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URN Sign With ROTTING CORPSE RECORDS

Chicago-based band URN have inked a deal with Rotting Corpse Records. The group have entered the studio to begin recording their new album, "Dancing with the Demigods", for an early 2006 release. A video for the single "Shadow Dancer" — featuring psychic vampire and author Michelle Belanger, who wil...
December 4, 2005
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Vampire Circus

The tremors of a giant, throbbing bass guitar send worms slithering to safety above ground as a hot 'n' bluesy doom riff and a steady drum beat introduce the Lemmy-esque bourbon vocals of a man called Sherm. It is EARTHRIDE's second full-length release, "Vampire Circus", and it smokes like an oil fi...
November 28, 2005
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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Dark Light', Breaking U.S. Market

Sauli Vuoti of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the songwriting process for "Dark Light": Ville Valo: "We really had fun doing the album — for the first time in ten years. We have always had all these contrasts in...
November 25, 2005
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SOUNDSCAN Report: JUDAS PRIEST, DEF LEPPARD, SHADOWS FALL DVDs

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending November 22, 2005, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all figures are rounded to the nearest thousand, except numbers under 1,000, which are rounded to the nearest hundred): JUDAS PRIEST - "Rising In The East" DVD:...
November 23, 2005
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THE BANNER To Hit The Road With NODES OF RANVIER

THE BANNER have announced they will hit the road in December with NODES OF RANVIER. After conquering the hardcore scene of their homestate of New Jersey, THE BANNER recently took to the road, supporting WALLS OF JERICHO on their national tour. The group also just released their first album for Ferre...
November 18, 2005
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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'I Would Return To Broadway If The Role Was Right'

Ed Condran of the Asbury Park Press is reporting that in recent years, Sebastian Bach has starred in Broadway plays, scored a role on the WB series "The Gilmore Girls" and hosted shows for VH1. But according to the former SKID ROW frontman, each of those high-profile gigs pales compared to belting o...
November 10, 2005
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THE BANNER Frontman To Launch Comic Book Series

Joey Southside, vocalist of New Jersey hardcore heroes THE BANNER, has announced that he is hard at work on his own comic book series. The project with the working title of "Life Is Hell" is the first signing to MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE guitarist Frank Iero's Skeleton Crew Publishing. The series will fol...
November 7, 2005
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LILLIAN AXE Guitarist's 'Tao Of M' Movie To Resume Production

According to a posting on the LILLIAN AXE web site, the crew for the upcoming horror movie "Tao of M" — which is being shot by Velvet Life Productions, the production company formed by LILLIAN AXE/NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE guitarist Steve Blaze, Eric Morris and director James L. Bills, in a joint venture...
November 2, 2005
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RAZORBACK: 'Criminal Justice' Samples Posted Online

RAZORBACK, the new band consisting of Rolf Munkes (guitar, MAJESTY, ex-VANIZE),Stefan Berggren (vocals, ex-COMPANY OF SNAKES),Marcus Bielenberg (bass, ex-VANIZE),Chris Heun (guitar, ex-SHYLOCK) and Andre Hilgers (drums, ex-AXXIS, SILENT FORCE),have uploaded audio samples from their sophomore alb...
October 28, 2005
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Rantology

If your idea of prime MINISTRY is the maudlin goth rock of "Halloween", or worse yet, the twee new wave of "With Sympathy", chances are you gave up on Al Jourgensen long before this release. If you got your fill of his mechanized metal drone years ago, nothing on "Rantology" is going to make you ...
October 12, 2005
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DUMAH Song To Be Featured In 'Unholy' Movie

The Wisconsin-based death metal band DUMAH will have their song "Fields of Blood" featured in the upcoming movie "Unholy", starring Adrienne Barbeau ("The Fog", "Escape from New York") and Nicholas Brendon (best known for his role as Xander in "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer"). Check out a trailer for th...
September 27, 2005
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Guitarist CHRIS CAFFERY Hopes To Release New SAVATAGE Album In 2007

Vampire-Magazine.com recently conducted an interview with SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Vampire-Magazine.com: There were a couple of shows booked last month in Europe, but somehow these were all cancelled. What is the story here...
September 24, 2005
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RAZORBACK: Sophomore Album Pushed Back To November

Massacre Records has pushed back the projected release date of the sophomore RAZORBACK album, "Criminal Justice", to November 18 from the previously announced October 24. RAZORBACK is the new band consisting of Rolf Munkes (guitar, MAJESTY, ex-VANIZE),Stefan Berggren (vocals, ex-COMPANY OF SNAKES),...
September 9, 2005
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EXODUS Guitarist: 'I Made A Crushing Record That Is Second To None'

Vampire Magazine recently conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. Several excerpts from the chat follow: Vampire Magazine: You are the last remaining original member of the band; is "Shovel Headed Kill Machine" a Gary Holt album, or did the others also contribute to the music or lyri...
September 2, 2005
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TYPE O NEGATIVE To Release New Album In Early 2006

TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Here's what's going on. Peter [Steele] and Josh [Silver] are currently completing their tracks for the 'Roadrunner All Stars' CD. Hopefully they will be done this week. After that, we go back into...
August 24, 2005