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CANNIBAL CORPSE Is A Sellout In Australia

Australia's Soundworks Touring has announced that the upcoming CANNIBAL CORPSE shows in Adelaide and Sydney have officially sold out. Sydney fans who have missed out need not worry as CANNIBAL CORPSE have agreed to schedule a second all-ages show on Sunday, October 8 at the Gaelic Club. The West Aus...

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DAWN OF AZAZEL: 'Sedition' To Receive Australian Release In October

New Zealand-based death/grind outfit DAWN OF AZAZEL, who recently completed the Decades of Death 2006 U.S. tour alongside VITAL REMAINS, INCANTATION and SIN OF ANGELS, will release its second studio effort, "Sedition", in Australia in October via Prime Cuts. The band is planning an Australian tour i...

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PREJUDICE: 'In Full Writing Mode'

Belgian death metallers PREJUDICE have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are in full writing mode as we speak for the upcoming recordings [at Excess studio in Rotterdam, Holland] in January 2007, so far things are going pretty smoothly. We have some surprises up our sleeve...

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KISS Fragrance Promotions Announced

According to a posting on KissOnline.com, Gemini Cosmetics — the company releasing the new line of KISS fragrances — has organized a number of exciting promotions around the country to launch the new KISS line. Promotions include face painting, raffles, free scented tattoos and chocolate lollipops,...

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Portugal's THANATOSCHIZO In Pre-Production Mode

Portuguese avant-garde maniacs THANATOSCHIZO are scheduled to begin pre-production today (September 10) of five new songs for their as-yet-untitled fourth album, tentatively due next summer. The pre-production recordings will take place at Wagner Studios in Chaves, Portugal (drums) and in the band's...

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FIFTH ANGEL Members Discuss Early Years, Possibility Of Reunion

Seattle metal historian Brian Heaton — the curator of BreakdownRoom.net, a database of Seattle rockers' QUEENSRŸCHE's live concert history, and the man behind FifthAngel.net, the unofficial home to all information regarding the Seattle metal band FIFTH ANGEL — recently conducted an interview with FI...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Classic 1985 Live Video Featuring JASON NEWSTED Posted Online

A classic video clip of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM performing the song "She Took an Axe" in 1985 — featuring future METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted — has been posted online at YouTube.com. As previously reported, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's classic debut, "Doomsday for the Deceiver", will be reissued as a "Special...

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UNEARTH Frontman: 'We Don't Have Any Lofty Goals For Ourselves'

Scott Iwasaki of the Deseret Morning News reports: Trevor Phipps, vocalist for the band UNEARTH, says he knows he may never get rich doing his job but there's more to it than making money. "The radio doesn't play the stuff we play," Phipps said by phone from his home near Boston. "But it ...

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PANDEMIA: In Writing Mode

Czech Republic-based death metallers PANDEMIA are currently writing material for its fourth album, tentatively due next year via an as-yet-undetermined label. The band will enter the studio this fall to record a two-song demo which it will use to procure a new record deal. PANDEMIA's third album, "R...

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MINISTRY: Remaining Tour Dates Cancelled Due To 'Circumstances Beyond Our Control'

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on August 24, MINISTRY has now officially confirmed the cancellation of its remaining tour dates due to "circumstances beyond our control," according to Undercover News. Countries affected include Australia, New Zealand, South America, Japan and "beyond." It has be...

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Report: Metal Fans Banging Their Heads Over Venue Closing

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota's StarTribune.com reports that after one last, fast and furious hurrah, Star Central of Columbia Heights has closed its back-room concert hall, one of few venues in the Twin Cities metro area that catered to heavy metal head-bangers. The bar, in a strip mall just off...

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BLITZKRIEG To Play One-Off Date In Belfast

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG have announced a one-off gig at Rosetta Bar in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Friday, September 15. Support at the show will come from Belfast band FIRELAND and GAMA BOMB. As previously reported, BLITZKRIEG will support German metal queen DOR...

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Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival: Dates For Next Year's Event Announced

The organizers of the Gates of Metal festival, which took place August 4-5, 2006 at Folkets Park in Hultsfred, Sweden, have confirmed that next yer's edition of the festival will take place August 3-4, 2007. No further details are currently available. The Gates of Metal festival made headlines in Sw...

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WHITESNAKE: No U.S. Deal In Place For Upcoming Live Album

WHITESNAKE has yet to secure a U.S. deal for its upcoming double live album, "Live ... In The Shadow Of The Blues", which is scheduled to receive a European release in November via Steamhammer/SPV. Commented WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale in a posting on his official web site: "No U.S. release...

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BESTIAL MOCKERY Is 'Back From Beyond The Grave!'

Swedish black/thrash metal band BESTIAL MOCKERY, who previously announced on its web site that the group was "going down into the grave" following the alleged passing of its bassist Devilpig, has issued the following update: "After extensive nocturnal rites under the harvest fullmoon with the guidan...