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KEEP OF KALESSIN: 'Armada' To Arrive In April

Tabu Recordings (a division of Tuba Records) has set an April 24 European release date for the new album from Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, entitled "Armada". The new CD, which will be released in Norway on April 3, is the group's first with vocalist Thebon, who made his live debut wit...

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BLOODTHORN: New Song Available For Download

A brand-new BLOODTHORN, track, entitled "Blood and Iron", has been made available for download at this location. The song comes off the Norwegian death metal band's new album, "Genocide", due in Europe on February 20 (February 13 in U.K. and Norway) via Morningstar Records. "Genocide" (view cover at...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Likes To Party Hard In 'Bat Country'

Launch Radio Networks reports: AVENGED SEVENFOLD's current single, "Bat Country", is the band's tribute to late author Hunter S. Thompson and his classic book, "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas", also the basis of a 1998 movie starring Johnny Depp. Guitarist Synyster Gates and singer M. Shadows told L...

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GAMMA RAY Add Minnesota Date To North American Tour

Hamburg, Germany-based GAMMA RAY, featuring Kai Hansen (formerly of HELLOWEEN) on lead vocals, will make their only Midwest/mid-country appearance at the Rock Nightclub in Maplewood, Minnesota, on Friday, May 12. This performance will be the closing date of their first-ever U.S. tour and the only pe...

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SADUS: Another New Song Posted Online

Another brand-new SADUS track, entitled "Down", has been uploaded to to the group's official fan site, Valley Of Dry Bones. The song comes off SADUS's upcoming album, "Out for Blood", due on February 27 via Holland's Mascot Records. The follow-up to 1997's "Elements of Anger", "Out for Blood" (view...

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EMPEROR, DARKTHRONE, MAYHEM Interviewed For BBC RADIO 1 Special: Audio Available

Norwegian black metal legends EMPEROR, MAYHEM, DARKTHRONE and DIMMU BORGIR were among the artists interviewed for the "The Rock Show in Norway" special which aired on BBC Radio 1's "Mike Davies' Rock Show". Listen to the show at this location. ...

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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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IRON MAIDEN: 'Death On The Road' Theatrical Premiere Event To Coincide With Release

IRON MAIDEN has confirmed the U.S. release date of their much-anticipated DVD release "Death on the Road" for February 21, 2006 through Sanctuary Records. This will initially be available as a limited-edition special digipack. The DVD package contains the full performance of their "Dance of Death To...

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Former SINDROME Drummer Resurfaces In SERVITUDE

SERVITUDE is the name of a new Chicago-area band featuring former SINDROME drummer Tony Ochoa and ex-PLAGUE guitarist Fly Affinitio. According to a posting on the band's web site, SERVITUDE hope to "fuse the simplistic songwriting of rock and roll's roots with the aggressive, drop-tuned edge of toda...

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It's Official: HAMMERFALL Have Made The Cheesiest Video In Heavy Metal History

HAMMERFALL recently joined forces with the Swedish women's Olympic curling team to shoot a new video for their track "Hearts On Fire", a song from the group's 2002 album, "Crimson Thunder". The track has been reissued as a single in Sweden to give a "boost" to the team as they prepare for the Winter...

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MOONSPELL, MAYHEM, HYPOCRISY Confirmed For France's METAL THERAPY FESTIVAL

MOONSPELL, MAYHEM, HYPOCRISY and SOILWORK are among the confirmed bands for the third installment of the Metal Therapy Festival, set to tale place April 15 at Galaxie Mega Hall in Amnéville, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BLOCKHEADS DAGOBA GOJ...

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DIMMU BORGIR's 'Death Cult Armageddon' Surpasses 100,000 Mark According To SOUNDSCAN

Nuclear Blast Records has announced that Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR recently became the first band on the Nuclear Blast USA roster to sell more than 100,000 copies of a full-length album with their "Death Cult Armageddon" release, according to sales figures provided by Nielsen...

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AGE OF SILENCE Prepare To Record New Album

Avant-garde/prog/metal act AGE OF SILENCE, the Norwegian band featuring Lazare (BORKNAGAR, SOLEFALD),Hellhammer (WINDS, ARCTURUS, MAYHEM) and Eikind (KHOLD, TULUS),among others, have issued the following update on the progress of the songwriting sessions for their upcoming album: "If things have b...

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BLOODTHORN: 'Genocide' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Morningstar Records has set a February 13 Norwegian/U.K. release date for the new album from the Norwegian death metal band BLOODTHORN, entitled "Genocide". The rest of Europe will receive the album on February 20. "Genocide" (view cover at this location) track listing: 01. ...For Those Whose Time H...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: Early Recordings Unearthed!

It's no secret that before DREAM THEATER there was MAJESTY. But before MAJESTY, drummer Mike Portnoy (mis)spent some time of his youth recording with S.A. ADAMS. The then-18-year-old Portnoy did quite a few day and evening sessions with ADAMS working on what became the foundation of Adams' body of w...