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THE CULT: First Show Announced
THE CULT will perform at the Key Club (at Morongo) in Cabazon, California on March 5. Tickets are $75 and are available from Ticketmaster. More dates are expected to be announced soon. As previously reported, THE CULT principals Billy Duffy (guitar) and Ian Astbury (vocals) recently inked a manageme...January 16, 2006
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GAMMA RAY, PRIMAL FEAR, ORPHANED LAND Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
GAMMA RAY, ORPHANED LAND, ABORTED, PRIMAL FEAR, WINTERSUN, EKTOMORF, ATHEIST and BLOODTHORN have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5, 2006 in Wacken, Germany. EKTOMORF will perform on the "True Metal Stage" on August 4. The festival billing is now sh...January 14, 2006
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GAMMA RAY: More U.S. Dates Announced
German power metallers GAMMA RAY have added two Californian shows to their upcoming North American trek. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 30 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium May 01 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's Blues Club May 02 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Tickets May 04 - Toronto, ONT @ Opera House ...January 10, 2006
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La Muerte
GOREFEST always had a certain charisma. Their musical evolution, while interesting, wasn't any more innovative than the bigger names of the scene, but their riffs were always killer, their tone a perfect mix of Skogsberg sludge and biting clarity. Jan-Chris de Koeijer's vocals were deep and gruff, b...January 9, 2006
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Father Of Man Killed At DONNYBROOK/SHATTERED REALM Concert Is Looking For Answers
C.T. Revere of the Tucson Citizen is reporting that the father of the man fatally shot outside a hardcore/metal show on December 7 in Tucson, Arizona has written a letter to Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup asking several hard questions: Why was his son portrayed as a "violent hoodlum" after being shot to de...January 6, 2006
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DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT, GAMMA RAY Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
According to Italian concert promoter Live In Italy, DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT and GAMMA RAY are among the first confirmed bands for the 2006 edition of the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 3-4. Other bands that are scheduled to appear at the two-day event include ANGRA, SONATA ARCTICA a...January 5, 2006
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SOILWORK Frontman Joins Blues Band
SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I've joined a blues band that I'm jamming with one or two times a week. I've always wanted to try out something like that — no side project; just a jam you can do when you have the time. ...January 4, 2006
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Fuck the Universe
Having just reviewed HAEMOTH's "Kontamination", it is difficult to avoid comparing and contrasting it with CRAFT's "Fuck the Universe", at least to some extent. It is not as though the two discs sit on opposite ends of the spectrum The common denominator is one of quality black metal that emanates f...January 2, 2006
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Time Machine
Everyone outside the U.S. is probably thinking we're smoking some high-grade Yankee crack over here at HQ right about now — after all, "Time Machine" was released in Europe in early 2004, and AXXIS has a new album coming out this month. What gives with the late review? Well, Locomotive Music is rele...January 2, 2006
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THE CULT Sign Management Deal With RIDERS ON THE STORM's VITORINO
THE CULT principals Billy Duffy (guitar) and Ian Astbury (vocals) have inked a management deal with Tom Vitorino, who also represents RIDERS ON THE STORM (formerly THE DOORS 21ST CENTURY),the band featuring Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of THE DOORS with Astbury as Jim Morrison. As previously repo...December 31, 2005
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VIRGIN STEELE: New Audio Interview With DAVID DEFEIS Posted Online
A 30-minute audio interview with VIRGIN STEELE frontman David DeFeis, conducted earlier in the month by MetalCovenant.com, has been made available for download at this location (MP3, 4.3 MB). VIRGIN STEELE are about to begin mixing the long-awaited followup to 2002's "Book of Burning", tentatively d...December 30, 2005
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HYPOCRISY Confirmed For Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival
Sweden's HYPOCRISY have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place March 10-11, 2006 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BEHEMOTH BRAINSTORM CREMATORY GAMMA RAY HYP...December 27, 2005
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FEAR FACTORY Drummer To Hold Signing Sessions At NAMM
FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera will be doing autograph signings in the Zildjian booth on Friday, January 21 and Saturday, January 22 at the NAMM convention in Anaheim, California. The details are as follows: Company: Avedis Zildjian Company Booth: 2940 Location: Hall D www.zildjian.com/EN-US/h...December 25, 2005
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W.A.S.P., IMPALED NAZARENE Confirmed For Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival
W.A.S.P. and IMPALED NAZARENE have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place March 10-11, 2006 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BEHEMOTH BRAINSTORM CREMATORY GA...December 19, 2005
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CLOVEN HOOF To Release New Album In February
Reunited NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF will release their long-awaited new album, "Eye of the Sun" in February 2006 via XZec Records. The first 1,000 [copies] will be autographed by each band member as part of a limited edition. "Eye of the Sun" was produced by Tom Gal...December 17, 2005
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