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KING DIAMOND: Treviso Cancelled, Athens Rescheduled

KING DIAMOND's manager, Ole Bang, has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Regretfully, and due to circumstances beyond our control, there will be a change of date and venue in Athens, Greece, which also caused us to cancel the show in Treviso, Italy. New date for Athens is...
May 8, 2006
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The Adversary

There has been one hell of a lot of anticipation for EMPEROR/PECCATUM legend Ihsahn's solo album debut, "The Adversary", and rightly so. Terms like "genius" have surrounded his projects, which could have resulted in "The Adversary" being a huge disappointment. Even I was wondering how let down I'd b...
May 7, 2006
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KORN Cancel Indonesian Concert Over Volcano Eruption Fears

According to a posting on the KORN fan site KornTV.co.uk, KORN cancelled their previously announced May 4 show in Jakarta, Indonesia due to an active volcano, their management has said. The management reportedly told the local papers said the band were afraid the Merapi volcano would erupt during th...
May 6, 2006
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IMAGIKA Part Ways With MAUSOLEUM RECORDS

San Francisco power/thrash metallers IMAGIKA have officially split with Mausoleum Records and are currently looking for an interested label to issue the "My Bloodied Wings" CD in Europe and other territories. North America will be handled by Crash Music Inc. Any interested parties can contact the ba...
May 4, 2006
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METAL CHURCH Announce Warm-Up Dates Prior To European Tour

METAL CHURCH have announced two warm-up dates in their home state of Washington prior to the start of their European tour, which is scheduled to kick off May 31. The details are as follows: May 26 - Vancouver, WA @ Hazeldell Grange Hall May 27 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven METAL CHURCH recently compl...
May 4, 2006
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BLACK SABBATH's 'Iron Man' Tops VH1 List As the Greatest Metal Song of All Time

BLACK SABBATH's "Iron Man" reigns as the #1 song in the definitive metal count down "40 Greatest Metal Songs" airing on VH1. The countdown, which began Monday, May 1 will culminate on Thursday, May 4 at 11 p.m., with the top ten songs of all time. Hosted by Sebastian Bach (who can be seen on ...
May 3, 2006
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Invaders

A few years after someone, somewhere, thought stoner rock was gonna be the next big thing, a younger and hipper-looking contingent came along and decided trucker caps, three-quarter-sleeve baseball jersey shirts, and velvet blacklight posters were pretty cool after all. Some old-schoolers got caught...
May 1, 2006
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MEGADETH: Drum Tracks For New Album Completed

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and drummer Shawn Drover have both posted separate messages in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: Dave Mustaine: "Just checking in to say things are progressing, and I had the great pleasure of having Brian Tatler of DIAMOND HEAD and his family come...
April 29, 2006
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DREAM EVIL Confirmed For Scotland's RAGNAROK UK METALFEST

Sweden's DREAM EVIL have been confirmed for the inaugural Ragnarok UK Metalfest, set to take place on November 4, 2006 at Perth Concert Hall in Central Scotland. According to a statement released by the festival organizers, DREAM EVIL or its management team will release a statement regarding the fut...
April 28, 2006
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DIAMOND HEAD: Live DVD Track Listing Revealed

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD, one of the most influential British rock bands of the past 25 years, have set the tentative track listing for their live DVD, filmed on November 4, 2005 at the London Astoria. It is as follows: 01. Am I Evil (intro) 02. It's Electric 03....
April 28, 2006
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KAMELOT Continuing Work On Live DVD, Planning Live Appearances

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT are continuing to work on their first DVD, "One Cold Winter's Night", which was shot in Oslo this past February. "There is a lot of editing for our director Patric [Ulleaus]. We have 18 cameras on this shoot and the concert was nearly 2 hours long," state...
April 28, 2006
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DIAMOND HEAD: More U.K. Dates Announced

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD, one of the most influential British rock bands of the past 25 years, have lined up the following dates during the coming weeks: May 29 - The Shed – Leicester, UK Jun. 02 - The Pitz - Milton Keynes, UK Jun. 07 - The Witchwood ...
April 26, 2006
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The Songs That Drove METALLICA: 'Full Metal Garage' CD Due In June

Sanctuary Records are re-packaging the "Metallic-era" albums into one double set billed "Full Metal Garage - The Songs That Drove Metallica" for release on June 26. Originally conceived by Rockdetector.com's Garry Sharpe-Young, all of these original tracks are available together, at last, on one dou...
April 25, 2006
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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: RICK RUBIN Will Probably Have His Hands Full With METALLICA

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: I read this morning that you'd just finished the actual recording? King: "Pretty much. We're probably 70-75 percent done. Most of the basic recording's been fin...
April 25, 2006
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: Japanese Tour Announced

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) will embark on a Japanese tour in November. The dates are as follows: Nov. 13 – Osaka, JPN @ Hatch Namba Nov. 14 - Nagoya, JPN @ Diamond Hall Nov. 16 - Tokyo, JPN @ Nakano Sunplaza Nov. 17 - Tokyo, JPN @ Nakano Sunplaza Nov. 18 - Hokkaido, JPN @ ...
April 24, 2006