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EPICA Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST V

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have been confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Fest V, set to take place Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER BATTLELORE DISTORTED EPICA HOLY...

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ROB ZOMBIE To Document Making Of 'Halloween' Remake

Rob Zombie has issued the following update on his upcoming remake of the 1978 horror classic "Halloween": "Many of you have been asking if I plan on making a 'making of Halloween' documentary similar to the '30 days in Hell' one on 'The Devil's Rejects' DVD. Well, the answer is yes. We started shoot...

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AFTER FOREVER, BATTLELORE, DISTORTED Confirmed For METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST V

AFTER FOREVER, BATTLELORE and DISTORTED have been confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Fest V, set to take place Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER BATTLELORE DISTORTED HOLY MOSES IMPERI...

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BLOODY PANDA Signs With LEVEL-PLANE RECORDS

Diverse indie label Level-Plane has announced the signing of New York doom act BLOODY PANDA. Driven by the mournful, melodic vocals of Japanese frontwoman Yoshiko Ohara, BLOODY PANDA's transcendent sound finds its roots in the dirge-like power of SWANS, the amplifier-worshipping textures of EARTH, a...

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HOLY MOSES, EISREGEN, SKYCLAD Confirmed For Germany's BATTLE OF METAL Festival

HOLY MOSES, EISREGEN, SKYCLAD, EISHEILIG and NODE have been confirmed for the Battle of Metal open-air festival, set to take place July 5-7, 2007 in Geiselwind, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are PARADISE LOST and IN EXTREMO. HOLY MOSES' latest CD, "Strength Power Will Passion", was released in t...

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VANDEN PLAS Cancels END OF DAYS Festival Appearance

Germany's progressive metal icons VANDEN PLAS have issued the following update: "Unfortunately, VANDEN PLAS' appearance at the End Of Dayz Festival [in Pratteln, Switzerland] had to be cancelled because of an unsolvable time schedule problem (it was not possible to schedule VANDEN PLAS on [December]...

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EYEHATEGOD: Final Tribute Album Track Listing, Release Date Announced

Emetic Records has set a March 20, 2007 release date for "For the Sick – A Tribute to Eyehategod". According to the label, "all the artists involved in the release are friends or fans of the sludge legends and we are happy to have the best of the underground to show their support of EYEHATEGOD," ...

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Ex-PESTILENCE Frontman: CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Wasn't A Sympathetic Man'

Deathrasher magazine recently conducted an interview with former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX/BOLT THROWER and current DEATH BY DAWN frontman Martin van Drunen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Deathrasher: Old metalheads prefer to stay with their classic bands and are not interested in listen to the...

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AMASEFFER: 'The First CD Of The Trilogy Is Done'

Drummer and main songwriter Erez Yohanan of AMASEFFER — the new "holy project" from Andy Kuntz, lead singer of German progressive metal band VANDEN PLAS — has issued the following update: "As [of] today the first CD of the trilogy is done! The album will be presented in three different languages on...

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IMPIOUS: Two New Songs Available For Download

Swedish death/thrashers IMPIOUS have uploaded two full songs from their new album, entitled "Holy Murder Masquerade", at their official web site. Check out the tracks "Bloodcraft" and "Everlasting Punishment" at this location. "Holy Murder Masquerade" is scheduled for release on January 29, 2007 via...

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ZYKLON Confirmed For Austria's KALTENBACH OPEN AIR Festival

ZYKLON, the Norwegian band featuring EMPEROR members Samoth (guitar) and Trym (drums),has been confirmed for the Kaltenbach Open Air festival, set to take place July 13-14, 2007 in Spital Am Semmering, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AETERNUS (NOR) BE...

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ROB ROCK To Enter Studio In January

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist ROB ROCK (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) will enter the studio in January 2007 to begin recording his fourth solo album. "No album title has been decided yet but we are definitely planning a 2007 worldwide release," reads a posting on Rock's web site. "The songwriti...

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MESSIAH'S KISS: 'Dragonheart' Release Date Confirmed

MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT touring singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR),has announced the following release dates for its upcoming third album, "Dragonheart" (SPV Records): Germany: February 23, 2007 Rest of Europe: February 26, 2007 USA...

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YEARNING Signs New Deal With HOLY RECORDS

Finnish dark/atmospheric metal band YEARNING has signed a one-album deal with France's Holy Records for the release of its fifth CD. The group will enter the studio in March 2007 to begin recording its fourth album, "Merging into Landscapes", for a summer/fall release. According to the band, the upc...

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THE HAUNTED To Headline Austria's KALTENBACH OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have been confirmed as the headliners of the Kaltenbach Open Air festival, set to take place July 13-14, 2007 in Spital Am Semmering, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: THE HAUNTED (SWE) DARK FUNERAL (SWE) BELPHEGOR (AUT) KAMPFAR (NOR) HOLY MOSES (G...