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DESTINY Announce New Guitarist

Long-running Swedish metallers DESTINY have found a replacement for the departed Janne Ekberg in former member Floyd Constantin, who played on the band's second album, "Atomic Winter", and was a member of DESTINY between 1986 and 1988. Before joining DESTINY the first time, Floyd was an original KIN...

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IN BATTLE Sign With NOCTURNAL ART PRODUCTIONS

Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE have inked a deal with Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records for the release of their fourth album, "Kingdom of Fear", tentatively due this fall. The follow-up to 2004's "Welcome to the Battlefield" (Cold/Metal Blade Records) will be recorded...

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GRIND INC. To Release Second Album In June

German brutal death metallers GRIND INC. will release their second full-length album, entitled "Inhale the Violence", on May 25 via Morbid Records. The CD was recorded at Ezy studios in Krefeld, Germany and the artwork was created by Deather of In Deed Hell, who was also responsible for the artwork...

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HELLOWEEN: Expanded Reissues Detailed

Six of HELLOWEEN's most interesting, transitional albums — "Walls Of Jericho", "Pink Bubbles Go Ape", "Chameleon", "Master Of The Rings", "The Time Of The Oath" and "Better Than Raw" — are being reissued as remastered, deluxe expanded edition CDs by Sanctuary Records on April 25, 2006. Bonus tracks...

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KATATONIA: New Single To Feature Exclusive Bonus Material

Sweden's KATATONIA have selected the track "Deliberation" as the second single from their new album, "The Great Cold Distance". Due on May 15, the single will also include two new exclusive tracks: a complete remake of "In the White", now stripped down with acoustic guitars in a contemporary approac...

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PROTOTYPE: 'Continuum' European Release Date Pushed Back

The European release date via MetalAxe Records of the sophomore album from the Los Angeles-based progressive thrash metal band PROTOTYPE, entitled "Continuum", has been pushed back to May 25. The follow-up to the band's full-length debut, "Trinity", which was issued in 2004 via Massacre Records, wil...

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CENTINEX Call It Quits

Swedish metallers CENTINEX have officially called it quits. The group's statement on the matter reads as follows: "We hereby announce that after 16 years in the business the Swedish death metal act CENTINEX call it quits. This might come as a surprise to many of you, especially after releasing such...

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CINDERELLA: 'Gold' Retrospective Collection Track Listing Revealed

MelodicRock.com is reporting that Island/Universal has set an April 25 release date for the CINDERELLA retrospective collection, entitled "Gold". The track listing for the two-disc release is as follows: CD1: 01. Bad Attitude Shuffle 02. The More Things Change 03. Don't Know What You Got ('Til It's...

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HALFORD Guitarist Records Exclusive MP3s For MARSHALL AMPLIFICATION

HALFORD/PAINMUSEUM guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak recently sat down with Nick Bowcott (ex-GRIM REAPER guitarist) of Marshall Amplification for a candid conversation about the guitarist's early days of growing up in Poland during the Cold War, discovering heavy metal in America to ultimately joinin...

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SATYRICON, CALIBAN, MAROON Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP 2006 Festival

SATYRICON, CALIBAN and MAROON have been confirmed for the Metalcamp 2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 in Tolmin, Slovenia. Meanwhile, SAXON cancelled their participation in the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): Main Stage: AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY...

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OBSCENITY Sign With ARMAGEDDON MUSIC

Long-running German death metallers OBSCENITY have inked a deal with Armageddon Music for the release of their seventh CD, "Where Sinners Bleed", due on June 9. The follow-up to 2002's "Cold Blooded Murder" was recorded at Soundlodge studio in Rhauderfehn, Germany. OBSCENITY were previously signed t...

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EVANESCENCE To Finish Mixing New Album Next Week

EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee has posted the following message on the EVANESCENCE message board EVBoard.com: "Terry [Balsamo, EVANESCENCE/ex-COLD guitarist] and I are sitting here in the control room at the studio — we'll be done mixing [the new album] next week! I can hardly believe it, we've been...

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KAMELOT Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Waldrock festival, set to take place Saturday, July 1 in Burgum, the Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE IN CHAINS DEICIDE DRAGONFORCE HELLOWEEN ILL NINO...

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Monday Morning Apocalypse

Sweden's EVERGREY never disappoints, as demonstrated one again by "Monday Morning Apocalypse". The only question about a new EVERGREY album has nothing to do whether the collection of hooky, passionate, and heavy rock tunes is worthy of a listen (of course it is); the question is how it stacks up ag...

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Former COLD Members Resurface In THE WITCH

Former COLD members Scooter Ward (vocals) and Sam McCandless (drums) have set THE WITCH as the name of their new project. No further details are currently available regarding the band's lineup or musical direction. COLD officially called it quits in February after nearly a decade as a band. Ward wro...