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LORD BELIAL Guitarist Explains Departure

Guitarist Hjalmar Nielsen of Sweden's LORD BELIAL has issued the following statement regarding his decision to leave the band: "I want to start with a big THANK YOU to THOMAS, MICKE and ANDERS for this great time with LORD BELIAL that I've had for the past three years. You let me jump on to a ...

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RIOT, BISS, SOUL DOCTOR Featured On 'Listen Up Vol. 3' Promo CD

Metal Heaven has announced the third round of their free promotional sampler series "Listen Up". Every customer who places an order through the company's web site for at least 50 euros gets a free copy of the promo sampler "Listen Up Vol. 3", containing brand new and unreleased tracks from RIOT, BIS...

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DAVE ELLEFSON, DANNY LILKER To Tour With SOULFLY

SOULFLY bassist Bobby Burns will sit out the band's U.S. Dark Ages Tour with after suffering a stroke last Thursday. Although home at this time, Burns will need long rest for recovery. The two bassists stepping up to the plate for their SOULFLY brother are Dave Ellefson (formerly of MEGADETH, curren...

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DARZAMAT Added To BATTLELORE / DRACONIAN European Tour

Poland's DARZAMAT has been added to the upcoming BATTLELORE / DRACONIAN European tour, which is scheduled to kick off late November. The dates are as follows: Nov. 22 - Vienna, AUT @ Escape Nov. 23 - Munich, GER @ Backstage Nov. 24 - Bischofswerda, GER @ East Club Nov. 25 - Engelsdorf, GER @ Hellrai...

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LORD BELIAL Parts Ways With Guitarist

Sweden's LORD BELIAL has parted ways with guitarist Hjalmar Nielsen. "No search for another guitarist will take place, from now on LORD BELIAL will continue with only three members," reads a posting on the group's web site. "A statement from Hjalmar will soon be published as well." In other news, LO...

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VINNIE PAUL: Details Of Canadian In-Store Appearances Announced

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has announced the details of his upcoming Canadian promotional tour to promote his Pearl signature snare drum, REBEL MEETS REBEL and "DimeVision - Vol 1: That's The Fun I Have" (the recently released DVD tribute to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitaris...

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SOLITUDE AETURNUS: 'Alone' Details Revealed

Texas' long-running heavy doomers SOLITUDE AETURNUS will release their sixth studio album, entitled "Alone", through Massacre Records on November 10. A deal is currently being negotiated with an as-yet-undisclosed label for a North American release during the same month. "Alone" was recorded at Noma...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN: Highlights Of 'Howard Stern' Interview Posted Online

A few days ago, BLABBERMOUTH.NET reported on Eddie Van Halen's recent radio interview with Howard Stern, but nothing but a transcription can capture the true insanity of this exchange. It's taken RollingStone.com hours and hours just to process Van Halen's vitriolic comments about David Lee Roth, Sa...

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VINNIE PAUL Schedules Canadian Promotional Appearances

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott will be promoting his Pearl signature snare drum, REBEL MEETS REBEL and "DimeVision - Vol 1: That's The Fun I Have" (the recently released DVD tribute to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott) in Canada in October. The dates/c...

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KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE Members Join Forces In FIREGOD: Record Deal Announced

FIREGOD, the new Swedish/Danish "all-star" project featuring Hal Patino (bass; KING DIAMOND),Snowy Shaw (drums; ex-KING DIAMOND, DREAM EVIL),Mike Wead (guitar; KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) and Simon Johannsson (guitar; MEMORY GARDEN, FIFTH REASON),has a inked a two-album deal with Vic Records. Th...

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DREAM EVIL: New Song Posted Online

A brand new DREAM EVIL track, entitled Fire! Battle! In Metal!, has been made available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the Swedish metallers' new album, "United", due in October via Century Media Records. The exact release dates by territory are as follows: Germany, Austria, Swit...

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KISS Is 'Still The Hottest Band In Any Land'

KISS' official web site has been updated with the following press release: Where other bands have fan clubs, KISS has a full-fledged Army of the most rabid and loyal true believers in the world. For more than three decades, the KISS Army has wanted and demanded nothing less than the best from their...

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DREAMLAND To Enter Studio This Month

Swedish metallers DREAMLAND will enter Los Angered studios in Gothenburg at the end of September to record their as-yet-untitled second album. Production duties will once again be split between Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) and Joacim Cans (HAMMERFALL). The band is promising that the album will follo...

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COMPOS MENTIS Confirmed For Denmark's AALBORG METAL FESTIVAL

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS have been confirmed for this year's Aalborg Metal Festival, set to take place October 7 in Aalborg, Denmark. Also scheduled to appear are ENTOMBED, ENSLAVED, DESTRUCTION, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, CATARACT, GOD FORBID, KATAKLYSM and many others. More information is ava...

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MEGADETH Drummer Discusses EIDOLON Project

TheMetalWeb.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH/EIDOLON drummer Shawn Drover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: TheMetalWeb.com: Being that both Glen and yourself have a pretty busy plate being involved with MEGADETH. How do you find the time to dedicate to EIDOLON and do you...