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SADUS Drops Off DESTRUCTION Tour, INTO ETERNITY Steps In

According to a posting on DESTRUCTION's official web site, veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers SADUS have dropped off the upcoming "Thrash Till Death Over North America" tour featuring DESTRUCTION, MUNICIPAL WASTE and HIRAX. "We are still waiting for an official statement from the band and the...

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OPETH Frontman Begins Writing New Album, Commences Work On Side-Project

According to a posting on OPETH's official web site, the group's frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has started writing material for what is supposed to be the ninth OPETH record, tentatively due before the end of the year. In addition, he is working on an as-yet-unnamed side-project. More information will b...

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LULLACRY Guitarist Keeping Things Heavy And Melodic

LULLACRY guitarist Sami Vauhkonen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Boys and girls! Now it's time get in some action! For me it's always been easier to write music when it's dark outside. Yeah, I know you're looking at the damn picture and mumbling that it's not sooo...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY: Live Video Available

A video clip of FIREBALL MINISTRY playing their track "Choker" at Mohawk Place in Buffalo, NY earlier this year during The Triple Threat Tour with ARTIMUS PYLDRIVER and VAINS OF JENNA has been posted online at the Underground Video Television web site. The Triple Threat Tour was FIREBALL MINISTRY's...

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OPETH Mainman: 'I Will Practice My Playing Like An Idiot'

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "OK, just a brief note to say thanks to everyone that came and saw us during the 'Ghost Reveries' world tour 2005/2006. 19 months of touring, pretty much. We're gonna post all the dates on Opeth.com soon and it will loook insane! What t...

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DAY ELEVEN: New Album Sample Available

Finnish alternative rock/metal group DAY ELEVEN is offering a sample from their new album, to be released in Finland in March 2007. Check out the track "Dissonance Fading" on the band's MySpace page. After recording their first album by themselves, the band decided this time to work with producers J...

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BLACK SABBATH In The U.K.'s SUN Tabloid

In an almost unprecedented move for a tabloid newspaper, the Sun — the world's biggest-selling English-language newspaper, with over eight million readers a day — has acknowledged the world of heavy metal by reviewing a BLACK SABBATH biography in glowing terms. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", the new SABB...

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DAYLIGHT DIES: Tour Diary, Video Clips Posted Online

North Carolina's DAYLIGHT DIES has issued the following update: "As previously promised, a tour diary written during our recent North American tour [with MOONSPELL and KATATONIA], complete with a few photos, is now online for all to see. View it here. "Our friend Jeff Brubaker (who is responsible fo...

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INTO ETERNITY, BLACK STONE CHERRY Members To Guest On Tomorrow's 'The Governor's Ball'

Vocalist Stu Block from INTO ETERNITY and drummer John Fred Young from BLACK STONE CHERRY will be the featured guests on "The Governor's Ball" on Saturday, December 9 at 3:00 p.m. Tune in on www.myspace.com/thegovernorsball and www.fusionradio.ca. INTO ETERNITY has announced the addition of new memb...

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INTO ETERNITY Announces New Members

INTO ETERNITY will kick off 2007 with a short run of headlining dates leading them into a major U.S. tour this spring. This trek also marks the addition of new members, Steve Bolognese (ex-BEYOND THE EMBRACE) on drums and Justin Bender on guitars. Tim Roth (guitars, vocals) states: "We are really ex...

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MEMFIS Honored With 'Rookies Of The Year' Award

Swedish progressive metal band MEMFIS has been honored with the "Rookies of the Year" award by Sweden's rock radio station P4 Dist. The group's prize package includes a slot at next year's Sweden Rock festival, set to take place June 6-9, 2007 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. As previously reported, MEMFIS ha...

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MEGADETH Mainman: Argentina Concert 'Was One Of The Greatest Nights Of My Life'

MEGADETH and Image Entertainment have confirmed the March 6, 2007 release of "That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires" live DVD. The show was filmed live at Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 9, 2005 before a rabid audience of over 25,000 fans. The 90-plus minute film features songs enco...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: Video Clip From Recording Sessions Posted Online

A two-minute video clip taken during the recording sessions for the new DARK TRANQUILLITY album has been posted online at YouTube.com. "It's pretty short, but captures the general vibe as well as offering some crude-but-hopefully-interesting previews of some of the new songs," the Swedish melodic de...

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MEGADETH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, OVERKILL, OPETH: Audio Interviews Available

Shockwaves Podcast #5 — featuring interviews with several of the bands that took part in Gigantour 2006, including MEGADETH, OVERKILL, OPETH, SANCTITY, INTO ETERNITY, and THE SMASHUP — is available for download at this location (45 minutes, 21 MB). It also available for subscription on iTunes (just...

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SANCTITY: Van Theft Forces Milwaukee Concert Cancellation

Asheville, North Carolina-based classic metal quartet SANCTITY was forced to miss last night's (Dec. 2) concert at The Eagles club in Milwaukee with CHILDREN OF BODOM, AMON AMARTH and GOJIRA after the group's van was stolen, a representative for the group's record label, Roadrunner Records, has conf...