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H.I.M. To Tour U.S. With AIDEN
H.I.M. will be embarking on a U.S. tour with AIDEN beginning on May 2. The venues on the trek are still being confirmed, but the tour is expected to run through June 9. In other news, the Spanish web site Terra.es has uploaded three high-quality video clips from H.I.M.'s live performance in Madrid o...March 12, 2006
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ONSLAUGHT Confirmed For U.K.'s DAY INTO NIGHT Festival
Reformed classic British thrash outfit ONSLAUGHT have been confirmed as special guests of AKERCOCKE at the Camden Underworld on Saturday, May 13 as part of the Day into Night festival. The full lineup is as follows: Friday, May 12: ZYKLON DAM SHE SAID DESTROY Saturday, May 13: AKERCOCKE ONSLAUGHT Su...March 11, 2006
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ION VEIN Part Ways With Label
Chicago-based prog/power metallers ION VEIN have parted ways with the U.K.'s Now and Then Records. The groups's mainman Chris Lotesto commented, "What could have been a very promising relationship ending up being nothing more than a complete joke! We still have no idea what happened with our last al...March 10, 2006
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JUNGLE ROT Finish Recording New Album, Prepare To Tour Europe
Wisconsin-based death metallers JUNGLE ROT have finished recording their new album, "War Zone", tentatively due in June via Crash Music Inc. "Can't wait to hear this album mixed and mastered!" the band write on their web site. "Chris Djuricic is doing a great production job! Should be a JUNGLE ROT c...March 8, 2006
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Swedish Hard Rock Band THE POODLES Among EUROVISION Finalists
When the hard rock band THE POODLES (photo) entered the Swedish Eurovision song contest, they were seen as a joke by the critics. On Saturday (March 4),they surprised everyone by winning one of the four qualifying rounds with their '80s-style hard rock anthem "Night of Passion". THE POODLES are now...March 8, 2006
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H.I.M. To Film New Version Of 'Killing Loneliness' Video
Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. will be filming a new video for their song "Killing Loneliness" after the video's original version had met with a "poor American response," according to the group's frontman, Ville Valo. H.I.M. will be joined in the new clip — which is being directed by Nathan Cox (QUEE...March 7, 2006
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IRON MAIDEN Vow To Support Family of Murdered Irish Schoolboy
Stephen Breen of the U.K.'s Sunday Life is reporting that IRON MAIDEN have vowed to support the family of murdered Irish schoolboy Thomas Devlin. Devlin, 15, was reportedly stabbed to death as he walked home from buying candy with friends last August. Devlin was knifed five times in the back after t...March 5, 2006
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ONSLAUGHT To Support VENOM In The U.K.
Reformed classic British thrash outfit ONSLAUGHT will be special guests of VENOM on the following three U.K. dates in March: Mar. 23 – Glasgow, UK @ Garage Mar. 25 - London, UK @ Mean Fiddler Mar. 26 - Mamchester, UK @ Academy 2 ONSLAUGHT have also confirmed the following festival appearances: Jun....February 28, 2006
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer: 'I Play Best When I'm Angry'
Drum! magazine (web site) recently conducted an in-depth interview with SYSTEM OF A DOWN drummer John Dolmayan for a cover story that was published in its March 2006 issue. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On being preoccupied with "The End of the World": "You're always concerned that the end of...February 28, 2006
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COLLISION Complete Work On New CD; Audio Available
Dutch "grind 'n' thrashcore" act COLLISION have completed work on their sophomore album, "Roadkiller", tentatively due this spring via Bones Brigade Records. The CD was recorded at Toneshed Studio in Horst, Holland by Erwin Hermsen and was mastered at Imperial Mastering in Concord, California by Col...February 26, 2006
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HATESPHERE To Play Japan In March
Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have lined up two dates in Japan in early March. "This will be the first time for HATESPHERE in Japan and we are very excited finally to go there after having released 4+ albums in Japan," the band write in a statement. The details are as follows: Mar. 03 - Hate Thrash .....February 22, 2006
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Lionheart – Special Edition
Sorta surprising to see a deluxe reissue of an unsung album less than two years old, but hopefully this fancy package will call a little more attention to SAXON's cause over here in the United States of Oblivion. They're known more here lately for their newsworthy extracurricular activities (fightin...February 20, 2006
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VICIOUS RUMORS To Enter Studio Next Week
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS will enter the studio on February 20 to begin recording their new album for a tentative summer release. "The band is excited to bring together their collective firepower to record their new material for you!" the group write on their web site....February 17, 2006
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Producer/Musician DAN SWANÖ Talks About Working With DARK FUNERAL, BLOODBATH Singer Search
Global Domination recently conducted an interview with multi-talented Swedish producer/musician Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, PAN THY MONIUM). A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Global Domination: The infamous story about DARK FUNERAL in Unisound… What was the...February 15, 2006
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Drummer STET HOWLAND Quits W.A.S.P.
Drummer Stet Howland has announced his departure from W.A.S.P.. I na posting on the band's official web site, Howland wrote, "I appreciate the kind words and I am sorry if some of you are sad about my departure. Out of respect to the band and the upcoming tour, I didn't send out a press release ...February 13, 2006
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