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France's END. Becomes ERYN NON DAE.
Toulouse, France's END., which recently signed with Metal Blade Records, has changed its name to ERYN NON DAE. "There are simply too many bands with a similar name out there", the group explained in a press release. "Of course, we would have loved to keep the name, but our label pointed to us that i...March 12, 2009
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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Interviewed In Helsinki; Video Available
Nina Rung of Domination TV conducted an interview with CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster prior to the band's March 1, 2009 concert at Jäähalli in Helsinki, Finland. Watch the nine-minute chat below. CANNIBAL CORPSE will take part in a signing session at Scrape Records in Vancouver, British Columb...March 12, 2009
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KREATOR, NIM VIND Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
KREATOR and NIM VIND have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BLACK...March 11, 2009
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Australia's ROCK OUT Festival 'Postponed'
Australia's Rock Out festival — which was scheduled to take place next month in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne — has been postponed until the fall. A statement from the festival organizers reads as follows: "MTD4 and Blade Promotions, after consultation with the venues and major stakeholders, includ...March 11, 2009
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SEPULTURA, PARADISE LOST Confirmed For U.K.'s HAMMERFEST
SEPULTURA, PARADISE LOST, ARCHITECTS, MARYA ROXX, KIUAS, IMICUS and POWER QUEST have been confirmed for the Hammerfest 2009 festival, set to take place April 24-25 at at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales. The festival will feature 50 metal acts in total. The festival billing is shaping up as fol...March 11, 2009
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ARMORED SAINT: New Audio Interview With JOEY VERA Available
Bassist Joey Vera of California metallers ARMORED SAINT was interviewed earlier this week by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the chat in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Joey Vera interview begins around the...March 11, 2009
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ARMORED SAINT: '2009 Australian Tour Compilation' Detailed
To celebrate the first-ever tour of Australia by U.S. traditional metal legends ARMORED SAINT, Riot! Entertainment, in conjunction with Metal Blade Records, has produced an exclusive tour best-of compilation to combat the lack of ARMORED SAINT product on the market. This killer compilation covers th...March 10, 2009
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Upcoming MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND DVDs Detailed
Danish singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) has issued the following update: "As you all know, 80% of the original MERCYFUL FATE lineup (vocalist King Diamond, guitarist Hank Shermann, guitarist Michael Denner and bassist Timi Hansen) re-recorded with present MF drummer Bjarne T. Holm t...March 10, 2009
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EVERGREEN TERRACE Parts Ways With Bassist, Seeks Replacement
Bassist Jason Southwell has left the Jacksonville, Florida metalcore act EVERGREEN TERRACE. Guitarist Josh James says, "We are currently looking for someone to hire for tours. If you are interested, then please send a video, or link, of yourself singing, playing bass and jamming out live to: evergre...March 9, 2009
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CATTLE DECAPITATION: 'The Harvest Floor' To Be Released On Limited-Edition Picture-Disc Vinyl
Metal Blade Records will release the limited-edition, picture-disc vinyl version of the new CATTLE DECAPITATION album, "The Harvest Floor", on April 14. "The Harvest Floor" sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at N...March 7, 2009
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BISON B.C.: New Video Interview Available
Austrian heavy 'zine Stormbringer.at conducted an interview with the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band BISON B.C. prior to the band's March 3, 2009 concert in Vienna, Austria. Watch the nine-minute chat below. A BISON B.C. track entitled "Slow Hand Of Death" is available for streaming o...March 5, 2009
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CANNIBAL CORPSE Schedules Vancouver Signing Session
Tampa, Florida death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE will take part in a signing session at Scrape Records in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on April 9 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.scraperecords.com. Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with CANNIBAL CORP...March 5, 2009
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SACRED OATH To Release New Album In May
Connecticut old-school metallers SACRED OATH — Rob Thorne (vocals, guitar),Bill Smith (Guitar),Scott Waite (bass),and Kenny Evans (drums) — will release their self-titled album on May 12. The standard version contains 10 songs in a jewel case. The deluxe edition has 14 songs and is packaged in an...March 5, 2009
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SACRED REICH: More European Dates Announced
Reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH have scheduled the following European dates: May 30 - NL Eindhoven Dynamo May 31 - GER Gelsenkirchen Rock Hard Jun. 20 - F Clisson Hellfest Jun. 21 - UK London Scala * Jun. 24 - NL Zwolle Hedon Jun. 25 - SWI Pratteln Z7 * Jun. 26 - GER Balingen ...March 5, 2009
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BLIND GUARDIAN: Eight New Songs Completed
German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have finished writing eight new songs for the band's forthcoming album. Vocalist Hansi Kürsch states: "What can I say about these songs? They rule, of course. You want a more precise description? Impossible. All I can say is that each and every song is 100% BLIN...March 4, 2009
