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MOONSPELL: 'Night Eternal' Widget Available

One month before the release of their new studio album, Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL and SPV have unleashed the "Night Eternal" widget (see below),featuring the entire album stream, a "Making Of the Scorpion Flower" video (featuring former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen) and a blog f...

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TOKYO BLADE: More Dates Announced

Reactivated NWOBHM legends TOKYO BLADE have scheduled the following dates: Aug. 23 - Leyendas Del Rock Festival, Puerto de Mazarro, Spain Nov. 14 - The Purple Turtle, Camden/London, UK Nov. 15 - Keep It True 11 Festival, Wurzburg, Germany Nov. 16 - Mylos Complex - Xyloyrgeio, Thessaloniki, Greece No...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: Moscow Video Footage, Photos Available

Russia's The MetalList has posted fan-filmed video footage of SWALLOW THE SUN's performance at the Doom Festival III, which took place April 19, 2008 at club Tochka in Moscow. Watch the clips below. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Hope 02. Descending Winters 03. No Light, No Hope 04. Dont Fa...

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HACKNEYED Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German death metal maniacs HACKNEYED have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbhl, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ABORTED AGRYPNIE AHAB ALL ENDS ANIMA ARCH ENEMY AS I LAY DYI...

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JUDAS PRIEST, MOTRHEAD, TESTAMENT Members Comment On 'The Metal Masters Tour'

After weeks of speculation, Live Nation has finally confirmed a killer package that is bound to go down as the heavy metal event of 2008 JUDAS PRIEST, HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTRHEAD and TESTAMENT will be touring together for the first time. Dubbed "The Metal Masters Tour", the fifteen-date U.S. trek kick...

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JUDAS PRIEST, HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTRHEAD, TESTAMENT: U.S. Dates 'Officially' Announced

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have finally officially confirmed that they will be teaming up with HEAVEN AND HELL for a U.S. tour this summer (as BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported back on January 17). Also appearing on the bill are MOTRHEAD and TESTAMENT. According to LiveNation.com, the fo...

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AMORPHIS Keyboardist Promises 'A Lot Of Surprises' On Next Album

Greece's Rockpages.gr recently conducted an interview with AMORPHIS keyboardist Santeri Kallio. An excerpt from the chat follows: Rockpages.gr: After the every successful "Eclipse" you have returned with "Silent Waters". With these two records you have created a certain style. Is this the way AMORPH...

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BATTLELORE: More Festival Appearances Announced

Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE has scheduled the following dates: May 10 - Leipzig, Germany - Wave Gotik Treffen Jun. 12 - Jyvskyl, Finland - Sataman Y Aug. 02 - Kuusankoski, Finland - Joenrantarock Dec. 5-7 - North Wales, UK - Hard Rock Hell II Festival (at Prestatyn Sands) BATTLELORE rece...

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BATTLELORE: 'Bigger And Better Than Ever Before'

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". Regarding the group's new material, keyboardist Maria said, "[the new tracks will] be bigger an...

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TESTAMENT: More Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Area thrashers TESTAMENT have announced the following dates: May 01 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop May 02 - Cleveland, OH - Peabodys Downunder May 03 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room/Chicago Powerfest With JUDAS PRIEST: July 22 - Seattle, WA - Wamu Theater July 23 - Victoria, B.C....

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SYNASTRY Announces Headlining Tour Dates

Montreal-based death metal quartet SYNASTRY has announced headlining tour dates in support of its upcoming debut album, "Blind Eyes Bleed". The band will play a string of dates in Ontario before its CD-release party on May 17. A summer tour across Canada is being planned and will be announced shortl...

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TESTAMENT To Support JUDAS PRIEST In Canada

Veteran San Francisco Area thrashers TESTAMENT will support British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST on their previously announced Canadian dates: July 23 - Save On Foods Memorial Centre - Victoria, BC July 24 - General Motors Place - Vancouver, BC July 26 - McMahon Stadium - Calgary, AB (Monsters Of Rock...

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CANDLEBOX: New Album Title Revealed

CANDLEBOX is scheduled to release its new studio album, "Into the Sun", mid-July via the independent music label Silent Majority Group, headed by Jeff Hanson, who has managed groups such as CREED and SEVENDUST. The group's new single, "Stand", will go for radio adds in mid-to-late May. Silent Majori...

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MORTAL SIN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Long-running Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN have 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 shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA A...

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BOOK OF BLACK EARTH Signs With PROSTHETIC RECORDS

Prosthetic Records has announced the signing of Seattle's death/black metallers BOOK OF BLACK EARTH. The group, which consists of members of venerable metal underground band TEEN CTHULHU, is currently writing material for its second full-length album, having already released a self-financed demo in...