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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...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: My True Fans Have The Right To Know The Truth

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (MSG, ex-UFO, SCORPIONS) has posted more personal letters on his official web site, including a brand new e-mail exchange with MSG's last vocalist, Finnish singer Jari Tiura, whom Schenker previously blamed for the cancellation of the group's U.S. tour. The lates...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: 'Chaos Ridden Years' DVD Pushed Back Two Weeks

CHILDREN OF BODOM's upcoming DVD, "Chaos Ridden Years – Stockholm Knockout Live", has had its U.S. release date pushed back to October 24 from the previously announced October 10. The DVD will be issued in Finland on October 11 and the rest of Europe on October 16. Please note that the DVD+2CD "Delu...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Backing Singer: I Wasn't Bad-Mouthing DISSECTION's JON NÖDVEIDT

CRADLE OF FILTH backing singer Sarah Jezebel Deva (also in ANGTORIA, ex-THERION, MORTIIS) has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET clarifying her previous comments regarding the passing of DISSECTION frontman Jon Nödveidt. Nödtveidt, 31, was found dead on August 16 at his apartment in Hässelby,...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Guitarists Appear At SWEDISH METAL EXPO: Report Available

CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom has posted the following report on COB guitarists Alexi Laiho and Roope Latvala's appearance at the Sweden Rock Expo last weekend: "Alexi and Roope hald a very interesting 45-minute guitar clinic at the Swedish Metal Expo in Stockholm, Sweden last Friday [...

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III: In the Eyes of Fire

No, UNEARTH has not mellowed, nor have they altered their sound to fall in line with the oodles of growl 'n' crooners invading every mall in America. If you thought that "The Oncoming Storm" was a ripping American metal album, wait until you hear "III: In The Eyes of Fire". Enlisting producer Terry...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Fans Slam Journalist Over Concert Review

Jonathan Foerster of the Naples Daily News reports: On Sunday [August 27] I went to Fort Myers [Florida] to see QUEENSRŸCHE perform an ambitious concert, combining their rock operas "Operation: Mindcrime" and "Operation: Mindcrime II" back to back, complete with videos, props and actors. Going in, I...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Song From 'Chaos Ridden Years' CD Posted Online

The track "Living Dead Beat" from from the companion double live CD to CHILDREN OF BODOM's upcoming DVD, "Chaos Ridden Years – Stockholm Knockout Live", has been posted online at the band's official MySpace page. Due on October 10, "Chaos Ridden Years – Stockholm Knockout Live" is estimated to conta...