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DRAUGNIM Confirmed For Germany's RAGNARÖK VI FESTIVAL

Finnish metallers DRAUGNIM have been confirmed for the Ragnarök VI Festival, set to take place April 17-18, 2009 in Lichtenfels, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ADORNED BROOD ALESTORM ALKONOST ANDRAS COR SCORPII DARK FORTRESS DORNENREICH DRAUGNIM E...

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Germany's F**K THE COMMERCE Festival Moving Indoors

The organizers of the Fuck The Commerce festival, which is normally held in the spring in Altes Lager (near Jüterbog),Germany, have announced that next year's event will be moving indoors due to problems with securing a suitable venue in which to stage the festival. "We thought about different poss...

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VISION DIVINE, THY MAJESTIE Confirmed For U.K.'s METALFEST

VISION DIVINE, THY MAJESTIE, EASTERN FRONT and HELLFIGHTER have been confirmed for the first edition of a new U.K. festival called Metalfest, set to take place September 25-27, 2009 at JB's in Dudley. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLAZE BAYLEY BRAINSTORM EASTERN FRONT E-FORCE FAIRYL...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: How I Nearly Sh*t My Pants At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

MACHINE HEAD guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn recently spoke to Rock Sound TV about his worst-ever onstage moment. Watch the three-and-a-half-minute clip below. MACHINE HEAD was forced to cancel the last two shows on its European tour with SLIPKNOT (in Antwerp and Luxembourg) in the wake of guitarist P...

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'Roadrunner United The Concert' DVD: First-Week Sales Revealed

The "Roadrunner United The Concert" DVD sold just under 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 32 on the Top Music Videos chart. The double-disc set hit shelves almost three years to the day after the now-legendary concert held at the Nokia Theater in...

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ROTTEN: Debut Album Samples Available

Dutch death metal act ROTTEN, which features members of RADICAL NERVE DISTORTION, REBORN and HACKSAW, has uploaded two rough-mix audio clips from its forthcoming full-length debut album on the band's MySpace page. "We hope to attract fans of SIX FEET UNDER, JUNGLE ROT, and PATHS OF POSSESSION," says...

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SAXON Frontman Discusses Songwriting Process For New Album

Sweden's Metalshrine conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON on Friday, December 12. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: The new album ["Into the Labyrinth"]. In what way does the title represent the songs? Biff: It doesn't! (laughs)...

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POWER QUEST Confirmed For U.K.'s METALFEST

U.K.-based melodic power metal act POWER QUEST has been confirmed for the first edition of a new U.K. festival called Metalfest, set to take place September 25-27, 2009 at JB's in Dudley. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLAZE BAYLEY BRAINSTORM THRESHOLD SWALLOW THE SUN XANDRIA POWER Q...

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METSATÖLL Confirmed For Germany's RAGNARÖK VI FESTIVAL

Estonian folk metallers METSATÖLL have been confirmed for the Ragnarök VI Festival, set to take place April 17-18, 2009 in Lichtenfels, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ADORNED BROOD ALESTORM ALKONOST ANDRAS COR SCORPII DARK FORTRESS DORNENREICH EIN...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'Any Time I Don't Follow My Instincts, I F**k Up'

Greg Prato of UGO.com recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. UGO.com: I read there will be a box set of both "Something Wicked" albums — is that true? Jon Schaffer: Well, it was talked about — but I don't think ...

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Russia's ARKONA Begins Recording New Album

Moscow, Russia-based "Slavic pagan metal" band ARKONA has entered the studio to begin recording its fifth album, titled "Goi, Rode, Goi!" The CD will include 12 tracks with a running time of more than 70 minutes. Musically, the album will pick up where the last two efforts left off, but with the add...

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ANTHRAX, LIFE OF AGONY Members Interviewed At 'Toys For Tots' In Connecticut; Video Available

ANTHRAX vocalist Dan Nelson and LIFE OF AGONY guitarist Joseph Zampella (a.k.a. Joey Z) did their part to help the U.S. Marine corps reserve Toys for Tots program. On Tuesday, December 9, they were on hand at Tommy K Vitamins in Stamford, Connecticut, from noon to 2 p.m. ET to lend a helping hand in...

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KICKING K8 Signs With CRASH MUSIC

Crash Music, Inc. has announced the signing of the Pacific Beach, California rock band KICKING K8 to a multi-album record deal. The group's debut album will be released on March 24, 2009. Check out the first single, "Score", at this location. What started out as a jam band around Pacific Beach in la...

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SLIPKNOT For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival?

In this week's issue of U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor reveals that the band has been approached to headline next year's Download festival. He says: "We've had an offer from Download but we've also got a few other options open to us at the moment. A couple of the guys in th...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Jam With ANDREW W.K. On Japanese TV

Andrew W.K. will join former Marty Friedman on the ex-MEGADETH guitarist's weekly "Transporter" show, which airs in Japan Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. on Space Shower TV. According to a posting on Friedman's web site, Marty and Andrew "have an intense jam session, blaze through four songs and share an in...