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COVERED CALL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Swedish melodic hard rock band COVERED CALL — which features established members of the Swedish music scene, including founding member/drummer Ronny Svanströmer and Thomas Vikström (ex-CANDLEMASS, THERION) — has been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesb...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: 'Majesty' DVD Widget Available

Metal Blade has set a May 12 release date for "Majesty", the brand new DVD from the Michigan-based melodic death metal band THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. This first-ever look into the group's relentless touring lifestyle is described as a "side-splitting peek into the hard-working band's humor-laced bran...

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THE ANSWER Frontman Discusses Drummer's Injury; Video Available

Belfast Telegraph TV reporter Gary Grattan conducted an interview this week with Cormac Neeson, lead singer with the Irish rock band THE ANSWER. Watch the five-minute report below. Due to ligament/tendon damage to drummer James Heatley's left hand, THE ANSWER has announced the postponement of its U....

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GENE HOGLAN Interviewed On 107.3 WKLQ's 'Metal' Show; Audio Available

The "Metal" show on Grand Rapids, Michigan's 107.3 WKLQ radio station recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (DETHKLOK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT). Listen to the chat in two parts below. Hoglan is rumored to be involved with a brand new project fea...

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THERION: 'The Miskolc Experience' CD/DVD Details Revealed

Nuclear Blast Records has set a June 5 release date for "The Miskolc Experience", the new CD/DVD from Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION. The set's description reads as follows: "After the phenomenal last studio album 'Gothic Kabbalah' (2007),easily THERION's most stunning effort si...

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BLOOD TSUNAMI: 'Castle Of Skulls' EP Available Via iTunes

BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR),has issued the "Castle Of Skulls" EP via iTunes, containing a mixture of new and previously unreleased material. 01. Castle Of Skulls 02. Killing Spree 03. Evil Unleashe...

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DE PROFUNDIS: New Songtitles Revealed

London, U.K.-based progressive doom metal band DE PROFUNDIS has completed work on the pre-production demos for its second album. Guitarist Roman Subbotin states, "This time we tried yet another production approach, recording everything live in a single room to get a much more organic and raw sound....

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Frontman Talks Politics, Upcoming Studio Album

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN frontman Greg Puciato has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I'm gonna dive right into this. I hope you have about twenty minutes to kill. If you just wanna read some musical news and skip the rest go down to the bottom. "I just read a new gallop poll, ...

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Ex-MEGADETH, ALICE COOPER Members Film 'Northern Lights Orchestra' DVD; Video Available

Bassist David Ellefson (F5, ex-MEGADETH) performed with Northern Lights Orchestra in Phoenix, Arizona yesterday (Friday, April 17) at the Orpheum Theatre. The show was filmed for an upcoming DVD, entitled "The Spirit Of Christmas". Ellefson also played bass on the Northern Lights Orchestra album, wh...

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In Brazil With IRON MAIDEN: KERRANG! Video Podcast Available

The Kerrang! podcast team went behind the scenes of this week's IRON MAIDEN cover feature (see image below). Take in the chaos of the "Flight 666" premiere, look around the band's Ed Force One jet and watch frontman Bruce Dickinson burn rubber around Sao Paulo, Brazil's Grand Prix circuit. Watch the...

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REV 16:8 Parts Ways With Singer

REV 16:8, the Swedish metal band formerly known as BLOODSHED, has parted ways with vocalist Themgoroth (ex-DARK FUNERAL, INFERNAL) "due to personal reasons." The frontman left the group during the recording sessions for REV 16:8's full-length debut, "Grand Tidal Rave", which will be released on June...

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QUEEN: More 'Queen's First EP' Release Details Revealed

In conjunction with Record Store Day, QUEEN fans are in for a rare treat as Hollywood Records releases "Queen's First EP", a little-known gem from the great British band. Never before released in America, the four-song CD EP consists of singles culled from four early QUEEN albums, and released on vi...

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FIREBIRD: Two New Songs Posted Online

FIREBIRD, the British band led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will release its fifth album, "Grand Union", on April 20 via Rise Above Records. The CD was recorded and mixed over a two-week period in May 2008 at Berno studios in Malmö, Sweden where FIREBIRD's second album, 2001'...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' Gydget Available

A gydget for "Play My Game", the first solo album from powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH),is available below. "Play My Game" will be released in May via SPV/Steamhammer. The offering consists of around a dozen bra...

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BONDED BY BLOOD And CAULDRON To Tour U.K.

Los Angeles thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD will return to the U.K. in May for a short string of dates with support from labelmates and Canadian heavy metal heroes CAULDRON. BONDED BY BLOOD frontman Jose "Aladdin" Barrales comments: "We can't wait to be back in the U.K. Last time we were there it was amaz...