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HANOI ROCKS Cancel ROCK IN THE CASTLE Appearance, Announce Finnish Dates

Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have cancelled their previously announced appaearance at the Rock In the Castle 2005 festival on September 17 in the grounds of the U.K.'s Scarborough Castle. No reason was given for the cancellation. In other news, HANOI ROCKS have announced the details of thei...

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SOILWORK To Miss First Nine Shows Of FEAR FACTORY Tour

According to a Nuclear Blast Records spokesperson, Sweden's SOILWORK will not join the upcoming FEAR FACTORY North American tour until November 8 in New York City. The first nine shows of the tour will feature IT DIES TODAY as one of the openers before the latter act is replaced by SOILWORK for the...

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FEAR FACTORY Announce Tour with SOILWORK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and DARKANE

After completing this summer's Gigantour and releasing their new album "Transgression" (Calvin Records, August 23),FEAR FACTORY has revealed plans for a fall tour that will take them from Kansas to California on a 29-date routing. Featuring special guests SOILWORK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and DARKANE,...

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DAWNRIDER: MAJESTY Mastermind's Debut Album Due Next Month

DAWNRIDER, the side project of MAJESTY mastermind Tarek "MS" Maghary, will release their first album, "Fate Is Calling", on October 21 via Massacre Records. The concept album, which tells a great epic fantasy story taking place in the kingdom of Riandra, will feature guest appearances by some of the...

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TENEBRE: New Song Available For Download

Sweden's TENEBRE are currently offering a free download of "Silver Flame", the opening track from the group's new CD, "Heart's Blood". Check it out at this location. 10 songs were reportedly recorded for the follow-up to 2002's "Electric Hellfire Kiss", tentatively due before the end of the year via...

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AFTER ALL And PERZONAL WAR Added To DESTRUCTION/CANDLEMASS European Tour

Belgium's AFTER ALL have been confirmed as the support act for DESTRUCTION and CANDLEMASS on the first half of their upcoming European tour. The opening slot on the second half of the trek will be filled by Germany's PERZONAL WAR. Additional support at all dates will come from Finnish death/thrash m...

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MENTORS Schedule CD-Release Party In Las Vegas

One of the most controversial of metal bands of all time — the MENTORS — have scheduled a CD-release party for their new album, "Over the Top", on November 18 at the Cooler Lounge in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Over the Top" was recorded and mixed by Bill Metoyer and was mastered by Jack Endino. MENTORS ...

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HANOI ROCKS Sign With DEMOLITION RECORDS

Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have inked a deal with the U.K.'s Demolition Records. The band's first release for the label will be "Another Hostile Takeover", which up until now has seen its only European release in the group's homecountry. The late November release of the CD will contain bo...

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Classic THE ALMIGHTY Lineup To Reunite For Two Shows

Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick has made the following announcement: "It was last September; I woke up in Dundalk, Ireland in agony and couldn't see out of my eyes (hung over again I hear you all say!). No, this time I wasn't. I was on my first solo headline tour of Ireland with my ...

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H.I.M.: VILLE VALO Video Interview Posted Online

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo recently spoke to The Associated Press about the group's upcoming album, "Dark Light", due on September 27 via Sire. Watch the short video interview at this location. The follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal", "Dark Light" was recorded in Los Angeles and mixed at New York's Ele...

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DISTURBED, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: Jägermeister Music Tour Dates Announced

The dates have been announced for DISTURBED's Jägermeister Music Tour, featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY in the opening slot. They are as follows: Nov. 04 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave Nov. 05 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave Nov. 07 - Kansas City, KS - Memorial Hall Nov. 08 - St. Louis, MO - Pagent .....

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WITHIN Y To Begin Recording New Album Next Week

WITHIN Y, the Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former GARDENIAN drummer Thim Blom, will enter GBG Sound studio late next week to begin recording their as-yet-untitled sophomore album. "We will start with the drums, as usual, and hopefully we can give you a hint on how Thim's doing in a lit...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman: ANNIHILATOR's WATERS Let Us Down

The tentative dates have been released for the upcoming European tour featuring German thrashers DESTRUCTION, Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS and Finnish deathrashers DEATHCHAIN. Commented DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, "After Mr. Waters [Jeff Waters of ANNIHILATOR, DESTRUCT...

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H.I.M.: New Album Samples Posted Online

A brand-new H.I.M. track, entitled "Behind the Crimson Door", is available for streaming at this location. "Behind the Crimson Door" comes off the Finnish goth-metallers' new album, "Dark Light", due on September 27 via Sire. The follow-up to 2003's "Love Metal" was recorded in Los Angeles and mixed...

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METALLICA Guitarist To Perform With FLUX QUARTET

According to MorrisonSeries.org, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett will be performing with FLUX QUARTET on Thursday, September 15 at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, California. Kirk and FLUX QUARTET will perform a world-premiere collaboration: "SAS" (for string quartet and improvised electric gu...