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STEVE GRIMMETT: No Plans For GRIM REAPER Reunion

Former GRIM REAPER/current LIONSHEART vocalist Steve Grimmett has contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET to refute the rumors of a possible GRIM REAPER reunion at the upcoming Sun n' Steel I festival on March 6-7, 2004 at Pinellas Park Expo Center in Pinellas Park, Florida. Says Steve, "[I] have heard several r...
December 30, 2003
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METALIUM: New Music Available For Download

Several soundclips from METALIUM's forthcoming album, "As One - Chapter Four", have been posted online at the group's official web site. The follow-up to last year's "Hero-Nation Chapter III" is due in Europe on February 23, 2004 through Armageddon Products/Soulfood and in the U.S. on March 9, 2004...
December 28, 2003
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AFTER FOREVER, THUNDERSTONE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Holland's AFTER FOREVER and Finland's THUNDERSTONE have been officially confirmed for the 2004 edition of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-8, 2004 in Wacken, Germany. According to an official newsletter from the festival's organizers, next year's event will be a celebration of th...
December 22, 2003
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METALIUM: New Song Posted Online

A brand new METALIUM track, titled "No One Can Save You", has been posted online in streaming Real Media format at this location. The follow-up to last year's "Hero-Nation Chapter III", "As One - Chapter Four" is due in Europe on February 23, 2004 through Armageddon Products/Soulfood and in the U.S....
December 21, 2003
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DIO: Spanish Tour Dates Announced

DIO have lined up the following Spanish tour dates in July 2004: Jul. 23 – Madrid, SPA @ Macumba Jul. 24 - Pamplona, SPA @ Gares Jul. 25 - Barcelona, SPA @ Razzmatazz Jul. 27 - Valencia, SPA @ Republicca Jul. 28 - Zaragoza, SPA @ Oasis Jul. 31 - Vigo, SPA @ TBA As ...
December 16, 2003
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DEICIDE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Florida death metallers DEICIDE have been officially confirmed for the 2004 edition of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-8, 2004 in Wacken, Germany. According to an official newsletter from the festival's organizers, next year's event will be a celebration of the festival's 15th a...
December 11, 2003
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DIO To Enter Studio In January

The songwriting process for the new DIO record is coming along nicely, and if all goes as planned, the band should be ready to start recording sometime in January 2004, according to a post on the group's web site. In other news, DIO have been officially confirmed for the 2004 edition of Wacken Open...
November 27, 2003
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ANTHRAX, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MAYHEM Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ANTHRAX, BAL-SAGOTH, CATHEDRAL, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DESTRUCTION, EKTOMORF, HYPOCRISY, MAYHEM, SCHANDMAUL and ZODIAC MINDWARP are the latest bands confirmed for the 2004 edition of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-8, 2004 in Wacken, Germany According to an official...
November 20, 2003
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SATAN Cancel KEEP IT TRUE II Festival Appearance

The reunited NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends SATAN have cancelled their previously announced appearance at next year's Keep It True II festival. The following is the official statement on the matter from the festival's organizers: "After we dealt everything with the band and got the...
October 17, 2003
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DESTROYER 666 To Tour Australia For First Time In Three Years

Australia's DESTROYER 666, who are currently based in Holland, will be returning to Australian shores in December/January for their first national tour in three years. The band's "The Wolves Return" tour will see the band appearing at the Metal For The Brain Festival in December before performing in...
October 16, 2003
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PRIMAL FEAR: 'Chainbreaker' Video Posted Online

PRIMAL FEAR's video for the track "Chainbreaker" has been posted online in Real Media format at this location. "Chainbreaker" comes off the group's long-awaited DVD, "The History Of Fear", due in the U.S. on November 4 through Nuclear Blast. As previously reported, the disc features the group's full...
October 11, 2003
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DARK FUNERAL: Live Album Details Revealed

DARK FUNERAL guitarist Lord Ahriman has posted the following update on the band's official web site: "It has been quite some time since DARK FUNERAL has released any official news. We might have been quiet but we sure haven't been inactive! After a successful gig at the Wacken Open Air Festival in G...
October 7, 2003
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GAMMA RAY To Support IRON MAIDEN In Europe

German power metallers GAMMA RAY have been confirmed as the support act for the first 10 European dates of IRON MAIDEN's "Dance Of Death World Tour". GAMMA RAY, fronted by former HELLOWEEN guitarist Kai Hansen, have been busy throughout the summer playing at many of the big open air festivals, inclu...
October 3, 2003
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PRIMAL FEAR Set North American Release Date For DVD

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have set November 4 as the North American release date for their long-awaited DVD, "The History Of Fear". As previously reported, the disc features the group's full Wacken 2001 performance, an October 2002 show filmed in Stuttgart, Germany on the "Black Sun" tour,...
October 1, 2003
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PRIMAL FEAR: Complete DVD Details Revealed

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will release their long awaited DVD, "The History Of Fear", on September 29 though Nuclear Blast. The disc features the group's full Wacken 2001 performance, an October 2002 show filmed in Stuttgart, Germany on the "Black Sun" tour, all of the group's promo video c...
September 5, 2003