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THE HAUNTED Frontman On Great Ideas

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Crystalized Black Flag Insect Repellant. Taste those words. You know that's not healthy. I mean you can tell just saying that. It sounds kinda like Death Through Chemical Warfare. My uncle is a really cool dude...

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BYZANTINE, ATTACKER, Ex-ANTHRAX Guitarist Confirmed For BROOKLYN METALFEST

BYZANTINE, ATTACKER and former ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano have been confirmed for the second annual Brooklyn Metalfest, set to take place Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23 at the Hook in Brooklyn, New York. The first band will hit the stage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and at 12 noon on Saturday....

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EXCITER Will NOT Perform At This Year's MILWAUKEE METALFEST

Despite the organizers' previous announcement to the contrary, Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER will **NOT** perform at this year's Milwaukee Metalfest, set to take place May 11-12 at the Waukesha Expo Center in Waukesha, WI. "We did talk to the promoter about playing, but we were unable to co...

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IN THA UMBRA, MALIGNANT TUMOUR Confirmed For Portugal's CAOS EMERGENTE FEST

IN THA UMBRA and MALIGNANT TUMOUR are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Caos Emergente Fest - Open Air, set to take place September 7-9 in Recarei, Porto, Portugal. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED ALCOHOLOCAUST ALTAR OF GIALLO BENEDICTION...

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DOGPOUND: 'III' Pushed Back To September

Due to "contractual reasons with a Japanese licensing deal," the release date of the third album from Swedish hard rockers DOGPOUND, "III" (Lion Music),has been pushed back to September from the previously announced March 21. The follow-up to 2005's "A Night in the Gutter" was mixed by Peter Tägtgr...

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NAGLFAR Cancels GATES OF METALBÅTEN Appearance

Swedish black metallers NAGLFAR have canceled their previously announced appearance at the Gates of Metalbåten festivail "due to unforeseen events." "Our apologies goes out to anyone who might be affected by this," the band writes on its web site. Gates of Metalbåten festival is scheduled to take pl...

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ZYKLON Guitarist To Guest On New GLORIA MORTI Album

Finnish black metallers GLORIA MORTI have issued the following update: "We are more than happy to announce that none other than Destruchtor, known for his work in MYRKSKOG and ZYKLON, will make an appearance on the forthcoming GLORIA MORTI album, 'Eryx', as a guest solo guitarist for the track 'Sand...

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SIN DEALER Begins Mixing New CD

SIN DEALER, the band featuring members of SEA OF GREEN, SONS OF OTIS, EDWIN and PLASMA BLAST, has begun mixing its new CD, titled "Going Down", at Q Music in Toronto, ON. Guitarist Ron Bechard checks in from the studio and comments: "Before we even started mixing the tracks they were already so heav...

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ROSS THE BOSS, SEVEN WITCHES, BRAND NEW SIN Confirmed For BROOKLYN METALFEST

Former MANOWAR/DICTATORS guitarist Ross The Boss, SEVEN WITCHES, BRAND NEW SIN, MAGUS BEAST, CONSTRICTED, ZANDELLE and OVERLORDE are among the confirmed bands for the second annual Brooklyn Metalfest, set to take place Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23 at the Hook in Brooklyn, New York. The firs...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Comments On New VISION DIVINE Album

Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE, the brainchild of ex-LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thörsen, have completed work on their new album, "The 25th Hour", due on June 4 via Scarlet Records. The production was once again handled by Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS) and Luigi Stefanini at the New Sin St...

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ARCH ENEMY Drummer Checks In From Recording Studio

Several days after announcing the return of original guitarist Christopher Amott, Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have commenced the recordings of the much anticipated follow-up to the band's most successful album to date, "Doomsday Machine" (2005). The as-yet-untitled CD is being record...

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REKUIEM: 'Time Will Tell' Special Edition Due In April

REKUIEM (formerly REQUIEM),the cult NWOBHM band that was at the very start of the British metal movement alongside such names as DIAMOND HEAD and WITCHFINDER GENERAL, has posted the following message on its official web site: "A special edition release of REKUIEM's 'Time Will Tell' album with an ex...

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Temptation Come My Way

Be wary of what you read in band biographies. I hate to pick on any single band too much, as every act wants to present its music in the best light possible, but in the case of Tennessee's THE SHOWDOWN, there is a little too much hyperbole and not nearly enough fact. And for Christ's ...

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ANGRA, KORZUS, VIPER Members To Take Part In 'Stay Heavy Metal Stars' Concert

Members of ANGRA, TORTURE SQUAD, KORZUS, TUATHA DE DANANN, VIPER, DR. SIN, ANCESTTRAL, SHADOWSIDE, KING BIRD, MONSTER, GENOCIDIO, THREAT, HENCEFORTH, ANDRALLS, SUNSETH MIDNIGHT, MINDFLOW, KRUSADER, HARD ROCKET and SCARS will take part in the second annual "Stay Heavy Metal Stars", a concert featurin...

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MORTAL SIN To Support SLAYER In Sydney

Reactivated Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN will support SLAYER and MASTODON on April 17 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney. "If you ain't inside the venue early to catch our show I will personally whip your ass!" vocalist Mat Maurer joked in an online posting. "We wanna show some Aussie metal pride!...