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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Prince Of Darkness' Box Set Certified Gold
OZZY OSBOURNE's "Prince of Darkness" box set has has been certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 125,000 copies (multi-disc albums get counted once for each disc within the album; regular gold certification occurs at 500,000 copies). Release...June 9, 2005
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MY DYING BRIDE Guitarist Talks About Upcoming Album
Metal Monk UK recently conducted an interview with MY DYING BRIDE guitarist Hamish Glencross. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Monk UK: Your website says you are already writing new material — how is this shaping up? Are you just playing around with ideas at the moment or are any ...June 8, 2005
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DAVE GROHL Sorts Out JUSTIN HAWKINS And LEMMY
According to Megastar.co.uk, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl recently managed to patch things up between Justin Hawkins of THE DARKNESS and MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy. "Justin told me that the band had a beef with Lemmy. So I called Lemmy on the cell. He lives a block away," Grohl told CMU Daily. "Lemmy had...June 6, 2005
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THE ETERNAL Name New Album
Australian melodic doom metal band THE ETERNAL (formerly CRYPTAL DARKNESS) have set "Sleep of Reason" as the title of their forthcoming second album, due late September via Firebox Records. The follow-up to last year's "The Sombre Light of Isolation" was recorded at Palm Studios in Melbourne and is...June 5, 2005
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KEEP OF KALESSIN Added To IMMORTAL Tribute Album
Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, featuring Obsidian C. (a.k.a. Arnt Grønbech, also a touring guitarist for SATYRICON) on guitars/bass/synth, have reportedly been confirmed for the upcoming IMMORTAL tribute album, "Epimythion - Tribute to Immortal", tentatively due this fall via Greece's T...June 3, 2005
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SINGLE BULLET THEORY Announce New Guitarist
Philadelphia metal act SINGLE BULLET THEORY have announced the addition of guitarist Dan Loughry to the group's ranks. Dan is best known for his work with technical death metal band POLTERCHRIST (Season of Mist Records) and "will be a fantastic attribute to the next SBT disc," according to a press r...June 1, 2005
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MEGADETH: 'Greatest Hits: Back To The Start' To Be Released In Two Configurations
As MEGADETH frontman and guitarist Dave Mustaine prepares to take his Gigantour festival line- up to major North American cities this summer, Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing is gearing up to unleash MEGADETH's "Greatest Hits: Back to the Start" in two configurations. The 17-track CD and deluxe,...May 31, 2005
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Review: JUDAS PRIEST Goes Beyond Nostalgia
Malcolm X Abram of the Akron Beacon Journal has penned a review of JUDAS PRIEST's U.S. tour kick-off Monday night (May 30) at the Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, Ohio. An excerpt from the review follows: "The less-than-full venue was populated with middle-aged metalheads who looked as if they cou...May 31, 2005
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The Now And The Future Of NASUM
NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Many things have happened since the identification of Mieszko's [Talarczyk, NASUM guitarist/vocalist, victim of the Southeast Asian tsunami] body on February 17, 2005, the day we closed down Nasum.com....May 26, 2005
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SIN ORIGIN Finalize Track Listing For Debut Album
U.S. black metallers SIN ORIGIN have finalized the track listing for their debut album, "In the Presence of a Dread Magician", due in early June on Cybertzara/Blackmetal.com Records. 65 minutes in duration, "In the Presence of a Dread Magician" (view cover here) will contain the following tracks: 01...May 26, 2005
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ABSU To Release Two-CD/LP Anthology Of Rarities
Osmose Productions has announced the release of ABSU's "Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001", a double CD and LP anthology, due out in September 2005. The collection of songs, compiled by Equitant and re-mastered by Proscriptor, will feature tracks recorded by the band never featured on any of ABSU...May 26, 2005
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GEEZER BUTLER Discusses New Solo Album, Touring With BLACK SABBATH
Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an in-depth interview with BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler. Several excerpts from the interview follow: KNAC.COM: It seems that the new GZR record contains lyrics that typically deal with alienation and darkness. Do these lyrics reflect more about the ba...May 25, 2005
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RUNEMAGICK Begin Work On New Material; 'Envenom' Vinyl On The Way
Swedish "dark death metal" act RUNEMAGICK are currently "working on new material that will be recorded some day," according to a posting on the group's official web site. Working songtitles include "Preludium Apocalypses", "Invocation of Doom Runes", "Black Magick Sorceress", "Fisher of Souls" and "...May 25, 2005
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THE DARKNESS Slam Replacement Bassist Rumors
Despite tabloid rumors to the contrary, THE DARKNESS have not replaced their recently departed bassist Frankie Poullain with one of their roadies, reports Xfm Online. News that bassist Poullain had parted company with the band arrived earlier this week (May 23) with an official statement citing irre...May 25, 2005
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Indian Video Compilation To Include Extreme Metal Acts
India's first-ever video compilation, "Enter-Exist-Exit", is scheduled for release on May 30. Produced by Brian D'Souza (ex-DEMENTRA, extreme metal Asian artists of the year 2002),"Enter-Exist-Exit" features seven of India's most unique artists, both past and present, including technical death meta...May 25, 2005
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