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MANOWAR, METALLICA In Talks To Play WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Thomas Jensen of ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has told the Italian web site Metalitalia.com that negotiations are underway with MANOWAR to headline this year's event. "For 2009 we are discussing with MANOWAR," he stated. "My friend Joey [DeMaio] is really...March 20, 2009
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DOPE: New Audio Interview Posted Online
ABORT Magazine conducted an interview with DOPE frontman Edsel Dope on March 15, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The chat is now available for donwload as an MP3 audio file at this location. DOPE's long-awaited fifth album, "No Regrets", sold 6,200 copies in the United States in its fir...March 19, 2009
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HEAVEN & HELL, BLIND GUARDIAN, TESTAMENT Confirmed For Greece's ROCKING ATHENS FESTIVAL
HEAVEN & HELL, BLIND GUARDIAN and TESTAMENT are among the confirmed bands for the Rocking Athens Festival, set to take place July 27 at the Olympic Fencing Arena in Athens, Greece. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HEAVEN & HELL BLIND GUARDIAN TESTAMENT GOJIRA MENCEA DESCENDING...March 19, 2009
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UNEARTH To Film 'Grave Of Opportunity' Video
On Thursday, March 19, Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH will team up with Artificial Army to shoot a video for the song "Grave of Opportunity". The clip's release will coincide with UNEARTH's North American tour with TESTAMENT and LAZARUS A.D., which kicks off on May 2 in Seattle. Vocalist Trevor Phi...March 18, 2009
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RAVAGE Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS
Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Boston, Massachusetts metallers RAVAGE. The band's new album, "The End of Tomorrow", will feature cover art by Ed Repka (MEGADETH, DEATH, AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE). A late summer release is expected. According to a press release, RAVAGE's new album "sea...March 18, 2009
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BLEEDING THROUGH, UNEARTH Among Nominees For MySpace Music Reader's Choice Award
MySpace Music, the world's premier online music portal, has announce a special MySpace Reader's Choice Award to be presented at the first annual Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards. Taking place on Tuesday, April 7 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, the show will feature performances by MEGADET...March 18, 2009
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DOPE: 'No Regrets' First-Week Sales Revealed
DOPE's long-awaited fifth album, "No Regrets", sold 6,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 88 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD, which was released on March 10 via E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records),features a guest appearance by Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBO...March 18, 2009
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THE ABSENCE In Writing Mode
Guitarist Patrick Pintavalle of the Tampa, Florida melodic trash outfit THE ABSENCE has issued the following update: "We are writing for our third full-length album. It's been a bit of a slow going thing. We are trying to make a record that has a classic and timeless feel to it. Some of you may also...March 17, 2009
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MADBALL, OBSCURA, ROTTING CHRIST Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival
MADBALL, OBSCURA and ROTTING CHRIST have been confirmed for this year's Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 6-8 in Pevnost, Josefov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ATHEIST BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRUJERIA DAGOBA DARK FUNERAL DARKANE GWAR HATE ETERNAL IMMORT...March 17, 2009
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SHADOWS FALL Drummer's BURNING HUMAN: Debut CD Artwork Unveiled, Shows Announced
BURNING HUMAN, the resurrected death metal band featuring SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner, will release its long-awaited debut album, "Resurrection Through Fire", on April 21 through E1 Music (formerly Koch Records). The CD was produced and mixed by James Murphy (DEATH, OBITUARY, TESTAMENT) in hi...March 17, 2009
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The Onslaught
This one hits so hard it hurts. There is happy thrash and there is mean thrash. Guess how I'd categorize "The Onslaught" by Wisconsin's LAZARUS A.D.? Right, it's meaner than a hungry pit bull with rabies. The album was floating around for an extended period as an independent release before Brian Sla...March 17, 2009
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MORTAL SIN To Begin Work On New Album
Vocalist Mat Maurer of veteran Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN has issued the following update: "After such a big year last year, MORTAL SIN have decided to begin writing a new album. We'll be looking at releasing something later this year. Don't ask me when, don't ask me how many songs, don't ask m...March 16, 2009
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TESTAMENT To Tour North America With UNEARTH, LAZARUS A.D.
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT will embark on a North American headlining tour in May/June. Support on the trek will come from UNEARTH and LAZARUS A.D. TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy commented: "It was really exciting last summer touring with JUDAS PRIEST, HEAVEN AND HELL, and MOTÖ...March 16, 2009
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KORN, NIGHTWISH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, LAMB OF GOD Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
KORN, NIGHTWISH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, LAMB OF GOD, DRAGONFORCE and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH are among the newly confirmed bands for the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The festival biling is sha...March 16, 2009
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K.K. DOWNING Says JUDAS PRIEST Should 'Absolutely' Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing as part of a new series entitled "Hit The Lights." Topics of discussion included the "Priest Feast" tour with MEGADETH and TESTAMENT, the group's recent Grammy nominations, how JUDAS PRIEST ch...March 14, 2009
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