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VICIOUS RUMORS: More European Dates Announced
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have added more shows to their upcoming European schedule. The details are as follows: Mar. 08 – Twieoo - Gent, BEL (w/ COURAGEOUS) Mar. 09 - Sinkkasten - Frankfurt, GER (w/ COURAGEOUS) Mar. 10 - Atarfe Vega Rock Festival - Granada, SPA As prev...February 11, 2006
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BENEDICTION To Release 'Killing Music' In The Summer
British extreme metallers BENEDICTION have set "Killing Music" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in June/July via Nuclear Blast Records, with whom the band recently re-signed. "Why break something if it is not broken?" the group wrote in a statement sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "We have...February 11, 2006
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VICIOUS RUMORS: Ex-ANVIL CHORUS Guitar Legend To Join Band For Upcoming Dates
San Francisico Bay Area metal guitarist Thaen Rasmussen (ANVIL CHORUS, BLACK SUN) has joined up with VICIOUS RUMORS for four European shows. Thaen will replace Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER, OZZY OSBOURNE) who cannot tour due to family committments. Thaen's global VICIOUS RUMORS debut will be at the Ata...February 10, 2006
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ZAO Announce New Album Title, Ask Fans To Pick Setlist
Greensburg, Pennsylvania's ZAO have set "The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here" as the title of their forthcoming CD, due early summer via Ferret Music. The band recorded at Electrical Audio in Chicago with the studio's famed owner, Steve Albini, at the helm. Albini approached ZAO himself and captured thei...February 9, 2006
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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Reveals Track Listing For Upcoming Album
SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair has issued the following update: "First off, I would like to apologize for my extended absence from my weekly updates. I have been spending all of my time at Planet Z lately finishing up the vocals for our upcoming release on Century Media called 'Fallout From the Wa...February 8, 2006
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Opinion: Former GREAT WHITE Tour Manager Was Unfairly Blamed For Deadly Nightclub Fire
Richard Patton, President of the Citrus Heights, California-based organization Crusade Against Fire Deaths, Inc. (web site),has issued a lengthy statement/press release arguing that former GREAT WHITE tour manager Daniel Biechele is being unfairly blamed for the deaths of 100 concert-goers as a res...February 7, 2006
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Aeolian
Without knowing any backstory on this German collective, "Aeolian" would (perhaps more accurately) be seen as just a decent, somewhat redundant heavy album with a lot of long songs and huge riffs. But THE OCEAN are actually a loose group of musicians who live and work in the catacombs of an abandone...February 6, 2006
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WARHEAD: New Songtitles Revealed
German metallers WARHEAD, whose original lineup included current REBELLION frontman Björn Eilen, have revealed several songtitles from their upcoming fourth album, tentatively due later in the year. The follow-up to 2000's "Beyond Recall" will contain the following tracks, among others: "Into The Ab...February 5, 2006
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L.A. GUNS Frontman: 'Tales From The Strip' Was A Demo For Us To Take Around To Record Companies
Tracey L. of GlamMetal.com recently conducted an interview with L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: GlamMetal.com: In a recent interview GlamMetal.com came across, you stated that you weren't 100% happy with the outcome of the [new] record ["Tales from the Strip...February 5, 2006
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KILLING JOKE: New Song Available For Download
A brand-new KILLING JOKE track, entitled "Implosion", has been made available for download at this location (free registration required). The song comes off the group's upcoming album, "Hosannas from the Basements of Hell", due on March 6 via Edel. Commented bassist Paul Raven: "We recorded the albu...February 4, 2006
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Cop Who Took Out DIMEBAG's Killer Named NRA Law Enforcement Officer Of The Year
According to Ohioans For Concealed Carry, the National Rifle Association has named Columbus Police Officer James D. Niggemeyer — who is widely credited for saving lives more than a year ago when he entered a local nightclub without backup and killed a crazed gunman responsible for blowing away four...February 1, 2006
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IRON MAIDEN Shoe Coming From NIKE: Photos Available
According to a posting at Hypebeast, Nike are set to release a strictly limited IRON MAIDEN shoe. Iincluded in the article are a number of images that seems to dispel any notion this may be an early April Fool's joke. According to people at Niketalk, only 24 pairs of the Nike SB "Iron Maiden" Dunk ....February 1, 2006
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Members Of Italian Satanic Heavy Metal Cult Sentenced For Killings
Reuters is reporting that five Satanic cult members received heavy prison sentences on Tuesday for killing the singer of their amateur heavy metal band and two other women in brutal ritual murders that shocked Italy. Nicola Sapone, one of the leaders of the Beasts of Satan heavy metal cult, was sent...January 31, 2006
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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET: Debut Album To Receive U.S. Release In April
Nuclear Blast Records has set a April 4 North American release date for the debut album from ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, the new Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand. Entitled "21st Century Killing Machine", the CD was released in Europe earlier in the month. A...January 30, 2006
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Vol. 4
Sure, it'd be possible to get through a LULLACRY review without mentioning several international superstar bands who combine bubblegummy pop-metal with female vocals. But what would the fun of that be? Besides, find me a NIGHTWISH fan who doesn't like this band — if you do, they're either lying or b...January 30, 2006