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PRONG: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced
PRONG have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Nov. 09 - Key Club - Los Angeles LA, , CA Nov. 10 - The Galaxy - Santa Ana, CA Nov. 11 - The Pound - San Francisco, CA Nov. 12 - Empire Ballroom - Las Vegas, NV Nov. 19 - Studio Seven - ...November 9, 2005
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Victims of Science
When this album came out in 1990, on the tiny Wild Rags label, founder Richard C. was on a one-man crusade to uphold vinyl and cassettes, and compact discs be damned. (We see how well that worked out, both for vinyl and for Wild Rags.) As a result, promising bands like HELLWITCH, ARCANE and GAMMACID...October 31, 2005
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The Fallen One of Flames
Here's a little history lesson, courtesy of the kult-hounds over at Paragon (CHARNEL VALLEY, the torturous RIGOR SARDONICUS). Recorded in the winter of 1991-92 in the Arctic darkness of northern Finland, this demo captures a real sense of the haunting atmosphere black metal was originally meant to i...October 31, 2005
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DISGORGE Cancel MODESTO FEST Appearance
California death-grind band DISGORGE have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Modesto Fest on Saturday, October 29 "due to an injury within the band," according to a posting on the group's official web site. "Nothing serious!!" the posting adds. "We will be back in Northern California soon...October 29, 2005
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GIANT SQUID Sign With THE END RECORDS
Northern California's GIANT SQUID have inked a deal with The End Records. GIANT SQUID garnered the attention of eclectic indie-metal label The End Records with their self-released first album, "Metridium Field", engineered by legendary veteran producer of heavy music, Billy Anderson (NEUROSIS, MELVI...October 28, 2005
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TWILIGHTNING To Record New EP
Finnish power metallers TWILIGHTNING will enter the studio in November to begin recording a new EP for a tentative January 2006 release via Spinefarm. The band's sophomore full-length album, "Plague-House Puppet Show", was issued in 2004. In other news, TWILIGHTNING will perform at the upcoming MIDE...October 27, 2005
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THYRFING: New Song Available For Download
A brand-new THYRFING track, entitled "Jag Spår Fördärv", has been posted online at this location (MP3, 6 MB). The song comes off the Swedish band's upcoming fifth album, "Farsotstider" (in English: "Times of Plague"),due on November 21 via Regain Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Vansinnesvisor" (H...October 19, 2005
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Spotlight On 'Europe's Only Heavy Metal Karaoke Club'
DailyTimes.com.pk is reporting that Helsinki, Finland's Hevimesta — literally, "the heavy place" — lets customers take the microphone twice a week, becoming Europe's only heavy metal karaoke club. Owner Jouni Lanamaki launched his first heavy metal bar in northern Finland before branching out to the...October 15, 2005
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THYRFING Announce New Album Title, Release Date
Sweden's THYRFING have set "Farsotstider" (in English: "Times of Plague") as the title of their fifth album, due on November 21 via Regain Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Vansinnesvisor" (Hammerheart Records) was recorded at EMI Studio in Stockholm with producer Henrik Edenhed (LAMBRETTA, THE SOUN...October 13, 2005
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KATAKLYSM Singer To Pen Autobiography
KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono has announced plans to write the band's autobiography to coincide with their 15th anniversary. "I've been thinking about it for a long time during the last few years, especially when I'm on tour and all the bandmembers of other bands are like, 'Dude, we had no idea a...October 11, 2005
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The Day KISS Rocked Cadillac
Rick Coates of Michigan's Northern Express has issued the following report: Retired Cadillac High School teacher Jim Neff leans back in his living room chair each evening after dinner surrounded by his "15 Minutes of Fame." The plaque on the wall above him reads "Jim Neff Honorary Member of KISS." T...October 9, 2005
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RATT Drummer Says Reunion With STEPHEN PEARCY Is 'Very Close' To Becoming Reality
Gerry Gittelson of the L.A. Daily News recently conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On the possibility of a RATT reunion tour with the group's original singer Stephen Pearcy, who quit five years ago in an ugly split: "We're trying to come to...October 9, 2005
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MARDUK Planning 15-Year Anniversary Release
Swedish black metallers MARDUK will celebrate their 15-year anniversary with a special limited release, tentatively due in November. No further details are currently available. MARDUK were forced to cancel their European tour earlier in the year after drummer Emil Dragutinovic's arm was broken in a...October 8, 2005
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AKERCOCKE To Tour Europe With MORTICIAN, BLOOD RED THRONE
After crushing the U.K. in October with a brace of shows and the unleashing of the beast that is new album "Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone", British Satanic metallers AKERCOCKE have announced they will be teaming up with MORTICIAN and BLOOD RED THRONE to lay waste to the continent that...October 6, 2005
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Malaysia Probing Revival Of Satanic Heavy Metal Cult
Mainichi Daily News is reporting that Malaysia's Islamic authorities are probing the alleged revival of a Satanic heavy metal cult whose members practice animal sacrifice and destroy religious texts including the Quran, a news report said Wednesday (Oct. 5). The cult, believed to be led by a foreign...October 5, 2005
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