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HATESPHERE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
According to a posting on their official web site, Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. HATESPHERE will play the Metal Hammer Party Zelt on Thursday August 4 at 11:00 p.m. HATESPHERE's summ...June 6, 2005
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H.I.M.: New Songs Posted Online
H.I.M. fan site H-I-M666 Club has uploaded two new H.I.M. songs recorded during the band's appearance at the Rock Am Ring festival in Germany over the weekend. Check out the tracks "Killing Loneliness" (audio) and "Vampire Heart" (audio). As previously reported, H.I.M.'s new album, "Dark Light", is...June 6, 2005
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SLAYER, IN FLAMES, OVERKILL, DORO Confirmed For Turkey's ROCK REPUBLIC Festival
SLAYER, IN FLAMES, OVERKILL and DORO are among the bands confirmed for the Rock Republic festival, set to take place July 1-3 in Istanbul, Turkey. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: July 1, 2005: OVERKILL KRONÝK CATAFALQUE METAROTH COURTYARD ABRAXAS July 2, 2005: SLAYER TO/DIE/FOR ALEV 1...June 6, 2005
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H.I.M. Play Surprise Show At Munich's Backstage Club
Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. played a surprise show at the German fan club gathering at Munich's great Backstage Club Thursday night (June 2). This weekend the band is performing at Rock im Park and Rock am Ring festivals in Nurnberg and Nurburgring in Germany and then heading for the U.K. and Down...June 4, 2005
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BIOHAZARD: New Songs Posted Online
Two brand-new BIOHAZARD tracks — "Kings Never Die" and "Don't Stand Alone" — have been posted online at StereoKiller.com. "Kings Never Die" and "Don't Stand Alone" come off the group's upcoming album, "Means to an End", due in the U.S. on August 30 via SPV Records (one day earlier internationally)....June 3, 2005
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NICKELBACK/CINDERELLA Management Partner Shot In California Rampage
Tim Heyne, who works at Union Entertainment Group, which manages rock bands such as NICKELBACK, CINDERELLA, OLEANDER and DEFAULT, was shot in the chest by a 38-year-old man with a violent past, who went on a 16-hour rampage in Ventura County (California),killing three people — including a mother wh...June 1, 2005
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H.I.M.: 'Dark Light' Track Listing Revealed?
H.I.M. fan site H-I-M666 Club has published the unofficial track listing for the new H.I.M. album, "Dark Light", due on September 26 via Sire Records. It is as follows: 01. Dark Light 02. Behind the Crimson Door 03. Face of God 04. Bound to be Wrong 05. Killing Loneliness 06. Under the Rose ...June 1, 2005
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H.I.M. To Release 'Dark Light' In September
According to Billboard.com, Sire Records has set a September 26 release date for the new album from Finnish goth/metal quintet H.I.M., entitled "Dark Light". Currently mixing songs at New York's Electric Lady studios with producer Tim Palmer (DAVID BOWIE, OZZY OSBOURNE),frontman Ville Valo said the...May 27, 2005
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Killer Of Original GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Manager Sentenced To Life In Prison
Bryn Mickle of The Flint Journal has issued the following report: A Texas man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday (May 26) for killing former GRAND FUNK RAILROAD manager Terry Knight. Donald A. Fair, 27, of Temple did not speak before his sentencing, but his attorney read a short statement apol...May 27, 2005
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The Now And The Future Of NASUM
NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Many things have happened since the identification of Mieszko's [Talarczyk, NASUM guitarist/vocalist, victim of the Southeast Asian tsunami] body on February 17, 2005, the day we closed down Nasum.com....May 26, 2005
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W.A.S.P., DOKKEN, QUIET RIOT Featured On 'Hollywood Rocks!' Box Set
June 21, 2005 will see the release of the long-awaited and highly anticipated four-disc compilation album, "Hollywood Rocks!" through Deadline/Cleopatra Records. The audio companion to 2004's highly touted "Hollywood Rocks!" coffee table book, the box set is an eargasmic journey through the streets...May 25, 2005
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SOULFLY Dispute Russian Politician's Account Of Moscow Airport Incident
SOULFLY have issued a statement disputing the account offered by a Russian politician regarding an incident in Moscow late last month which caused the group to cancel their concerts in the Russian Far East cities of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk. MosNews.com had previously reported that SOULFLY were bo...May 23, 2005
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HATESPHERE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. HATESPHERE will perform on Sunday, June 26 between 1:20 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on the Marquee II stage. The billing for the 10th-anniversary edition of the Graspop Meta...May 22, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist: 'We Are Spinal Tap'
JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill recently spoke to Stuff.co.nz about the group's "colorful" past. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On the group's early days: "Basically, we all loved FREE, HENDRIX and CREAM, and so we just made everything harder and faster and created metal. Not only did we...May 21, 2005
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Grand Jury Clears Officer Who Took Out DIMEBAG's Killer
The Beacon Journal is reporting that the police officer who ended a fatal nightclub shooting spree by killing the man that murdered PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was cleared of wrongdoing by a grand jury. The panel's decision not to indict Officer James Niggemeyer was expecte...May 21, 2005
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