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VALKYRIE'S CRY Under DRAGONLIGHT's Wings

Toronto-based metallers VALKYRIE'S CRY have inked a management deal for Europe with the Dragonight Agency. The band will release a special version of their debut five-song demo, "Black Knight", with brand new cover artwork. VALKYRIE'S CRY have been described by Dragonight's staff as the "ancient hea...

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RAMONES: Norwegian Tribute Album, Special Concert Performance Planned For Next Week

To celebrate the release of the tribute album "Leaving Home - A Norwegian Tribute to the Ramones", 15 Norwegian bands will hit the stage at Rockefeller in Oslo on October 25 to play their favorite RAMONES tunes. The lineup includes acts like BACKSTREET GIRLS w/ CASINO STEEL, SILVER, THE MORMONES, GR...

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PSYOPUS Guitarist Joins ASSJACK's Touring Lineup

PSYOPUS guitarist Chris Arp has joined the touring lineup of ASSAJCK, the hardcore/punk metal band led by SUPERJOINT RITUAL bassist Hank Williams III. "Chris will be taking over lead guitar duties throughout this tour and and is sure to amaze everyone with his shredding style," reads a posting on ha...

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Outstay

If you like your grind simple, stripped down to the bare steel beams, festooned with thrash beats and seething slow parts, and delivered with clinical precision, THIRD DEGREE is your next essential purchase, easily slotted in with NASUM and those pissed-off recent NAPALM DEATH albums. On the choppin...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Provides New Content For GUITAR WORLD Magazine

According to a posting on the official METALLICA web site, the group's guitarist, Kirk Hammett stopped by the band's headquarters outside San Francisco over the weekend to provide some content for a very special issue of Guitar World magazine. Check out pictures at Metallica.com. More details will b...

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ENSLAVED Confirmed For Germany's PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR Festival

Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED have been confirmed for the 2006 installment of the Party.San Open Air festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Bad Berka, Germany. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are ROTTEN SOUND, ILLDISPOSED and AKRIVAL. More confirmations will be announced soon....

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Italian MANOWAR Spoof Band Are 'Gay' And Proud

Italian power metal band NANOWAR have spoofed a well-known macho heavy metal legend with their album "Other Bands Play ... Nanowar Gay". Not only does the album cover spoof MANOWAR's "Fighting the World" album sleeve, it also twists the well-known MANOWAR battle cry from "slay" to "gay" and portrays...

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MONTERREY METAL FEST 2006 Looking For Bands

The organizers of Monterrey Metal Fest are looking to book the hottest up-and-coming bands in the world to play at next year's festival edition. The Monterrey Metal Fest III will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2006 at the Auditorio Coca Cola in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. All bands inte...

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VELVET REVOLVER Frontman To Perform On VH1 CLASSIC's 'Decades Rock Live'

RollingStone.com is reporting that VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland will be a special guest performer at the taping of a new episode of VH1 Classic's "Decades Rock Live". The show that focuses on Cyndi Lauper will be taped at the Trump Taj Mahal Resort & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ on Nove...

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HELL-BORN Extend Deal With CONQUER RECORDS; New Album Due In January

Polish black metallers HELL-BORN, featuring former members of BEHEMOTH and DAMNATION, have posted the following update at their official web site: "A lot of time passed, we were very busy during these months, so now we have couple of news from HELL-BORN horde… As you already know, or not, in Februar...

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AGENT STEEL To Enter Studio Later This Month

California-based metallers AGENT STEEL will enter the studio on October 17 with producer Bill Metoyer to begin recording their new album for an early 2006 release. The band debuted five new songs ("Hail to the Chief", "Wash the Planet Clean", "Liberty Lying Bleeding", "Fashioned from Dust" and "Fire...

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CENTINEX Confirmed For Sweden's MOTALA METAL FESTIVAL

Sweden's CENTINEX have been confirmed for the Motala Metal Festival, set to take place November 19 at Folkets Park in Motala, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DARK TRANQUILLITY NOCTURNAL RITES GRAVEWORM ELIXIR WARRANT ISOLE CENTINEX STEEL ATTACK DAWN OF SILENCE For more informa...

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IMAGIKA Frontman To Guest On LEGEN BELTZA CD

IMAGIKA frontman Norman Skinner (also in MACHINE CALLED MAN and TRAMONTANE) will be featured on Spanish thrashers LEGEN BELTZA's next album, "Dimension of Pain". The conceptual track is called "War of Wars" and features additional appearances by such acclaimed metal vocalists as Johan Liiva (ex-ARCH...

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IMAGIKA Seek Management/Booking Agent

San Francisco power/thrash metallers IMAGIKA are soliciting worldwide management for all future band activities. The band also need the services of booking agent for immediate touring concerns. Any interested parties please can contact the group at [email protected]. IMAGIKA released their fourth...

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NIGHTRAGE Forced To End U.S. Tour Early

Sweden's NIGHTRAGE have posted the following message on their official web site: "[Saturday] night [Oct. 1] we played at Chicago's own Metro. It was a good night as many days have been on this tour. But we have been forced to end this tour today due to tour problems. The time here in America has ...