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Brazil's RECKONING Signs With DESTROY ALL RECORDS

Destroy All Records has announced the signing of the Brazilian metal band RECKONING. According to a press release, RECKONING's music can be described as "a combination of traditional, thrash and death metal with melody intertwined. RECKONING is highly influenced by bands such as ICED EARTH, NEVERMOR...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: Setlist For BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival Revealed

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans VICIOUS RUMORS have revealed the setlist for their upcoming appearance at the Bang Your Head!!! festival, which will be held June 22-23 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The setlist was chosen by fans via an Internet poll and it features "songs we haven't pl...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY: In Writing Mode

FIREBALL MINISTRY frontman Rev. James A. Rota II has issued the following update: "First and foremost, we are in the stages of writing a new album. It's coming along great. It's going to be a bit different than our last three. We've definitely decided to take the band to some new territory, but it's...

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DIMEBAG Posthumously Inducted Into HOLLYWOOD'S ROCKWALK; Photos, Video Available

PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was posthumously inducted on Thursday (May 17) into Hollywood's RockWalk, the only sidewalk gallery dedicated to honoring those artists who have made a significant impact and lasting contribution to the growth and evolution of rock 'n' roll (loca...

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HAMMERFALL: Photo Of New Lineup Posted Online

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have posted the first photo of their revamped lineup — featuring new bassist Fredrik Larsson — at this location. Lead singer Joacim Cans previously said, "Fredrik recorded 'Glory to the Brave' with us, so he's definitely a part of the family. It's great to have h...

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IMMORTAL To Guest On Tonight's 'Tinitus'

Abbath and Demonaz of the Norwegian black metal band IMMORTAL will be the featured guests on this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tonight (Wednesday, May 16) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. A press release states: "Joined at the hip for the best part of 2...

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RUSH Guitarist Comments On Return Of 'Concept Album'

Cassandra Szklarski of the Canadian Press recently spoke to RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson about the return of the concept album. Once the epitome of '70s self-indulgent prog rock, the concept album suffered a severe backlash with the stripped-down sound of the '80s and '90s but has emerged as a whole...

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REDEMPTION Annouces Dates On DREAM THEATER Tour That Will Feature NICOLAS VAN DYK

Sean Entrikin of PRYMARY will fill in for REDEMPTION guitarist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk for several dates on the latter band's upcoming U.S. tour with DREAM THEATER. Said Dyk: "For those of you aware of my rather demanding 'day job,' I personally will be making as many of these shows as possible....

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HAMMERFALL: 'Best Of' CD Title Announced

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have set "Steel Meets Steel - Ten Years of Glory" as the title of their upcoming "best-of" collection, due on October 12 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will include around 25 classic HAMMERFALL tracks along with three new songs which are currently being record...

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ROADKILL Releases New EP

Australian hard rockers ROADKILL (TYRANT vocalist Neil Steel's side project) have just released a three-track demo EP titled "More to Come", which is currently only available at the band's shows. "More to Come" features the songs "Get Outta My Way", "Hollywood" and "King Hit", all of which can be he...

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DARK AT DAWN To Play 'Farewell' Show At Germany's ROCK HARZ Festival

German epic/power metal band DARK AT DAWN has announced that its upcoming appearance at the Rock Harz open-air festival — set to take place July 6-7 in Osterode-Dorste, Lower Saxony, Germany — will serve as its "farewell" performance. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical or...

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NIGHTMARE: Concert Video Footage Posted Online

French heavy metallers NIGHTMARE have posted a couple of new videos on YouTube. Check out a clip of the band performing "Heretic" at France's Hellfest in 2006 and video footage of the group playing "The Legend" during their comeback gig in Grenoble, France in 1999. NIGHTMARE has entered Studio Fredm...

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WIPZ To Broadcast From MILWAUKEE METALFEST XIX This Weekend

Starting this Friday, May 11 at 3:00 p.m. CST, Kenosha/Racine, WI's WIPZ 88.5 FM will be running a full live remote from the Waukesha County Expo Center covering the goings-on at Milwaukee Metalfest XIX. Be sure to tune in your radio, or listen online to hear TONS of exclusive LIVE coverage of the e...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Says 'Nostradamus' Is 'Well On The Way'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has posted the following message on his web site: "I am happy to tell you that I am feeling great, the mill [K.K.'s web site, dubbed 'K.K. Downing's Steel Mill'] is now literally on fire! The mill workers are being pushed to the limits to keep up with production,...

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AGENT STEEL, VICIOUS RUMORS: More European Tour Dates Announced

AGENT STEEL has announced more dates as part of its Alienigma European Tour 2007 with VICIOUS RUMORS and AFTER ALL. The schedule is shaping up as follows: Sep. 04 - Dortmund, Germany - Tarantula Sep. 05 - Frankfurt, Germany - Nachtleben Sep. 06 - Weert, Netherlands - De Bosuil Sep. 07 - Eeklo, Belgi...