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SOLITAIRE To Release 'Invasion Metropolis' In May

Finnish speed metal act SOLITAIRE will release their third album, "Invasion Metropolis", on May 29 through Germany's Battle Cry Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Extremely Flammable" was recorded at Base X Studios and will contain "10 neck-breaking speed metal anthems in the '80s speed metal vein,"...

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ALLELE Cancel Tour Dates

Due to "unforeseen circumstances," ALLELE — the new project featuring former COLD guitarist Kelly Hayes and former OTEP guitarist Lane Maverick — have been forced to reschedule their previously announced Northwest dates. In addition, the band have dropped off the last few dates of the SWITCHED tour...

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COLD Is Not Dead After All

COLD frontman Scooter Ward appears to have had a change of heart and has now decided against breaking up the band, despite a previous announcement to the contrary. In addition, he has also revealed that he will carry on with THE WITCH, the project he had launched with COLD drummer Sam McCandless aft...

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HORNA To Release New Album In June

Finnish black metal legion HORNA will release their fifth album, "Ääniä Yössä", on June 6 via Debemur Morti Productions. The CD, containing four tracks clocking in at around 40 minutes, was created and recorded entirely by Shatraug and Corvus alone, and is based on a concept of the Yersinia Pestis c...

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CKY Part Ways With ISLAND RECORDS

CKY have officially parted ways with Island Records. The band's guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the matter: "Today we were finally released from our contract with Island Records. We had been asking to be let go since 2003 when it was cle...

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Terror For Sale

The last time I interviewed SOILWORK vocalist "Speed" Strid, he hadn't recorded this new TERROR 2000 album yet. I asked him if it was gonna be stressful or taxing to make another album so soon after "Stabbing the Drama", and he replied, more or less, that "we just have to get drunk and go make ...

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GODSMACK Frontman Discusses 'Speak' Video

GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna recently told MTV.com that he wanted to keep things simple when it came to the video for "Speak" (audio, video),the first single from "IV", due April 25. No bank-breaking special-effects wizardry — not even a single explosion. He didn't want the clip to correlate ...

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H.I.M. Frontman: 'I Was Sleeping An Hour A Night For Eight Weeks'

Kerrang! magazine (web site) recently spoke to H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo about some of the dark rumors that have surrounded him of late. In February he spent a night in a Helsinki jail after allegedly threatening to kill his neighbor. Prior to that he was drugged and robbed in a Minneapolis bar, ra...

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BRUCE DICKINSON's 'Anthology' DVD: Complete Details Revealed

Sanctuary Visual Entertainment has set a June 20 U.S. release date for the three-disc DVD release of IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's "Anthology" (view artwork here). This is the definitive Dickinson package, and includes over six hours of videos and live performances, and previously unreleased...

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FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES Deny Breakup Rumors, Plan New CD, Tour

Despite rumors to the contrary, Long Island, New York's FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES have not broken up. Instead, the band are currently writing material for their next album and will perform as part of the Warped Tour package beginning mid-June. Drummer/singer Francis Mark has issued the following statemen...

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APOCALYPTICA Sign With 20-20 ENTERTAINMENT

Lars Brandle of Monsters and Critics is reporting that Finnish "cello rock" group APOCALYPTICA has signed a worldwide, multi-album recording deal with 20-20 Entertainment, Martin Dodd's New York-based joint venture with Sony BMG International. According to a statement issued Monday (March 20) from S...

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METAL MIRROR: NWOBHM Legend Returns As An All-Star Band

METAL MIRROR, the legendary band of the British heavy metal underground, have rerformed. The group will shortly publish a previously unreleased live album (recorded in 1981 in London) featuring the original lineup, including the late great Chris Haggerty, who sadly passed away in 2004. METAL MIRROR...

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ALLELE To Perform Acoustically On Jacksonville's PLANET RADIO 107.3

ALLELE, the new project featuring former COLD guitarist Kelly Hayes and former OTEP guitarist Lane Maverick, will be appearing live on Jacksonville's Planet Radio 107.3 for an exclusive interview and live acoustic performance on Friday, March 24 at 4:00 p.m. You can also tune in online at www.planet...

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DAVE NAVARRO Says JASON NEWSTED's Involvement In 'Rock Star' Is 'The Really Amazing Part'

Former JANE'S ADDICTION/RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Dave Navarro, who will return as one of the hosts of CBS's "Rock Star" program, has commented on the all-star band SUPERNOVA which will be using the show as the competition to determine their new lead singer. SUPERNOVA will feature drummer MÖTL...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Explain Abbreviated San Diego Set

Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY, who are currently touring North America with OPETH, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND and DEVILDRIVER, have posted the following message on their official web site: "[Monday's] show in San Diego turned out more than a little weird. Due to our bus breaking down on the way from San F...