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MARDUK: DVD, Another European Tour In The Works

Swedish black metallers MARDUK have posted the following message on their official web site: "Here is a brief update regarding upcoming activities for 2006. A brand new DVD is currently being put together and will for sure be at least a 2-disc version, maybe 3. More news regarding the DVD will be po...

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TWILIGHTNING Finish Recording New EP

Finnish power metallers TWILIGHTNING have set "Bedlam" as the title of their recently recorded EP, tentatively due in early 2006 via Spinefarm Records. "Even though it has been a hellish and really disordered few weeks at Astia [studios] we came up for five brisk hard-rocking songs!" the band write...

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New AMORPHIS Track Featured On SWEDEN ROCK Magazine Promo CD

A brand-new AMORPHIS track, entitled "Leaves Scar", is featured on a promo CD showcasing recent and upcoming Nuclear Blast releases that accompanies the December issue (#32) of Sweden Rock magazine. The magazine is distributed in the Northern countries only. View a scan of the promo CD cover at this...

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Finland's SONATA ARCTICA To Return To North America For Headlining Tour

Finland's SONATA ARCTICA will be bringing their brand of high-speed, intricate, über-melodic heavy metal to the western side of the globe in support of their latest album, "Reckoning Night". From the rural wilds of a forested Finnish hamlet known as Kemi (population: 23,000),lead vocalist Tony Kakk...

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'Scandinavian Rock & Metal' Two-Volume Book Set Due In Early 2006

RockDetector.com is publishing a two-volume book set, "Scandinavian Rock & Metal", in the first quarter of 2006. The books cover all styles of rock and metal from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. In the now-expected Rockdetector style, executive editor Garry Sharpe-Young covers each band's h...

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ALMOST QUEEN: Tribute Band To Hit The Road In January

ALMOST QUEEN, the QUEEN tribute band that is handled by Coallier Entertainment (who represent such bands as TWISTED SISTER, SEBASTIAN BACH, FOREIGNER, W.A.S.P. and more),have lined up the following dates during January: Jan. 05 - Northern Lights - Clifton Park, NY Jan. 06 - The Chance - Poughkeepsi...

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PENTACLE: European Dates Announced

Long-running Dutch death metallers PENTACLE have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Jan. 06 - Grillen – Colmar, FRA (w/ PHAZM, CALCIFERUM) Feb. 24 - Club Pavillon – Wuppertal, GER (w/ THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN) Mar. 03 - Rosenkeller – Jena, GER (w/ THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN) Mar. 0...

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WOLVERINE Split With EARACHE RECORDS

Sweden's WOLVERINE have posted the following message on their official web site: "It's with mixed feelings we have to announce that WOLVERINE is no longer a part of Earache Records. "We released 'Cold Light of Monday' through Earache and we also re-released 'The Window Purpose' through them, two alb...

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DEEP PURPLE Drummer To Perform At U.K. Charity Concert

DEEP PUPLE drummer Ian Paice will be accompanied by several other "top musicians" for an appearance at a charity show in Reading, U.K. on Friday, January 13, 2006. All profits from the event will be donated to organizer DrumWright's adopted charity, Tong-Len, which supports primary education for hig...

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GIANT SQUID Re-Recording Debut Album

Northern California's GIANT SQUID spent the Thanksgiving weekend re-recording their 2002 independent release "Metridium Field" to serve as their debut for The End Records. Even though guitarist/singer Aaron Gregory is bogged down with studio and school work, he still found time to submit the followi...

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PRONG: More U.S. Dates Announced

PRONG will be teaming up with STATIC-X and ILL NINO for two shows at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California at the end of the month. In addition, they have scheduled three more headlining dates in late March. The group's itinerary is now shaping up as follows: Dec. 22 - Key Club - Hollywood, ...

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THE MIGHTY NIMBUS Working On Concept Album

Minnesota's THE MIGHTY NIMBUS are currently working on their second full-length album, "Chronicles of the Northern Beast", tentatively due in 2006 via Threeman Recordings (Candlelight Records in the U.S.). Commented frontman Alexander "The Yeti" Bones: "We are not fucking around. This is serious shi...

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DARKTHRONE: 'Preparing For War' Special Edition Boxset Available For Pre-Order

Peaceville Records have just released a special edition boxset of DARKTHRONE's "Preparing for War" anthology (originally issued in 2001),which covers more rare tracks and includes a DVD of rare interview and live footage. It is only available for pre-order online from Peaceville's online store at t...

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Finnish Metal Musicians To Take Part In DIMEBAG BEYOND FOREVER Tour

A dozen or so Finnish metal musicians will be taking part in the "Dimebag Beyond Forever Tour", set to kick off in early December. A posting at the trek's official web site, www.dimetour.com, reads as follows: "Once again it is the time to raise our hands and salute our fallen brother Dimebag Darrel...

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DARK FORTRESS Sign With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Century Media Records has announced the signing of German black metal hopefuls DARK FORTRESS. The group's fourth full-length CD, "Séance", will be released in Europe on January 30, 2006. Formed in 1994, DARK FORTRESS have established themselves in the top ranks of the genre with captivating, intense...