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SHINING, OPERA IX Confirmed For Germany's HELLS PLEASURE Festival

Sweden's SHINING and Italy's OPERA IX are among the latest confirmed bands for the Hells Pleasure festival, set to take place July 20-21, 2007 in Pößneck, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): DEFLORATION DEATHRONATION DESASTER DOOMSHINE EARTH FLIGHT EURE ER...

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GAIA EPICUS To Release New Album Via Own Label

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "After having reviewed six offers for a new record deal, there was only two that could have been interesting to proceed, but we didn't go with any of these offers. For some time Thomas [Christian Hans...

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MORTAL SIN: Video Interview Available

Vocalist Mat Maurer of the reactivated Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN was interviewed by Italy's Terror Metal at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place in early August in Wacken, Germany. Watch the video interview at YouTube.com. MORTAL SIN earlier in the year recorded nine live tra...

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AMORPHIS, KOTIPELTO, NORTHER Featured On 'V2: Jäätynyt Enkeli' Soundtrack

AMORPHIS, KOTIPELTO, NORTHER and THUNDERSTONE are among the featured artists on the soundtrack to the new Finnish film "V2: Jäätynyt Enkeli" (cover),due in Finland on January 5 via King Foo Entertainment. The complete track listing is as follows: 01. NORTHER - "Frozen Angel" 02. KOTITEOLLISUUS - "P...

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DARKEST HOUR Prepares For U.K. Headlining Tour

Washington D.C.-based metallers DARKEST HOUR have issued the following update: "We are about to head out for our headlining U.K. tour with BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and MISERY SIGNALS. We are stoked as hell to travel to the land of ZEPPELIN, THE DARKNESS, THE BEATLES, THE WHO (insert every other gre...

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THE LAW Featuring VOMITORY Guitarist: Another New Song Posted Online

THE LAW, the Swedish Bay Area-influenced band featuring VOMITORY guitarist Peter Östlund, has uploaded another song, "Distort", to its MySpace page. According to the group, "the song is a bit different than the other tracks, and it goes to show that the band focuses alot on dynamic songwriting." THE...

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IMMORTAL Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have been confirmed as the co-headliners of the Hellfest, set to take place June 22-24, 2007 in Clisson, France. The show will mark IMMORTAL's only appearance in France in 2007. Upcoming IMMORTAL concerts: Apr. 5-7 - Oslo, NOR @ Inferno Festival Jun. 22-24...

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MORTAL SIN Confirmed For Australia's METALSTOCK FESTIVAL

For the third time, an innocent farm near Scone, New South Wales will be turned into an open-air battleground to celebrate Australia's metal scene. More than half of the 36 bands have already been booked and confirmed, offering a wide range of heavy acts that will blow minds and ears of hundreds of...

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MOURNING BELOVETH Parts Ways With Bassist

Irish doom titans MOURNING BELOVETH have parted ways with bassist Adrian Butler. Adrian's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "I am no longer part of the doom troupe that are MOURNING BELOVETH. I was talking to Darren [Moore, vocals] last weekend and the band are going to continue wit...

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CELTIC FROST To Return To North America In 2007

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have issued the following update: "On the occasion of the conclusion of the 2006 North American leg of CELTIC FROST's 'Monotheist' tour, we would like to pause for a moment to thank the many who made this massive undertaking possible. "We wish to pay t...

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HAMMERFALL Singer Wants To Tour With DISTURBED

Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with HAMMERFALL vocalist Joacim Cans. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Live-Metal.net: HAMMERFALL has an upcoming European tour in 2007. Who are you going to be touring with and could we possibly see HAMMERFALL in the U.S. sometime soon? Cans: To an...

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SYMPHORCE Launches Studio Diary

Guitarist Cede Dupont of the German power metallers SYMPHORCE has launched a studio diary on the group's official forum. The band has just entered House of Music studios in Winterach, Germany with producer Dennis Ward to begin recording its new album, "Become Death", due in February/March via Metal...

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ADAGIO Guitarist Looking To Sign Bands To Publishing Company

French progressive metallers ADAGIO have announced that guitarist Stephan Forté's publishing company, Sanctusignis Publishing, is actively looking to sign bands. Commented Stephan: "I felt it could be better for the band to hold the rights of ADAGIO's music, but as it was not an easy task, we first...

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TAAKE, URGEHAL, KOLDBRANN: First European Tour Dates Released

TAAKE, URGEHAL and KOLDBRANN will team up for a European tour in March 2007. So far the following dates have been released: Mar. 15 - Berlin, GER @ K17 Mar. 16 - Bischofswerda, GER @ East Club Mar. 17 - Bitterfeld, GER @ Festung Bitterfeld Mar. 18 - Arnhem, NETH @ Goudvishal Mar. 22 - ...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Video Footage From 'Secret' Hollywood Gig Posted Online

A video clip of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE performing the song "Fixation on the Darkness" during the band's "secret" gig this past Monday (November 20) at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California has been posted online at this location. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's new album, "As Daylight Dies", was released yester...