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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Begin Mixing New Album

Reactivated Finnish melodic extreme metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW have begun mixing their fifth album, "Before the Bleeding Sun", with Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. "So far, the mixed songs sound exactly what they should sound like," the band write on their web site. "T...

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ROB ZOMBIE Likes His Music Short, Not So Sweet

Launch Radio Networks reports: ROB ZOMBIE's new single, "Foxy, Foxy" (Windows Media, Real Media),arrived at radio stations this week and shows a slightly more laid-back side to Zombie's trademark sound. The tune also gets right to the point, which the singer told Launch is something he's always int...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Release 'Carnival Of Sins' Double Live Album

MÖTLEY CRÜE have just issued a two-disc live album set taken from their sold-out North American "Carnival of Sins" tour. These releases are exclusively being sold exclusively through the Wal-Mart chain. The discs, recorded at Banknorth Garden in Boston, on December 9 and December 10, 2005, are issue...

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AS SWEET Guitarist ANDY SCOTT Comments On Singer's Departure

Former THE SWEET guitarist/vocalist Andy Scott has confirmed the departure of SHY frontman Tony Mills from Scott's current band, dubbed AS SWEET. Commented Andy: "It is with a certain degree of sadness that I can confirm that SWEET are still looking for a singer/bassist. We have just completed a tou...

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DRAGONFORCE, ONSLAUGHT, BONFIRE Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

DRAGONFORCE, ONSLAUGHT, BONFIRE, NASTY IDOLS, NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS and HOUSE OF SHAKIRA have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BL...

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STRYPER To Perform At Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

Reunited Christian hard rockers STRYPER will perform at the Sauna Open Air festival on June 9 in Tampere, Finland. They are also scheduled to play at Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden on June 10. As previously reported, STRYPER will be undertaking an acoustic tour of churches across the U.S...

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HEATHEN: We Have Not Signed Anything Yet

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have issued a statement refuting a recent press release from the the French record company Season of Mist indicating that they have signed the band to a label deal. In a posting on their official web site, HEATHEN write, "OK, so it looks like the cat...

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The genre called "viking metal" begins to lose some of its meaning when one realizes it has, rightly or wrongly, been applied to bands as diverse as AMON AMARTH and FALKENBACH. Yet in the case of Sweden's THYRFING it is hard to argue with it, at least from the standpoint of lyrical content and the ....

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ENSIFERUM: New Song Available For Streaming

The track "Warrior's Quest" from Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal band ENSIFERUM, now featuring in its ranks NORTHER frontman Petri Lindroos, is available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the group's new EP, "Dragonheads", due on February 15 via Spinefarm Records. The mi...

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BLACK SABBATH: 'Greatest Hits 1970–1978' Collection Due Next Month

Rhino has set a March 14 release date for a new collection from BLACK SABBATH, entitled "Greatest Hits 1970–1978". Executive produced by Sharon Osbourne, the CD contains 16 monster hits from the original BLACK SABBATH, with over 80 minutes of remastered musical mayhem. Liner notes were written by BL...

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WOLF To Enter Gothenburg's STUDIO FREDMAN In June

Swedish metallers WOLF will enter Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden in June with producer Fredrik Nordström to begin recording their fourth album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Century Media Records. WOLF's former drummer Daniel "Dale" Bergkvist — who apparently remains on good t...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Talks About Being A Grandad At 57

Tony Hicks of the Contra Costa Times recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: So you're a grandpa now. How's that feel? Steven: "Can you believe that? It's amazing. I'm 57 years old and in two years I'll be able to say I'm ...

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WHITESNAKE Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

WHITESNAKE have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BLITZKRIEG CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST DEEP PURPLE DORO EASY ACTION EVERGREY FIREW...

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HEATHEN Sign To SEASON OF MIST RECORDS

Season of Mist has announced the signing of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN. As many fans will recall, HEATHEN were one of the most unique bands to rise from the Bay Area thrash explosion of the '80s/'90s, having released a groundbreaking debut album, "Breaking the Silence", in 1987...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW: New Album Details Revealed

Reactivated Finnish melodic extreme metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW have announced the details of their fifth album, "Before the Bleeding Sun", due out in Finland on April 26 via Spinefarm Records. "Before the Bleeding Sun" is the band's first album since their reunion that took place in 2005. Th...