirmed for the Loudpark 07 festival, set to take place October 20-21 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, October 20, 2007: HEAVEN AND HELL BLIND GUARDIAN TRIVIUM MACHINE HEAD AS I...

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SLAYER Frontman Talks About Family Life

Cullen Hendrix of San Diego CityBEAT recently conducted an interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On his kids: "My son sits behind Dave [Lombardo] and mimics his drum playing. He gets all into it. [My kids] are 8 and 11. They think it's crazy how ...

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VADER: 'And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw' DVD Details Revealed

Polish death metallers VADER will release their third DVD in October via Metal Mind Productions. Entitled "And Blood Was Shed In Warsaw", the DVD will feature footage from the band's February 12, 2007 concert at Stodola Club in Waraw, documenting the final stop of the group's tour in support of thei...

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BLIND ILLUSION's 'The Sane Asylum' To Be Reissued In September

Metal Mind Productions will reissue one of the most valuable thrash metal albums ever to see the light of day — "The Sane Asylum" by BLIND ILLUSION — on September 10 in Europe. The CD will be available in a new digipack edition, limited to a hand-numbered 2,000 copies. BLIND ILLUSION was a highly te...

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AFTER ALL Singer Forced To Sit Out Tour

For reasons beyond his control, AFTER ALL singer Piet Focroul is forced to sit out most of the Belgian band's upcoming European tour with VICIOUS RUMORS and AGENT STEEL. On the affected dates, Piet will be replaced by Peter Evrard. The scheduled dates in Dortmund, Frankfurt, Weert, Eeklo, Noordwijk...

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HELLOWEEN: In Mixing Mode

German melodic metallers HELLOWEEN have commenced the mixing sessions for their 12th studio LP, tentatively titled "Gambling with the Devil". The CD was recorded at singer Andi Deris' Mi Sueno Studios in Tenerife, Spain with longtime producer Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON). A Halloween (...

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DOGPOUND: 'III' Samples Available

Audio samples from the third album from Swedish hard rockers DOGPOUND, entitled "III", are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Due on September 14 via Lion Music, the follow-up to 2005's "A Night in the Gutter" was mixed by Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN, DIMMU BORGIR, CELTIC FROST)...