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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...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Rising In The East' DVD Certified Gold

JUDAS PRIEST's "Rising in the East" DVD has been certified gold in the United States by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 50,000 copies. "Rising in the East" DVD was released in the USA and Canada on November 15, 2005. The disc was filmed in May 2005 at...

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Ex-CELTIC FROST Guitarist RON MARKS: 'I Would Be Interested' In Rejoining The Band

Former CELTIC FROST guitarist Ron Marks, who had previously publicly stated that he would "practically swim to Switzerland to be in CELTIC FROST again," has issued a statement commenting on the band's recent split with guitarist Erol Unala. Said Marks: "I've been flooded with emails and phone messag...

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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...