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SUIDAKRA Confirmed For Germany's METAL MANIA Festival

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA are a last-minute addition to the Metal Mania festival, set to take place December 2-3 at Aula am Rassberg in Neunkirchen, Germany. Other bands scheduled to appear at the event include BURDEN OF GRIEF, MINDCRIME, INFINITE HORIZON, LAY DOWN ROTTEN, SCARTR...

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HELLOWEEN: 'Expanded Edition' Reissues Detailed

HELLOWEEN's entire pre-Nuclear Blast catalog will be reissued via Sanctuary during 2006. The albums will apparently be remastered and will contain bonus tracks, including b-sides and other rarities. The first four albums to be reissued — "Walls of Jericho" (1985) (double CD),"Keeper of the Seven Ke...

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Black Wings of Destiny

With TESTAMENT plagued by periods of frustrating dormancy, founding guitarist Eric Peterson resurrects his DRAGONLORD black metal side project, last seen on record racks with a respectable debut ("Rapture") in 2001. It's surprising that "Black Wings of Destiny" has been such a relatively low-profile...

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Finnish Metal Musicians To Take Part In DIMEBAG BEYOND FOREVER Tour

A dozen or so Finnish metal musicians will be taking part in the "Dimebag Beyond Forever Tour", set to kick off in early December. A posting at the trek's official web site, www.dimetour.com, reads as follows: "Once again it is the time to raise our hands and salute our fallen brother Dimebag Darrel...

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PARADOX Unveil New Lineup

Long-running German metallers PARADOX will play their first show in five years at the Keep It True VI festival, set to take place April 8, 2006 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. Also scheduled to appear at the event are RIOT, EXCITER, ROSS THE BOSS (performing a set of early MANOW...

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SNOWY SHAW Talks About New DREAM EVIL Material, Collaboration With MATS LEVEN

Thomas Herpel of Metal Covenant recently conducted an interview with acclaimed drummer/songwriter Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME). An excerpt from the question-and-answer session follows: Metal Covenant: Where are you with DREAM EVIL now? I read that you are about...

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Fallen VADER Drummer's Family Launches Tribute Site

The family of Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski — the legendary VADER/DIES IRAE drummer who passed away last summer — has launched a tribute site for Doc on MySpace. "This site is a tribute to our beloved husband and father," reads a posting on the site. "One of the greatest and most wonderful people. One...

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AMON AMARTH Frontman Checks In From Denver

AMON AMARTH frontman Johan Hegg has posted the following tour update at the group's official web site: "Today [Friday, Nov. 18] we've reached Denver, Colorado, and the Gothic Theatre. So far the tour has been great, and it's been really cool to see all of you fans, and to feel your support. Thank yo...

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COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN Hard At Work On New Album

COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN, the band featuring Kevin Quirion on bass/guitar/vocals and Derek Roddy (HATE ETERNAL) on drums, have finished recording bass, guitars and drums for their new album, tentatively due in early 2006. Entitled "An Examination of Being", the CD is being recorded at Derek's personal...

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AMON AMARTH: California In-Store Appearance Announced

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH will make an exclusive in-store appearance on Tuesday, November 29 at 3:00 p.m. at: Blue Meannie Records 1164 N 2nd St El Cajon, CA 92021 619-442-5034 The band will be meeting fans, signing autographs and "listening to metal." AMON AMARTH are currently touring North Ame...

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FALCONER Rejoined By Singer MATHIAS BLAD

Swedish epic/power metallers FALCONER have confirmed the departure of singer Kristoffer Göbel. In a posting on their official web site, the band write, "Well, once again the line up of FALCONER is changing. 'Now again!!' you might say. It does sound a bit unstable to do this every once in a while, I...

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FALCONER Part Ways With Singer

Bleeding for Metal is reporting that Swedish epic/power metallers FALCONER have parted ways with singer Kristoffer Göbel. In a posting on the Bleeding for Metal message board, Kristoffer writes, "Just wanted to say one last hello to all of you guys. These years in FALCONER [have] been a ball. I just...

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Mooning OZZY OSBOURNE Steals HALL OF FAME Show: Photos Available

Ireland Online is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne stole the show at the UK Music Hall of Fame ceremony by baring his bottom at the audience (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3, Photo#4). Osbourne was performing on stage with his band, BLACK SABBATH, to mark their induction last night. ...

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MAJESTY: 'Hellforces' Release Date Set

Massacre Records has set a February 24, 2006 release date for the third album from German metallers MAJESTY, entitled "Hellforces". An EP release will precede the album before the end of the year. The follow-up to 2003's "Reign in Glory" was once again produced by Stefan Kaufmann (former ACCEPT drum...

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ALTARIA Bassist To Appear On GUNS N' ROSES, MÖTLEY CRÜE Tribute Albums

ALTARIA bassist Marko Pukkila has posted the following message on his web site: "We hardly got the new ALTARIA album finished when I already started to work on new projects. I will record a track for a GUNS N' ROSES tribute that will be out in USA in April 2006. I will record 'Nighttrain' together ....