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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: METALLICA 'Ruined Everything' When They Used An Orchestra
Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What prompted the group to turn down an offer to tour with KORN? Was it because they have such a different target audience? Silenoz: "For us to play for such a...February 1, 2006
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ANATHEMA: Tunisian Festival Appearance Cancelled
ANATHEMA's previously announced headlining appearance at a festival in Tunis, Tunisia has been cancelled "due to the promoter running out of funds," according to a posting on the group's web site. The festival — which was scheduled to take place on February 11 at the La Coupole arena in the area of...February 1, 2006
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: New U.S. Tour Dates Announced
Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has lined up the following dates in March: Mar. 03 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Fun House/Theatre Mar. 04 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues Mar. 10 – Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights More dates will be announced soon. YNGWIE MALMSTEEN is touring in suppor...January 30, 2006
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DEVIN TOWNSEND Says New STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Album Will Have 'Different Aesthetic'
Zoltan Koncsok of Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mainman Devin Townsend. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Express Radio: [STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's] "Alien" was your most brutal album to date in my opinion. Where did all that aggression come...January 28, 2006
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DIMMU BORGIR's 'Death Cult Armageddon' Surpasses 100,000 Mark According To SOUNDSCAN
Nuclear Blast Records has announced that Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR recently became the first band on the Nuclear Blast USA roster to sell more than 100,000 copies of a full-length album with their "Death Cult Armageddon" release, according to sales figures provided by Nielsen...January 26, 2006
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THE FUNERAL ORCHESTRA Ink New Deal With AFTERMATH MUSIC
Swedish funeral doomsters THE FUNERAL ORCHESTRA have inked a new deal with Aftermath Music for the release of their second album. Entitled "Necro Occult", the CD will be recorded in February/March and is tentatively scheduled for release on June 6, 2006. THE FUNERAL ORCHESTRA's debut album, "Feeding...January 25, 2006
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DREAMSCAPE Announce New Drummer
German progressive metallers DREAMSCAPE have announced the additon of drummer Michael Schwager to the group's ranks. "We don't want to miss to thank Klaus Engel so much to be a real friend keeping DREAMSCAPE alive in hard times and also to make shows like ProgPower USA VI last year even possible!" t...January 23, 2006
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ANATHEMA To Headline Festival In Tunisia
British metallers ANATHEMA will be headlining a a festival in Tunis, Tunisia in early February. The show will take place on February 11 at the La Coupole arena in the area of El Menzah. No further information is currently available. As previously reported , ANATHEMA have been confirmed as the suppor...January 22, 2006
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TNT To Perform At Oslo's Hard Rock Cafe Grand Opening
Norwegian/American hard rockers TNT will be the featured band for the grand opening party at the Hard Rock Café in Oslo on Janaury 26. Commented TNT frontman Tony Harnell: "We're very honored to be asked to be a part of this." As previously reported, TNT played with the Oslo Symphony Orchestra and g...January 20, 2006
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MANOWAR To Release New Single, Full-Length Album
MANOWAR will relerase a brand new single, "The Sons Of Odin", on February 27, 2006. This 10-minute epic, in classic true metal style, sets the perfect tone for the impending release of the yet-untitled full-length album, scheduled for April 3, 2006. Entitled "The Sons Of Odin", the upcoming CD will...January 19, 2006
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AREA 54 Have No Plans To Release Cover Of 'GUNS N' ROSES Song 'Madagascar'
Frontman Lakis Kyriacou of the British melodic metal band AREA 54 has answered several "freqently answered questions" regarding the group's cover version of the unreleased GUNS N' ROSES song "Madagascar", laid down during a demo-recording session a couple of years back. The questions and Lakis' resp...January 19, 2006
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AFTER FOREVER: South American/Mexican Dates Announced
Dutch female-fronted metallers AFTER FOREVER have posted the following message on their official web site; "After a succesfull tour through South America in the summer of 2005, AFTER FOREVER returns to Mexico, Argentina and Brasil. They will play three times at the Live 'N' Louder Festival in Octobe...January 17, 2006
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AFTER FOREVER Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
Dutch female-fronted metallers AFTER FOREVER have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 23-25 in Dessel, Belgium. More confirmations will be announced soon. As previously reported, AFTER FOREVER performed a special gig with a wind orchestra, Orpheus, on Decembe...January 10, 2006
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ANATHEMA To Support PARADISE LOST In London
British metallers ANATHEMA have been confirmed as the support act for PARADISE LOST on January 28 at the Mean Fiddler in London, England. ANATHEMA's previously announced U.K./Irish tour as the support act for H.I.M. — originally scheduled for January — has been postponed until April. ANATHEMA are cu...January 9, 2006
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KAYO DOT: New Tour Dates Announced
KAYO DOT, the Boston, Massachusetts-based "avant-metal" project featuring former members of the now-defunct MAUDLIN OF THE WELL, return to the road this January, hot on the heels of a seven-week U.S. tour this past fall. The band will be on the road a lot this year in support of their sophomore albu...January 3, 2006
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