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It's Official: TYPE O NEGATIVE Sign With SPV/STEAMHAMMER RECORDS
As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively revealed on May 13, TYPE O NEGATIVE have officially signed a multi-album worldwide record deal with the SPV/Steamhammer label. The band, whose first album, "Slow, Deep and Hard", was issued in 1991, fulfilled their contractual obligations to longtime label Roadrunner...June 16, 2004
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SONATA ARCTICA: Bonus Tracks Revealed
Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA laid down cover versions of VANISHING POINT's "Two Minds One Soul" and DEPECHE MODE's "World In My Eyes" during the recording sessions for the group's new album, "Reckoning Night", due later in the year through Nuclear Blast Records. The album, which is descr...June 16, 2004
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TESTAMENT: Guitarist STEVE SMYTH To Rejoin Band For European Tour
TESTAMENT manager Phil Arnold of Thrill Entertainment has issued the following statement regarding guitarist Eric Peterson's recent accident: "We are still sorting out the details of this tragedy. Eric lost his footing on the stairs at the venue in Martin, Slovakia, at the Kozel Pub Club, and fell....June 15, 2004
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RAGE Pull Out Of Germany's HELFENSTEIN Festival
Contrary to a previous announcement indicating that RAGE would be joined by former guitarist Manni Schmidt during their performance at the Helfenstein concert in Geislingen, Germany on June 19, it now appears that the band have cancelled their appearance at the festival. As previously reported, guit...June 15, 2004
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FRED DURST Denies He Expected AVRIL LAVIGNE To Bang Him
LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst has told an Illinois radio station that Avril Lavigne was "making shit up" when she told Rolling Stone magazine that Fred "took took a private jet out to one of my shows, expecting me to bang him" after an initial meeting at MTV's "mtvICON: Metallica" tribute concert....June 15, 2004
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DEW-SCENTED: In Songwriting Mode
German thrashers DEW-SCENTED are currently taking some time off to write the material for their follow-to last year's "Impact". "The songwriting is turning out really good and the material is excitingly varied so far (of course really aggressive too),so that we are definitely already looking forwar...June 13, 2004
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PRIMORDIAL Singer Leads BATHORY Tribute At Ireland's DAY OF DARKNESS Festival
PRIMORDIAL's Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill fronted a special tribute to BATHORY's Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg at Ireland's Day of Darkness festival on Saturday, June 12. Nemtheanga was joined for the impromptu performance by a host of artists from Ireland's tight-knit black metal scene. The hastily assem...June 13, 2004
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THE RODS Reunion Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
THE RODS, the classic '80s metal band led by guitarist David "Rock" Feinstein, a cousin of Ronnie James Dio, will perform a special reunion show at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-8, 2004 in Wacken, Germany. Also appearing at the festival will be FEINSTEIN, the new b...June 12, 2004
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FEAR FACTORY: Photos From 'Archetype' Video Shoot Posted Online
FEAR FACTORY filmed a video for "Archetype", the title track of their recently released CD, on May 29 at The Herald Examiner Bldg. in Los Angeles, CA. Check put pictures from the shoot at this location. "Archetype" was released late in April through Liquid 8 Records. The follow-up to 2001's critical...June 12, 2004
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SLIPKNOT: No Plans To Record 'Doctor Who' Theme
SLIPKNOT are not in talks to record the theme tune to the classic TV show "Doctor Who", despite a report in a tabloid last week. The Sun "revealed" that the masked metallers were working on a song to be used for the show's comeback at the end of the year, but a spokesperson ...June 11, 2004
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BATHORY's Official Web Site Posts Tribute To QUORTHON
BATHORY's official web site has posted a tribute to late BATHORY leader Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg at this location. As first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on June 8, Quorthon was found dead in his apartment in Stockholm, Sweden this past Monday (June 7). The 39-year-old son of Black Mark Records own...June 10, 2004
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Former HADES Guitarist: DEICIDE's BENTON Is Right About METALLYSEE
Former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has sent us the following message: "Never in my life did I think I would have ANYTHING in common with [DEICIDE frontman] Glen Benton, but reading this morning's story about his problems in Europe with Metallysee brought back something I've rarely talked about. "One...June 10, 2004
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SATYRICON Frontman Comments On QUORTHON's Passing
SATYRICON frontman Satyr has issued the following statement regarding the passing of BATHORY legend Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg (as exclusively reported here on June 8): "Hearing about Quorthon's death was just sad. 39 years old you know... BATHORY made a huge impact on Frost and myself and it was th...June 10, 2004
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Booking Agency: DEICIDE's GLEN BENTON Is 'The Worst Person We've Ever Worked With'
Metallysee Booking Agency head honcho Johan has sent a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET in response to DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton's assertion that Metallysee is solely to blame for the cancellation of DEICIDE's European tour. It reads as follows: "Whatever this guy says, he is an idiot with a crazy a...June 10, 2004
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DEF LEPPARD: A Change Of Mind Regarding '70s Covers Album?
According to MelodicRock.com, DEF LEPPARD's webmaster has posted the following message on the DefLeppard.senff.com web site: "In an article about his house, [DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage] mentioned that the next DEF LEPPARD album would be a compilation of cover tunes from the '70s, to be released...June 10, 2004
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