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LARS ULRICH: METALLICA Will 'Do Our Thing' At South African Festivals
Johannesburg's Mail & Guardian Online is reporting that METALLICA fans can expect a broad range of the band's music — spanning more than 20 years of its career — at Saturday's (March 18) Coca-Cola Colab Music Festival at Supersport Park in Centurion, South Africa. "It's just us doing our thing,"...March 18, 2006
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HAMMERFALL Members To Play Hockey For Charity
HAMMERFALL singer Joacim Cans and guitarist Oscar Dronjak will be part of a Swedish ice-hockey team called "Artists for Life". The team, who will play against a reality-show team from Swedish ZTV, will feature celebrities like football and ice-hockey legends, stand-up comedians, and other musicians,...March 17, 2006
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HIRAX: 'Thrash Til Death' DVD Details Revealed
Los Angeles thrashers HIRAX will release their first DVD, "Thrash Til Death", on April 25 through Black Devil Records. "Thrash Til Death" features over two hours of live footage — the complete set from Minneapolis Mayhem 2, plus bonus footage from shows played in Germany (Bang Your Head Festival and...March 13, 2006
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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'Fly' International Chart Positions Revealed
The new BLIND GUARDIAN single, "Fly", has entered the national charts in the following countries: # 1 in Japan # 4 in Spain # 4 in Hungary # 29 in Sweden # 32 in Germany # 52 in Austria # 94 in Switzerland Audio samples of "Fly", have been posted online at this ...March 11, 2006
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ASTRAL DOORS Confirmed For Norway's RAGNAROCK FESTIVAL
Swedish metallers ASTRAL DOORS have been confirmed for the the Ragnarock Festival, set to take place August 17-19 in Norway. Also scheduled to appear are TWISTED SISTER, W.A.S.P., THUNDERBOLT, CHINCHILLA, CORNERSTONE, MORGANA LEFAY, PAGAN'S MIND, HIGHLAND GLORY, MASTERPLAN and BRAINSTORM, among othe...March 11, 2006
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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME To Cover PANTERA, SEPULTURA On Upcoming CD
MTV.com is reporting that BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME will issue an album's worth of covers called "The Anatomy Of" sometime in June. The band puts its stamp on PANTERA's "Cemetery Gates", SEPULTURA's "Territory", SOUNDGARDEN's "The Day I Tried to Live", MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Kickstart My Heart", PINK FLOYD'...March 10, 2006
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DEEP PURPLE Frontman IAN GILLAN: 'Gillan's In' Details Revealed
The complete track listing has been released for DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan's upcoming album "Gillan's Inn" — a celebration of Ian's 40th year on the road, featuring remakes of tracks spanning Ian's entire career. As previously reported, "Gillan's Inn" will be made available on the new DualDisc...March 8, 2006
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Report: BON SCOTT Memorabilia Under The Hammer
Patrick Donovan of Australia's The Age has issued the following report: Irene Thornton will never forget the first time she spoke to her future husband, AC/DC wild man singer Bon Scott. It was at Adelaide's Largs Pier Hotel in 1971, and Scott had just come off stage with his band at the time, ...March 3, 2006
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HAMMERFALL Guitarist Comments On Upcoming Festival Appearances
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I know we have said to everyone that we wouldn’t do any more shows until the release of the next album, because that is how we normally do it. But due to the tremendous success of our last tour, we...March 3, 2006
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DEICIDE's BENTON: 'I Hate HOFFMAN Brothers More Than Anything In This World'
J. Bennett of Decibel magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton. An excerpt from the chat follows: Decibel: Has it been weird writing songs without the Hoffman brothers [Eric and Brian, former DEICIDE guitarists]? Benton: "It's been the fucking greatest th...March 2, 2006
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HAMMERFALL To Release New Album In October
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The Winter Olympics 2006 are over, and it ended on a high note for us: Sweden beat Finland 3-2 in the ice-hockey final, in a very exciting and nerve-racking game. Actually, the Finns were the most...February 28, 2006
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Opus I: The Khaos Hatefile
It was seven years in the making, but Amon 418 finally completed his debut HATE PROFILE release, "Opus I: The Khaos Hatefile". The first of a planned trilogy, "The Khaos Hatefile" is "a spiritual and existential growth concept," and I'll spare you any feeble attempts at interpreting the rest. Musica...February 20, 2006
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EPICA Confirmed For Germany's M'ERA LUNA Festival
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have been confirmed for the M'era Luna festival, set to take place August 12-13 in Hildesheim, Flughafen Drispenstedt, Germany. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are APOPTYGMA BERZERK, ASP, DIE KRUPPS, FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY and IN EXTREMO, among oth...February 17, 2006
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HELLOWEEN Complete European Tour, Add Another Tokyo Date
German power metal legends HELLOWEEN completed a 51-date European tour in Belgium on Tuesday (Feb. 14). In addition, the group have confirmed a second concert in Tokyo on their upcoming Japanese tour. Support on the Japanese trek will come from PRIMAL FEAR. The dates are as follows: Feb. 24 - Hirosh...February 15, 2006
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TAROT Remastered Reissues To Include Bonus Tracks
Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, will be issuing remastered versions of their first five studio albums along with the "To Live Again" live album previously released in Japan. Each CD will include special bonus track(s). A March 1 release via Bluelight Rec...February 12, 2006
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