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WOLF: Another New Song Posted Online

A new WOLF song, "Speed On", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the Swedish heavy metallers' new album, "Ravenous", which will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: Friday, February 20 Spai...

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SEVENTH VOID: Debut Album Release Date Announced

SEVENTH VOID, the new band formed by TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly, will release its debut album on April 21 via Big Vin Records, the label formed by HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. A CD-release party will be held at the Clubhouse, the Dallas nightcl...

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HANK SHERMANN's DEMONICA Completes Lineup

DEMONICA, the solo project of MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, has finalized its lineup. It is as follows: Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE) - Guitar Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN) - Guitar Klaus "Hyr" Hansen (BATTALION, TRAUMA CENTER) - Vocals Mark Hernandez (FORBIDDEN, HEATHEN, DEFIANCE, VIO-LENCE)...

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FORBIDDEN Preparing To Record New Material

Guitarist Craig Locicero of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrahers FORBIDDEN has issued the following update: "Time for a quick news bit about what's upcoming. We're going to be laying down some tracks on a couple of new FORBIDDEN tunes next week with Tim Narducci [SYSTEMATIC] co-producing it w...

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STYGIA Debut To Be Mixed In March Or April

Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz has issued the following update on the debut album from his STYGIA project, entitled "Divine Allegiance": "At the moment, Mike [Vescera; ex-LOUDNESS, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN] is working on getting the vocals recorded. Everything is c...

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WOLF: 'Voodoo' Video Available

"Voodoo", the new video from Swedish heavy metallers WOLF, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Umeå, Sweden with director Owe Lingwall of Village Road Film, who previously worked with WOLF on the video for the track "I Will Kill Again". Commented the band: "Both the song and the video has that...

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DOWN Interviewed At NAMM; Video Available

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with DOWN guitarists Kirk Windstein and Pepper Keenan at this past weekend's (Jan. 15-18) NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held in Anaheim, California. Watch the two-and-a-half-minute chat belo...

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SHRINEBUILDER: Songtitles For Debut CD Revealed

SHRINEBUILDER, the project that features in its ranks Wino (ST. VITUS, THE HIDDEN HAND),Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS),Al Cisneros (OM, SLEEP),and Dale Crover (MELVINS),has finished recording its debut CD with Toshi Kasai (MELVINS, BIG BUSINESS) for a summer release on Neurot Recordings. The tentative t...

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WOLF: 'Ravenous' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Ravenous", the new album from Swedish metallers WOLF, can be viewed below. The CD features a guest guitar solo by Hank Shermann (FORCE OF EVIL, MERCYFUL FATE) and guest vocals by Mark Boals (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ROYAL HUNT). For the fierce and bloody artwork, the band once again...

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DOWN, EVIL ARMY, WEEDEATER Tour Postponed

The previously announced North American tour dates for DOWN, EVIL ARMY and WEEDEATER — which were originally posted on EVIL ARMY's MySpace page — have now been removed from the site. According to EVIL ARMY, "The tour dates have changed so we won't be hittin the road until mid-March." Hellbilly rocke...

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KING DIAMOND Comments On Rumors Of New MERCYFUL FATE Album

King Diamond (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen; KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) has released a statement in response to an article that was published late last month on the Danish web site BT.dk which focused primarily on King's relationship with his 24-year-old Hungarian wife Livia Zita. King, who is 52...

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DOWN, EVIL ARMY, WEEDEATER: Tour Dates Revealed

DOWN will embark on a U.S. tour in February/March. Also scheduled to appear on the bill are EVIL ARMY and WEEDEATER. (Update: Hellbilly rocker Hank Williams III [ASSJACK, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ARSON ANTHEM], who was originally supposed to be on the bill, is no longer part of this package.) The followin...

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HANK SHERMANN's DEMONICA Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

DEMONICA, the solo project of MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, is putting the finishing touches on its debut album for a tentative late spring/early summer release via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The CD will be mixed in February in Denver, Colorado. DEMONICA's core lineup: Hank Shermann (MERC...

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MERCYFUL FATE: New Studio Album On The Way?

According to Denmark's TV 2 VIP, King Diamond has told BT.dk that there is a good chance that a new studio album from his classic heavy metal act MERCYFUL FATE will surface at some point in the not-too-distant future. "Hank [Shermann, guitar] has written songs [for the proposed MERCYFUL FATE CD]. An...

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DOWN's REX BROWN Jams With KING'X In Dallas

DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown joined KING'S X on stage this past Friday (December 19) at The Door in Dallas, Texas for a rendition of the song "King". Check out pictures of the performance below (courtesy of Warrenh2000). A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor who attended the concert told us in an e-mail,...