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GRAVE DIGGER Announce New Album Title, Track Listing

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER have set "The Last Supper" as the title of their new album, due on January 17, 2005 through Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to last year's "Rheingold" is being recorded at Principal studio in Münster, Germany and will feature feature "classical heavy metal" m...

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AC/DC-Inspired Movie 'Thunderstruck' To Be Released On DVD

"Thunderstruck", a new Australian feature comedy which tells the story of five fans who make a pact during AC/DC's Australian tour in 1991 that if one of them dies before they reach 40 the others will bury him beside the grave of AC/DC's late singer, Bon Scott, will be released in Australia on DVD o...

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NOMINON: Cover Of WHIPLASH Classic Posted Online

Swedish death metal band NOMINON's cover of the WHIPLASH classic "Spit On Your Grave" has been made available for download at this location. The song was recorded during a July 2004 studio session that also yielded a cover of VOIVOD's "Live For Violence". The "Live For Violence" cut will appear on t...

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Canadian Heavy Metal Legend THOR To Star In 'The Intercessor'

Canadian heavy metal legend THOR (a.k.a. Jon Mikl Thor) is currently starrring starring in the movie "The Intercessor", a sci fi, horror thriller which is filming on location through September in Vancouver, B.C. and London, Ontario. The story is based on a concept of Thor's and will feature some ver...

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GRAVE DIGGER To Enter Studio This Weekend

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER will enter Principal studio in Münster, Germany on Saturday (Sept. 4) to begin recording their new album, tentatively due on January 17 through Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to last year's "Rheingold" will feature "classical heavy metal" material "in the tr...

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CRADLE TO GRAVE Sign Canadian Deal With YEAR OF THE SUN RECORDS

CRADLE TO GRAVE, the Vancouver-based band featuring ex-AGGRESSION guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe, recently signed a record deal with the Canadian indie label Year of the Sun. Year of the Sun will release CRADLE TO GRAVE's debut CD, "CTG", in Canada, the United Kingdom and Asia (excluding Japan)...

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THE PROJECT HATE: 40 Minutes Of New Music Completed

THE PROJECT HATE, the Swedish band featuring Jörgen Sandström of ENTOMBED/GRAVE fame on lead vocals, have finished writing "close to 40 minutes" of material for their fourth studio album, which they will begin recording in December at Soundlab Studios. "We still have some two or three songs to write...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Replaced By ROB HALFORD At BLACK SABBATH's Camden Gig

Ozzy Osbourne was forced to sit out BLACK SABBATH's performance at Thursday night's (Aug. 26) Ozzfest in Camden, NJ due to an attack of bronchitis. He was replaced at the concert by none other than JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. Commented Rob at the show: "Yesterday [Aug. 25] was my [53rd] birth...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM Change Title Of New Album, Negotiate New Record Deal

Finnish melo-death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have changed the projected title of their sophomore album to "Years In Waste" from the previously announced "Fall Grave Silence". The follow-up to last year's highly acclaimed "Spirits and August Light" was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finl...

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BLACK MAJESTY: New Album To Be Produced By IRON SAVIOR Frontman

Australian power metallers BLACK MAJESTY will begin recording their second album in November with acclaimed producer (and IRON SAVIOR guitarist) Pete Sielck (GAMMA RAY, BLIND GUARDIAN, GRAVE DIGGER and SAXON) at Sielck's Powerhouse Studios in Germany. BLACK MAJESTY have spent the last six months in...

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Vancouver's CRADLE TO GRAVE Sign With POWER PLAY RECORDS

CRADLE TO GRAVE, the Vancouver-based metal band featuring ex-AGGRESSION guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe, have signed a deal with New York's Power Play Records. The group's first CD, entitled "CTG", was recorded at Turtle studios and is scheduled for release on September 21. More information is av...

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THOR Voted One Of Top Frontmen Of All Time

Canadian heavy metal legend THOR (a.k.a. Jon Mikl Thor) was voted one of the top 100 frontmen of all time by England's Classic Rock magazine. Thor reportedly defeated the likes of Courtney Love, Bret Michaels and Suzi Quatro. Other legends on the list included Ozzy Osbourne, Freddie Mercury, Steven...

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THE PROJECT HATE To Record New Album In December

THE PROJECT HATE, the Swedish band featuring Jörgen Sandström of ENTOMBED/GRAVE fame on lead vocals, will enter Soundlab Studios in December to record their fourth full-length album, tentatively due in early 2005. "We plan to record 8 or 9 songs for the album," the group write on their web site. "We...

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NOMINON Announce New Singer

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have announced the addition of ABSURDO CULTO singer Daniel Garptoft to the group's ranks. The band's first gig with their new lineup will take place early September in a small Swedish town prior to the start of the group's European tour with BENEDICTION and GODHATE. A...

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Weight Of The World

That characteristic chug from the Bay Area is perhaps as much of a reference point in these times as it was back in the heyday of scrotum-squeezing pants and decent METALLICA albums. Wisely, it could be argued, bands like TESTAMENT have brutalized their sound further to keep up with the seething new...