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DESCENDING: 'Enter Annihilation' Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Athens, Greece-based death/thrash metal band DESCENDING, has finalized the track listing for its new album, "Enter Annihilation", due this summer via Massacre Records. According to a press release, DESCENDING combines "both bombastic aggressive metal riffage and melodic hook lines in their songs. Th...

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ICED EARTH: North American Tour Dates Announced

ICED EARTH has confirmed sixteen North American tour dates for the fall of 2008 that will take the band to all corners of the United States, including New York, Florida, Oregon, and California. Joining the band as special guests are INTO ETERNITY and SAVIOURS. For the dates listed below, ICED EARTH...

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ICED EARTH: New Album Artwork Revealed

ICED EARTH's official web site. IcedEarth.com, has posted the cover art (see below) for the band's forthcoming full-length studio album, "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)", which continues where their 2007 release, "Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part I)" left off. "The Crucible...

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Realm of Terror

So you think California retro thrashers MERCILESS DEATH are just some flash in the pan that made one outstanding old school album called "Evil in the Night" in 2007? They're just part of that whole trend of youngsters that started playing 80's thrash metal when they found some old vinyl in their par...

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GENGHIS TRON: 'Things Don't Look Good' Video Available

"Things Don't Look Good", the new video from Philadelphia's progressive noise-metal shredders GENGHIS TRON, can be viewed below (courtesy of Pitchfork.TV). The clip was lensed by producer/director Ravi Zupa for Parts and Labor Union. GENGHIS TRON, which has been touring non-stop since the release of...

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CHRIS CAFFERY To Perform At 'Uli Jon Roth And Friends' Concert In New York City

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) is confirmed to appear at the Uli Jon Roth and Friends concert on October 11 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. Legendary guitar virtuoso Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) and a number of guests will perform compositions from...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST/ICED EARTH Singer TIM OWENS: JON SCHAFFER 'Hated That I Was Called The RIPPER'

Denise Grollmus from the Cleveland Scene has written an extensive article on singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH),featuring quotes from a number of Tim's associates from the Ohio metal scene. A couple of excerpts follow. On trying out for JUDAS PRIE...

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YES Cancels 40th Anniversary Tour

Legendary rock band YES announced today that the group will unfortunately be canceling their 2008 40th Anniversary Tour. The 26-city tour was scheduled to kick off in Quebec next month and run through the summer. YES frontman and founding member Jon Anderson was admitted to the hospital last month a...

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DEEP PURPLE Legend Picks Edinburgh City Students For Special Gig

Gareth Edwards of Scotsman.com reports: As music teachers go, he has to be one of the coolest in town. DEEP PURPLE legend Jon Lord will be taking a group of budding Edinburgh rock stars under his wing as they prepare for a special performance of one of his seminal works. The six local ...

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THEOCRACY Signs With ULTERIUM RECORDS

Ulterium Records has announced the signing of the U.S. melodic metal band THEOCRACY for the release of its sophomore album, "Mirror of Souls". "We're very excited to finally get this album out," says band founder Matt Smith. "Ulterium really understands what we're about, and they believe in this rec...

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GENGHIS TRON Announces Plans For Exclusive 'Board Up The House' Remix Series

Philadelphia's progressive noise-metal shredders GENGHIS TRON have announced the details of a very special, five-volume "Board Up The House" remix series. Beginning in August and continuing through the rest of 2008, GENGHIS TRON will be releasing five 12" remix records on five different record label...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Drummer Issues European Tour Recap

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by the SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has returned home from the first leg of its European tour in support of its new CD, "Global Warning". Drummer Christopher Kinder weighed in with this report: "A heartfelt thanks to the incredible fans that came out in record number...

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BURN IT ALL Featuring FEAR FACTORY, Ex-DAMAGEPLAN Members: Audio Samples Available

BURN IT ALL, the new band featuring FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) alongside former DAMAGEPLAN singer/HALFORD guitarist Patrick Lachman, has posted a demo sampler on its MySpace page. The sampler includes audio clips of three recently demoed tracks "...

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Former SLAYER/TESTAMENT Drummer Offering Lessons In Solana Beach

Former TESTAMENT/SLAYER and current PUSHED drummer Jon Dette is now offering private drum lessons at Rhythm House Music in Solana Beach, California. For more information, contact Rhythm House directly at (858) 481-3069. Ask for Gary. PUSHED recently completed work on its new demo containing the foll...

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JON LORD Is 'Looking Massively Forward' To Playing With DEEP PURPLE Again

Ex-DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will join his former bandmates onstage for this year's Sun Flower Jam. The charity show takes place at Porchester Halls in London on September 25. Confirming that this is a one-off, Jon Lord tells his official web site, JonLord.org, that he is excited by the prosp...