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DARK TRANQUILLITY Finishes Demoing 10-11 New Songs

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site: "The songwriting for the new album is progressing nicely. 10-11 songs have now been demoed, and we're busy doing the final adjustments and modifications before it's time to depart for the...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer Looking Forward To GIGANTOUR

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler recently commented on the band's participation in the North American installment of Gigantour 2006, which will begin on September 7 in San Diego, California. The trek will feature LAMB OF GOD, ARCH ENEMY, OPETH, OVERKILL, THE SMASHUP, INTO ETERNITY and SANCTITY in add...

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LAMB OF GOD Schedules CD-Signing Sessions

LAMB OF GOD has lined up the following CD-signing sessions: Tuesday, August 22 at noon: Looney Tunes 31 Brookvale Ave West Babylon, NY 11704 www.looneytunescds.com Tuesday, August 22 at 7:00 p.m.: Vintage Vinyl 51 Lafayette Rd. Fords, NJ 08863 www.vvinyl.com Friday, August 25 at 7:00 p.m.: Plan 9 Mu...

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OPETH Pulls Out of Poland's HUNTERFEST

Sweden's OPETH has been forced to cancel its previously announced August 12 appearance at the Hunterfest in Poland. A statement from the group reads as follows: Despite going through huge logistical problems due to recent events at Heathrow, the band are pulling out because the bands deposit and fee...

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MEGADETH, SOULFLY, ARCH ENEMY, CALIBAN To Take Part In Australia's GIGANTOUR

According to PyroMusic.net, the Australian edition of the Gigantour festival trek will feature headliners MEGADETH alongside SOULFLY, ARCH ENEMY and CALIBAN (with other acts yet to be confirmed) and will kick off in late October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 21 - Brisbane, AUS @ The Riversta...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'Live Apocalypse' DVD E-Card Available

ARCH ENEMY's highly anticipated double disc DVD set, "Live Apocalypse", is now available just in time for the group's triumphant return to the U.S. on Gigantour this September. A new e-card is available that features two videos taken from the DVD for the tracks "Ravenous" and "My Apocalypse", along...

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DAYLIGHT DIES: 'Lies That Bind' Video To Premiere Tomorrow

Candlelight Records has announced the online premiere of "Lies That Bind", the first video from DAYLIGHT DIES. Beginning 9:00 a.m. EST tomorrow (August 9) fans can view the video at both label and band MySpace pages (video will be available for streaming and additionally available for downloading by...

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ALL THAT REMAINS: Interview With PHIL LABONTE To Air This Weekend

An interview with ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte is scheduled to air this Saturday, August 12 at 7:00 p.m. EST on Sirius Satellite Radio's "Hard Attack". The former SHADOWS FALL singer holds nothing back talking about past band troubles, his vocal influences, Ozzfest 2006 and his new favorit...

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Former DEATH/MASSACRE Frontman KAM LEE: 'I Do Not Hate Metal'

Former DEATH/MASSACRE frontman Kam Lee has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "ONCE MORE PEOPLE... NO!!!! I DO NOT HATE METAL! "What I do hate is the current state of the overall 'metal scene'... the scene in which I played a very crucial part in... the scene in which I even ...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY Frontman To 'Marry' BAM MARGERA

Today's Philadelphia Inquirer reports that when skateboard star and MTV personality Bam Margera marries his fiancée Missy Rothstein this winter, the ceremony will be conducted by FIREBALL MINISTRY frontman James A. Rota. An ordained minister, Rota is a longtime friend of Margera; his band was hand-p...

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OPETH: European Tour Dates Announced

Sweden's OPETH has announced a number of European dates in December. The details are as follows: Dec. 02 - Berlin, GER @ Columbia Club - GER Dec. 03 - Cologne, GER @ Live Music Hall - GER Dec. 05 - Paris, FRA @ Elysee Montmartre - FR Dec. 06 - Lyon, FRA @ Transbordeur - ...

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MUSTAINE On GIGANTOUR: 'To Stand Among The Next Generation Of Lead Guitar Heroes Is Thrilling'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the "Forums" section of the Gigantour web site: "Welcome to Gigantour 2006! I doubt I will get to meet many of you, but just know that I look forward to those of you that I do meet. "I am very proud of the bands that ...

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MESHUGGAH, CRADLE OF FILTH Members To Take Part In Sweden's BASS 'N DRUMS DAYS

MESHUGGAH members Tomas Haake and Dick Lövgren, along with CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson, are among the musicians scheduled to take part in Bass 'N Drums Days, set to take place September 29-30 at Draken in Stockholm, Sweden. More information is available at www.bassndrum.se. As previous...

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MESHUGGAH: Cover Artwork For 'Nothing' Remix Posted Online

The cover artwork for MESHUGGAH's upcoming remixed version of its acclaimed 2002 effort, "Nothing" has been posted online at this location. Due on September 15 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD will include a bonus DVD containing live footage from the Swedish experimental extreme metallers' most rec...

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INSOMNIUM Pull Out Of U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK Festival

Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM have been forced to withdraw from the sixth annual Bloodstock Festival, set to be held September 29-30 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. The following statement from the band was posted on the Bloodstock web site: "We are really, really sorry to annou...