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INSISION: New Album Delayed

Swedish death metallers INSISION have announced that their third album, "Ikon" (originally due late April),will be delayed slightly due to distribution problems encountered by the band's record label, Dental Records. The CD was recorded at Black Lounge studios (SCAR SYMMETRY, CENTINEX) in Avesta, S...

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The Arockalypse

They won the Eurovision Song Contest, they're coming up with enough merchandising ideas (LORDI Cola?) to make Gene Simmons get a non-Viagra-induced boner, they wear monster suits, and they single-handedly prove wrong anyone who touts Europe as more sophisticated and highbrow than the United States....

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Frozen Alive

If you were wanting a general idea of what to expect from OBITUARY's "Frozen Alive" DVD, then take a gander at the review of GRAVE's "Enraptured". By that I mean that both are Metal Mind DVDs, a label that has gotten rather proficient at the live concert DVD game. The centerpiece is the show itself,...

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CIRCUS OF POWER Announces '20th Anniversary Show' In Los Angeles

CIRCUS OF POWER has announced a "20th anniversary show" in Los Angeles at The Knitting Factory on June 1. The concert will be the first in the L.A. area that the band has played since New Year's Eve 2000/2001 when they reunited for one night to play the Troubadour. In addition to Alex Mitchell (voca...

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LILLIAN AXE: 'Waters Rising' To Arrive In June

Opening for the likes of RATT, POISON, QUEENSRŸCHE, KROKUS, STRYPER and LITA FORD, working with some of rock's most respected producers and scoring several "Headbanger's Ball"-approved video clips, LILLIAN AXE certainly carved (or perhaps more appropriately, chopped) a niche for themselves with meta...

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New DIECAST Video Teaser Posted Online

DIECAST recently completed a captivating new video for the track "Nothing I Could Say", with acclaimed directors Ian McFarland (SICK OF IT ALL) and Mike Pecci. A 30-second teaser for the clip has just been posted on the Century Media YouTube page, which can be accessed at this location. Look for the...

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Harvest

It's official, Sweden's NAGLFAR is incapable of doing wrong, "Harvest" being the newest instance proving the point. The band has honed its sound somewhat since 2003's excellent "Sheol" by going for a more immediately impacting style of black/death metal, still unarguably ferocious, but with underlyi...

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ANGRA, KORZUS, VIPER Members To Take Part In 'Stay Heavy Metal Stars' Concert

Members of ANGRA, TORTURE SQUAD, KORZUS, TUATHA DE DANANN, VIPER, DR. SIN, ANCESTTRAL, SHADOWSIDE, KING BIRD, MONSTER, GENOCIDIO, THREAT, HENCEFORTH, ANDRALLS, SUNSETH MIDNIGHT, MINDFLOW, KRUSADER, HARD ROCKET and SCARS will take part in the second annual "Stay Heavy Metal Stars", a concert featurin...

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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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Report: THE END RECORDS' Heavy Metal Makeover

David Whitford of Fortune Small Business magazine reports: Never before in the history of the planet has there been so much music floating around, of all kinds and easily accessible. Thanks to iTunes and its cousins, from YouTube (great for live concert clips) and MySpace (unsigned bands) to satelli...

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MEGADETH Mainman Slams 'Vultures' That Wait On His Bedpost To Report Everything He Does

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was the featured guest Tuesday night (March 20) on "The Radio 1 Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter" on BBC Radio 1. Listen to the interview online at BBC.co.uk (the Dave Mustaine interview begins approximately one hour, 10 minutes into the program). When asked about MEGAD...

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THE PROJECT HATE Completes Vocals For New Album

THE PROJECT HATE, the Swedish band featuring Lord K. Philipson (GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),Jörgen Sandström (ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE),bassist Michael Håkansson (ENGEL, ex-EVERGREY),guitarist Petter S. Freed (2 TON PREDATOR),singer Jo Enckell (IGNORANCE BLISS) and drummer Daniel "Mojjo" Moilanen...

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MANNGARD: New Album Is Turning Out Thrashier Than Expected

Norwegian extreme metallers MANNGARD have entered Lydriket studios to begin recording their as-yet-untitled sophomore album. Commented the band: "We are about to finish recording the basic tracks for the second MANNGARD album. The sessions in Lydriket has been most successful, and the band has knock...

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In Blood We Rock

This is the kind of review that makes a writer feel like a real asshole. Texas retro-rockers BLOOD OF THE SUN have an amazingly good thing going on here — instrumentally, they can't be touched. Big warm analog riffs, a keyboard player that throws in just the right amount of piano and Hammond B-3 org...

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Denmark's ANOMALY Calls It Quits

Danish "rock 'n' metal" band ANOMALY has split up. "We had a talk yesterday about the [group's recent] concert [with VOLBEAT in ANOMALY's hometown of Odense], our future and how things are going and we decided to end this band while we still had fun during it," ANOMALY explains in a statement. "We f...