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ISIS, MISERY INDEX Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Open Air Metal Festival

ISIS, MISERY INDEX, TURISAS, THUNDERSTONE, MAJ KARMA, STURM UND DRANG, PROFANE OMEN and SCENT OF FLESH have been confirmed for the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands on three stages will perform over the course of three...

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Fiction

Listening to DARK TRANQUILLITY's "Fiction", it was almost as if the Swedish melodic death metal institution was sending a message to the hordes of imitators: "Who are you trying to kid, this is the Gothenburg sound!" And "Fiction" is right up there with DARK TRANQUILLITY's strongest material. The ba...

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SUBWAY TO SALLY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German folk/medieval band SUBWAY TO SALLY has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK...

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TNT: New Album Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Norwegian/British hard rockers TNT have finalized the track listing for their new album, "The New Territory", due in May in Japan via Marquee Avalon and June in Europe via MTM Music. The CD, which was mixed in Bergen, Norway, was previously described by new TNT singer Tony Mills (ex-SHY) as "very di...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Survival Is For Those Who Let Fear Run Their Lives'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "We are all on the same raft. 500 Direct TV channels and an unlimited choice of purchase options doesn't change that. The ocean that surrounds us all ain't one we can swim, it's vast, cold and merciless. We live...

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MACHINE HEAD's DEMMEL Wants To Make 'Timeless Songs' People Will Listen To In 20 Years

Michelle LaRose of Garage Radio magazine recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel. A couple of excerpts follow: Garage Radio: Can you tell us a little bit about your brand new album "The Blackening" that just came out this week? Demmel: Yeah. "The Blackening", eight so...

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CAÏNA's 'Mourner' Album To Arrive In June

One of the U.K.'s most promising extreme music prodigies, CAÏNA mastermind Andrew Curtis-Brignell, has completed his sophomore album, "Mourner". Following up his "Some People Fall" debut (which was preceded by two demo tapes released via Drakkar),where Brignell's bizarre take on raw uneasy avant-ga...

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P.O.D.: 'Recording Of Our Next Album Is Going Smooth'

Spiritual rockers P.O.D. (a.k.a. PAYABLE ON DEATH) have issued the following update: "The recording of our next album is going smooth. Sorry that we have not kept you guys informed, but being in the studio is keeping the band occupied. Early last week they invited some of the Columbia and INO execs...

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EMERALD: New Album Delayed

Swiss melodic metallers EMERALD entered a studio in Aue, Germany on February 10 to begin recording their fourth album, entitled "Hymns to Steel". The band has issued the following update: "Due to a bad infection, EMERALD singer Jvo [Julmy] could not record his vocals during the recording sessions in...

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W.A.S.P.: Video Footage From European Tour Opener Available

A video clip of W.A.S.P. performing its classic track "Blind in Texas" during the opening concert of its European tour on Friday, April 6 in Zaandam, the Netherlands has been posted at YouTube. As previously reported, W.A.S.P. has cancelled its previously announced August 20 concert at the B.B. King...

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BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR, HELLFEST Launch PR Partnership

Bloodstock Open Air and Hellfest have joined forces as two of Europe's biggest independent metal festivals to cross-promote in the U.K. and France. The festivals are held weeks apart but both aim to attract more fans from across the water. Hellfest is being held on June 22-24 in Clisson, France and...

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LORDI Postpones North American Tour Dates

Finnish metal monsters LORDI have postponed their previously announced North American tour dates to coincide with the band's appearance at this summer's Ozzfest. However, the group is still expected to go through with its two-night stint at the Bamboozle music festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey...

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BLOODSIMPLE, DRAGONLORD, VOLBEAT Confirmed For GRASPOP's METAL DOME Event

The organizers of the annual Graspop Metal Meeting festival — which takes place in Dessel, Belgum —have announced the following bands for the Metal Dome event (the exact date to be confirmed): VOLBEAT BLOODSIMPLE SPOILER NYC TEXTURES SUHRIM ASRAI SPOIL ENGINE CRIMSON FALLS THURISAZ WELKIN DRAGONLORD...

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MARDUK, WOLF, ANEKDOTEN Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

MARDUK, WOLF, SÖREN BERLEV'S GAS SHOW, ANEKDOTEN, SOLID GROUND and BACKDRAFT have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AEROSMITH (US) AFTER FOREVER (NL...

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GARY MOORE's 'Close As You Get' CD Due In May

Due on May 29 via Eagle Rock Entertainment, "Close As You Get" from Irish blues-rock guitarist Gary Moore ups the blues ante of his 2006 "Old New Ballads Blues" into a cohesive stripped-down blues-rock machine. Whether interpreting jump blues and urban blues classics (CHUCK BERRY's "Thirty Days" and...