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ELDRITCH Confirmed For Italy's EVOLUTION FESTIVAL

Italian melodic power thrashers ELDRITCH have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Evolution Festival, set to take place July 15-16, 2006 at Toscolano Maderno Campo Sportivo in Brescia, Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH (SWE) ANNIHILAT...

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Ex-DEMENTRA Frontman Reveals MEGADETH's VIC RATTLEHEAD Contest Submission

Brian D'Souza, former guitarist/vocalist for the India-based death metal band DEMENTRA, was one of the artists that took part in the contest to redesign MEGADETH's longtime mascot, Vic Rattlehead. According to Reuters, Dave Mustaine — MEGADETH's founder, singer and guitarist — ran into licensing iss...

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MORGANA LEFAY: 'I Roam' Video Preview Available Online

Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY have uploaded a preview of their "I Roam" video at this location. The clip was produced/directed by Owe Lingwall (NOCTURNAL RITES drummer) and was filmed in late December. "I Roam" is the second video off MORGANA LEFAY's latest album, "Grand M...

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HOLY TERROR Schedule First Show In 16 Years

Reformed Seattle-based speed metal band HOLY TERROR will play their first show in 16 years on March 11 at El Corazon (109 Eastlake Ave.) in Seattle. This will mark the band's debut live performance with new vocalist Chris Tretton (MIDNIGHT IDOLS) and it will be the only HOLY TERROR gig before bassis...

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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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TWELFTH GATE: New Songs Posted Online

Two new TWELFTH GATE songs, entitled "Critical Elements" and "Inner Core", have been posted online at www.myspace.com/twelfthgate. Both songs are taken from the band's upcoming new album, "Threshold of Revelation", due out on March 21 via Season of Mist. Also available at the same location are two s...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Live Vengeance '82' DVD Due In April

Columbia/Legacy has set an April 4, 2006 release date for JUDAS PRIEST's vintage concert DVD "Live Vengeance '82", which was previously only available on DVD as limited-edition bonus with "Metalogy" box set. JUDAS PRIEST had steadily been building a worldwide audience for eight long years when the 1...

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MARSHALL LAW To Embark On Summer Tour

Long-running Birmingham-based heavy metal band MARSHALL LAW, who at one time featured Lee Morris of PARADISE LOST on drums, have announced plans for a summer tour ahead of their appearance at this year's Bloodstock festival. Dates confirmed so far are as follows: Aug. 23 - The Soundhaus – Glasgow, U...

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DEMON, ELIXIR, CLOVEN HOOF, HAMMERHEAD Confirmed For U.K.'s BRITISH STEEL FESTIVAL

DEMON, ELIXIR, CLOVEN HOOF, HAMMERHEAD and OVERDRIVE will be teaming up for the British Steel Festival, set to take place October 10 at The Pitz in Milton Keyes, England. More information is available at www.britishsteelfestival.com. Three of the bands performing at the festival — ELIXIR, CLOVEN HOO...

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RESISTANCE In Writing Mode

Los Angeles power/thrash metallers RESISTANCE are in the final writing stages of material for their sophomore album, due later in the year via Lion Music. RESISTANCE have posted a live video for the song "War Paint", comprised from footage of their recent shows with EUROPE and AGENT STEEL. The video...

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Orange County's BLEED THE SKY Launch Tour With ANKLA

Armed with new equipment, the 2006 version of the Rand McNally Road Atlas, and their unalterable sink-or-swim, live-or-die determination, Orange County's pride and joy BLEED THE SKY hit the road once again promoting their debut release, "Paradigm In Entropy". Scheduled to play 19 shows throughout th...

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TAROT Remastered Reissues To Include Bonus Tracks

Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, will be issuing remastered versions of their first five studio albums along with the "To Live Again" live album previously released in Japan. Each CD will include special bonus track(s). A March 1 release via Bluelight Rec...

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U.K.'s HAMMERHEAD Land Record Deal — 20 Years After They Split Up

U.K.'s Times & Star is reporting that West Cumbrian heavy metal band HAMMERHEAD has landed a record contract — more than 20 years after they split up. HAMMERHEAD, reformed for a friend's 40th birthday, found bootleg copies of their old songs were circulating on the internet. Members Buzz Elliott...

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MARSHALL LAW Confirmed For U.K's BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL

Long-running Birmingham-based heavy metal band MARSHALL LAW, who at one time featured Lee Morris of PARADISE LOST on drums, have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bloodstock Festival, set to take place September 29-30 at the Assembly Rooms in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing...

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STEEL ATTACK: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Swedish metallers STEEL ATTACK have finalized the track listing for their fifth full-length album, "Diabolic Symphony", due on April 21 via Massacre Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Enslaved" was recorded at Black Lounge Studio in Sweden with engineer Jonas Kjellgren and features "hard riffs combin...