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THANATOS To Take Break From Live Performances

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS have posted the following message on their web site: "We're sad to announce that the show we played in Leiden last weekend has been the last show for quite some time. Stephan's [Gebédi; guitar, vocals] problems turned out to be a neck hernia. He ma...

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VOIVOD's PIGGY: Photo From Funeral Services Posted Online

A scan of the front page of the Sept. 2, 2005 edition of the Jonquière, Quebec newspaper Le Quotidien, featuring a photo taken at the funeral of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, has been posted online at this location. D'Amour died Aug. 26 in a Montreal hospital from complications of advanced...

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Australian Black Metal Fan Apologizes For Church Torching

Danny Rose of News.com.au has issued the following report: A heavy-metal music fan who torched a 108-year-old church, and who maintained during his court appearances that remorse was a sign of weakness, said today (Sept. 13) he was sorry. Novak Majstorovic (photo),19, of St Albans in suburban Melbo...

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RAM Announce New Album Title

RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring Leif Larsson (ex-FROZEN EYES, NME WITHIN) and Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG),have set "Forced Entry" as the title of their full-length debut, tentatively due before the end of the year through an as-yet-undetermined label. The...

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Alive Without Control

Theoretically, fans of this sort of cigarette-and-whiskey-fueled glam punk should be loving life right now. But the preponderance of bands cranking up the rock and roll in the mainstream sense right now, be they KINGS OF LEON faux-southern revival or JET's pawn-shop AC/DC boogie, don't scratch this...

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Former IRON MAIDEN Singer To Be Backed By Swedish Band On European Tour

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno will embark on a European tour in late September. Di'Anno will be backed by a Swedish "all-star" band featuring Mikael Fässberg (guitar, BURNING ENGINES),Staffan Österlind (guitar, BURNING ENGINES),Johan Helgesson (drums, DEBASE),and Andreas Grufstedt (bass,...

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WET ANIMAL: Debut Album Samples Posted Online

WET ANIMAL, the Illinois-based quartet featuring TROUBLE members Rick Wartell (guitar) and Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums),have uploaded audio samples from their upcoming self-titled debut at WetAnimal.net. "Wet Animal" track listing: 01. Soul Alone 02. Lost in my Head 03. Outside a Hole 04. Left Behind 0...

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VOIVOD: Family And Friends Say Final Goodbye To PIGGY

Former VOIVOD members Jean-Yves Theriault (a.k.a. Blacky) and Eric Forrest were among the attendees at the funeral services for VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who died last Friday (Aug. 26) in a Montreal hospital from complications of advanced colon cancer. The services were held Thursday m...

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WET ANIMAL: TROUBLE Side Project To Shoot First Video

WET ANIMAL, the Illinois-based quartet featuring TROUBLE members Rick Wartell (guitar) and Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums),will shoot their first promotional video mid-September. No further details are currently available. WET ANIMAL played two "awesome" shows in Chicago over the weekend," Wartell told BL...

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Hungarian Church Groups Accuse MARILYN MANSON Of 'Satanism'

Michael Logan of The Budapest Times has issued the following report: U.S. shock-rocker MARILYN MANSON stirred up religious ire last Tuesday as church groups accused the singer of Satanism and corrupting young people ahead of the Budapest leg of his Against All Gods tour. The Christian Public Life Ac...

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SIX FEET UNDER: 'A Decade In The Grave' Box Set Details Revealed

Metal Blade Records has set a November 28 release date for the new SIX FEET UNDER box set, entitled "A Decade in the Grave". The package containing four CDs and one DVD will be released in a DVD-sized hardbox, including a 32-page DVD-sized booklet, photocards, a sticker, and a poster. "A Decade in t...

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HELLOWEEN: 'Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy' Details Revealed

HELLOWEEN's long-awaited new album, "Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy", will be issued by Steamhammer/SPV on October 31. The track listing for the double-CD is as follows: CD 1: 01. The King for a 1000 Years 02. The Invisible Man 03. Born on Judgment Day 04. Pleasure Drone 05. Mrs. God 06. Sile...

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TROUBLE To Resume Recording New Album Next Week

Legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE are sheduled to return to the studio on September 1 with producer Vinny Wojno (KREATOR, MACHINE HEAD) to resume recording their new album, tentatively titled "Simple Mind Condition", for a January 2006 release via Escapi Music. The group's current lineup includes...

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Australian Black Metal Fan Shows No Remorse For Burning Down Church

Kate Lahey of Australia's News.com.au has issued the following report: A heavy metal fan who torched a century-old church showed no remorse because the band he listened to preached that regret was weak, a court heard today. Novak Majstorovic (photo),19, of St Albans in suburban Melbourne, pleaded g...

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Don't Push Us When We're Hot

After several years of label-jumping (Hydra Head, Equal Vision, Revelation) and a fairly recent breakup, Vermont's DROWNINGMAN has found yet another home on Thorp Records and will release "Don't Push Us When We're Hot" on October 11. DROWNINGMAN stays just clear of being classified as a traditional...