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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Says New CD Is 'Totally Balls-Out'

DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara (ex-COAL CHAMBER) recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's third album, "The Last Kind Words" (cover),due on July 31 via Roadrunner Records. "The 'last kind words' could be 'f--- you' before complete annihilation," Fafara said. "For me, this album is about being m...

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THERION's SNOWY SHAW Laying Down Drums For New Gothenburg Project

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) is currently recording session drums for the debut album of an as-yet-unnamed Gothenburg-based project. According to a posting on Snowy's web site, "style-wise is very much in the ve...

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KRYPTILLUSION: More Music Posted Online

KRYPTILLUSION, the new project formed by Fredrik Groth from the Swedish power/heavy metal act THE STORYTELLER, has posted two demo tracks on its official web site. Check out the songs "Frozen" and "Love Cuts Deep" at www.kryptillusion.com. According to Groth, KRYPTILLUSION is musically "pretty far"...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY: In Writing Mode

FIREBALL MINISTRY frontman Rev. James A. Rota II has issued the following update: "First and foremost, we are in the stages of writing a new album. It's coming along great. It's going to be a bit different than our last three. We've definitely decided to take the band to some new territory, but it's...

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ANCIENT RITES, SKYFORGER, LENG TCH'E Confirmed For Belgium's NEVELFEST

ANCIENT RITES, SKYFORGER, LENG TCH'E are among the confirmed bands the Nevelfest open-air festival, set to take palce July 28 in Merksem, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Outdoor: 14.00-14.45 EXTERMINATOR 15.15-16.00 BATTALION 17.15-18.00 LENG TCH'E 18.30-19.30 DOUBLE DIAMOND...

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KISS 'Christine Sixteen 2' High School Tribute Now Available

"Christine Sixteen 2: Another High School Tribute to Kiss" is now available. KISS fans will be able to buy it from Kiss Museum in the coming weeks. The CD has been pressed at 600 copies this time around. The project, just like last year, is still a non-profit venture to encourage teenagers to ...

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DIAMOND HEAD: New BRIAN TATLER Interview To Air Tomorrow

Rock 247 Online will broadcast an interview with DIAMOND HEAD guitarist Brian Tatler on Saturday, May 19 between 17.00 and 19.00 GMT. For more information, visit www.rock247online.co.uk. Two 60-second samples from DIAMOND HEAD's upcoming "What's In Your Head?" CD — "This Planet and Me" and "Skin on...

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3 LEGGED DOGG: 'Give And Take Away' Video Posted Online

The first-ever video from 3 LEGGED DOGG, "Give and Take Away", has been posted on the MySpace.com. Shot in Los Angeles, the clip was directed by Raz, who has worked with a wide variety of renowned artists — the DWARVES, JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT, and CHERRY ST. Additionally, the clip was edited by Alliso...

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KING DIAMOND: Polish, Italian Dates Announced

According to Metal Mind.com Productions and Heavy-Metal.it, KING DIAMOND has scheduled appearances in Poland and Italy in November. The group's itinerary is now shaping up as follows: Oct. 17 - Voxhall - Aarhus, Denmark Oct. 19 - KB - Malmö, Sweden Oct. 20 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen, Denmark Oct. 29...

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LORD BELIAL: Romanian Concert Cancelled

Swedish black/death metallers LORD BELIAL have issued the following update: "The gig in Romania on Saturday [May 19] is postponed, because of the refusal of the local authorities to approve having the concert on the same day as the referendum. Unfortunately this is nothing LORD BELIAL can do anythin...

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KING DIAMOND: New Song Available For Free Download

A brand new KING DIAMOND song, entitled "Never Ending Hill", is available for free download at this location. The track comes off the group's long-awaited new album, "Give Me Your Soul ... Please", which will be released in North America on June 26 via Metal Blade Records. Massacre Records will issu...

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THERION's SNOWY SHAW To Handle Artwork, Photography For HARDCORE SUPERSTAR

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) has been hired to handle the artwork, illustrations and photography for the upcoming releases by Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR. In other news, Swedish glam/sleaze act LOU...

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ELVENKING Preparing For New Album Release

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING recently finished mixing its new album at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland. The mastering took place on April 10 at Finnvox Studios with Mika Jussila and Nino Laurenne. Commented guitarist Aydan: "Everything looks calm and relaxed but it is not exactely...

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MARILYN MANSON Talks About New Album, Upcoming Tour

MansonUSA.com recently conducted an interview with Marilyn Manson. A few excerpts from the chat follow: MansonUSA.com: In 2005, you mentioned Tim [Skold] writing around 20 songs. Was earlier material scrapped altogether as by-products of false-starts, or has much of it survived from the initial 20-o...

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Age of Tyranny

Throughout their long and storied career, PRO-PAIN has clung to their metallic hardcore formula with dogged tenacity, long before anyone talked about "crossover" (in the 1990s sense) or "metalcore." There have been times where it seemed like the band was phoning it in, but they really turned a corne...