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FORCE OF EVIL Splits With ESCAPI MUSIC

FORCE OF EVIL, the Danish band featuring guitarist Michael Denner (ex-MERCYFUL FATE),guitarist Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE),bassist Hal Patino (KING DIAMOND),drummer Bjarne Holm (MERCYFUL FATE),and vocalist Martin Steene (ex-IRONFIRE),has issued the following update: "It's been a very very lon...

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It's Official: MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist MICHAEL DENNER Is A True Gentleman

The Danish newspaper Nyhedsavisen conducted a test yesterday (Tuesday, January 23) to see if the residents of Copenhagen, Denmark are generally helfpul and accomodating with one another. As part of the test, they had an old lady (Alice) drop a bag of groceries from the supermarket on the street to s...

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HAMMERFALL Confirmed For 700th Anniversary Of The City Of Ulricehamn

On July 28, HAMMERFALL will perform at Sjuhärdsfestivalen as a part of the celebrations of Ulricehamn, Sweden's 700 years as a city. Tickets and other information can be found www.sjuhardsfestivalen.se and www.700ar.se. HAMMERFALL's vampire-themed video for "Natural High", a track off their latest a...

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HAMMERFALL's 'Natural High' Video To Debut On 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

HAMMERFALL's vampire-themed video for "Natural High", a track off their latest album, "Threshold", will debut on this week's episode of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday, January 13 beginning at 7 p.m. PST / 10 p.m. EST. Watch the clip online at YouTube.com. The song choice for the single, whic...

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LILLIAN AXE: New Album Due In April

LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "It just turned midnight on New Year's Eve 2006, and I can't believe how much has happened this year. Julie [Steve's fiancée] and I dealt with her [breast] cancer, we got engaged, LILLIAN got a new re...

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SLIPKNOT Percussionist CLOWN: 'I'm A Magician, Man'

Morley Seaver of BellaOnline.com recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist M. Shawn Crahan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how SLIPKNOT's new two-DVD set, entitled "Voliminal: Inside The Nine", came to be: "I've had a lot of revelations in probably the last five years of m...

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VOIVOD Drummer Discusses His Art

Susan Frances of Indie In-Tune has issued the following report: French-Canadian mathematician, painter, and musician Michel Langevin is a conceptual artist whose creations depict the negative forces of technology's nature, often representations of the surreal, the macabre, and the destructive. His f...

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THEATRES DES VAMPIRES To Release New Album In February

Female-fronted Italian goth band THEATRES DES VAMPIRES will release a new double CD, "Desire of Damnation (The Addiction Tour)", in February 2007 via Plastic Head/Blackend. The set will include a CD with the audio version of the recently released DVD (Plastic Head Video) and a separate disc with fou...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: Las Vegas Is 'Completely Off-The-Chart Bonkers, Cuckoo'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following two entries in his online blog: "Thursday, November 23: Las Vegas is bizarre. Completely off-the-chart bonkers, cuckoo. You drive hours of absolutely nothing, rocks, sand and tumble weed and then BAM! An abomination in defiance to the very...

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Original MERCYFUL FATE Lineup Makes First Public Appearance In 22 Years

MERCYFUL FATE was presented with the "honor award" at the Danish Metal Awards 2006, which were held last night (Saturday, November 18) at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark. Original members Michael Denner (guitar),Hank Shermann (guitar),Timi "Grabber" Hansen (bass) and Kim Ruzz (drums) appeared in...

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HAMMERFALL's Appearance On Kids' Morning Show Draws Complaints From Parents

After HAMMERFALL's participation in the kids' morning show "Lattjo Lajban" on national Swedish TV4 (Channel 4) Thursday morning (Nov. 9),a number of parents called in and e-mailed the TV station to complain about TV4's decision to air portions of the group's vampire-themed "Natural High" clip, whic...

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Serenade the Samurai

Sorry, but I've always kind of dug the name, VAMPIRE MOOOSE, while one colleague dubbed it "one of the worst names ever." So I'm weird. Though I recall seeing a couple of live performances, I can't say I listened intently or ever checked out the self-titled debut. So we'll call "Serenade the Samurai...

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FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS To Kick Off CRO-MAGS Tribute Tour Tomorrow

FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS, the band featuring original CRO-MAGS members John Joseph (vocals) and Mackie Jayson (drums) along with special guests Tom Capone (BOLD, QUICKSAND) on guitar and Cache Tolman (ICEBURN, CIV, RIVAL SCHOOLS) on bass, will embark on a European tour beginning Friday night (Nov. 3...

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HAMMERFALL: 'Threshold' Enters German Chart At No. 15

HAMMERFALL's new album, "Threshold", has entered the album chart in Germany at position No. 15. The group's previous records also managed to break the German Top 20: "Chapter V - Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken" (2005): #12 "Crimson Thunder" (2002): #13 "Renegade" (2000): #17 "Legacy of Kings" (1998): #15...

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HAMMERFALL's CANS, DRONJAK To Guest On 'Metal Reigns' Internet Radio Show

HAMMERFALL vocalist Joacim Cans and guitarist Oscar Dronjak will guest live on the "Metal Reigns" Internet radio show on Sunday, October 29 beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in to www.kwftworldwide.com to stream the broadcast and ask your questions in the chat. As previously reported, HAMMERFALL's ne...