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OF THE FIRST BORN SON Calls It Quits
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada-based band OF THE FIRST BORN SUN has decided to disband. The group has scheduled a farewell performance in its hometown on July 25 at The Gig. "Yes everyone, it's true! We are packing it in and saying goodnight," said frontman Jamie Schoch in a statement. "I never thought...June 20, 2008
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'Global Metal' Filmmaker: Metal Offered Us A Different Lens To View Various Countries With
Liz Braun of the Toronto Sun recently conducted an interview with directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn of Banger Films Inc. creators of the critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" and its follow-up, "Global Metal". The new film offers an insider's look at such...June 20, 2008
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GIRLSCHOOL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN...June 20, 2008
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EXODUS Re-Recording 'Bonded By Blood', Paying Tribute To PAUL BALOFF
Guitarist Gary Holt of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS has issued the following update: "While anxiously awaiting our return to Europe for the festival run, we have been quietly working on the 'Bonded By Blood' [EXODUS's classic 1985 debut album] re-recording in our time off. Rob...June 19, 2008
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BATTLELORE: Limited Version Of 'The Last Alliance' To Include Bonus DVD
Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE recently entered Sound Supreme Studios in Hmeenlinna, Finland, with producer Janne Saksa to begin recording its fifth album, tentatively titled "The Last Alliance". The CD is currently being mixed and mastered by the Swedish multi-instrumentalist and producer...June 19, 2008
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MISERY INDEX Completes Work On New Album
Baltimore, Maryland-based quartet MISERY INDEX has completed work on its new album, "Traitors", for a late September release via Relapse Records. According to the band, the CD "came out pretty smashing." The follow-up to the band's Relapse debut, "Discordia", "Traitors" was recorded at Kurt Ballou's...June 19, 2008
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SCAR SYMMETRY: Fourth 'Holographic Universe' Trailer Available
The fourth and final video trailer for "Holographic Universe", the third CD from Swedish metallers SCAR SYMMETRY, can be viewed below. An e-card for the CD is available at this location. Due on June 20 via Nuclear Blast Records, "Holographic Universe" will feature the following track listing: 01. Mo...June 18, 2008
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HALLOWS EVE: Another New Song Posted Online
Reunited Atlanta-based thrashers HALLOWS EVE have posted another new track, "Army Of One", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming album, "The Neverending Sleep", which is tentatively due in July. The CD's cover art, which was created by prominent Atlanta artist Dave Robis...June 18, 2008
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LEMMY And JIMMY PAGE Reportedly 'Swap Numbers' At MOJO HONOURS LIST Afterparty
UK's The Sun reports: Rock lords Lemmy and Jimmy Page got on so famously at the Mojo Honours List awards afterparty [Monday night, June 16] that they decided to swap numbers. MOTRHEAD frontman Lemmy and LED ZEPPELIN axe maestro Jimmy were deep in conversation during most of the bash and they clearly...June 18, 2008
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SINISTER, MAY THE SILENCE FAIL Confirmed For Germany's ZABBADUSCHDER OPEN AIR
SINISTER and MAY THE SILENCE FAIL have been confirmed for the Zabbaduschder Open Air VI festival, set to take place July 25-26 in Urbach, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AKRIVAL DAVIDIAN DEADSOIL DESTINITY DISPARAGED HATESPHERE KIJU LAMAGRA MAY THE SILENCE FAIL SHADOW'S FAR S...June 17, 2008
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HYBRID To Release 'The 8th Plague' In August
Madrid, Spain-based avant-garde extreme metal band HYBRID will release its full-length debut, "The 8th Plague", on August 8. Formed in 2004, HYBRID "mixes brutal death metal, black metal, doom, crust, grindcore and even Latin, bossa nova and crazy free jazz," according to a press release. "The 8th P...June 16, 2008
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Norway's ULVER Covers PRINCE; Audio Available
Norway's ULVER has posted a cover version of PRINCE's "Thieves in the Temple" on its official MySpace page. "Thieves in the Temple" was originally released on PRINCE's 1990 "Graffiti Bridge" album, with the song hitting No. 6 on the U.S. single chart. For the cover, ULVER collaborated with female so...June 16, 2008
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AMORAL Confirmed For Finland's QSTOCK Festival
Finnish metallers AMORAL will perform at the Qstock festival in Oulu, Finland on July 26. The band will play the Koomalava ("Coma Stage") at 7:20 p.m. Also scheduled to appear are WITHIN TEMPTATION, STURM UND DRANG and WITCHCRAFT. Upcoming AMORAL shows: Jun. 27 - Helsinki, Finland - Tuska Afterparty...June 16, 2008
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THE ACACIA STRAIN: Video Footage From Recording Studio Posted Online
Massachusetts' THE ACACIA STRAIN is in the middle of the month-long headlining tour dubbed the Sun Your Bunz Tour with support from ALL SHALL PERISH and IN THE FLOOD. Wrapping up the Sun Your Bunz Tour in Holyoke, MA, just minutes outside THE ACACIA STRAIN's hometown of Springfield, the band will ha...June 16, 2008
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THERION: 'Live Gothic' DVD Preview Available
With the success of 2007's "Gothic Kaballah" and 2004's "Lemuria/Sirius B", Sweden's THERION brought its enchanting and majestic live show throughout the world with stops in the U.S., many successful European festival gigs and a full European tour, including a concert in Poland which was professiona...June 16, 2008
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