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THERION To Be Joined By Former CANDLEMASS Singer For Select European Shows

Christofer Johnsson of the Swedish metallers THERION has issued the following update: "We are proud to announce that: * Piotr Wawrzeniuk will be joining us at Glachau and go with us until Krakow. * Messiah Marcolin (ex-CANDLEMASS, MOMENTO MORI) will be joining us at Budapest and will go with us unti...

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Former DAATH Vocalist Slams BLABBERMOUTH.NET 'Naysayers'

Vocalist Sean Farber has issued the following statement regarding his recent departure from the Atlanta-based extreme metal outfit DAATH: "I am posting this blog not to be impersonal, but because I've received many questions lately about what happened with DAATH and me and it is much easier to type...

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CIVILIZATION ONE Seeks New Drummer

CIVILIZATION ONE, which features vocalist Chitral "Chity" Somapala (highly regarded for his work with AVALON, FIREWIND, FARO, MOONLIGHT AGONY and RED CIRCUIT) and guitarist Aldo Lanobile (whose band, SECRET SPHERE, released two albums on Nuclear Blast Records),has issued the following update: "We a...

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DISTURBED Frontman Selling California Home For $2.9 Million; Photos Available

According to the Los Angeles Times, DISTURBED frontman David Draiman has put his Northridge, California castle, with its turrets, gargoyles, dragons and griffins, on the market at close to $2.9 million. Draiman purchased the residence for $2.5 million in 2005. The six-bedroom, seven-bathroom home, a...

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FOREFATHER Begins Mixing New Album

England's FOREFATHER has issued the following update: "Over the last week we have been re-recording a few parts on the [forthcoming FOREFATHER] album that we felt could be improved, and also adding some things. Over the next week we hope to have a mixdown to approve. We will keep the album and track...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: South American, Mexican Tour Dates Announced

Italian power metal band RHAPSODY OF FIRE (formerly known as RHAPSODY) will tour South America and Mexico in December. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Dec. 05 - El Teatro Flores - Buenos Aires, Argentina Dec. 07 - Caupolican - Santiago, Chile Dec. 09 - Credicard Hall - Sao Paulo, Brazil Dec....

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NIGHTWISH Mainman: 'We're Going To Put A Little More Effort Into America This Time'

Metal Hammer recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen: Metal Hammer: You recently played a secret live show in Hamburg as SUSHI PATROL. How did it go? Tuomas: "Actually we did three secret shows with different names, first was in Estonia, second was in Hel...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist: 'We're Stuck With Having To Play With Each Other Some More'

Metalshrine.com recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine.com: So, right to it. What's going on in the world of TWISTED SISTER? French: "Oh, just the realization that we have to play more (laughs). Oh my God,...

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DAVE MUSTAINE, RONNIE JAMES DIO On Marriage And Life Philosophy

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and HEAVEN AND HELL's Ronnie James Dio recently told Christopher Toh of TodayOnline.com that they are just two ordinary guys who'd have been a teacher and an author, respectively, if they weren't rockers. Dio spends time in his studio, where he "can write music and stuff." "...

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LEMMY, ROB HALFORD, RONNIE JAMES DIO Featured In 'Brütal Legend' Game

According to Gamesarefun.com, the new video game Brütal Legend will focus on metal roadie Eddie Riggs and his Tour Of Destruction through a mystical world of rock and roll legend. The game's setting will fuse modern metal and Norse mythology. Brütal Legend already has several big and fitting names b...

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II: Ruined

How does Profound Lore keep finding these amazing bands? This time it is the ugly, sustaining roar of England's doom/sludge masters ATAVIST. Honestly folks, "II: Ruined" is one of the ugliest sludge albums you are likely to hear this year, and at over 70 minutes in length it is one long exercise in...

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CATARACT Preparing For New Album Recordings

Swiss metalcore band CATARACT has issued the following update: "As you might have seen, we don't have any shows planned at the moment, and that has a specific reason of course. It's pointless to keep it a secret as everyone can figure it out. We're preparing for the recordings of our fifth full-leng...

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NIGHTWISH: New Fanblog Video Available

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH has posted a new fanblog video clip featuring footage from the group's recent rehearsal sessions in Finland and the "secret" concert in Helsinki. Watch it at this location. As previously reported, NIGHTWISH will perform live on Friday, October 19 at New...

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OPETH Confirmed For Sweden's MELLOBOAT Cruise

Swedish prog-metallers OPETH have issued the following update: "OPETH have confirmed that they'll appear on the so called Melloboat, a organized ferry trip between Stockholm and Helsinki. The spectacle, christened 'The 21st Anniversary Schizoid Boat' is being organized by the Mellotronen record labe...

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EUROPE Singer Is A First-Time Father

EUROPE singer Joey Tempest (real name: Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson) and his wife Lisa welcomed their first child, a boy named James Joakim, on Friday, October 12 at a hospital in London, England. An eight-minute video interview with Joey Tempest conducted at the Arrow Rock Festival 2007, which was he...