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DRAGONFORCE To Stage One-Off Show In Thailand

London-based "extreme power metal" band DRAGONFORCE will play a one-off headline show on January 29 in Bangkok, Thailand before kicking off their Japanese tour with HELLOWEEN on January 31. Here are the details of the venue and contact address for Thailand: The Rock Pub 93/26-28 Payathai Road, Racht...

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KING DIAMOND Drummer To Guest On SINGLE BULLET THEORY CD

Philadelphia-based extreme metallers SINGLE BULLET THEORY will reportedly be utilizing the services of KING DIAMOND drummer Matt Thompson during the recording sessions for the new SBT album. At the present time, it is unclear whether Matt will join SBT as a full-fledged member. "We are actually usin...

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LORD BELIAL Announce Swedish Dates

Swedish black metallers LORD BELIAL have lined up the following dates in April/May: Apr. 10 - Club Nocturnal - Gothenburg, SWE May 01 - Club Adrian - Uddevalla, SWE LORD BELIAL finished mixing their new album, "The Seal Of Belial", at Los Angered Recording studios in Gothenburg, Sweden earlier this...

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ERIC SINGER Confirmed For Japanese KISS EXPO

Former KISS drummer Eric Singer will be the special guest at the Japanese KISS Expo, which has been confirmed for February 14-15 at Club Phase in Tokyo. Eric will also be bringing Eric Dover and Stefan Adika to perform live shows both nights. A limited number of all-day tickets get the ticket-holder...

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GUITAR WORLD's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time

The March 2004 issue of Guitar World magazine includes a list of the 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists as selected by the magazine's staff. "This is not a list that ranks who can play the fastest or with the most taste, feeling or technique (although many players on our list have all of those arro...

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DRAGONFORCE Set Title, Release Date For Sophomore Album

London-based power metallers DRAGONFORCE have set "Sonic Firestorm" as the title of their sophomore album, due on April 19 through Noise Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Valley Of The Damned" was recorded primarily at Thin Ice Studios, Virginia Water, Surrey, England with producer Karl Groom, while...

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FORCE OF EVIL Announce Hometown Gig

FORCE OF EVIL, the new Danish all-star 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 (IRONFIRE),will be performing at the Vega concert hall in Co...

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FORCE OF EVIL Debut To Receive U.S. Release

FORCE OF EVIL, the new Danish all-star 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 (IRONFIRE),will release their debut album on January 26 thro...

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KISS-Tribute 'Supergroup' Announce One-Off Show In Norway

BLACK DIAMOND BRIGADE (photo#1, photo#2),a one-off collaboration between Knut "Euroboy" Schreiner (TURBONEGRO, guitar),Billy Gould (FAITH NO MORE, bass),Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven (SATYRICON, guitar),Torgny Amdam (AMULET, vocals) and Tarjei Strøm (RALPH MYERZ, drums),will play a special concert...

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APARTMENT 26 Replace SKRAPE On LIFE OF AGONY Tour

APARTMENT 26, the British group led by singer Biff Butler (son of former BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler),have replaced SKRAPE on the upcoming LIFE OF AGONY/FLAW tour. LIFE OF AGONY, FLAW, APARTMENT 26 tour dates: Jan. 20 - Northern Lights - Albany, NY Jan. 21 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA Jan...

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VENOM Singer Comments On PROBOT Project: 'This Was Heavy Shit!'

VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant recently spoke to Germany's Visions magazine about his involvement with the PROBOT project, the one-off metal album put together by ex-NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS guitarist/vocalist Dave Grohl. "It was very, very strange," Cronos recalled about the first...

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HELLOWEEN To Play Indonesia In February

German power metallers HELLOWEEN have announced three dates in Indonesia following their upcoming Japanese tour, which takes place in late January/early February. Prior to the Japanese trek, HELLOWEEN will embark on a two-week U.S. tour beginning on January 15 in Sayreville, New Jersey. Upcoming HEL...

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DAVE GROHL Explains TOM ARAYA's Absence From PROBOT CD

FOO FIGHTERS frontman/ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl recently spoke to Metal Edge magazine about his "metal" side-project PROBOT project and the reason SLAYER vocalist Tom Araya ended up not contributing to the final CD. "I tried to get Tom on the record — he was the last piece of the puzzle," Grohl...

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LIFE OF AGONY, FLAW, SKRAPE: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for the forthcoming U.S. tour featuring headliners LIFE OF AGONY along with openers FLAW and SKRAPE. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jan. 20 - Northern Lights - Albany, NY Jan. 21 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA Jan. 23 - Paladium - Worcester, MA Jan. 24 - Starla...

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NOTRE DAME: New Album To Surface In February

NOTRE DAME, the Swedish band featuring drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, DREAM EVIL),will release their new album, "Demi Monde Bizarros", in February and not on April 1, as erroneously posted on the web site of the group's label, Osmose Productions. According to Shaw, t...