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Former KORN Guitarist To Guest On 'L.A. Ink'

Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch will be the featured guest star on the episode of "L.A. Ink" which is scheduled to air on December 4, 2008 on TLC (generally called The Learning Channel). According to a posting on Welch's MySpace page, "The segment was taped earlier this summer. Head got a n...

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THE POODLES Part Ways With Record Company, Seek New Label Home

After a three-year partnership that resulted in the release of the two highly successful albums, "Metal Will Stand Tall" (2006) and "Sweet Trade" (2007),Swedish rockers THE POODLES have amicably parted ways with their record label Lionheart International. THE POODLES, who will enter the studio in j...

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SOILWORK Frontman Checks In From Glasgow

Vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of the Swedish metallers SOILWORK has issued the following update: "As you might know, we're currently out on tour in Europe. I'm writing to you from Glasgow, Scotland. The rain has been just as unstoppable as the beer drinking on the tour bus, but today the sun is actua...

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THYRFING: 'Hels Vite' To Receive North American Release In January

Swedish "viking metallers" THYRFING, will release their new album, "Hels Vite", in the U.S. on January 27, 2009 via Regain Records. The third video teaser for "Hels Vite" can be viewed below. Released in Europe on October 22 via Regain Records, the CD was co-produced (with the band) by Jörgen Svenss...

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VADER Frontman Reveals More Information About Forthcoming Album

Guitarist/vocalist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek of the Polish death metal veterans VADER has issued the following update: "What's new in VADER? You know for sure about all the personal changes in line up. We just finished two-weeks tour in Baltic States and Scandinavia with GRAVE, ZONARIA and ZABBADIAH C...

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Versus

THE HAUNTED seem to be struggling with what it means to be a grown-up thrash band. They've moved on from the gleeful SLAYER-in-a-blender of their early work to a more mid-paced, muscled down verse-chorus-verse crunch, weighty and darkly melodic but still heavy as hell. This sonic shift, which began...

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NORTHERN KINGS: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (CHARON) — will release its second album, "Rethroned", on November 19 via Warner Music Finland. Like i...

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DEGRADEAD Hard At Work On Sophomore Album

Stockholm, Sweden-based melodic death metallers DEGRADEAD have entered Abyss Studio (owned by HYPOCRISY/PAIN's Peter Tägtgren) with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY) to begin recording their new album for a 2009 release via Dockyard 1 Records. The CD will be mixed and mastered at Dug Out Prod...

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DEVIAN: New Song Posted Online

"Assailant", a new song from Swedish melodic death/black metallers DEVIAN — who feature in their ranks former MARDUK members Legion (vocals) and Emil Dragutinovic (drums) — is available for streaming at this location. The track comes off the group's second album, "God To The Illfated", which will be...

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'Supergroup' Metal Band To Be Formed As Part Of REIGN PRODUCTIONS Launch

Indevent USA and EBT3 Creations have launched their new multi-media company, Reign Productions. The company's first project will carry a multi-million dollar budget for a music video game catering exclusively to metal music. The game will include a soundtrack with performances from major metal artis...

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CORPORATION 187 Vocalist Quits

Vocalist Filip Carlsson has announced his departure from the Swedish thrash metal band CORPORATION 187. "The main reason [for my decision to leave the group] is health-related, since I too often suffer from extreme headache," Filip explained in a statement. "I simply can't pull it off anymore. I wan...

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Vote For SOILWORK's North American Setlist

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have issued the following update: "To celebrate our final tour for 'Sworn To A Great Divide' and the very first North American tour featuring stellar guitar tandem Peter Wichers and Sylvain Coudret, we're giving you, our fans, the chance to pick the setlist! Yes, you read...

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FATE Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement

Reunited Danish hard rockers FATE have parted ways with singer Per Johansson. "The decision is mutual but this does not mean that this it is the end of FATE; couldn't be more far from it!" the band writes in a statement. "FATE will continue playing and is now looking for a new singer to fill ...

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OPETH Frontman Checks In

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "Well, the North American tour went great; in fact, I think it was one of my favourite tours ever! BARONESS were great guys and a great band, and HIGH ON FIRE...well, I love those guys. Pike was like my b...

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DARKANE Members Featured On LALLE LARSSON's 'Seven Deadly Pieces' DVD; Trailer Available

The groundbreaking "Seven Deadly Pieces" DVD by Lalle Larsson (ELECTROCUTION 250, KARMAKANIC) is now available to pre-order at this location. The concert in seven movements for chamber orchestra and thrash metal band features guest appearances by Peter Wildoer and Christofer Malmström from DARKANE....