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MANITOU: Debut Album Samples Posted Online

MANITOU, the Finnish traditional/progressive heavy metal band who feature in their ranks members of OMNIUM GATHERUM, have released MP3 samples from their forthcoming debut album, "The Mad Moon Rising", on their official web site. The CD was recorded and mixed at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki and is...

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NAPALM DEATH Sign With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

British extreme metal pioneers NAPALM DEATH have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal. The group's first release through the label is expected to be the long-completed collection of covers, entitled "Leaders Not Followers 2". Commented NAPALM DE...

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YOB Part Ways With ABSTRACT SOUNDS, Seek New Label Home

Eugene, Oregon's YOB have parted ways with their record label, Abstract Sounds. "It was a amicable split, and YOB is fortunate to have worked with the truly fantastic folks at Abstract Sounds," reads a post on the group's web site. "Our new record, 'The Illusion Of Motion', will be finished May 3rd....

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FIREBIRD To Record New Album In The Summer

FIREBIRD, the British band led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will enter the studio in the summer to record their fourth album, tentatively due later in the year through Japan's JVC Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Needle In The Groove", "Flying Blind", "Pla...

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GUNS N' ROSES Top U.K. Album Chart

GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" compilation rose to No. 1 on the U.K. charts in its fifth chart week, replacing ANASTACIA's self-titled third Epic album at the top, according to Billboard. The Axl Rose-fronted band's only previous U.K. best-seller was "Use Your Illusion II", which spent a solitary we...

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RAGE: DVD Details Revealed

RAGE bassist/vocalist Peavy Wagner and guitarist Victor Smolski are currently at the Blind Guardian Studio in Germany with producer Charlie Bauerfeind (HELLOWEEN, MOTORHEAD, SAXON, BLIND GUARDIAN) completing work on their upcoming DVD, tentatively titled "From the Cradle to the Stage". The two-disc...

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Former HADES Guitarist Engages In Old KISS Worship

Former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has sent us the following update: "I know a lot of people out there hate KISS...but a lot of us worship the old stuff...last weekend I sang and played guitar on 'Rip It Out' by Ace Frehley and 'Going Blind' from the 'Hotter Than Hell' album. Jimmy Schulman played b...

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YOB: Live Dates Announced

Eugene, Oregon's YOB are getting ready to hit the road in support of their current album, "Catharsis". Confirmed dates are as follows: May 07 - Ash Street Saloon – Portland, OR May 12 - Samurai Duck – Eugene, OR May 14 - Musichead – Medford, OR May 15 - Bottom Of The Hill - San ...

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FREEDOM CALL Set Release Date For Live Album

German power metallers FREEDOM CALL, who feature in their ranks GAMMA RAY drummer Dan Zimmermann, have set a May 10 release date through SPV Records for their long-awaited live album, "Live Invasion". The disc, which was recorded on the band's tour with BLIND GUARDIAN, will include a special bonus C...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: DVD Details Revealed

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have set a tentative June 14 German release date for their upcoming live DVD, "Imaginations Through The Looking Glass". The disc, which was recorded primarily at the Blind Guardian Open Air festival in Coburg, Germany last June, will come with a bonus DVD, featu...

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NORTH SIDE KINGS Set Release Date For 'Organizing Our Neighborhood'

Arizona's NORTH SIDE KINGS, featuring frequent SOULFLY collaborator Danny Marianinho on vocals, have set a June 22 release date through Thorp Records for their new album, "Organizing Our Neighborhood". "The new [album] not only came out a lot meaner than usual, but it will also have 10 minutes of li...

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EVERGREY Frontman Talks About New Album, Upcoming Tour

Swedish melodic metal outfit EVERGREY will release their new album, "The Inner Circle", on April 27 through InsideOut Music America. The follow-up to 2003's "Recreation Day", "The Inner Circle" sees EVERGREY intensifying their musical ability with the utilization of a string quartet, courtesy of the...

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GAMMA RAY, BLIND GUARDIAN Singers To Guest On New ANGRA CD

GAMMA RAY's Kai Hansen and BLIND GUARDIAN's Hansi Kürsch are among the guests confirmed to appear on ANGRA's much-anticipated follow-up to 2001's "Rebirth", tentatively due this summer through SPV Records (NTS Records in France). According to an official press release from NTS, the as-yet-untitled e...

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GODSMACK: Unplugged Performance Of 'Running Blind' Posted Online

Launch has posted an exclusive video interview with GODSMACK and a clip of the band performing an unplugged version of the track "Running Blind". Check it out here. "Running Blind" comes off the group's all-acoustic EP, "The Other Side", due on March 16 through Republic/Universal Records. The set wa...

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AEROSMITH: 'Honkin' On Bobo' Tour Video Footage Posted Online

AEROSMITH's official web site has uploaded several video clips shot on the opening night (March 11) of the band's "Honkin' On Bobo" U.S. tour in Lubbock, Texas. Check them out: Crowd Shots / Pre-Show (Low-Speed, High-Speed) "Road Runner" (Low-Speed, High-Speed "Never Loved A Woman" (Low-Speed, ...