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IXXI Prepares To Release Debut Album

IXXI, the new Swedish black metal band featuring members of ONDSKAPT, ZAVORASH, LIFELOVER and DIMHYMN, is preparing to release its self-titled debut album. The CD, which was recorded, mixed and mastered last July at Studio Endarker by Devo Andersson, will feature the following track listing: 01. Int...

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DROWNING POOL: More 'Full Circle' Details Revealed

Dallas-based metal band DROWNING POOL has announced the details of its upcoming release "Full Circle", set to hit on July 24 via Eleven Seven Records. For DROWNING POOL, "Full Circle" represents a chance to continue to build on the band's success, with a new lead singer in old friend Ryan McCombs (e...

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BRAINSTORM To Release Double DVD

Metal Blade will release the first-ever BRAINSTORM DVD, "Honey From The B's (Beasting around the Bush)", on June 29 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy) / July 2 (rest of Europe). The box set will be released in digipack format "with special metal effect," according to a press release. The track l...

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WINTERDOME Confirmed For Germany's BATTLE OF METAL Festival

German metallers WINTERDOME have been confirmed for the Battle of Metal open-air festival, set to take place July 5-7, 2007 at Eventzentrum in Geiselwind, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BEHEMOTH BELOVED ENEMY BLACK LABEL SOCIETY DEATHSTARS DISBELIEF D...

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MARILYN MANSON Talks About New Album, Upcoming Tour

MansonUSA.com recently conducted an interview with Marilyn Manson. A few excerpts from the chat follow: MansonUSA.com: In 2005, you mentioned Tim [Skold] writing around 20 songs. Was earlier material scrapped altogether as by-products of false-starts, or has much of it survived from the initial 20-o...

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DIECAST Embarks On North American Tour With DROWNING POOL

DIECAST kicks off a month-long North American tour as direct support to DROWNING POOL tonight in Evansville, WI. The group recently completed a monstrous 10-week U.S. tour with SEVENDUST, which marked the longest tour of the group's storied career as well as the third U.S. run in support of their ne...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Checks In From HEAVEN AND HELL Tour

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has issued the following update: "I write to you from the beautiful city of Cleveland, Ohio in the United States of muthafuckin' America. We have been out with the HEAVEN AND HELL and MEGADETH guys now for almost three weeks, and man, what can I say... it's pretty...

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'Israel Unleashed' Compilation Artwork, Final Track Listing Revealed

The Jewish Music Group (JMG) is planning to release the very best unsigned rock and metal bands from Israel this summer on one compilation CD called "Israel Unleashed: The Best Rock And Metal From The Holy Land". This project is being produced by JMG's Dean Schachtel, a long-time rock and heavy meta...

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A BAND CALLED PAIN To Release Debut Album In July

San Francisco-based metal outfit A BAND CALLED PAIN will release its album debut album, "Broken Dreams", on July 3 via Hiero-Imperium (distributed by Fontana/Universal). The CD's first single will be "The Pieces", a "stand-out tune that highlights the band's distinctive heavy/rock sound," according...

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THREAT SIGNAL Added To 'Tour And Loathing' Dates

Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have been added to the "Tour and Loathing" tour alongside ALL THAT REMAINS, PROTEST THE HERO, BLESS THE FALLEN and THE HOLY SPRINGS DISASTER. Lead singer Jonathan Howard had this to say: "When I first heard my band would be opening the 'Tour and Loathing' tour with c...

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SOLACE OF REQUIEM Prepares For MILWAUKEE METALFEST Appearance

Virginia Beach, Virginia death metal trio SOLACE OF REQUIEM has issued the following update: "Friday, May 11th and Saturday, May 12th SOLACE OF REQUIEM will be back on the road. The first of their two shows is in Superior, Wisconsin at Bev's Jook Joint. There the band will be teaming back up with th...

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IMPERIA Confirmed For Germany's BATTLE OF METAL Festival

Dutch/Norwegian goth metal band IMPERIA has been confirmed for the Battle of Metal open-air festival, set to take place July 5-7, 2007 at Eventzentrum in Geiselwind, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BEHEMOTH BELOVED ENEMY BLACK LABEL SOCIETY DEATHSTARS...

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BAD BRAINS: New Audio Sample Available

An audio sample of a new BAD BRAINS song, entitled "Jah People Make The World Go Round", has been posted on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's first proper studio album in over a decade, "Build A Nation", which is scheduled to arrive in stores on June 26 via ...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS Launches THE HOLY RAGE

Original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins has set THE HOLY RAGE as the name of his band. The group's lineup consists of the following musicians: Al Atkins - Vocals Mike De Jager - Guitar Chris Johnson - Guitar Alex Reynolds - Drums Scott Dallow - Bass A MySpace page has been launched, featuring ...

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Holy Murder Masquerade

Here's one novel way to make people want to buy your physical CD, instead of downloading your album — make it a concept album, and then print the lyrics in the form of dialogue bubbles in a comic! The story, a twisted tale of murder, redemption and, well, more murder, is standard-issue graphic novel...