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NOMINON: Former Guitarist/Vocalist Explains His Departure

Guitarist/vocalist Jonas Mattsson has issued the following statement regarding his departure from the Swedish death metal band NOMINON: "To part with something you have given your whole life and was ready to die for is of course never easy. I have so many memories I gladly share over a beer. But as...

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Mexico's TRANSMETAL To Release Collection Of Covers

One of Mexico's biggest metal acts, TRANSMETAL, will add to their catalog of over 20 thrash/speed metal albums with a new record comprising entirely of cover versions. The quintet, founded during January of 1987 and centered on the sibling Partida triumvirate of guitarist Juan, bassist Lorenzo and d...

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NOMINON Announce New Bassist

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have announced the addition of IMMERSED IN BLOOD bassist Joel Andersson to the group's ranks. "[Guitarist] Juha [Sulasalmi] will take over the vocal duties until a suitable singer has been found," the band write on their web site. "Until then, NOMINON will continue as...

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NOMINON To Tour Europe In The Fall

Swedish death metallers NOMINON are currently "discussing the final details about a European tour as support act to one of the most true and old school bands in the history of gruesome and twisted death metal," according to a posting on the band's web site. "The tour will take place in September/Oct...

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TWISTED SISTER, MOTÖRHEAD, SODOM Perform At Italy's GODS OF METAL: Photos Available

French webzine Metal Chroniques has uploaded a bunch of high-quality photos from the Gods of Metal festival, which took place the weekend of June 5-6 at Arena Parco Nord in Bologna, Italy. Check them out: TWISTED SISTER (photos) MOTÖRHEAD (photos) W.A.S.P. (photos) SODOM (photos) ANATHEMA ...

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PRIMORDIAL Singer Leads BATHORY Tribute At Ireland's DAY OF DARKNESS Festival

PRIMORDIAL's Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill fronted a special tribute to BATHORY's Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg at Ireland's Day of Darkness festival on Saturday, June 12. Nemtheanga was joined for the impromptu performance by a host of artists from Ireland's tight-knit black metal scene. The hastily assem...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Selects Producer For New Solo CD

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has selected Zeuss (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL) to produce his upcoming solo album, tentatively due in early 2005 through Eagle Rock Entertainment. The follow-up to 2000's "Bring 'em Bach Alive!" will be recorded later in the year and will include the track "Alwa...

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MOONSPELL Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

Portugal's MOONSPELL have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Waldrock festival, set to be held June 19, 2004 in Bergum, Holland. The following band are currently scheduled to appear at the festival (in alphabetical order): CANNIBAL CORPSE CRADLE OF FILTH EXODUS FEAR FACTORY FINNTROLL...

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FACE DOWN: Former THE HAUNTED Singer Inks New Record Deal

Swedish "metalcore" band FACE DOWN, featuring former THE HAUNTED vocalist Marco Aro, have reportedly signed a deal with Black Lodge Records — the label imprint operated by Sound Pollution, the biggest independent metal distributor/label in Sweden. FACE DOWN released two albums in the late '90s — "Mi...

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TWISTED SISTER's 'Evil Twin' To Perform In New York City

BENT BROTHER — affectionately known as "TWISTED SISTER's evil twin" (essentially a makeup-less version of the real thing) — will perform a 30-minute set at the CrowBar in New York City on Monday night, June 14. Showtime is 1:30 a.m. CrowBar is located at 339 E 10th St. For additional information, ca...

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GAMMA RAY, IN FLAMES, RUNNING WILD, TESTAMENT Among Bands On 'Armageddon Over Wacken' DVD

German power metallers GAMMA RAY are among the artists featured on "Armageddon Over Wacken", a double DVD covering the 2003 edition of Wacken Open Air Festival. While most of the bands featured appear on the release with one song, GAMMA RAY are there with two numbers: "One With The World" and "Last...

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W.A.S.P. Live In Switzerland: Photos Available

A bunch of photos from W.A.S.P.'s gig at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland last Saturday (June 5) have been posted online at this location (courtesy of ManyFaced.com). The group's set list for the show was as follows: 01. Overture (Intro) 02. Opening Medley: - On Your Knees - Inside The Electric Circus -...

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PROJECT: FAILING FLESH Name New CD

PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, the new group featuring former VOIVOD/current E-FORCE bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, Kevin 131 (GARDEN OF SHADOWS, TWISTED TOWER DIRE, BRAVE, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT) and Tim Gutierrez (instruments),have set "The Conjoined" as the tentative title of their second full-length CD, du...

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GOD FORBID Explain Show Cancellations

GOD FORBID guitarist "Doc" Coyle has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hello there party people! GOD FORBID would like to apologize for cancelling our last 4 shows with MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD. Our van broke down after the Seattle gig, and after it was 'fixed', we made a mad...

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VH1's '100 Most Metal Moments' Revealed

VH1 has posted the entire list of "100 Most Metal Moments", a special show focusing on the "entertaining (and sometimes shocking) moments" that defined heavy metal music's heyday. View the complete list at this location. "100 Most Metal Moments" premieres on Monday (May 31) at 10:00 pm with the ulti...