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Metal CD Collection to Showcase Calgary's Talent To The International Stage

Cyclone Records has set a February 28 release date for "The Greatest Underground Show on Earth", a compilation CD featuring heavy metal bands from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. According to a press release, "The metal music scene in Calgary, Alberta is one of Canada's best kept secrets. Nowhere can you...

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7TH PLAGUE To Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Cleveland's 7TH PLAGUE have accepted an offer from Metal Blade Records for a four-album recording contract. The band will be signing the record deal on Wednesday, February 8 during a dinner at Westlake, Ohio's Dave and Busters and are extending an invitation to all interested press to come to the si...

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CULT OF LUNA Complete Work On New Album

Apocalyptic Swedish outfit CULT OF LUNA have completed work on their new album, entitled "Somewhere along the Highway". Slated for an April 24 release via Earache Records, the album's initial tracking took place over seven days in a wooden octagon barn surrounded by "Blair Witch"-style scenery close...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Is Honored To Be Featured On New RUSH DVD

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has posted the following message on his official web site: "I make a very short but very cool appearance on the brand new RUSH DVD: 'R30'! What an honor it is to be included on a retrospective of the career of one of my favorite bands of all time. ...

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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...

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Former SINDROME Drummer Resurfaces In SERVITUDE

SERVITUDE is the name of a new Chicago-area band featuring former SINDROME drummer Tony Ochoa and ex-PLAGUE guitarist Fly Affinitio. According to a posting on the band's web site, SERVITUDE hope to "fuse the simplistic songwriting of rock and roll's roots with the aggressive, drop-tuned edge of toda...

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HATEBREED Frontman: No Major Changes Planned For Next Album

Drew Ailes of Lambgoat recently conducted an interview with HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Lambgoat: You mentioned getting out and playing some new songs. Can you tell me about the next HATEBREED record and if there's anyone you're looking at for production/engi...

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FALLON Recording Music For DVD Series

Northern California-based heavy metal act FALLON have entered Sacramento's Pus Caverns studio to begin recording the soundtrack and theme song for the underground fighting DVD series "Felony Fights". "Felony Fights" pits felon vs. felon, girls vs. guy, and gang rivals in brutal fights filmed at unde...

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THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN Sign With LISTENABLE RECORDS

Belgian doomsters THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN have inked a deal with France's Listenable Records. The group's second full-length album, "SerpentCult", is scheduled for release later in the year. In other news, THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN will appear as themselves in the upcoming Herman Brusselmans film "E...

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MARDUK: European Tour Postponed

Swedish black metallers MARDUK have posted the following message on their official web site: "MARDUK have decided to do the European crusade during May instead of March, due to the fact that most of March will be spent completing the upcoming DVD. But a few Greece shows have been announced for late...

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MADDER MORTEM Announce Release Date For 'Desiderata'

Peaceville Records has set a March 27 European release date for the new album from Norway's MADDER MORTEM, entitled "Desiderata". The CD will be accompanied by a video for the album's opening track, "My Name Is Silence". MADDER MORTEM recorded "Desiderata" at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden and...

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MORBID ANGEL's Classic 'Altars Of Madness' Album To Receive DualDisc Release

Earache Records will release a DualDisc format version of the landmark death metal album "Altars of Madness" by MORBID ANGEL on March 13, 2006. Considered by many to be a defining moment in the genre, "Altars of Madness" was first released in 1989 and is still held in reverence by the majority of de...

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DESTYNATION Complete Work On New Album

Swedish heavy metal band DESTYNATION (formerly ETERNIA) have completed work on their new album, "Rising Up", tentatively due in April via Greece's Sonic Age Records. The band, who hail from Ornskoldsvik in the northern parts of Sweden, have been spreading their message and music since 1997. Their de...

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NONPOINT To Release Spanish EP

NONPOINT have announced plans to release a new EP sung completely in Spanish. The outing is expected to feature a series of new Spanish tracks as well as select, previously released NONPOINT songs re-recorded in Spanish. Further details of the 2006 release will be made available soon. NONPOINT will...

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DANZIG Guitarist To Perform With DECONSTRUCT At NAMM

DECONSTRUCT, the Northern California band which features current DANZIG guitarist Joe Fraulob, will be performing at the NAMM show this weekend in Anaheim, California. DECONSTRUCT are scheduled to play Friday night, January 20 at EMG Pickups' 30th anniversary party, along with THE MERCY CLINIC (DAMA...