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Armageddon Over Wacken 2004

Like the festival from which it is spawned, "Armageddon Over Wacken" is a mammoth undertaking, not for the faint of heart or elitist in spirit. A died-and-gone-to-metal-heaven bacchanal where DIO and MOTÖRHEAD slot next to BAL-SAGOTH, MAYHEM and CANNIBAL CORPSE — and they all end up sharing a stage...

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TRISTANIA To Record New Album In February

Norwegian symphonic metal band TRISTANIA have posted the following message on their official web site: "First of all we would like thank the ones that showed up and supported us on Wave Gotik Treffen, Summer Breeze and Wacken Open Air. We had a great time. "As most of you know by now; we're currentl...

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ZYKLON To Record New Album In November; Live DVD Due In Early 2006

ZYKLON, the Norwegian band featuring EMPEROR members Samoth (guitar) and Trym (drums),are scheduled to start recording their third album, tentatively titled "Disintegrate", at Akkerhaugen Lydstudio in Norway in November. The mixing will take place at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden early next...

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MICHAEL KISKE: I Would Join HELLOWEEN For One-Off Appearance At WACKEN

In a recent interview with Lords of Metal, former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske talked about his artistic departure from metal, his latest project PLACE VENDOME and a possible one-off reunion with his former HELLOWEEN bandmates at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival. A couple of excerpts from the in...

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EMPEROR: Brand-New Live Photos Posted Online!

Several photos of EMPEROR's surprise performance at Scream's 15-year anniversary party at Oslo, Norway's Rockefeller Friday night (Sept. 30) have been posted online at this location (all photos were taken by EMPEROR guitarist Samoth's wife Erin). As previously reported, EMPEROR reunited after four y...

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METAL CHURCH Singer: New Album To Recapture Roots Of Band

Australia's Inside_Out666 recently conducted an in-depth interview with METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe (ex-ROTTWEILER). Several excerpts follow: Inside_Out666: In 2004 you became the new vocalist for METAL CHURCH and released "The Weight of the World", which will be known as one of the greatest...

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Legendary Black Metallers EMPEROR Talk About Decision To Reunite

Black metal legends EMPEROR reunited after four years to play a surprise three-song set for Norwegian metal magazine Scream's 15-year anniversary which took place at Oslo's Rockefeller Friday night (Sept. 30). Norwegian metal radio show "Tinitus" was at the venue to witness the historical moment. In...

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Update: EMPEROR To Headline Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

In addition to headlining the 2006 edition of Norway's Inferno Festival, influential Norwegian extreme metal outfit EMPEROR will perform at next year's Wacken Open Air, set to take place August 3-5, 2006 in Wacken, Germany. Other bands confirmed for the three-day event include CHILDREN OF BODOM, SOI...

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DORO: 'Classic Diamonds' CD/DVD Receives U.S. Release

German metal goddess Doro Pesch (ex-WARLOCK) has just released her "Classic Diamonds" collection in the U.S. in CD/DVD formats via Locomotive Music. The CD features nine revamped Doro classics newly recorded by Doro with the help of THE METAL CLASSIC NIGHT ORCHESTRA, including such favorites as "I R...

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COUNT RAVEN: Re-Releases On The Way!

Swedish doom masters COUNT RAVEN will have all four of their albums remastered and re-released through the German label Cyclone Empire before the end of the year. The first two releases — "Storm Warning" and "Destruction of the Void" — will arrive on October 14, to be followed by "High on Infinity"...

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HANOI ROCKS: Forging Ahead Into The Unknown

HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Yes, it's me, myself and I, breaking the silence once again… well, as Angie McCoy so kindly informed you — yes, I do have the beastly machine! And I'm not afraid to use it. However, that doesn't me...

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KATATONIA Resume Recording New Album

Sweden's KATATONIA have re-entered Fascination Street studio, located in the outskirts of Örebro, Sweden, to resume recording their new album, tentatively due in early 2006 via Peaceville Records. The band have posted the following recording update on their official web site: "After a few needed bre...

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AXEL RUDI PELL To Enter Studio In January

German guitar hero AXEL RUDI PELL and his band have just completed their final performances for this year. The shows in Osnabrück, Wacken and Kavarna (Bulgaria) all went "really well," according to a posting on Pell's web site. Commented Axel: "Especially the show in Kavarna, where we played togethe...

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Guitarist ALLEN WEST Rejoins OBITUARY In Time For U.S. Tour Kick-Off

One day after announcing his departure from OBITUARY, guitarist Allen West has rejoined the group and is on his way to the first show of the band's U.S. tour with NAPALM DEATH, which is scheduled to kick off Thursday (September 1) in Springfield, Virginia. OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins contacted BL...

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SENTENCED: Reaching The End Of The Road

Finnish masters of melancholic, suicidal rock SENTENCED, who reportedly brought tears to the eyes of quite some of the truly dedicated fans at their farewell show at Wacken Open Air this year, are slowly reaching the end of the road. Soon the band will rest in peace forever. One small cure for the a...