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Triumph or Agony

If you were among those disappointed by BLIND GUARDIAN's streamlining of their sound this year, your luxury liner has come in. RHAPSODY OF FIRE have, if anything, gone even further off the deep end into operatic, cinematic, utterly bombastic and gaudy symphonic metal. Choirs swell, drums thunder, st...

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SUFFOCATION: Tour Bus Woes Lead To Concert Cancellations

SUFFOCATION drummer Mike Smith has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "SUFFOCATION's seven-week tour with FEAR FACTORY, HYPOCRISY and DECAPITATED, set to start on the 22nd of October, has been jeopardized due to fraudulent bus companies. "The story goes like this in this exact order o...

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BLIND MELON Guitarist Discusses Decision To Reform With New Singer

Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports that it's been exactly 11 years since the death of singer Shannon Hoon effectively put an end to BLIND MELON. But now, the group's surviving members — guitarists Christopher Thorn and Rogers Stevens, bassist Brad Smith and drummer Glen Graham — are back together a...

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SLAYER Kicks Off European 'Unholy Alliance' Tour: Photos, Setlist Available

The European leg of SLAYER's "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching to the Perverted" kicked off last night (Friday, October 20) in Den Bosch, Holland. The core lineup of the European "Unholy Alliance Tour" consists of SLAYER, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, LAMB OF GOD, and THINE EYES BLEED, and is schedul...

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Ex-OLYMPIC RECORDINGS Founder Starts New Company

Former Olympic Recordings (GORGUTS, VITAL REMAINS, BEHEMOTH, IMMOLATION) owner/founder Martti Payne has started a new company called Index Entertainment. Based in Austin, Texas, Index will be a multifaceted company with dealings in record, DVD and broadcast entertainment. Joining Payne is longtime a...

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BLIND MELON Reforms With New Singer

ChartAttack.com reports that BLIND MELON has reformed with a new singer — eleven years after frontman Shannon Hoon's drug overdose death. Glen Graham (drums),Christopher Thorn (guitar),Brad Smith (bass) and Rogers Stevens (guitar) have added former RAIN FUR RENT frontman Travis Warren as their new...

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LETZTE INSTANZ Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

LETZTE INSTANZ, a German rock band particularly noted for its use of the violin and cello, has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS...

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REDEMPTION Confirmed For PROGPOWER VIII Festival

REDEMPTION is the latest band confirmed for the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place next fall. REDEMPTION is the brainchild of Nicolas van Dyk (guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter) and features the legendary Ray Alder (FATES WARNING) on vocals and Bernie Versailles (AGENT STEEL) on guitars,...

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OPEN GRAVE RECORDS Releases Free Downloadable Label Sampler

Open Grave Records has released a free downloadable 14-track compilation, titled "Sounds from the Grave Vol. 1". The collection features a track from each of the artist signed to the label. Included on the compilation are brand new tracks from U.K. black metal band PRIMITIVE GRAVEN IMAGE, California...

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LEAVES' EYES To Begin Work On First DVD

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — will begin production of its first DVD around Christmas time. The as-yet-untitled disc will include a complete movi...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, ANGRA: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

BLIND GUARDIAN and ANGRA will team up for a Japanese tour in February 2007. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 02 - Tokyo, JPN @ Shibuya-Kokaido Feb. 04 - Osaka, JPN @ Namba Hatch Feb. 05 - Fukuoka, JPN @ Zepp Fukuoka Feb. 06 - Nagoya, JPN @ Zepp Nagoya Feb. 08 - Hiroshima, JPN ...

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CELLADOR Guitarists Comment On State Of Power Metal In The U.S.

Jeff Maki and Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net recently interviewed guitarists Bill Hudson and Chris Petersen of Nebraskan power metal act CELLADOR. The band is currently on a U.S. tour in support of TRIVIUM. A few excerpts from the interview follow: Live-Metal.net: Seeing that power metal is virtually n...

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DREAM EVIL: 'Fire! Battle! In Metal!' Video Posted Online

Sweden's DREAM EVIL has posted its video for the track "Fire! Battle! In Metal!" at this location. The clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus of the Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL and KAMELOT, among many others. The song comes off the group's new album,...

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SUFFOCATION Announces Dates In Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand

Legendary New York death metallers SUFFOCATION have confirmed their first-ever visit to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand, set to take place in February 2007. Commented drummer Mike Smith: "We are definitely looking forward to bringing the pain to a new audience of fans. They've been requesting u...

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DREAM EVIL Completes Work On New Video

Sweden's DREAM EVIL recently completed a video for the track "Fire! Battle! In Metal!" with renowned director Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL). The song comes off the group's new album, "United", due in the U.S. on October 31 via Century Media Records. A limited-edition first pressing of t...