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No BRAINSTORM At METAL MELTING SUMMIT Festival In Croatia

German power metallers BRAINSTORM have issued the following update: "We would like to inform our fans and friends, especially in Croatia, that we are NOT playing the Metal Melting Summit Festival on [July] 16th! We already cancelled shortly after being asked (because of important family matters) and...

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An Answer Can Be Found

CKY has been an anomaly in the hard rock world. Not quite heavy metal, but possessing a heavy sound and attitude and rabid fan base (as evidenced by fan response to recent critical reviews of the group),the band has managed to forge a unique identity over the course of three albums that keeps them...

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This Godless Endeavor

"This Godless Endeavor" may just be the most complete and musically accomplished NEVERMORE album to date. Quite a pronouncement, I know, especially when considered in light of a classic like "Dead Heart in a Dead World". However, as with any NEVERMORE album, repeat listens to the 57 minutes of "This...

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TRANSPORT LEAGUE: 'We Have Not Changed Our Name!'

Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE have NOT in fact changed their name to M.A.N. Instead, members of the group have launched M.A.N as a side-project and have recorded 13 songs at Gothenburg, Sweden's Grand Recordings towards their planned debut album, "Obey, Consume,...

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Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL: BAL-SAGOTH Cancel, SKYCLAD Added To Bill

The organizers of this year's Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in Helsinki, Finland have been forced to make a couple of slight but very regrettable changes in the program. British cult band BAL-SAGOTH have been forced to cancel their performance at the festival. For some time now, the band have stated...

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FLOWING TEARS: 'Razorbliss' To Receive U.S. Release Next Week

FLOWING TEARS' latest album, "Razorbliss", will receive its long-overdue U.S. release on July 12 via Magick Records (a division of Cleopatra Records). "We're just about to start some promotional work to support the release and can't wait to get your reactions on the album," the German band write on...

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BRAINSTORM: Special Edition Of 'Liquid Monster' Released In Japan

German power metallers BRAINSTORM have had a special edition of their latest album, "Liquid Monster" (Metal Blade Records),released in Japan today (July 6),featuring a bonus track, entitled "Breathe", a bonus DVD containing the "Streets, Stages and Studios" DVD as well as three BRAINSTORM video cl...

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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Cancel KEEP IT TRUE Festival Appearance, Resume Work On New Album

Long-running Arlington, Texas-based doom metallers SOLITUDE AETURNUS have cancelled their previously announced appearance at Germany's Keep It True festival and other planned dates in Europe. According to a statement released by the Keep It True organizers, "The cause for that is that the wife of ba...

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METALLICA's HETFIELD Guests On 'Breuer Unleashed': Audio Available

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield recently made an appearance on Jim Breuer's satellite radio program "Breuer Unleashed". Download an audio clip of Hetfield's appearance at this location. In other news, Hetfield's Ford F-150 truck, detailed with MTX Audio and custom paint by Dirty Donny, was shown a...

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RAGING SPEEDHORN: Vocalist FRANK REGAN Wasn't Fired

England's RAGING SPEEDHORN have been confirmed for Guilfest 2005, a three-day festival set to take place July 15-17 in Guildford, U.K. Other groups set to perform at the festival include THE POGUES, PAUL WELLER, ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN, MILLION DEAD and THE GLITTERATI. More information can be found...

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MASTODON Bassist: 'We Are A Band Of Traveling Rock & Roll Pirates'

John Ferrante of BassPlayer.com recently conducted a short interview with MASTODON bassist Troy Sanders. The question-and-answer session follows: BassPlayer.com: How do you describe MASTODON's music? Troy Sanders: "We are a band of traveling rock & roll pirates. We get tagged with our own genre...

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LANDE/ALLEN: 'The Battle' Track Listing, Credits Revealed

MelodicRock.com has revealed the details behind who takes the mic on individual tracks on "The Battle", the highly anticipated album featuring SYMPHONY X's Russell Allen and MASTERPLAN's Jorn Lande. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Another Battle (Jorn & Russell) 02....

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HATER: Former SOUNDGARDEN Bassist Announces West Coast Tour Dates

HATER, the band featuring Ben Shepherd (SOUNDGARDEN, MARCH OF CRIMES),Andrew Church (BROADCAST OBLIVION, THE DROO CHURCH),Bubba Dupree (THE VOID, MOBY) and Andy Duvall (ZEN GUERRILLA),will be hitting the road this August. The group will be pulling out material from both HATER records as well as s...

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VOLBEAT To Release Debut Album Through REBEL MONSTER RECORDS

Danish metallers VOLBEAT have posted the following message on their official web site: "After months of negotiations between the band and many large record companies to secure VOLBEAT the best deal, everything has finally fallen into place. The [debut] album, 'The Strength, The Sound, The Songs', wi...

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METALLICA And VAN HALEN Are Among Most Powerful Celebrities

METALLICA and VAN HALEN are the only heavy metal/hard rock bands to make the Forbes magazine's annual list of the 100 most powerful figures in the entertainment world. METALLICA ranked No. 23, thanks to earnings of $37.4 million and relentless touring throughout 2004. Catalog sales boosted the band'...