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BLIND GUARDIAN: Early Albums To Be Reissued
Eight of BLIND GUARDIAN's albums will be re-released in June to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary. The LPs due to be reissued are as follows: * Battalions of Fear (1988) * Follow the Blind (1989) * Tales from the Twilight World (1990) * Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) * Tokyo Tales (1993) * Imaginat...February 10, 2007
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SLAYER Guitarist: 'We Worked Hard To Get Here, And No One Is Gonna Take It Away From Me!'
Shawn Jam Hill of The Ottawa Citizen recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's 25-year career: "I enjoy my longevity. SLAYER has cultivated this sh--, there is no image. I put my leathers on, put my nails on (King's sig...February 9, 2007
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TESTAMENT Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place July 6-7 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Also scheduled to appear are BLIND GUARDIAN, KORPIKLAANI, MENDEED and RISE TO ADDICTION. TESTAMENT last p...February 8, 2007
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KORN, DIMMU BORGIR, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
KORN, DIMMU BORGIR, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and CHILDREN OF BODOM are among the confirmed bands for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 22-24 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 22: BLIND GUARDIAN THERION SABATON GRAVE DIGGER VADER 1349 PAIN OF S...February 8, 2007
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SUFFOCATION: New Audio Interview With FRANK MULLEN Posted Online
Vocalist Frank Mullen of long-running New York death metallers SUFFOCATION was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Frank Mullen interview...February 7, 2007
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TNT: More Norwegian Dates Announced
Norwegian/British hard rockers TNT have lined up more dates in Norway during the coming weeks. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Mar. 09 - Jevnaker, NOR @ Untouchable Rock Club Mar. 10 - Sauda, NOR @ Sauda Show Festival April 07 - Karasjok, NOR @ Easter Festival May 26 - Lillehammer, NO...February 7, 2007
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EMERALD To Begin Recording New Album This Weekend
Swiss melodic metallers EMERALD will enter a studio in Aue, Germany on February 10 to begin recording their fourth album, entitled "Hymns to Steel". The following songs will be laid down during the sessions (in no particular order): 01. Preparing for Battle 02. Hymns to Steel 03. Revenge 04. Bastard...February 6, 2007
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HYDROGYN: More Details Revealed About 'Strip 'Em Blind' Pay-Per-View Event
West Virginia's HYDROGYN has announced more details about its Strip 'Em Blind pay-per-view event for Monday, February 12. The footage was shot on the close of the tour that took the band all through 2006 and proved to be a great show for all involved. The program will be made available on February 1...February 5, 2007
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AFTER ALL To Support LAAZ ROCKIT
Belgium's AFTER ALL wil support the reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metal band LAAZ ROCKIT on the following dates: Apr. 13 - Dynamo - Eindhoven, NETH Apr. 15 - CC Herbakker - Eeklo, BEL AFTER ALL is also confirmed to appear at this year's Pestpop festival on April 21 in Wieze, Belgium. Also sched...February 4, 2007
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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'We've Become Stormtroopers Of Metal'
THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "Last night this was on my feeble little mind: "We've become stormtroopers of metal. Insane. Transformed. We will come in to town. Relentlessly set about preparing for an hours worth of sonic annihilation...February 3, 2007
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SLAYER Guitarist Says ABC-TV Put Last-Minute 'Gag Order' On Band's 'Jimmy Kimmel' Performance
Ashley Brown of The Kansas City Star reports: For the second year SLAYER has been nominated for a Grammy in the best metal performance category. It goes to the ceremony, according to guitarist Kerry King, if only for the courtesy booze. "We went for the parties with no intention of winning," he says...February 3, 2007
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P.O.D. Forms Partnership With INO And COLUMBIA RECORDS
INO and Columbia Records has announced a partnership with spiritual rockers P.O.D. (a.k.a. PAYABLE ON DEATH),fresh off the heels of their New Year's Eve performance in Times Square. This event marked guitarist Marcos Curiel's first performance with P.O.D. in nearly four years. Currently involved in...February 2, 2007
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ESTUARY Completes Work On New Album
Cincinnati death/thrashers ESTUARY have completed work on their second album, "The Craft of Contradiction", which is set for release April 17 on Ibex Moon Records. "It is by far the sickest and most thrashing brutal stuff I've done to date," said front gutturalist Zdenka Prado. "It kicked my ass, an...February 2, 2007
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MENDEED Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
Glasgow-based modern metallers MENDEED have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place July 6-7 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Also scheduled to appear are BLIND GUARDIAN, KORPIKLAANI and RISE TO ADDICTION. MENDEED has revealed the track listin...February 1, 2007
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DAATH: 'The Hinderers' E-Card Available
An e-card for the upcoming debut album from DAATH, entitled "The Hinderers", is available at this location. Due on March 20 via Roadrunner Records, the CD was produced by James Murphy (ex-DEATH, OBITUARY, DISINCARNATE, TESTAMENT),co-produced by DAATH, and mixed by Colin Richardson (BULLET FOR MY VA...February 1, 2007
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