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ALEXISONFIRE Sign With VAGRANT RECORDS

Vagrant Records has set an August 22 release date for the third full-length disc from rock band ALEXISONFIRE, entitled "Crisis". The St. Catharines, Ontario-based quintet's follow-up to "Watch Out!" was recorded at the famed Metalworks Studios and Silo Recording Studios and was produced by Julius "J...

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GREEN CARNATION Preparing For Busy Week

After working with their other projects since the U.S. tour in February-April, the members of GREEN CARNATION have gathered over the course of the last few days to prepare for a busy week's worth of gigs, showcases and radio performances — all of them in their hometown, Kristiansand, Norway. Comment...

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TRAIL OF TEARS Announce New Album Title

Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS entered Soundsuite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes on June 24 to begin recording their fifth album, entitled "Existentia". A late 2006 release via Napalm Records is expected. Commented vocalist Ronny Thorsen: "The recordings are well underway. We alrea...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman: 'The New Material Simply Goes Off Live'

Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the divided opinions over the recently released "Operation: Mindcrime II" album: "I guess the divided opinions over 'Operation: Mindcrime II' is a good thing, bec...

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HYPOCRISY Preaches The Art Of War

Sweden's HYPOCRISY have commented on their upcoming "Machines at War" North American tour with FEAR FACTORY, SUFFOCATION, and DECAPITATED. The trek is set to launch in San Francisco this October 26 and run through early December. Said HYPOCRISY singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Peter Tägtgren: "F...

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GREEN CARNATION: 'The Acoustic Verses' Released In South America With Bonus Track

Sublife Productions has announced that the latest studio CD from GREEN CARNATION, "The Acoustic Verses", has been released in South America through Hellion Records (Brazil). The Hellion version of the album features the JON ENGLISH cover song "Six Ribbons", which is only available to Russian and Sou...

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GREEN CARNATION Go To The Norwegian Mountains

The following statement comes from the Norwegian prog metal masters GREEN CARNATION's official homepage: "GREEN CARNATION goes to the Norwegian mountains on Thursday, August 3, 2006 to play their first and last full production of their latest album, 'Acoustic Verses' (The End Records). The concert —...

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HARM: Debut Album Samples Posted Online

Norwegian thrashers HARM have two songs from their upcoming debut album, "Devil", available online at this location. "Devil" is tentatively scheduled for release in September via Sublife Productions. "In our personal opinion, the album can be classified as a mixture between 'Reign in Blood' [SLAYER]...

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MORTAL SIN, DEZPERADOZ, FASTER INFERNO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

MORTAL SIN, DEZPERADOZ, FASTER INFERNO (featuring Tyson Schenker, son of Michael Schenker),and C O R have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON...

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DANKO JONES Undergoes Emergency Eye Surgery

DANKO JONES' frontman/namesake was scheduled to play at NXNE in Toronto on June 8, 2006. After a routine visit to the doctor he was advised that he needed immediate eye surgery, as he had a retinal detachment in his right eye. Surgery was successful, and Danko is recovering well. "We do not foresee...

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SEPULTURA Comment On Drummer IGOR CAVALERA's Departure

The remaining members of SEPULTURA — Andreas Kisser (guitar),Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. (bass),and Derick Green (vocals) — have issued the following statement regarding the departure of drummer Igor Cavalera: "Since the beginning of SEPULTURA the ideas of the band were based on the open mindedness, a s...

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Exclusive: IGOR CAVALERA Talks About His Decision To Leave SEPULTURA

In the two days since drummer Igor Cavalera announced his departure from SEPULTURA, there has been a great deal of speculation regarding the reasons for his split with the group and his future plans. While some fans have theorized that Igor became disillusioned with playing heavy metal and wanted to...

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SEPULTURA Vow To Continue Despite IGOR CAVALERA's Departure

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA have yet to comment on yesterday's announcement that their drummer and co-founder, Igor Cavalera, has left the group due to "artistic differences." However, according to a posting on the band's official web site, guitarist Andreas Kisser, Derrick Green and Paulo Xisto J...

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Y&T: Classic 1981 Album 'Earthshaker' To Be Re-Released

Legendary California rockers Y&T, who recently re-released their classic "Black Tiger" (1982) and "Mean Streak" (1983) albums with bonus cuts, have received the green light from the Universal Music Group (which owns the Y&T catalog) to reissue their 1981 effort, "Earthshaker". "That's great...

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It's Official: Drummer IGOR CAVALERA Quits SEPULTURA

Drummer Igor Cavalera has officially announced his departure from SEPULTURA (as exclusively reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on January 13, 2006 and subsequently denied by both the band and Igor). In a statement released today (June 12) to the Brazilian media, Igor attributed the split to "artistic inco...