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PAIN: New Album To Feature Guest Appearances By MOTÖRHEAD, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM Members

PAIN, the Swedish band led by HYPOCRISY mastermind Peter Tägtgren, has set "Psalms of Extinction" as the title of its fifth full-length album, due in the Nordic countries on April 18 via Roadrunner Records (May 7 in the rest of Europe). Guest musicians on the album include Mikkey Dee (MOTÖRHEAD, ex-...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM To Begin Work On New Material This Week

According to a posting on the CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, frontman Alexi Laiho revealed at the Finnish Metal Expo this past weekend that the band will be going into the rehearsal room this week to begin working on material for its next album. If all goes well, the group ...

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New ANNIHILATOR CD To Feature Guest Appearances By LAMB OF GOD, IN FLAMES, ARCH ENEMY Members

Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR have revealed the complete track listing for their new album, "Metal", due in Europe on April 16 via SPV Records. The CD's ten new tracks were recorded by Jeff Waters (guitar, bass and lead vocals on one song),drum legend Mike Mangini and Dave Padden (long-time vocali...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Frontman's Injury Forces DESERT ROCK Cancellation

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have posted the following message on their official web site: "One week ago Alexi [Laiho, guitar/vocals] had the worst luck. He tripped at a bowling alley and his shoulder was hurt. Something is broken but it's not serious like the accident two years ago. He has t...

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NAILDOWN: 'Teaser' MP3 Available

Finnish melodic death/power metal band NAILDOWN has posted a "teaser" MP3 for its upcoming studio album, "Dreamcrusher" due on March 14 via Spinefarm Records. Download the file at this location. "Dreamcrusher" was recorded at Sound Supreme studios, mixed at Hansen studios and mastered at Finnvox stu...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH Members To Guest On New KYLÄHULLUT EP

CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho, NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen and ex-FINNTROLL vocalist Tapio Wilska are among the guest musicians that will appear on the forthcoming EP from Finnish punk rockers KYLÄHULLUT, entitled "Lisää Persettä Rättipäille" (More Ass to Ragheads). Due later in the...

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DEFTONES, LAMB OF GOD, ARCH ENEMY Members To Appear At NAMM: Details Available

ESP has just finalized its schedule of artist meet-and-greet sessions at the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which is scheduled to be held January 18-21, 2007 the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. The details are as follows: Friday, January 19 (12:30 - 2:00 p.m.): Bruce...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS Members Featured On Metal Christmas Album

According to a posting on CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, the band's frontman Alexi Laiho is featured on the Christmas-themed Finnish covers album "Raskaampaa Joulua" (Finnish for "Heavier Christmas"). Laiho can be heard shredding the axe on the track "Petteri Punakuono" ("Rudolph The R...

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NAILDOWN: New Album Details Revealed

Finnish melodic death/power metal band NAILDOWN has set "Dreamcrusher" as the title of its second studio album, due on March 14, 2007 via Spinefarm Records. The complete track listing is as follows: 01. Dreamcrusher 02. Judgement Ride 03. Lame 04. P.I.B. 05. Silent Fall 06. Like I Care 07. Deep Unde...

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ZAKK WYLDE, ALEXI LAIHO To Guest On Tonight's 'Chaos'

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) and Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM) will be the special guests of Full Metal Jackie on tonight's "Chaos" show on the Los Angeles radio station Indie 103.1 FM. Wylde and Laiho will be discussing their current recording and touring plans, which will incl...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, IN FLAMES Members To Guest On Tomorrow's 'Tinitus'

Alexi Laiho from CHILDREN OF BODOM and Björn Gelotte from IN FLAMES will be the featured guests on this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tomorrow night (Wednesday, November 29) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. Laiho will talk about sharing origins with LORD...

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GRIFFIN Signs With BURNING STAR RECORDS

Norwegian metallers GRIFFIN have issued the following update: "We are extremely pleased to announce that we have closed all negotiations concerning the new record deal. I don't think we've ever been this confident in the product we have and the labels we're gonna work with. It's a label that have th...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM To Record New Album Next Summer

CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes of Bodom has posted the second part of its recent interview with COB guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Scythes of Bodom: "Are You Dead Yet?" — it's been one year since the album was released. What are your thoughts on the ...

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GRIFFIN: Negotiating With Labels

Norwegian heavy metallers GRIFFIN have issued the following update: "We're currently negotiating with a couple of labels for the upcoming release. What we know is that the distribution for Asia, and probably America, is gonna work out somehow. The European continent is still a little uncertain, but...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman: 'We're Never Afraid Of Anything'

CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes of Bodom recently conducted an interview with COB guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Scythes of Bodom: The Unholy Alliance is the biggest tour you've ever been part of. Were you a little bit afraid if the SLAYER fans would accept y...