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Ex-OUTWORLD Singer To Perform With ADAGIO In Japan

According to his MySpace page, former OUTWORLD vocalist Kelly Sundown Carpenter will be singing for French progressive metallers ADAGIO on their upcoming three-date tour of Japan as the support act for Finland's KORPIKLAANI. The details are as follows: Sep. 12 - Tokyo, Japan - Club Quattro Sep. 13 -...

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Egyptian Artist Explains NILE's Non-Involvement In 'The Faceless' Project

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek — whose multimedia installation "The Faceless" opens tonight (Thursday, September 6) at Michael Steinberg Fine Art in New York's Chelsea district — has released the following statement explaining the non-involvement in the project of legendary death metallers NILE (whose...

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URIAH HEEP To Support ALICE COOPER In Finland

British rock legends URIAH HEEP will support ALICE COOPER in Finland this November. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Sep. 08 - Plock, Poland - Cover Festival Sep. 09 - Sibiu, Romania - Open Air Oct. 14 - Oradea, Romania - TBA Oct. 15 - Cluj, Romania - TBA Oct. 19 - ...

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PRIMAL FEAR Bassist Offers 'New Religion' Track-By-Track Rundown

PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner has issued the following track-by-track rundown of the group's new album, "New Religion", due on September 21 via Frontiers Records: "Sign Of Fear: "We wanted to create a very unusual introduction for the album: like a metal band with a kind of orchestra tuning or like...

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RED HARVEST To Use Stand-In Drummer For Oslo Gig

Norway's RED HARVEST has issued the following update: "After this year's Inferno festival in Oslo, we had to go a bit easy due to personal reasons. But at the end of July we were back on track and able to play the gigs again. "We have done four festival jobs this summer, with Brutal Assault ...

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EVILE: 'Enter The Grave' Lands On U.K. 'Rock Albums' Chart

Up-and-coming U.K. thrashers EVILE have entered the U.K. Rock Albums chart at position No. 33 with their Flemming Rassmusen-produced (METALLICA, MORBID ANGEL) debut album, "Enter the Grave". The Japanese edition of the CD, which will be released on September 25 via Howling Bull Records, will include...

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REVENGIA: New Album To Be Mastered This Week

REVENGIA, the Swedish metal band featuring ARCH ENEMY drummer Daniel Erlandsson, has issued the following update: "So we're seeing the end of the production road for [the new REVENGIA album] 'Eraser' now. We got a bit delayed because we had to go in and change some levels in the mix. A thing that wo...

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Hex

"…life is nasty, brutish, and short", wrote 17th Century philosopher Thomas Hobbes in his book Leviathan, this abbreviated statement also aptly describing the music of underground legends NUNSLAUGHTER. After about a thousand (well, more like 110) releases of various shapes and sizes since forming in...

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EVILE: Japanese Version Of 'Enter The Grave' To Include Bonus Tracks

Up-and-coming U.K. thrashers EVILE will have their Flemming Rassmusen-produced (METALLICA, MORBID ANGEL) debut album, "Enter the Grave", released in Japan on September 25 via Howling Bull Records. The Japanese edition of the CD will include two bonus tracks: demo versions of the songs "Darkness Shal...

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THROUGH DARKNESS: 'A Journey Through Darkness' EP Artwork Revealed

Portuguese extreme/progressive/melodic death metallers THROUGH DARKNESS have revealed the artwork and track listing of their debut EP, "A Journey through Darkness". The cover was created by JP Fournier (IMMORTAL, DRAGONFORCE, POWER QUEST) based on a concept created by the band. Check it out at this...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'If You're Going To Be Successful, You've Got To Be Unique'

Jim Catalano of The Ithaca Journal recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL, RAINBOW). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On growing up in Central New York, relying on a blue-collar ethos to build his music career: "T...

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NECROPHOBIC: European Tour With DISMEMBER Cancelled

Swedish death metallers NECROPHOBIC have issued the following update: "We are really sorry to announce that the whole European tour with DISMEMBER has been canceled by the promoter. "When the bad news came to us (only seven days before the first date) we were as shocked as you probably are right now...

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ANCIENT CREATION: Debut Album Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Missouri-based traditional metal band ANCIENT CREATION has revealed the track listing and artwork for its debut album, "Evolution Bound", due on November 23 via Melissa Records. The CD will contain nine tracks of the finest technical power metal, featuring lots of dual lead guitars and great melodie...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Wants Fans To Give New Album A Chance

Metal Symphony recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Symphony: How did you keep the Anette Olzon's (new singer) secret so well for so long? All these fans were looking for anything on the internet, any picture...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Studio Sounds And Antics

During down time from recent studio sessions with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, hotshot producer Jason Suecof (CHIMAIRA, TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER) shot footage of guitarist Brian Eschbach joking around, making up stories and smashing a watermelon with a golf club. Then, the aspiring director created a bizarr...