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CELTIC FROST: Australian Dates Announced

According to HailMetal.com, seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have lined up two Australian dates in June. The details are as follows: June 13 - The Manning Bar – Sydney, AUS June 14 - The Prince - Melbourne, AUS CELTIC FROST recently announced the addition of a touring guitarist V. San...

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Guitarist JACK FROST Says New SEVEN WITCHES Album Is A 'Monster'

Guitarist Jack Frost (SEVEN WITCHES, BRONX CASKET CO., ex-SAVATAGE) has issued the following update: "I'm working hard on the new WITCHES album (which is a MONSTER and is nothing that you would expect from WITCHES, but will dig the shit out of nonetheless). "I got to rock out and laugh my ass off at...

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SEPULTURA To Perform With J.B.O. At Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser checks in from the band's European tour: "March 18, 2007: Right now we are in Germany touring for our latest album 'Dante XXI' with a new drummer named Jean Dollabella [who] is doing an awesome job. We are playing with a lot of passion and motivation, the set list...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE: 'Dead Again' Enters BILLBOARD Chart At No. 27

TYPE O NEGATIVE's latest album, "Dead Again", has sold just over 22,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 27 on The Billboard 200 chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD is the follow-up to 2003's "Life Is Killing Me", which debuted on The Billbo...

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MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, VELVET REVOLVER Confirmed For For ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, VELVET REVOLVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TYPE O NEGATIVE, LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, CHIMAIRA and BLOODSIMPLE are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 1-3 in the German towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg,...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM: 'Stuck Here On Snakes Way' Listening Party Announced

A listening party for OMNIUM GATHERUM's new album, "Stuck Here on Snakes Way", will be held in band's hometown of Kotka at the Yellowstone club during the "Yelloween Metal Party Weekend". The CD will be played in its entirety on Friday, March 23 at 21.30 and Saturday, March 24 at 21.30. The cover ar...

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KOCH RECORDS Hires SCOTT GIVENS As VP Of Metal

KOCH Records has hired executive Scott Givens as VP of Metal. Givens will be based in New York and will report to KOCH Records President Bob Frank. Givens will be responsible for all metal signings and the day-to-day management of the division. Previously, Givens worked at RCA Records as Senior Dire...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Where Is The Dignity In Living Life Through Fear?'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Spend so much time trying to be something. Someone. But there is nothing in the clothes you wear. Nothing in the things we carry. "Identity is the result of experience, needs, love and desire. That's all. That'...

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Ex-DROWNING POOL Singer's AM CONSPIRACY Signs With CORPORATE PUNISHMENT

Corporate Punishment Records has announced the signing of Florida's AM CONSPIRACY, the new project featuring former DROWNING POOL vocalist Jason "Gong" Jones. The group's as-yet-untitled debut record, produced by Rae Dileo (FILTER, ARMY OF ANYONE),will hit stores on July 17. For more information, v...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, TYPE O NEGATIVE, CHIMAIRA Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

SLAYER, MEGADETH, TYPE O NEGATIVE, MASTODON, CHIMAIRA, DARK TRANQUILITY, SCARVE, HEAVENLY, KAIZEN, LYZANXIA, HACRIDE and DESTINITY have been confirmed for Hellfest, set to take place June 22-24 in Clisson, France. More than 70 bands will perform on three stages. The festival billing is shaping up as...

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Dead Again

"Dead Again" couldn't be a more ironic title for the sixth studio effort from TYPE O NEGATIVE. One of the most original metal bands of the last 16 years is back with perhaps its finest outing since its 1993 breakthrough, "Bloody Kisses", displaying a newfound energy and heaviness that touches on ele...

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VAN HALEN, DEFTONES, KISS, RUSH Memorabilia Auction To Benefit Children Of Murder Victim

It might not seem immediately evident how a bandana worn by VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen and a guitar signed by DEFTONES guitarist Stephen Carpenter relate to a terrible tragedy, the murder of Pittsburgh resident Paula (Lockhart) Lanz, 39. But for Mark Petrocelli, national salesman for Houston-b...

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CELTIC FROST Issues Statement Regarding U.K. Set Duration

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have issued the following statement regarding their set duration on the band's current U.K. tour: "While already on the road on the European leg of the 'Monotheist' tour, we were informed of strict curfews to our co-headlining shows with KREATOR in the...

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U.D.O. To Release New EP In April

U.D.O., the band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will release a new EP, entitled "The Wrong Side of Midnight", on April 27. The EP will include two versions of the title track as well as three non-album tracks. U.D.O. is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on its n...

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GENE HOGLAN Talks About Upcoming Instructional DVD

Drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT, OLD MAN'S CHILD) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Well, as I said a couple of days ago, I finally finished filming that damned thing [referring to his first instructional DVD — Ed.]. We started on Tuesday,...