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TWELFTH GATE Back On MADPOWER Festival

Chicago-based progressive thrash metal band TWELFTH GATE is officially back on the lineup for the 2006 MadPower festival. As previously reported, TWELFTH GATE is currently seeking a new vocalist, which initially forced them to cancel, but have since recruited friend and EDEN'S FALL (also performing)...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN To Tour Scandinavia In December

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will embark on a Scandinavian tour in December. Exact cities and dates for the trek — which will include stops in Sweden and Finland — will be announced soon. Yngwie Malmsteen and drummer Patrick Johansson reportedly went into Malmsteen's Miami, Florida s...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'Loudspeaker' Cellphone Downloads In Japan Top 140,000

According to Avex, cellphone downloads in Japan for songs from Marty Friedman's (ex-MEGADETH) "Loudspeaker" album have topped 140,000 and show no signs of slowing down. The lead-off track from "Loudspeaker", "Elixir" is the new ending theme for the current season of "Rock Fujiyama". Other songs from...

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DIO On Possible BLACK SABBATH Reunion: 'I Would Absolutely Say No If It Was For Nostalgia'

Paul Jackson of Daily Yomiuri recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On revisiting the "Holy Diver" material on a recently released live CD: "It was cool and fun to play those songs agai...

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SATYRICON To Tour Australia In December

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON will embark on an Australian tour in December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 01 - The HQ, Adelaide Dec. 02 - The Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne Dec. 05 - The Metro Theatre, Sydney Dec. 06 - The Arena, Brisbane As previously reported, SATYRICON has posted its video fo...

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EPHEL DUATH Introduces New Drummer

Eccentric jazz-metallers EPHEL DUATH have announced the addition of new drummer Sergio Ponti. "Sergio Ponti made his debut with us on 28th September he's a fresh talent and he's pushing our sound to new exciting rhythmical perspectives," stated EPHEL DUATH mainman Davide. "He studied with Mokhtar Sa...

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MANOWAR: 'The Sons Of Odin' EP Virtual Release Party Announced

MANOWAR will make all of the songs from its new EP, "The Sons of Odin", available for streaming in a loop at its official web site on Friday, October 6 between midnight and 4:00 a.m. (CET). You can currently find the link to the party at the "intro" page of www.manowar.com. The band ...

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UNEARTH, BLEEDING THROUGH, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD Confirmed For SAINTS AND SINNERS

UNEARTH, BLEEDING THROUGH and THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD are among the newly confirmed bands for the for the Saints and Sinners Festival 2006, set to take place October 28-29 at the Asbury Park Convention Hall Complex in Asbury Park, New Jersey. More than 40 acts will perform at the two-day event,...

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WINDS Launches YouTube Page With Exclusive Session Clip

WINDS has established a profile on the popular video broadcasting site YouTube. The group will, from time to time, update this profile with some exclusive video clips from different things related to the band, such as recordings from the studio, rehearsal videos, and other rarities. Uploaded so far,...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Schedules New York City Clinic

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess will be conducting a clinic on September 30 in New York City about his use of the MusicPad Pro, the world's first digital sheet music tablet. The details are as follows: Saturday, September 30th, 2006, 2PM Guitar Center Manhattan 25 W. 14th Street Manhattan, N...

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MANOWAR: 'The Sons Of Odin' E-Card Available

An e-card for the new MANOWAR EP, "The Sons of Odin", has been made available at this location. Due in Europe on October 13 via Magic Circle Music (October 6 in Germany, October 24 in North America),"The Sons of Odin" EP features over 25 minutes of total playing time. Besides "The Sons ...

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Blood Mountain

MASTODON fully lives up to its name and cements its status as one of the best newer American metal bands out there with, of all things, its major label debut. The band's third studio offering is an immense slab of brutally heavy rock that veers wildly between all-out thrash on cuts like opener "The...

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CELLADOR To Headline Wisconsin's MADPOWER Festival

Omaha, Nebraska power metallers CELLADOR have been officially confirmed as one of the headliners of the 2006 Madpower festival. Madpower is an annual event held in the Madison, Wisconsin area as a showcase for progressive, power metal and thrash metal bands. The all-day, 18+ festival will begin at 3...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist SKOLNICK: 'I Don't See Myself As Limited To One Style'

Rod Harmon of HeraldTribune.com reports that TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has done the seemingly impossible: Married traditional jazz with heavy metal. "What really got me interested in jazz was seeing Miles Davis with an electric band (on television)," Skolnick said. "At the time, I didn't eve...

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SATYRICON Checks In From The Road

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have posted the following "report from the road": "The tour so far has been really well visited and that makes playing 31 shows in 35 days so much easier! Crowds are great and the band is really having the best of times on stage. Seems like the crowds (for the mos...