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NAPALM DEATH: European Tour Dates Announced

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have lined up the following European dates during October/November: Oct. 18 - Newcastle, UK @ University Oct. 19 - Southampton, UK @ TBA Oct. 20 - Bradford, UK @ Rio Oct. 21 - TBC, UK @ TBC Oct. 22 - Haarlem, NETH Patronaat Oct. 23 - Bochum, GER @ Matrix ...

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Swedish Animal-Rights Organization Slams MAYHEM Over Use Of Animal Parts

Animal Rights Sweden, the country's largest animal-rights organization with 36,000 members, has launched an attack against the organizers of the Gates of Metal festival over Norwegian black metal band MAYHEM's use of animal parts during their performance at the event (Photo#1, Photo#2),which took p...

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Swedish Festival Organizers In Legal Hot Water Over MAYHEM's Bloody Stage Show

The organizers of the Swedish hard rock/heavy metal festival Gates of Metal may face prosecution over the stage show put on by the Norwegian black metal band MAYHEM last Saturday (August 5). Pig heads and other animal parts decorated the stage during the band's performance (Photo#1, Photo#2) — a vio...

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HATEBREED, NAPALM DEATH, EXODUS: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been released for "Monsters of Mayhem", the upcoming tour featuring HATEBREED, NAPALM DEATH, EXODUS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, DESPISED ICON and FIRST BLOOD. They are as follows: Sep. 01 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Sep. 03 - Lancaster, PA @ The Chameleon Sep. 04 - Springfield, VA...

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TWISTED INTO FORM to Release Long-Awaited Debut Next Month

TWISTED INTO FORM, the Norwegian band featuring Kaj Gornitzka (guitar, ex-SPIRAL ARCHITECT),Erik Aadland (bass),David Husvik (drums, EXTOL) and Leif J. Knashaug (vocals, ex-SPIRAL ARCHITECT session),will release its long-awaited debut album, "Then Comes Affliction to Awaken the Dreamer", on Septe...

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EXODUS Guitarist Comments On 'Monsters Of Mayhem' Tour

Guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco's veteran thrashers EXODUS has commented on the band's participation in the upcoming "Monsters Of Mayhem" tour, set to launch at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 3. Seventeen initial dates have been confirmed; more dates will be announced so...

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OMEN Returns From Hiatus, Announces Tour Dates

After a two-year hiatus, classic metallers OMEN have scheduled dates in the U.S. and Europe in August and September. In addition, the band has re-signed with Jeff Keller Management LLC, their management representation during their critically acclaimed last release, "Eternal Black Dawn" (2003). The c...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Complete Work On 'Warball'

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have completed work on their new album, "Warball", due in October via Mascot Records. The CD was recorded at Trident Studios in Pacheco, CA by Geoff Thorpe and Juan J. Orteaga and includes lead-guitar contributions from Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGE...

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USURPER Parts Ways With Vocalist DAN TYRANTOR

Due to ongoing circumstances and issues in vocalist Dan Tyrantor's personal life, he has resigned from Chicago's USURPER. The remaining four members will indefinately continue as a four-piece, with guitarist Rick Scythe and bassist Jon Necromancer taking over the vocal duties. USURPER is still confi...

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The Cartoon Network Goes Heavy Metal

Larissa Glasser of The Phoenix recently conducted an interview with Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, creators of the upcoming cartoon series "Dethklok Metalocalypse" about a half-Norwegian/half-American black metal band called DEATHKLOK. Premiering this Sunday (August 6) at 11:45 p.m. on Adult Swim (...

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PRIMER 55 Begins Writing New Material

According to a posting by SOULFLY bassist/ex-PRIMER 55 guitarist Bobby Burns on the PRIMER 55 MySpace page, PRIMER 55 has reformed and has begun writing material for a new album, tentatively due next year. "Jason Luttrell [vocals] and I are working on some new tunes we plan to start recording sessio...

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SABATON Replaces SAVAGE CIRCUS At Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival

Swedish metallers SABATON have replaced SAVAGE CIRCUS on the billing of the Gates of Metal festival, set to take place August 4-5 at at Folkets Park in Hultsfred, Sweden. The lineup is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS DEATHSTARS DESTRUCTION DISMEMBER HAMMERFALL HELLOWEEN L...

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OZZY Powered Football Club Looking For New Players

"The Ozzy Powered Football Club", the Birmingham, England-based soccer team formed by a British BLACK SABBATH fan by the name of Garry Raybould, is looking for quality players to join the "rock mayhem" next season. "Wearing the new kit designed by Ozzy and Sharon we intend to bring back some silverw...

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USURPER To Enter Studio In Early 2007

Chicago's USURPER is currently preparing songs for their sixth full-length album, which they plan to record in early 2007 for a summer release through Earache Records. The album is currently untitled but some new songtitles include "Talons of Steel", "Planet of the Humans" and "Rebel Wolf". In other...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Announces Japanese, Korean, Australian Tour Dates

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site: "The rumors are true — we're indeed coming to Australia, but not only that we're including Japan and Korea on the same trip. "Throughout the years, we've recieved tons of questions from fa...