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BLAZE BAYLEY: 'Best Of' CD Out Now

Former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE frontman Blaze Bayley has released a "best-of" collection through his own label. The CD, which can be ordered via the Planetblaze.com webshop, features the following track listing: 01. Born As A Stranger 02. Ghost In The Machine 03. Stare At The Sun (Live) 04. Silicon Me...

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BELPHEGOR Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

Austrian extreme metallers BELPHEGOR have been confirmed for this year's Hellfest festival, set to take place June 20-22, 2008 in Clisson, France. More than 60 bands will perform on 2 stages. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANATHEMA ANAAL NATHRAKH ANGRA AT THE...

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Original PESSIMIST Lineup Reunited!

The original PESSIMIST lineup from the first two CDs, "Cult of the Initiated" and "Blood For the Gods" — featuring founding members, guitarist Kelly McLauchlin (DIABOLIC, UNHOLY GHOST, EQUINOX),vocalist Rob Kline (PSYCHOTOGEN, FLESHTIZED),and drummer Chris Pernia (PSYCHOTOGEN, BEYOND THE SCAR) — h...

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SABATON To Enter Studio This Week

Swedish metallers SABATON will enter Abyss Studios with producer Peter Tägtgren on Friday, January 4 to begin recording their new album, entitled "The Art of War". The follow-up to 2006's "Attero Dominatus" will be released on May 30 via Black Lodge Records. "The Art of War" track listing: 01. Sun T...

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THRESHOLD Confirmed For PROGPOWER EUROPE Festival

UK progressive metallers THRESHOLD have been confirmed for the ProgPower Europe 2008 festival. The three-day event will celebrate its 10th anniversary with three bands on Friday, October 3 and six on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5 at JC Sjiwa in Baarlo, The Netherlands. THRESHOLD will hea...

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Former DRAIN STH Drummer Releases New Solo Track

Former DRAIN STH drummer Martina Axén, who more recently spent time as the lead singer for SUPERFIX (the aborted project also featuring former DRAIN STH bassist Anna Kjellberg) and SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY, has posted the demo version of a new solo track, "Ghost of Me", on her MySpace page. The song,...

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GHOST BRIGADE Confirmed For PROGPOWER EUROPE 2008 Festival

Finland's GHOST BRIGADE has been confirmed for the ProgPower Europe 2008 festival. The three-day event will celebrate its 10th anniversary with three bands on Friday, October 3 and six on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5 at JC Sjiwa in Baarlo, The Netherlands. PAGAN'S MIND is one of the thr...

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OPETH Mainman Discusses Forthcoming Album

Patrick Douglas of the Great Falls Tribune recently conducted an interview with OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the recently released double live album, "The Roundhouse Tapes", which spans OPETH's entire catalog: "We wanted to make sure that we concentra...

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THE 69 EYES To Release First-Ever Live Album

Finnish gothic metallers THE 69 EYES will release their first-ever live album, "Hollywood Kills - Live At The Whisky A Go Go", on January 16 through Virgin Finland. The track listing is as follows: 01. Introduction by Bam Margera 02. Devils 03. Don't Turn Your Back On Fear 04. Betty Blue 05. Christi...

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UNJUST: 'To Lose A Name' Track Listing Revealed

San Francisco Bay Area's UNJUST has finalized the track listing for its fourth album, entitled "To Lose a Name". The CD was once again recorded with producer/engineer Mark Keaton (MACHINE HEAD, ONE MAN ARMY, MR. T EXPERIENCE, KGB) at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California. "To Lose a Name" track l...

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The Roundhouse Tapes

Long album, short review. OPETH can still do no wrong, and you should buy anything with their name on it. That said, this massive-sounding two-disc live document really doesn't have much reason to exist, given the band's note-perfect renditions of their studio creations. There's nothing wrong at all...

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SAXON, MERCYFUL FATE Classic Titles To Be Reissued On Limited-Edition Vinyl

Night of the Vinyl Dead will reissue SAXON's "Dogs of War" and MERCYFUL FATE's "Into the Unknown" albums on limited-edition vinyl this month. The details are as follows: SAXON - "Dogs of War" (originally released by SPV in 1995) * Limited-edition sandy vinyl plus bonus SAXON stickers set * Hand-numb...

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OPETH Frontman Says New Songs Are 'A Bit More Energetic'

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt spoke to MTV.com last week about the group's forthcoming follow-up to 2005's "Ghost Reveries", tentatively due next spring via Roadrunner Records. "I had more fun working on this album than any of the past records," he said. "I have always seen the recording of an alb...

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Returning ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW: 'I Will Bring The Best Performance Possible'

Returning ICED EARTH singer Matt Barlow has issued the following statement: "Brothers and sisters, "I'm sure that you are all well aware of things that are happening within ICED EARTH, and a statement from me is well overdue. To that, I can only say that I am sorry for the delay, but there is good ....

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TARJA: 'My Winter Storm' U.S. Editions Detailed

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will release her new solo album, "My Winter Storm", in the U.S. on February 26, 2008. The CD will be made available in two exlusive U.S. versions via Fontana: the standard and deluxe editions (the latter featuring extra tracks not released elsewhere, as well vis...