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TO/DIE/FOR Announce New Album Title

Finnish goth-metallers TO/DIE/FOR have set "Wounds Wide Open" as the title of their their fifth album, tentatively due in October. The follow-up to 2005's "IV" was recorded by Samu Oittinen at Fantom Studios and by Jari-Jukka Nippala at Sonic Image, and will now be sent to Sweden's Abyss Studios whe...

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Finnish Square Named After LORDI

BBC News is reporting that the Finnish city of Rovaniemi says it will name a square after monster rock band LORDI, its surprise Eurovision Song Contest winners. The band was the first Finnish act to claim victory in the competition. It also made history as the first heavy metal group to win. Its ...

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CRUCIFIST Confirmed For DETROIT DEATH FEST

Rochester, NY-based old-school black metal outfit CRUCIFIST — which features in its ranks bassist Dan Lilker (NUCLEAR ASSAULT, BRUTAL TRUTH, THE RAVENOUS) as well as Mike Waske (drums, ORODRUIN) and John Gallo (guitar, ORODRUIN, BLIZARO) — have been confirmed for the first annual Detroit Death Fest,...

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HELLFUELED Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

HELLFUELED have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CARNIVORE CELTIC FR...

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GIGANTOUR DVD Details Revealed

Image Entertainment has set a September 5, 2006 release date for the "Gigantour" two-disc DVD, featuring highlights from the tour's inaugural run which took place last summer. Gigantour kicked-off on July 21, 2005 in Fresno, California, and hit 39 cities in the U.S. and Canada before ending on Septe...

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JORN LANDE To Lead All-Star Performance At PROGPOWER USA VII

ProgPower USA promoter Glenn Harveston has confirmed that there will be a very special "all-star" performance led by vocalist Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) during his headline set at ProgPower USA this year. Confirmed thus far to join Lande on stage are Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIR...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE Explain New Album Concept

CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band featuring former SAVATAGE frontman Zachary Stevens, have set "Burden of Truth" as the title of their third album, due on August 4 via Germany's AFM Records. Regarding the album's concept, CIRCLE II CIRCLE have issued the following explanation via the AFM web site: "Just im...

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BILLY HOWERDEL Says A PERFECT CIRCLE 'Is Done For Now'

A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel has told MTV.com that he is not so sure what the future holds for the band. "We don't know what's happening," he said. "[A PERFECT CIRCLE frontman Maynard James Keenan and I have] talked about it lightly. A few months ago, it was like, 'If we did ...

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ANCIENT RITES Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 23-25 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 23: WHITESNAKE LACUNA COIL SATYRICON SEVENDUST MOONSPELL MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP EVERGREY EDGUY TRIVIUM Y&amp...

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Forcing the Astral

Previously known as FOGMACHINE, Manitoba's ARCTIC CIRCLE (good move on changing the name) bring it cold and black with an impressive debut CD called "Forcing the Astral". Jagged black metal with a significant thrash element and varied mix of solid arrangements make for a strong effort from start to...

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CALLENISH CIRCLE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Dutch melodic death metallers CALLENISH CIRCLE have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 23-25 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 23: WHITESNAKE LACUNA COIL SATYRICON SEVENDUST MOONSPELL MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP EVERGREY EDGU...

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CALLENISH CIRCLE To Support CRADLE OF FILTH In Holland

Dutch melodic death metallers CALLENISH CIRCLE have been confirmed as the support atc for CRADLE OF FILTH on their only Benelux club date on Thursday, June 1 at the Effenaar venue in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. CALLENISH CIRCLE's new album, "[Pitch.Black.Effects]", was released in the U.S. in Januar...

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DARK ARENA: Debut CD Details Revealed

DARK ARENA, the new Cleveland, Ohio-based band featuring vocalist Juan Ricardo (ATTAXE, RITUAL),guitarists "Tall" Paul Konjicija (ANTITHESIS, RITUAL) and Dale Robertson (ROADIE'S NIGHTMARE),keyboardist Rhiannon Wisniewski (SOMNUS),drummer Chris Stolle (SOMNUS),and bassist Brian Glodde (ANTITHESI...

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DEW-SCENTED Cancel METALLIANCE Appearance

German thrashers DEW-SCENTED have issued the following statement: "Hello to everybody, especially to our friends in France possibly attending Metalliance festival this weekend: DEW-SCENTED will not perform after all tonight. The promoter decided to not stand by his contract, so there we go (or rathe...

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PSYCHOTRON Part Ways With Bassist, Announce Temporary Replacement

German power/thrash band PSYCHOTRON have parted ways with bassist Frank "Mampf" Herold. Sebastian "BassT" Schult (ex-ATROCITY, TEABAG, FROM THY ASHES) has been enlisted to play the upcoming shows and possibly join the group as a permanent member. PSYCHOTRON's third album, "Pray for Salvation", will...