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JUDAS PRIEST: More 'Rising In The East' DVD Release Dates Announced

JUDAS PRIEST have confirmed the international release date for their new DVD, "Rising in the East". The disc will be released on January 16, 2006 except in these territories: France – December 12, 2005 Japan – December 21, 2005 U.K. – January 30, 2006 "Rising in the East" DVD was released in the USA...

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DARK FUNERAL: Japanese Edition Of 'Attera Totus Sanctus' To Feature Bonus Tracks

According to a posting on DARK FUNERAL's web site, the Japanese edition of the group's new album, "Attera Totus Sanctus" — due on December 21 via Soundholic Ltd. — will include two bonus tracks: "an instrumental version of the dark and extremely powerful 'Atrum Regina' and a newly recorded version o...

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THRESHOLD To Mix Live Album

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have issued the following update on their current activities: "Karl [Groom, guitar] and Rich [West, keyboards] are hoping to find time soon to mix the live album that THRESHOLD recorded on tour last year. Provisionally entitled 'Surface To Stage', it will be the...

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MIKE TRAMP To Permanently Retire WHITE LION

According to MelodicRock.com, former WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp has issued the following statement regarding his future plans for TRAMP'S WHITE LION: "A series of events has led me to the decision that, in today's day and age, there seems to be not enough interest to continue exploring possibili...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: More 'Operation: Mindcrime II' Details Revealed

QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield and guitarist Michael Wilton recorded their parts for the group's new album, tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II", in August at Synergy Studios in Redmond, WA. Michael Stone cut guitars in a studio in a "secret location" in the Bay Area. Singer Geoff Tat...

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DARK FUNERAL: Swedish Dates Announced

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have lined up the following dates in their homecountry during February: Feb. 24 - Stockholm, SWE – Klubben Feb. 25 - Malmö, SWE – KB Feb. 26 - Göteborg, SWE – Kåren As previously reportd, DARK FUNERAL's new album, "Attera Totus Sanctus", entered the Swedish natio...

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ASTRAL DOORS To Work With Producer PETER TÄGTGREN

Denmark's Nocturnal Horde webzine recently conducted an interview with ASTRAL DOORS guitarist Martin Haglund. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Nocturnal Horde: You are soon ready with your new release, how do you feel about it? Martin Haglund: "We are, of course, very excited. We are reach...

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Former BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Checks In With SAVAGE CIRCUS, COLDSEED Update

SAVAGE CIRCUS/COLDSEED drummer Thomen Stauch (ex-BLIND GUARDIAN) has posted the following message on his official web site: "I'm really sorry for there hasn´t been any update from my side for so long, but as most of you might have known, I moved to another house in Spain where I will build my own st...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN Switches To SABIAN Cymbals

Shawn Crahan, better known as "Clown" with platinum-selling metal band SLIPKNOT, is the latest rocker to switch to Sabian cymbals. A hard hitter with a tendency to play to the extreme high end of the volume spectrum, Crahan selected his Sabian set-up on the basis of sound and durability. "I love Sab...

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ALTARIA Bassist To Appear On GUNS N' ROSES, MÖTLEY CRÜE Tribute Albums

ALTARIA bassist Marko Pukkila has posted the following message on his web site: "We hardly got the new ALTARIA album finished when I already started to work on new projects. I will record a track for a GUNS N' ROSES tribute that will be out in USA in April 2006. I will record 'Nighttrain' together ....

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EXCITER To Co-Headline Germany's KEEP IT TRUE VI Festival

Canadian metal legends EXCITER have been confirmed as the co-headlienrs of the Keep It True VI festival, set to take place April 8, 2006 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: RIOT (USA) EXCITER (Canada) ROSS THE BOSS (USA) (a night of...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Set Release Date For 'Operation: Mindcrime II'

QUEENSRŸCHE have set a March 14, 2006 release date for the sequel to their platinum 1988 concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II". Guitar overdubs for the CD were completed last week, according to a posting on the group's web site. As previously reported, Q...

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SLIPKNOT: '9.0 Live' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

SLIPKNOT's first full-length concert album, "9.0 Live", has entered the national charts in the following countries: #17: USA #18: Austria #22: Canada #26: Australia #41: France #43: Switzerland #53: U.K. "9.0 Live" was recorded at shows in Singapore, Japan, and Las Vegas. SLIPKNOT had to cancel thre...

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TROUBLE Finish Recording Music For 'Simple Mind Condition'

Legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE have posted the following message on their official web site: "The music is finished for the new CD, 'Simple Mind Condition'. It's awesome. Eric [Wagner, vocals] will be finished by the end of November 2005 and the release date has been set for March 2006. Samples...

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VOIVOD Drummer: We Will Make An Album 'PIGGY Would Be Proud Of'

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has issued the following update to fans regarding their upcoming album and other projects for 2006: "Dear Voivodians, we will do our best to make a great record that Piggy would be proud of as we worked very hard for the past two years on the new songs. Jasonic...