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SHINING Mastermind KVARFORTH: 'Death Is Always To Be Glorified'

StayMetal.net recently conducted an interview with SHINING mastermind Niklas Kvarforth. A few excerpts follow: StayMetal.net: "V - Halmstad" is just around the corner and it will be the first release by your new and highly respected label, Osmose Productions. What were your reasons for leaving Avant...

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METAL CHURCH Singer Finalizes Lineup For Solo Project

METAL CHURCH singer Ronny Munroe has finalized the lineup for his solo project. He has recruited his former ROTTWEILLER bandmates Rick Van Zandt on guitar, Izzy Rehaume on bass and Doug Marapodi on drums along with Q-5/TKO/NIGHTSHADE guitarist Rick Pierce. Ronny is currently working on demo songs fo...

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METAL CHURCH Singer To Perform With JON OLIVA'S PAIN At BAY AREA ROCK FEST

METAL CHURCH lead singer Ronny Munroe will join festival co-headliners JON OLIVA'S PAIN on stage to close out the night's festivities at the Bay Area Rock Fest next weekend, May 4-5. Commented JON OLIVA'S PAIN in a statement: "Having shared the stage with METAL CHURCH last year, including an unsched...

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'Get Thrashed' Producer, Director To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'The Vault' Sunday

Director Rick Ernst and associate producerRat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer) of "Get Thrashed" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — have been scheduled as the special phone-in guests of DJ Will, host of KNAC.COM's...

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UPWARDS OF ENDTIME To Release New CD Via BARBARIAN WRATH

Connecticut metal warlords UPWARDS OF ENDTIME will release their third CD, "From Genesis to Apokalypse and Beyond", through the German label Barbarian Wrath. An exact release date will be announced. According to a press release, "From Genesis to Apocalypse and Beyond" will feature 14 previously unre...

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USURPER To Tour Europe In The Fall

Chicago's USURPER has announced that it will be heading out to Europe once again for a two-week headlining tour. The trek, which will also include NOCTURNAL BREED (Norway),THE STONE (Serbia) and DECAYED (Portugal),will kick off October 25 in Hamburg, Germany and will run through November 10 in Ber...

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ICED EARTH: North American Tour To Kick Off In January

2007 will see the arrival of ICED EARTH's eighth full-length studio release, "Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1)", which expands the "Something Wicked" storyline first introduced in the trilogy of the same name appearing on the 1998 release, "Something Wicked This way Comes". "Framing Arma...

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THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU Prepares For SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour

New Jersey-based progressive metal unit THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU has announced summer tour plans in support of its long-awaited new album "Mongrel". The forward-thinking band will join this year's installment of the Sounds of the Underground tour — set to launch Friday, July 6 in Dallas, TX...

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JON LORD: From Darkness To Light

According to the Trondheim, Norway newspaper Adressavisen, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will premier a new solo composition called "From Darkness to Light" at the Hell Music Festival in Hell, Norway in July. In addition, local television news in Trondheim says that material from his earli...

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DON DOKKEN On Upcoming DOKKEN CD: 'It Will Be A Very Heavy, Progressive Record'

Deb Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: Tell me about your time in the studio recording your soon-to-be-released "Lightning Strikes Again" [CD]. Dokken: Our new album is going to be better than ever. Yo...

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SAVATAGE: 1993 Video Footage From Italy Posted Online

Video footage of SAVATAGE performing the song "Degrees of Sanity" on the "Edge of Thorns" tour in Milan, Italy on June 8, 1993 with guitarist founding guitarist Criss Oliva has been posted online at YouTube. Professionally shot video footage of SAVATAGE performing the song "Dead Winter Dead" at the...

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THE HAUNTED And SCAR SYMMETRY: New Audio Interviews Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features part two of their coverage of the Metal for the Masses 2007 tour. It features hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with THE HAUNTED vocalist Peter Dolving and SCAR SYMMETRY. Topics include interviews Thom Yorke, RADIOHEAD, decibel levels in Ne...

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DOKKEN, KINGDOM COME: More 'Defenders Of Rock' European Dates Announced

DOKKEN and KINGDOM COME will team up for the "Defenders of Rock" double-headliner tour between September 26 and October 22. So far the following dates have been released: Sep. 26 - Germany - Ludwigsburg - Rockfabrik Sep. 29 - Hungary - Budapest - A38 Oct. 04 - Belgium - Vosselar - Biebob Oct. 07 - ....

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DIMMU BORGIR To Perform In Hell

DIMMU BORGIR, TURBONEGRO and BREED are among the confirmed bands for the Hell Music Festival, set to take place June 28 - July 1 in Hell, Norway. Also scheduled to appear are GLENN HUGHES and JON LORD, JEFF HEALEY, 120 DAYS and BLIND ARCHERY CLUB, among others. For more information, visit www.hellmu...

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WARRIOR SOUL Pulls Out Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL, SOUL DOCTOR Steps In

WARRIOR SOUL has cancelled its appearance at the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Newly confirmed acts include SOUL DOCTOR, BALTIMOORE, HINDER, ZAN CLAN, MAGIC PIE, ARCHER, BADDADZ & BIG BEAR and BC & HEARTKEYS. The festival billing...