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A Mounting Crisis…
Who knew that the most Germanic of the new wave of retro thrash bands would be from Japan? GRIEF OF WAR at their best are dealing in the kind of skittering, fast-paced, four-on-the-floor thrash that was the province of TANKARD and DEATHROW twenty years ago (though without the former's maniacal edge...February 3, 2008
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NECROPHOBIC Replaces VADER At Mexico's CHAS METAL ATTACK 2 Festival
Swedish extreme metallers NECROPHOBIC have replaced VADER on the billing of the Chas Metal Attack 2 festival, set to take place March 9 at Circo Volador in Mexico City. VADER reportedly pulled out the event due to scheduling conflicts. The Chas Metal Attack 2 organizers have also shot down rumors th...February 1, 2008
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MAGICIAN's Debut Selling 'Great' In Japan
Brazilian power metal band MAGICIAN has sold more than 1,000 copies of its new album, "Tales of the Magician", in Japan in its first month of release — "a great achievement considering that it's their first album," according to the group. MAGICIAN's video for the song "Minstrel's Domain", taken from...February 1, 2008
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CEPHALIC CARNAGE, WATAIN To Headline Calgary's DAWN OF DESTRUCTION Festival
CEPHALIC CARNAGE and WATAIN will headline the Dawn Of Destruction death/black/grind metal festival, set to take place Saturday, March 22 at the University of Calgary's MacEwan Hall Ballroom in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CEPHALIC CARNAGE WATAIN AVERSE SEF...January 29, 2008
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FEAR MY THOUGHTS To Enter Studio Next Month
German modern melodic death hopefuls FEAR MY THOUGHTS have issued the following update: "It's a pleasure to announce that from now on, Rock The Nation agency, [which] also represents such great artists as WINTERSUN, SIX FEET UNDER, KATAKLYSM, THE VISION BLEAK and more, will be handling all future bo...January 29, 2008
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X JAPAN's Reunion Shows Sold Out On Pre-Sale Alone
The upcoming reunion shows by the reactivated Japanese rockers X JAPAN — March 28 (Destruction Night) and March 30 (Creation Night) at Tokyo Dome — have reportedly already been sold out through Yoshiki Mobile before going officially on sale. According to the ticket agency eplus, which is in charge o...January 28, 2008
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IN FLAMES, DESTRUCTION, GOD DETHRONED Confirmed For Finland's NUMMIROCK Festival
IN FLAMES, DESTRUCTION and GOD DETHRONED are among the confirmed bands for the Nummirock festival, set to take place June 19-21 in Kauhajoki, Nummijärvi, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IN FLAMES DESTRUCTION GOD DETHRONED DIABLO MOKOMA KALMAH MORS PRINCIPIUM EST TUONI For mor...January 28, 2008
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DORO PESCH: New Audio Interview Available
MetalSymphony.com has posted an audio interview with Doro Pesch conducted on October 19, 2007 prior to the German singer's performance at the Metal Female Voices Fest in Wieze, Belgium. Check it out at this location. Pesch will celebrate her 25th anniversary as a performer with a special concert in...January 27, 2008
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IRON GIANT Signs With DIMINISHED FIFTH RECORDS
Diminished Fifth Records has announced the signing of Moncton, New Brunswick's IRON GIANT. The group's second full-length album, "Creator of Scars", will be released later in the year. According to a press release, IRON GIANT "needs no introduction in Eastern Canada," having been "tearing up stages...January 27, 2008
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Norway's INFERNO Festival: Complete Details Revealed
GORGOROTH and GOREFEST are among the newly announced bands for the Inferno metal festival, set to take place March 19-22, 2008 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. The complete festival billing is as follows: Club Day - Wednesday, March 19: Garage: GALLHAMMER INSENSE Blå: SAHG KÄT...January 26, 2008
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X JAPAN: English-Language Video Interview With YOSHIKI Available
A 16-minute interview (in English) with X JAPAN founder Yoshiki about the reactivated band's future plans can be viewed below. According to a posting on the Jrock Revolution web site, X JAPAN has just released its new song, "I.V.", via iTunes in 23 countries, including Japan, Korea, America, Canada,...January 26, 2008
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GEORGE LYNCH: More NAMM Video Footage Posted Online
Bay Area Backstage has posted a five-minute clip of George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) shredding it up at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Says Michael Magic of Bay Area Backsta...January 25, 2008
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METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK: GUNS N' ROSES 'Is Capable Of Totally Turning Rock Around'
Michael O'Brien of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (PAINMUSEUM, HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On touring with GUNS N' ROSES for nearly a year: "I think it has to do with us really liking what we...January 25, 2008
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HELLHAMMER Demo Tracks To Air This Weekend
With the release of "Demon Entrails" on February 26 in the U.S., the days of numerous substandard bootlegs of the classic HELLHAMMER demos "Death Fiend", "Triumph of Death" and "Satanic Rites" are finally over! This Sunday, January 27, "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie", on Indie 103 FM in Los Angeles b...January 25, 2008
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ARCH ENEMY, ABORTED, MIDNATTSOL Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
ARCH ENEMY, ABORTED and MIDNATTSOL have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ABORTED AGRYPNIE AHAB ALL ENDS ARCH ENEMY AS I LAY DYING ASP...January 25, 2008
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