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TURMOIL Seeks New Label Home

Philadelphia-based hardcore band TURMOIL has issued the following update: "After 11 long years with Century Media Records and Abacus Recordings, we are free. And here, all we had to do was ask....weird. So after two LPs, two EPs, a couple of cover songs, and a two-CD discography, we can finally thro...

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HAMMERFALL Frontman Discusses Songwriting Process For 'Threshold'

Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with HAMMERFALL frontman Joacim Cans. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Express Radio: The new album followed "Chapter V" really quickly. Not even a year passed since its release... Joacim Cans: There was such a big break be...

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EVANESCENCE Among Most Commonly Misspelled Internet Searches

According to TheAge.com.au, EVANESCENCE is one of the top five most commonly misspelled Internet searches based on data recently released by No. 2 search engine Yahoo! In Yahoo!'s top 20 list, published on its Buzz blog, "Rachael Ray" (a U.S. celebrity chef) is misspelled most commonly, followed clo...

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CELLADOR Guitarists Comment On State Of Power Metal In The U.S.

Jeff Maki and Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net recently interviewed guitarists Bill Hudson and Chris Petersen of Nebraskan power metal act CELLADOR. The band is currently on a U.S. tour in support of TRIVIUM. A few excerpts from the interview follow: Live-Metal.net: Seeing that power metal is virtually n...

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REDEMPTION: New Album Mastered

REDEMPTION's primary songwriter and guitarist/keyboardist Nicolas van Dyk has issued the following update on the progress of the recording/mixing sessions for the band's new album, entitled "The Origins of Ruin": "Well, after an exciting six-week adventure with the German and U.S. postal services, I...

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AVIAN To Open For TWISTED SISTER In Minneapolis

AVIAN, the band featuring singer Lance King (BALANCE OF POWER, PYRAMAZE),bassist David Ellefson (F5, ex-MEGADETH),guitarist Yan Leviathan and keyboardist Jonah Wiengarten (LILITU, PYRAMAZE),will open for TWISTED SISTER on Friday, December 1 at Myth in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The concert will be t...

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STORMWARRIOR And KAI HANSEN To Perform 'Walls Of Jericho' Set At WACKEN OPEN AIR

German power metallers STORMWARRIOR will be joined by former HELLOWEEN and current GAMMA RAY guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen for a special "Walls of Jericho" set during their performance at next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now...

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Scotland's RAGNAROK UK METALFEST Cancelled

Ragnarok UK Metalfest, which was scheduled to take place November 4 at Perth Concert Hall in Perth, Scotland, has been officially cancelled. The event's organizers, Metalism UK Promotions, have issued the following statement on the matter: "It is with deep regret that Metalism UK has to announce the...

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KISS/ALICE COOPER Drummer ERIC SINGER Schedules Montreal In-Store

Acclaimed drummer Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER, BLACK SABBATH) will make an in-store appearance at Steve's Music in Montreal, Quebec (51 Saint Antoine Ouest) on Sunday, October 15 between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. As previously reported, an exclusive interview with Eric Singer regarding his years i...

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VANISHING POINT To Support GAMMA RAY In Melbourne

Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT will support GAMMA RAY on December 9 at the Hifi Bar in Melbourne, Australia. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. and tickets are AUD$40 (plus booking fee). VANISHING POINT is currently writing material for its fourth album, tentatively due in early 2007 via Doc...

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ERIC SINGER Discusses His Work with BLACK SABBATH

An exclusive interview with former BLACK SABBATH/current KISS drummer Eric Singer regarding his years in BLACK SABBATH, conducted by music writer Joel Gausten, is now available online www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Gausten interviewed Singer for his upcoming book, titled "Albums that (Should've) Chan...

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Subliminal Genocide

It seemed a tad strange to find that the new 71-minute full-length from Malefic's XASTHUR was being released on Hydra Head. That is, until one considers that the lo-fi black metal atmospheres and dread-drenched trance of "Subliminal Genocide" is the kind of expansive, heady, and off-the-beaten path...

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CRADLE OF FILTH's ERLANDSSON Selling Equipment Used During Recording Of AT THE GATES Classic

CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson is "clearing up some space at home" and is currently selling the ride cymbal and the hi-hats he used for the recording of AT THE GATES' classic "Slaughter of the Soul" album. More information is available at his official eBay store. As previously reported, E...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer's New Band To Support THE HAUNTED In London

London-based metal band NEEDLEYE, featuring CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson (ex-AT THE GATES, THE HAUNTED),will support Erlandsson's former band THE HAUNTED on November 1 at The Underworld in London. Erlandsson played on THE HAUNTED's classic self-titled debut album, which came out in 199...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH To Rock LITQUAKE

On Friday, October 6, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich will be joining other San Francisco musicians to kick-off Litquake, a non-profit literary festival encompassing nine days of reading and performances. Along with Ray Manzarek, Chuck Prophet, Mark Eitzel and many others, Lars will be paying tribute...