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FAIR WARNING Completes First Japanese Tour In Six Years

German hard rockers FAIR WARNING recently completed their first Japanese tour in six years with successful concerts in Hiroshima, Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo. The band also performed at the Firefest in Notthingham, England on October 28. This was the band's first-ever appearance in the U.K. and it was a...

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War

"This war…is relentless!" comes the commanding bark of vocalist Ché Snelting and the gang shouts of his band mates in BORN FROM PAIN. It is a most appropriate introduction to an album that is every bit as explosive and riddled with bullets as any battlefield scene from anywhere in the world. This is...

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CELTIC FROST Video To Be Featured At Film Festival

CELTIC FROST's new video clip for the song "A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh" will be featured as part of the program of the 42nd edition of the renowned Solothurn Film Festival in Switzerland, January 22 -28, 2007. The clip will be shown in the category "Sound & Stories". "A Dying God Coming...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Cancels Tokyo Concert After Falling Ill

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker was forced to cancel MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's concert at Tokyo, Japan's Nakano Sunplaza after three songs Friday night (Nov. 17) because he was suffering from an unspecified illness. The following report was issued by the Michael Schenker News and Tour Informatio...

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TME Featuring VINTERSORG, FISSION Members: Audio Available

TME, the Swedish project featuring Mattias Marklund (VINTERSORG, CASKET CASEY) on lead guitar and Benny Hägglund (FISSION) on drums, is putting the finishing touches on its debut album, "Worlds Collide", tentatively due in early 2007 via Aphotic Records. The track listing for the effort is as follow...

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KISS To Continue Raiding Vaults For DVD Series

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: With the new "Kissology: The Ultimate Kiss Collection Vol. 1 1974-1977" lodged atop Billboard's Top Music Video chart, KISS' Gene Simmons promises there's more where that came from. "We hope it's going to be a 10-volume set," Simmons tells Billboard.com. "Volume...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman Struggles To 'Retain Even A Small Measure Of Sanity'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "All the events that have occurred within this band in the past five years... All the things undertaken and endured nonetheless. Astonishing and overwhelming. Unbearable to hear the final vivid chords of...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Video Interview, Performance Clips Available

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen was interviewed for an interactive news web site in Singapore called STOMP during his recent visit to the country. Watch the interview and live performance clips by following these links: Interview Pt. 1 Interview Pt. 2 Performance Pt. 1 ("Demon Driver")...

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EVILDOER: New Songs Available

Swedish metal band EVILDOER has posted three new songs on its MySpace page. The tracks "Detonate", "4 years to the Day" and "Like a Fist" are taken from the group's brand new promotional CD, entitled "A New Empire". EVILDOER has ended its deal with Italy's Scarlet Records, which released the band's...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Discusses 'Rehab'

Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: Tell us about the new record. Who wrote the music and lyrics and what were some conscious decisions you and Kevin [DuBrow] wanted to fulfill while making the...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Far Beyond The Sun' DVD E-Card Available

An e-card for YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's upcoming "Far Beyond The Sun" DVD (Universal),featuring two of the legendary Swedish guitarist's earliest live concert videos — "Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad" and "Live '85" — is available at this location. Malmsteen's 1989 release, "Trial By Fire: Live in Lenin...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Australian Dates Announced

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have lined up two Australian dates early next year following their tour of Asia. The details are as follows: Feb. 02 - Tokyo, JPN @ Shibuya-Kokaido Feb. 04 - Osaka, JPN @ Namba Hatch Feb. 05 - Fukuoka, JPN @ Zepp Fukuoka Feb. 06 - Nagoya, JPN @ Zepp Nagoya ...

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TRIVIUM: Japanese, Australian Headlining Shows Announced

TRIVIUM will play several headlining shows in Japan and Australia in addition to their previously announced Big Day Out festival dates. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Jan. 14 - Osaka, JPN @ Shangri-La (headline) Jan. 15 - Tokyo, JPN @ Shibuya Duo (headline) Jan. 19 - Auckland, NZ...

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RAIDEN: Tokyo-Based International Hard Rock Band Releases Debut EP

Tokyo-based international hard rock band RAIDEN, which is led by Australian vocalist 9-0 and also features the U.K.'s Nigel Hanna and three Japanese members, has released its debut EP, "Raimei" (Sound of Thunder) via JMS (Japan Music System) to over 200 record stores across Japan, including HMV, Tow...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer: 'Japan Was Insane!'

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has issued the following update: "Japan was insane. We had never been so we didn't know what to expect and it was fucking nuts. Played to over 10,000 people and blew the place up. I watched a few of the bands before us and it was cool, but the ...