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CONTRIVE Featured On Australian TV

ABC-TV in Australia recently screened a segment on the late-night music program JTV featuring CONTRIVE drummer Andrew Haug, focusing on his impressive metal knowledge, as well as his relationship with his twin brother and CONTRIVE guitarist/vocalist Paul Haug. You can now view the five-minute segmen...

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DRACONIAN To Open For THERION In Israel

Swedish gothic doom metal band DRACONIAN will play its first show in Israel opening for THERION on August 30 at Merkaz Hayeridim in Tel Aviv. DRACONIAN's setlist will include songs from its entire discography and special t-shirts will be designed for the show. DRACONIAN will enter Fascination Street...

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FUELBLOODED: 'Constructive Destruction' Video Posted Online

Dutch melodic death/thrash act FUELBLOODED (formerly SACRAMENTAL SACHEM) has posted its video for the song "Constructive Destruction" on YouTube. The track comes off the group's debut album, "Inflict the Inevitable", which was released in March 2006 via Copro Records. The CD was mixed and mastered b...

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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY: 'NEIL PEART Introduced Me To Progressive Drumming'

Michael Senft of The Arizona Republic recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Arizona Republic: You just moved to Roadrunner Records from Atlantic. Portnoy: We were with Atlantic/Elektra for 15 years, a seven-album deal...

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SYMPHONY X Lands On Norwegian Album Chart

SYMPHONY X's new CD, "Paradise Lost", has entered the Norwegian album chart at position No. 41. Updated list of "Paradise Lost" first-week chart positions: USA: #123 Sweden: #32 Norway: #41 Germany: #50 France: #60 Netherlands: #59 UK: #169 (rock/metal chart: #12) "Paradise Lost" sold just under 6,5...

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GATES OF WINTER: Debut Album Samples Available

Northern Ontario's GATES OF WINTER has updated its official web site to include two tracks from the band's upcoming debut disc "Lux Aeterna". According to the group, "Life Force Rapture" is "a lengthy, dark and eventually explosive track from the band, whereas the self-titled instrumental 'Gates of...

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SYMPHONY X Kicks Off U.S. Leg Of 'Paradise Lost' Tour; Setlist Revealed

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X kicked off the U.S. leg of the "Paradise Lost" tour Thursday night (July 12) at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. (intro) Oculus Ex Inferni 02. Set the World on Fire 03. Domination 04. Serpent's Kiss 05. Paradise Lost 06. In...

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EPICA Singer To Guest On New AYREON Album

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has revealed the identity of the second singer who will guest on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: Simone Simons of EPICA. Simone's recording session for the new AYREON CD took place on July 5 at the El...

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DRACONIAN To Enter Studio In September

Swedish gothic doom metal band DRACONIAN has issued the following update: "The DRACONIAN quest continues. The band has booked the prominent Fascination Street Studio (KATATONIA, OPETH) in Örebro, Sweden to record their fourth release in September this year. Currently the band is in the last stage of...

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OCEANS OF SADNESS Vocalist To Fill In For EPICA's MARK JANSEN

Vocalist Tijs Vanneste of Belgian progressive metallers OCEANS OF SADNESS will fill in for EPICA's Mark Jansen at the Trailerpop festival on July 7 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This will be a one-time-only arrangement. OCEANS OF SADNESS recently posted its cover version of ALICE IN CHAINS' "Them Bones...

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SYMPHONY X: 'Paradise Lost' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

SYMPHONY X's new CD, "Paradise Lost", has registered the following first-week chart positions around the world: USA: #123 Sweden: #32 Germany: #50 France: #60 Netherlands: #59 UK: #169 (rock/metal chart: #12) "Paradise Lost" sold just under 6,500 copies in the United States in its first week of rele...

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DAYLIGHT DIES: 'Forging Past The Halfway Mark Of The New Album'

North Carolina's DAYLIGHT DIES has issued the following update: "We now are forging past the halfway mark of the new album and decided to demo a couple songs this past weekend for perspective. The new songs thus far consist of a mix of beautiful melancholic leads and harsh dissonant rhythms; despair...

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CONTRIVE To Appear On Austalian TV

To get an up-close-and-personal look in to the world of Melbourne, Australia's CONTRIVE, check out JTV Australia this Friday at 11:40 p.m. (EST) on ABC TV (Channel 2). This episode can also be downloaded via the JTV Vodcast after the show's airing. CONTRIVE drummer Andrew Haug has been hosting Tripl...

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SYMPHONY X Clears Up 'Bonus DVD' Confusion

SYMPHONY X webmaster has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "First, a statement from the band's management regarding the bonus DVD: "World Management would like to clear up any misinformation about the attached 'free bonus DVD' that is shrink wrapped to the new SYMPHONY X CD 'P...

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CHAOS DIVINE Announces First-Ever Australian Tour

Australian metallers CHAOS DIVINE will embark on their first-ever Australian tour in July/August. The dates are as follows: Jul. 27 - Enigma Bar, Adelaide (18+) Jul. 28 - Switch Nightclub, Melbourne (18+) Jul. 29 - The Old Fire Station, Bendigo (All Ages) Aug. 02 - The Grand Hotel, Wyong (18+) Aug....