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MIND'S EYE Completes Work On 'A Gentleman's Hurricane'; Audio Available

MIND'S EYE, the Swedish progressive rock/metal band featuring former/current members of THERION, SECRET SPHERE and NOVAK, has completed work on its new album, "A Gentleman's Hurricane", due in May via Lion Music. Commented the band: "Mats 'Limpan' Lindfors of Platinum Mastering did an amazing job wi...

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COMPOS MENTIS Announces New Keyboardist

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS has announced the addition of keyboardist Rune Klausen to the group's ranks. "Rune will take over as keyboardist after our longtime member and friend Bo recently stepped out of the band due to the fact that he could no longer spare the necessary time for the ban...

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ANATA, FOREVER WILL BURN, ROOT, TYR Confirmed For Poland's METALMANIA Festival

ANATA, FOREVER WILL BURN, ROOT and TYR have been confirmed for the "smaller" stage at the Metalmania Festival 2007. The 21st edition of the biggest metal festival in Central-Eastern Europe will take place on March 24 at the Spodek Hall in Katowice, Poland. There will be two stages, where around 25 b...

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CIVILIZATION ONE: Debut Album Sample Available

CIVILIZATION ONE, the international musical entity "creating timeless heavy metal with neoclassical, symphonic aggression," has posted the track "Legends of the Past", which will be included on the band's forthcoming debut CD, "Revolution Rising", on its MySpace page. Guitarist Aldo Lanobile (SECRET...

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COMPOS MENTIS: 'Gehennesis' Danish Release Date Announced

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS will release its second album, "Gehennesis", on March 26 via Mighty Music. A wider European release is expected in June. "Gehennesis" was recorded at ZigZound studio (NAPALM DEATH, ILLDISPOSED, MERCENARY, HATESPHERE, etc.) and contains the following tracks: 01....

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PROJECT: FAILING FLESH's GUTIERREZ 'Mixing' Business With Pleasure

Mike DiCicco of The Connection Newspapers reports: The town of Vienna [Virginia] is known for certain businesses, such as restaurants, salons, the 17 banks that line Maple Avenue, the specialty shops on Church Street. But a different kind of business is being carried out underground — in the basemen...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY: U.S. Dates Announced

TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, the new band featuring former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson, ex-W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHINE) and vocalist Todd Barnes (13-A),will embark on a U.S. tour in early March. Support at all dates (except the Marc...

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THE SECRET To Record Second Album In August

Trieste, Italy-based metal quartet THE SECRET will enter Trax East in South River, New Jersey this summer with engineer/producer Eric Rachel (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, THE HANDSHAKE MURDERS) to record its second album. Tentatively titled "Disintoxication", the CD will be re...

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EUROPE: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

Reactivated Swedish hard rockers EUROPE have announced the following Japanese tour dates: Apr. 15 - Nagoya - Kinrou Kaikan - Japan Apr. 17 - Tokyo - Kousei Nennkin Hall - Japan Apr. 18 - Tokyo - Kousei Nennkin Hall - Japan Apr. 20 - Osaka - Kousei Nennkin Hall - Japan EUROPE's latest music video, .....

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DØDHEIMSGARD's 'Supervillain Outcast' To Receive North American Release In April

Moonfog/The End Records has set an April 17 North American release date for the album "Supervillain Outcast" from Norway's avant-garde/black metal band DØDHEIMSGARD. "Supervillain Outcast" is DØDHEIMSGARD's (now known as DHG) follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 1999 release "666 International", a...

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IN FLAMES: Swedish, Norwegian Tour Dates Announced

Sweden's IN FLAMES has lined up the following dates in Sweden/Norway during March: Mar. 16 - Trondheim, Norway - Samfundet Mar. 17 - Haugesund, Norway - Byscenen Mar. 18 - Bergen, Norway - Verftet Mar. 19 - Stavanger, Norway - Folken Mar. 22 - Karlskrona, Sweden - Kino Mar. 23 - Linköping, Sweden -...

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IN FLAMES Honored With Swedish 'GRAMMIS' Award In 'Best Hard Rock' Category

IN FLAMES was honored with the Swedish "Grammis" award in the "Best Hard Rock" category during a ceremony that was held Tuesday night (January 30) at Hovet in Stockholm. A total of five bands were nominated for their most recent releases, all of which came out during 2006. The nominees were as follo...

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JOHN NORUM Says EUROPE's Current Musical Direction Is Influenced By AUDIOSLAVE, VELVET REVOLVER

EUROPE guitarist John Norum recently spoke with "The Hairball John Radio Show" about the bands new, critically acclaimed release "Secret Society". Norum also voiced his distaste for the whole "'80s rock scene" and commented on why he originally left EUROPE after the highly successful "Final Countdow...

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Ex-STRATOVARIUS Bassist To Play On TIMO TOLKKI's 'Saana - Warrior of Light' Rock Opera

STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued an update on his classic rock-opera project, "Saana - Warrior of Light", for which he recently signed a deal with Frontiers Records. "Saana - Warrior of Light" will feature "seven characters and numerous musicians (including Tolkki himself) who will coll...

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SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE Completes Work On Sophomore Album

Italian metallers SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE have completed work on their second album, "Obsidian". Recorded by Riccardo Pasini (EPHEL DUATH, THE SECRET, REPRISAL) at Studio 73 and by Ettore Rigotti (DISARMONIA MUNDI) at dB Studio and mixed and produced by Ettore Rigotti, the CD features guest vocals by...