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Croatian Police Still Mulling MARILYN MANSON Concert Ban

According to the AFP, Croatian police are still mulling whether to ban a concert by shock rocker MARILYN MANSON in the coastal town of Pula (scheduled for Monday, August 22),following protests from the influential Catholic church and parents worried that he is promoting satanism. "Police must check...

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BRAND NEW SIN To Support BLACK LABEL SOCIETY On U.S. Tour

To cap off a tremendous 2005 that has also seen the group tour alongside MOTÖRHEAD, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, ZEKE, LIFE OF AGONY and SCUM OF THE EARTH, the Syracuse-based hard rock quintet BRAND NEW SIN have just secured the direct support slot on the upcoming BLACK LABEL SOCIETY tour, which kicks o...

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Ex-MACHINE HEAD Drummer: 'I Was Sick Of The Tough-Guy Sh*t And Working For One Guy's Dream'

Metal Sludge recently conducted an interview with former MACHINE HEAD/TESTAMENT drummer Chris Kontos as part of their regularly weekly "20 Questions With?" feature. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Sludge: What are you currently up to? This is your one and only chance to plug your sh...

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SLIPKNOT Observe 'No Cursing', 'No Obscene Gestures' Rules During Singapore Performance

According to The Electric New Paper, SLIPKNOT — who are known for outrageous stage antics — were handed out a list of no-nos by the local authorities prior to their August 16 performance at the Fort Canning Park in Singapore. Among the rules set by the officials were the folowing: *No obscene gestur...

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Priest Defends MARILYN MANSON Ahead Of Croatia Gig

Reuters is reporting that religious groups in Croatia are up in arms over the imminent arrival of shock-rocker MARILYN MANSON for a concert. But rallying to the banner of free speech and perhaps a little shock-value of his own, MANSON has found one unlikely defender — a Catholic priest. "How could M...

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The Head and the Heart

If Little Rock, Arkansas' RWAKE are the deliverers of progressive sludge psychosis, then Fayetteville's DEADBIRD are the distillation of it into a crawling, bloody mess of crippling depression and pervasive anxiety. What the hell is going on down there in the land of Clinton anyway? There is in fact...

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WOLVERINE To Preview New Songs At Swedish Show

Sweden's WOLVERINE have announced a low-key Swedish show where they will be airing new tracks from the band's recently completed new album, tentatively titled "Still". The band will be performing at Busstorget in Soderhamn on August 20 prior to their appearance at the ProgPower Europe 2005 festival...

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ANUBIS GATE To Release Sophomore Album In September

Danish power/prog metal band ANUBIS GATE will release their second album, "A Perfect Forever", on September 20 via Locomotive Music (one day earlier internationally). The follow-up to 2004's "Purification" was produced by Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR) and will feature cover artwork by Mattias No...

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VITAL REMAINS, NOMINON: European Tour Dates Announced

Swedish death metallers NOMINON will be supporting VITAL REMAINS on their European tour between September 11 and October 1. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Sep. 11 - Innsbruck (A) – P.M.K. Sep. 13 - Rom (I) – Alpheus Sep. 14 - Italy – TBA Sep. 15 - Italy – TBA Sep. 16 - ...

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WOLVERINE Finish Recording New Album

Sweden's WOLVERINE have finished recording their new album, "Still", at Spacelab studio in Tönisvorst, Germany. The follow-up to 2003's "Cold Light of Monday" was produced by Oliver Philipps, Christian "Moschus" Moos and WOLVERINE and will be mixed at the end of August. An October/November release v...

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STRYPER: Autographed Bible Given Away With Each CD Pre-Order

If you pre-order STRYPER's first studio album in over a decade, "Reborn", the CD will be shipped to you on August 10 (making it possible that you will get yours before it hits the stores on August 16) along with an autographed STRYPER pocket Bible (the same Bibles the band throw out at ...

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ABSU: North American Release Date Announced For Two-CD/LP Anthology Of Rarities

The End Records has set an October 11 North American release date for a new double CD/LP anthology from Texan occult metallers ABSU, entitled "Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001". The collection of songs, compiled by Equitant and remastered by Proscriptor, will feature tracks recorded by the band...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Is Praying For Northern Cold Winds

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We are in Holmdel, NJ today. 110 Degrees out there. This is purgatory fire. We are actually happy to play the early (slightly less hot) slots, last show we were on at 9:20 am, today it was 9:40 am...

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PEACEVILLE RECORDS Confirm MADDER MORTEM Signing

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on July 8, Peaceville Records have now confirmed that they have signed Norway's MADDER MORTEM. The group's new album, "Desiderata", which was completed last September, is scheduled for release before the end of the year. Commented MADDER MORTEM in a statement: "It...

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CAMP FREDDY In Talks To Release Debut Album

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" band consisting of ex-JANE'S ADDICTION/RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Dave Navarro, former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar),VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum, and vocalist Donovan Leitch (the son of 1960s U.K. folk-rock...