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KAMELOT To Headline Norway's KARMØYGEDDON FESTIVAL

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have been confirmed as the Saturday headliner of Norway's Karmøygeddon Festival, set to take place May 4-5, 2007 in Haugesund. Also scheduled to appear are BREED, COMMUNIC, SCAR SYMMETRY and PICTURES OF PAIN. Due to "production issues," the North American...

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The Omega Rising

Canada's Profound Lore Records hits another homerun with PROFUNDI's "The Omega Rising". Following close on the heels of ASUNDER's "Works Will Come Undone", the label is blazing a trail of quality extreme music releases that any self-respecting fan should check out immediately. PROFUNDI is a one-man...

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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Begins Work On INFERNOISE CD

STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki (guitar) has issued the following update: "Flying today to Madrid to do the INFERNOISE [Spanish metal band] production basics. I'll be there three weeks. Thank God it's not so hot this time of the year there, otherwise it would be INFERNOISE for me. I love cold, snow...

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WOLVERINE Begins Writing New Material

Vocalist Stefan Zell of the Swedish melodic/progressive metal band WOLVERINE has issued the following update: "Me, Mikael [Zell, guitar], Marcus [Losbjer, drums] and Per [Henriksson, keyboards] got together and jammed on some new stuff [last] weekend. After our short U.K. tour with ANATHEMA, we have...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist: 'I Can't Wait For The Ball To Drop On 2006 And Welcome 2007 In'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "So I'm sitting in another hotel room in another city missing deeply what I've worked so hard for. The kids are all home having Thanksgiving and I'm still on tour. This is the second Thanksgiving in a row away from...

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DESTINY Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement

Long-running Swedish metallers DESTINY have issued the following update: "Kristoffer joined DESTINY in 2001 and has recorded two albums ('Future Of The Past' and 'Beyond All Sense 2005') with the band. For some time it has been clear that Kristoffer wanted to leave the band. The last gig he played w...

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KATATONIA Issues Post-Tour Update

Sweden's KATATONIA has posted the following message on its official web site: "We have just returned safely back home to Swedish soil as our first-ever North American tour successfully wrapped up after a month on the road. Rolling through the entire nation from north to south and West to East Coast...

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INSISION: 'Ikon' Track Listing Revealed

Swedish death metal act INSISION has completed work on its third album, entitled "Ikon", at Black Lounge studios (SCAR SYMMETRY, CENTINEX) in Avesta, Sweden. Mick Usher, who also worked on INSISION's last album "Revealed & Worshipped", has designed the cover. Commented the band: "After nailing t...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Films 'Don't Fall Asleep' Video

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN shot a video for the song "Don't Fall Asleep" last weekend. It was produced by Medialouhos and directed by Antti Hyyrynen. The track comes off the group's forthcoming third album, "Hope", due on February 7, 2007 via Spinefarm Records. Audio sample...

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KAMELOT Guitarist: 'New Album Is Going Killer'

Guitarist Thomas Youngblood of the American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT has issued the following update: "I am flying back from some intense and very productive recording sessions with producer Sascha Paeth in Wolfsburg, Germany. We are flying over one of nature's most beautiful sites, a cry...

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DEAD HEAD: New Live Video Footage Available

Dutch thrashers DEAD HEAD have uploaded several new live videos to YouTube.com. Check out performance clips of "Faust II", "Supreme Forgery", "The Festering/Unholy" and "Cold Being" by following the links at this location. DEAD HEAD recently spent time in the studio working on demos for its forthcom...

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Gateway

The cold grey album cover of "Gateway" from Finland's PESTIFEROUS speaks volumes of the pitch-black metal in store for the listener. Few would mistake PESTIFEROUS for one of the genre's great ones, but many should applaud the band's better than average assault, which features more than just DARKTHRO...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: New Album Samples Available

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have uploaded audio samples of three songs from their forthcoming third album, "Hope", due on February 7, 2007 release via Spinefarm Records. Check out the tracks "Hope", "These Hours of Despair" and "Too Cold for Tears" at this location. The foll...

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INFECTION CODE: 'Intimacy' Track Listing Revealed

Italian noise-makers INFECTION CODE have revealed the track listing for their upcoming album, entitled "Intimacy". The follow-up to 2004's "Sterile" will be recorded in Italy and mixed in the USA with producer Billy Anderson (NEUROSIS, BRUTAL TRUTH, SICK OF IT ALL, MR. BUNGLE) during January and Feb...

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COLD Disbands Once Again

After announcing the band's break-up in February 2006 and then apparently having a change of heart in April, COLD frontman Scooter Ward has once again announced the group's decision to disband. In a posting on the COLD MySpace page, Ward writes, "We had a great career and played together for over .....