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KAMELOT To Record New Album This Summer

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are pleased to announce that KAMELOT will be returning to Norway for the Ragnarock Festival (web site) in August 2006. "Work continues on KAMELOT's first DVD, 'One Cold Winter's Night'. The...

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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About Recent Arrest

H.I.M. singer Ville Valo has spoken out about his recent arrest in Finland on charges that he threatened his neighbor and resisted arrest. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 6, Valo allegedly became belligerent and violent while spending time at his apartment building, which is located in the Eira d...

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AC/DC: 'Family Jewels' Nominated For 'Best DVD' At Germany's ECHO Awards

According to a posting on the AC/DC fan site AC/DC Ruff Stuff, AC/DC's "Family Jewels" DVD was nominated in the "Best DVD" category at Germany's Echo 2006 Awards, which will be held on March 12 at the Estrel Convention Center in Berlin. There is no indication that any of the AC/DC bandmembers will ....

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CELTIC FROST Mainman Says There Is No Chance Of RON MARKS Rejoining Band

CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has responded to former FROST guitarist Ron Marks' recent press release announcing that he "would certainly be interested in discussing" the possibility of rejoining the band following the departure of Erol Unala. In a message that was released on Marks' beha...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist Appeals Sexual Assault Conviction

According to a posting on GORGOROTH's web site, the band's guitarist Infernus is appealing his conviction of aggravated sexual assault in connection with an alleged rape of a 29-year-old woman in Bergen, Norway in 2004. Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) and a friend (whose identity has not been reve...

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VEHEMENCE: 'We Are Coming Back On Our Own Terms'

Arizona-based death metallers VEHEMENCE have issued a statement confirming that they have reunited and are currently working on material for their fourth full-length album (as BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported yesterday). In a posting on their MySpace.com page, the band said, "Well, we had our 'reunio...

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HAMMERFALL Congratule Swedish Women's Curling Team On Winning Olympic Gold

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Fantastic! Wonderful! Amazing! Incredible! Awesome! Simply great! The Swedish women's curling team, with whom we did a video for 'Hearts On Fire' a month or two ago, won the gold medal in the Olymp...

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DOPE STARS INC. Confirmed For Germany's WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN Festival

Italy's DOPE STARS INC. have been confirmed for this year's German gothic music festival Wave Gotik Treffen, set to take place June 2-5 in Leipzig. The band will also be supporting the Norwegian electro-cult act APOPTYGMA BERZERK on Monday, March 13 at the Brückenforum in Bonn, Germany. This will ma...

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Concert Promoter: No MÖTLEY CRÜE At GUNS N' ROSES Gig In Dublin

Irish concert promoters Aiken Promotions have confirmed that MÖTLEY CRÜE will **NOT** be supporting GUNS N' ROSES on June 9 at the RDS Arena in Dublin, Ireland, despite previous reports to the contrary. "I'm afraid the radio ads will still have MÖTLEY CRÜE as playing as they were produced before the...

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DEICIDE: Santiago Show Leaves Fans Disappointed

A number of DEICIDE fans became unruly outside the Teatro Novedades in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday (Feb. 22) after the group's headlining performance at the venue started a half hour earlier than scheduled, according to Las Últimas Noticias. The band played for just an hour and left the stage after...

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THE ALLSEEING I: In Mixing Mode

THE ALLSEEING I, described in a press release as "Norway's most talked about underground band in the extreme metal scene," are currently mixing their debut album, "Holodemiurgia", with Valle Adzic (IMPIOUS, CARPATHIAN FOREST, BLOOD RED THRONE) for a spring/summer release via Sublife Productions, the...

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DISTURBED Frontman Just Wants To Be Respected: We Are 'The Rodney Dangerfield Of Metal'

DISTURBED singer David Draiman recently told Revolver magazine (web site) that his band have not only been scorned by critics — with particular bile reserved for their frontman — but they were even turned away by Hurricane Katrina benefit organizers. "We're either too heavy or not heavy enough. It's...

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TIAMAT Working On New Material, Seeking New Label Home

Sweden's TIAMAT have "written and recorded ideas for about five [new] songs, with more to go in the 'near' future," according to bassist Anders Iwers. The band, whose last studio album, "Prey", was released in 2003 through Century Media, are currently unsigned and are composing material for a demo t...

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UNLEASHED To Utilize Stand-In Drummer At Poland's METALMANIA Festival

UNLEASHED mainman Johnny Hedlund has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Some bad news first, Anders [Schultz, drums] has been hospitalized for about a week due to a lung-collapse [as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Feb. 16]. He's been through some serious pain and...

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SCREAMS OF ERIDA Completing Work On Full-Length Debut With UNEARTH Guitarist

Boston-based metalcore band SCREAMS OF ERIDA have just about completed recording their debut full-length album with producer Ken Susi (UNEARTH). The CD will be mixed by Eric Rachel (A LIFE ONCE LOST, EVERY TIME I DIE, ATREYU) the first week of March for a late spring/summer release. SCREAMS OF ERIDA...