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H.I.M.: Official 'Venus Doom' Release Date Revealed

Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. have set September 18 as the new North American release date for their follow-up to 2005's "Dark Light", entitled "Venus Doom". The band's sixth studio CD, which will arrive one day earlier internationally, was recorded at the Finnvox facility in Helsinki with producer...

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Former ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ Working On Solo Album

Former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has issued the following update: "Announcing the arrival of twin identical healthy Spitz boys. We have Brendan Alan Spitz at 7.1 pounds 19 1/2 inches and Jaden Michael Spitz at 6.2 pounds 19 1/2 inches. They arrived two minutes apart on May 29th and Candi, my honey...

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METALLICA-Inspired Classically Trained Duo HARPTALLICA Releases Debut

Clasically trained harp duo HARPTALLICA has released its self-produced debut, "Harptallica - A Tribute" on iTunes to coincide with the completion of the full-length CD. Tour dates are to be announced across the Midwest and East Coast in September. Ashley Toman and Patricia Kline, both recipients of...

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DINO CAZARES Says He Is The 'Riff Master' And 'Innovator' Behind FEAR FACTORY's Classic Albums

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with DIVINE HERESY/ex-FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What ultimately led to your departure from FEAR FACTORY? Dino: "Good question. I don't really know what happened. All I know is that [FEAR...

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METALLICA Bassist TRUJILLO: New Album Is Dynamic, Heavy And Groovin'

Greece's Rock Hard magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo on May 22, 2007. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (translated from Greek): Rock Hard Greece: Can you tell us if the two new songs (Song#1, Song#2) that you played on the last tour will be included ...

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LIFE OF AGONY Guitarist: 'METALLICA Will Always Have It; They Always Did And They Always Will'

Metal Israel has posted the second part of its interview with LIFE OF AGONY/CARNIVORE guitarist Joey Z. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On why he still loves METALLICA: "Everyone can complain about it, that they don't like the snare drum, or they don't like the way James [Hetfield] is singing n...

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Former CRIMSON GLORY Singer Joins Forces With JON OLIVA'S PAIN, MONSTROSITY Members

Former CRIMSON GLORY singer/songwriter Midnight has resurfaced with a new band and is currently putting the finishing touches on his third solo release, titled "M2: Descending into Madness". His re-emergence comes after several months in exile, following his abrupt departure from the much anticipate...

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H.I.M.: New 'Venus Doom' Release Date Revealed

Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. have reportedly set September 4 as the new release date for their follow-up to 2005's "Dark Light", entitled "Venus Doom". The band's sixth studio CD was recorded at the Finnvox facility in Helsinki with producer Tim Palmer and was mixed in California. H.I.M. frontman V...

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NIGHTWISH: More Video Interviews With New Singer, Keyboardist Available

Two more video interviews (both conducted by the Finnish media) with new NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon (a.k.a. Anette Blyckert) and the group's keyboardist/leader Tuomas Holopainen have been posted online: Ilta-Sanomat: Part#1, Part#2 MTV3: Part#1, Part#2 Note: The Anette Olzon portion of the interv...

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METALLICA: Ten Albums In Finnish Top 40!

Heavy metal/hard rock music continues to thrive in Finland, where bands like CHILDREN OF BODOM regularly top the chart with their single and full-length releases. Following the recent announcement that METALLICA will play at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland on July 15, no less than ten of th...

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NIGHTWISH: Video Interview With New Singer Available

A video interview with new NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon (a.k.a. Anette Blyckert),conducted a couple of days ago by Finland's MTV3, has been posted at this location. The 35-year-old Swedish vocalist talks about the pressure of replacing Tarja Turunen, the change in her appearance since she joined N...

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NIGHTWISH To Play Israel For First Time

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH will play Israel for the first time on October 6 at Hangar 11 in Tel-Aviv. More information and ticket sales information will be available soon at the Metalist magazine. NIGHTWISH has released three more samples from its forthcoming album, due in Septem...

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DREAM THEATER's LABRIE, PORTNOY Take Part In Q&A

Roadrunner Records U.K. has a question-and-answer sessions with DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie and drummer Mike Portnoy. They follow here in their entirety. James LaBrie Q: Your age: James: 24, of course, ah ah ah!!! No, 43. Q: Your all-time favourite record and why? James: Oh, jeez, how can I...

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TREMOR: 'Lipsynced With Satan' Track Posted Online

Norwegian black metal band TREMOR has uploaded a rough-mix version of the title track from its upcoming vinyl EP "Lipsynced with Satan" at its MySpace page. Also available at the same location are rough mixes of two BATHORY covers, "Satan My Master" and "Witchcraft", that will appear on the upcoming...

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S.I.N. Finishes Recording Third Album

German/Norwegian hard rockers S.I.N. (SOMEWHERE INTO NOWHERE) have finished recording their third album. "All tracks are laid down and in June we are going to enter House Of Audio Studios for the final mix and master," the group writes on its web site. "This album will be the first conceptional albu...