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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY Reveals Favorite Albums, Films, Shows Of 2008

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has revealed his favorite albums, movies and TV shows from 2008 via the band's official web site. They are as follows: Favorite Albums of 2008 (in no particular order) 01. METALLICA - Death Magnetic 02. PROTEST THE HERO - Fortress 03. THE MARS VOLTA - The Bedlam In...

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SOLSTICE Checks In From The Studio

The reunited South Florida death/thrash metal band SOLSTICE entered the studio on September 18 to begin recording its new album for an early 2009 release. 11 songs are being laid down during the sessions, including a cover of an old song by the Miami progressive metallers CYNIC. Commented SOLSTICE:...

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PAIN To Support NIGHTWISH In London

Swedish metallers PAIN, who feature in their ranks producer, songwriter and performer Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY),have been confirmed as main support for NIGHTWISH on March 11, 2009 at Brixton Academy in London, England. "Follow Me", the new video from PAIN, can be viewed below. The clip, which was...

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Planetary Duality

Now this is technical/progressive death metal with flair, uniqueness, and accessibility. Whereas a capable band like DECREPIT BIRTH — whose latest is impressive as well — is filled to the brim with chops and better than average song structuring, THE FACELESS never, ever sacrifices the central essenc...

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IN FLAMES, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, THE HAUNTED Nominated For SWEDISH METAL AWARDS

IN FLAMES, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, THE HAUNTED and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN are among among the nominated artists for the second annual Swedish Metal Awards, which will be held January 23, 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The complete list of nominees is as follows: Hard Rock: BULLET - "Bite The Bullet" YNGWIE MALMS...

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MESHUGGAH, CYNIC: More North American Dates Announced

Intent on decimating the boundaries of extreme music with their metric art, Sweden's MESHUGGAH will be returning to North America in February, 2009 on a 17-show headlining tour presented by MySpace Music. Direct support to MESHUGGAH will be provided by the legendary progressive metal band CYNIC. Ope...

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PAIN: Back Home From Russia

Swedish metallers PAIN have issued the following update: "It's been a few days since we got back home from Russia and Ukraine and our bodies are starting to heal from all the cuts and bruises we managed to get while we weren't on stage. We had a really good time on all shows and it ...

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MESHUGGAH, CYNIC To Team Up For North American Tour

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH will team up with the reunited progressive rock/metal band CYNIC for a North American tour in early 2009. So far the following dates have been revealed: Feb. 01 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA Feb. 02 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA Feb. 06 - El Coraz...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has issued the following update: "Petri Sankala [drums] has left the band. The reason for this mutual decision is Petri's back pain that hasn't allowed him to play drums 100% during the past two years. None of us has bad feelings whatsoever an...

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OPETH Tops CLOSE-UP Magazine's Top 20 Albums Of 2008

Sweden's Close-Up magazine has published its list of the top 20 albums of 2008 based on individual selections from 32 of its writers. It is as follows: 01. OPETH - Watershed 02. CULT OF LUNA - Eternal Kingdom 03. THE HAUNTED - Versus 04. AMON AMARTH - Twilight Of The Thunder God 05. SATYRICON - ...

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PAIN: Moscow Photos Available

Photos of PAIN's December 5, 2008 concert at the Tochka club in Moscow, Russia can be found on The MetalList webzine. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. I'm Going In 02. Follow Me 03. Zombie Slam 04. End Of The Line 05. Walking On Glass 06. Don't Care 07. Dancing With The ...

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CYNIC in Milan: Video Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of the reunited progressive rock/metal band CYNIC performing the song "Adam's Murmur" on Thursday, December 4, 2008 in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Photos from the sold-out show (featuring CYNIC as the opening band for OPETH) at Club Alcatraz are available on the news b...

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PESTILENCE: New Album Artwork, Songtitles, Release Date Revealed

Resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE entered Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark last month to begin recording its new album, "Resurrection Macabre", for a March 16, 2009 release via Holland's Mascot Records. The band recorded a total of 14 songs during the session — 11 new tra...

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ORGAN Taps DOWN/CROWBAR Producer For New Album

Atlanta, Georgia-based metal band ORGAN has tapped Warren Riker (DOWN, CROWBAR, CYNIC) to produce its new album for an early 2009 release. Recording began in November 2008 at PigPen Studio in Athens, Georgia and will continue at Broken Wave Studios in Glendale, California. A new song, "Burnt Down Ag...

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PESTILENCE: Tour Dates Announced

Resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE has scheduled the following dates: April 09 - Oslo, Norway – Inferno April 10 – Enschede, Netherlands - Atak April 13 - Cologne, Germany - Underground April 16 - Erstfeld, Switzerland - Transilvania Live April 17 - Munich, Germany – Back...