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TWISTED TOWER DIRE Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Temporary Replacement

Virginia's "classic metal" act TWISTED TOWER DIRE have parted ways with vocalist Tony Taylor. "Because of some personal problems he's been having, we asked him to take a break from the band and not do the string of shows we have lined up throughout the fall," guitarist Scott Waldrop writes on the gr...

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Reunited Black Metallers IMMORTAL Launch Official Web Site

Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have launched their official web site at this location. After 13 successful years as one of the pioneers of black metal, IMMORTAL disbanded in 2003 with a legacy of seven full-length albums, including the 2002 milestone, "Sons of Northern Darkness". Follow...

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Former DHG Keyboardist/Electronics Man Returns With Solo Project ZWEIZZ

ZWEIZZ, the one-man project of Svein Egil Hatlevik (DHG, FLEURETY),will release its debut album, "The Yawn of the New Age", in late January/early February 2007 through Vendlus Records. The music of ZWEIZZ is described as "a mixture of black metal, electronics and noise." "The Yawn of the New Age" t...

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GAIA EPICUS Parts Ways With Bassist, Seeks Replacement

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Right before yesterday's [Sept. 30] concert [in Mo I Rana, Norway] Hans [Åge Holmen, bass] told us he was leaving the band. This came totally unexpected to the band as we had no idea this would happe...

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Reunited IMMORTAL To Headline Norway's INFERNO FESTIVAL

Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have been confirmed as the headliners of the 2007 edition of the Inferno Festival, set to take place April 5-7 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. "It will be a great show in front of a good mixture of Norwegian fans and people form all...

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IMMORTAL Announces U.S. Dates For 2007

Norway's black metal legends IMMORTAL disbanded in 2003 after 13 successful years as one of the pioneers of metal, with a legacy of seven full-length albums, including their latest milestone, 2002's "Sons of Northern Darkness", through Nuclear Blast Records. After a solid break, the band has decided...

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STORMHAMMER: Temporary Drummer Announced

German power metallers STORMHAMMER have acquired Johannes Lang of STYGIAN SHORE as the stand-in drummer for their upcoming shows in Frauenfeld and München following the departure of Chris Widmann in August due to "personal reasons." STORMHAMMER will perform on December 28 at the Metropolis in Munich...

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REVENGIA Putting Finishing Touches On 'Eraser'

REVENGIA, the Swedish metal band featuring ARCH ENEMY drummer Daniel Erlandsson, is putting the finishing touches on its new album, entitled "Eraser". Commented guitarist Matti Almsenius: "Still have some intros to do and some vocals are left too. Otherwise I'm in editing mode, cutting away noises e...

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Review: AXL ROSE's Delayed Return At INLAND INVASION Falls Flat

Ben Wener of The Orange County Register reports: The harder-edged sixth staging of KROQ's Inland Invasion festival was supposed to be remembered for the highly anticipated but somewhat dubious return of headliner GUNS N' ROSES, marking oft-ridiculed, long-missing Axl Rose's first major performance n...

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STONEMAN: 'Devil In A Gucci Dress' Video Posted Online

Swiss industrial goth rock band STONEMAN has posted its video for the song "Devil in a Gucci Dress" at YouTube.com. The track comes off the group's debut album, "sex.drugs.murder", which is due on October 20 via Twilight-Vertrieb. The CD, which features a guest appearance by late ELIS frontwoman Sab...

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Switzerland's STONEMAN Schedules Debut Release

Swiss industrial goth rock band STONEMAN will release its debut album, "sex.drugs.murder", on October 20 via Twilight-Vertrieb. The CD, which features a guest appearance by late ELIS frontwoman Sabine Dünser on the song "Protect Me", will contain the following track listing: 01. In My Arms 02. Devil...

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DEVILDRIVER: 'The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand' Special Edition Details Revealed

Roadrunner Records has announced the details of the "special edition" of DEVILDRIVER's "The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand" CD, which is being reissued on October 31. The album will contain the following: Disc 1: CD 01. End Of The Line 02. Driving Down The Darkness 03. Grinfucked 04. Hold Back The Day 05....

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NECROPHOBIC Confirmed For Holland's ARNHEM METAL MEETING

Swedish death metallers NECROPHOBIC have been confirmed for the Arnhem Metal Meeting, set to take place December 9 in Arnhem, Holland. Also scheduled to appear are IMMOLATION and MOONSORROW. Candlelight Records released the fifth album from NECROPHOBIC, entitled "Hrimthursum", on August 22. The foll...

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HAMMERFALL, LIZZY BORDEN, ANDROMEDA Members To Guest On MOUNTAIN OF POWER CD

Swedish guitarist Janne Stark (OVERDRIVE, LOCOMOTIVE BREATH) has released more information about his MOUNTAIN OF POWER project, featuring guest appearances by current and/or former members of HAMMERFALL, LIZZY BORDEN, ANDROMEDA and TREAT, among many others. Says Janne: "The project is basically me w...

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DEATHRASH Announces 'New' Drummer

Bassist/founding member Pat Burns of the reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "DEATHRASH has found a new drummer! Actually it's our original drummer, Marc Grossman, who formed the band with me in 1985. Marc left to pursue other interests in 1986...