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METALLICA Manager: 'Death Magnetic' Sound Complainers Are A Tiny Minority

Ethan Smith of the Wall Street Journal reports that some fans are complaining that METALLICA's new album, "Death Magnetic", has a thin, brittle sound that's the result of the band's attempts in the studio to make it as loud as possible. "Sonically it is barely listenable," reads one fan's online cri...

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BEFORE THE DAWN: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Finnish "dark metal" band BEFORE THE DAWN will release its fifth album, "Soundscape of Silence", in Scandinavia on October 29 via Stay Heavy Records (two days later in the rest of Europe). The recording and mixing process for the CD was completed in early July. The track listing for the album is as...

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OPERA DIABOLICUS Mixing Session Delayed

OPERA DIABOLICUS, the Swedish doom rock-opera project featuring multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),was supposed to enter the last phase of its studio session at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg,...

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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: Footage From Italy's ROCK OF AGES Festival Available

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded video footage (see below) of DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED's performance at the first edition of the Rock Of Ages festival, which was held on September 13, 2008 in Milan, Italy. LOADED's new five-song EP, "Wasted Heart", was released on September 22 via Century Me...

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AMON AMARTH Schedules Quebec City Signing Session

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH will take part in a signing session on October 17 at Pentagram in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada beginning at 4:00 p.m. The details are: Pentagram 550 Boul. Wilfrid Hamel Quebec G1m 2s6 Canada (418) 521-6666 www.pentagramaster.com See a poster for the event below. T...

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STEEL ATTACK: 'Crawl' Video Posted Online

"Crawl", the new video from Swedish metallers STEEL ATTACK, can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's new album, "Carpe DiEnd" (cover artwork),which was released on February 22, 2008 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque's Sonic Train studio a...

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FALSE ICONS Debut Produced By MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN

FALSE ICONS will release its debut CD, "God Complex", on November 11 via 13th Planet Records. The band features industrial rock veteran John Bechdel on vocals, guitar and keyboards; Brian Broadt on keyboards, vocals and guitars; Mark Panek on drums; and Dave Brown on bass. Mixed and produced by MINI...

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MISTWEAVER Completes Work On New Album

Spanish medieval melodic death metal band MISTWEAVER has completed work on its fourth album, "Tales from the Grave". The drums for the CD were laid down in a studio in Barcelona with additional recording sessions taking place at Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden with producer Andy LaRocque (KIN...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED: 'No More' Video Posted Online

"No More", the new video from LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's new five-song EP, "Wasted Heart", which is scheduled for release on September 22 via Century...

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HAMMERFALL To Resume Recording New Album At ANDY LA ROCQUE's Studio

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL will enter Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden on September 22 to continue recording their eighth full-length album, due on February 20, 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records. The as-yet-untitled CD will include an instrumental written...

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SNOWY SHAW's XXX: New Track Posted Online

XXX, the Gothenburg, Sweden-based glitter-rock trio featuring Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),has posted a new song, "Wall Of Fame", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's debut album, "Heaven, Hell...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED Checks In From Europe

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, has issued the following update: "We are on day five of the Europe tour and things have been beyond fantastic! The shows have been so much fun, thank you to everybody for comin...

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MARIONETTE Announces New Guitarist

Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal sextet MARIONETTE has announced the addition of guitarist Anton Modig to the group's ranks. Commented bassist Mikael Medin: "Anton has come into the band focused and as dedicated as we could ask for! He is now almost completely up to speed with our material from 'Spite...

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AMON AMARTH: 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' Video Posted Online

The video for the title track off AMON AMARTH's new album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on the old Viking site, Jomsborg, home of the Jomsvikings in Wolin, Poland, with the Polish team Group 13 and director Dariusz Szermanowicz. The song features a guest ap...

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BLACK CHERRY Reunion Show Announced

BLACK CHERRY, one of Hollywood's top bands of the late '80s and early '90s, will reunite for a one-time show at the Viper Room in Hollywood as a tribute to their rhythm guitarist Curtis Grant, who tragically passed away after losing his battle with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 a...