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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist Comments On North American Tour

Launching an omnious campaign for "In Sorte Diaboli" — their first studio album in four years scheduled for North American release on April 24 — Norwegian melodic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have announced their headlining return to the western hemisphere. Beginning on Friday, April 20 in Cleveland...

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WHITECROSS Confirmed For CORNERSTONE FESTIVAL

Reactivated Christian metallers WHITECROSS will play at the Cornerstone Festival in Bushnell, Illinois on Friday, June 29 on the HM Stage. For more information about the festival and tickets, go to this location. WHITECROSS last fall issued a compilation album, entitled "The Very Best of Whitecross"...

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GLENN HUGHES To Tour U.S. Late Spring/Early Summer

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) announced during an appearance on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" on February 7 that he will launch a U.S. tour late spring/early summer. The first scheduled concert is Saturday, June 2 at The Roxy in West Hollywood...

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SCAR SYMMETRY Guitarist Comments On Maiden Tour Of North America

Hailing from Sweden, SCAR SYMMETRY has been invited to join THE HAUNTED and DARK TRANQUILLITY on their co-headlining stint for The Century Family's inaugural "Metal For The Masses" tour. The lineup will also include Canada's INTO ETERNITY. Sponsored by Decibel magazine, Draven, and Lambgoat.com, the...

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BREED 77 To Release Spanish-Language Album

BREED 77, who originate from Gibraltar (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom),will release a new single, "Look at me Now", on April 23. A brand new Spanish vocal album, "Un Encuentro" ("An Encounter"),will follow on May 7. The single "Look at me Now" is an epic song in the mould of their .....

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Lethal Agenda

Don't snicker too much at the name. I'm surprised nobody has come up with TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY yet (maybe they have). Another group of veteran rockers, the band includes bassist Dave Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH, F5),drummer Stet Howland (ex-W.A.S.P.),guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHI...

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Jack Knife Rendezvous

Dunderheaded German metal with a clunky punk attack, like a more low-rent version of the first MAIDEN record, complete with endearingly off-key vocals, rudimentary twin leads and titles like "Bleed For My Strings" and "Witch of Death" to ensure maximum metal cliché goofiness. The end result is somew...

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Ahead of the Game

I suppose there was not enough room on the Nuclear Blast roster for two traditional hardcore bands, so Denmark's BARCODE went after releasing a slamming album called "Showdown" and AGNOSTIC FRONT stayed. Now on Italy's Scarlet Records, BARCODE returns with its fifth album, "Ahead of the Game", a mea...

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W.A.S.P.: More Tour Dates Announced

W.A.S.P. has scheduled the following European tour dates during the coming months: Apr. 08 - Stadthalle – Langen, GER (Noisegate Festival) Apr. 16 - Wulfrun Hall – Wolverhampton, UK Apr. 19 - Kick Cafè - Kristiansand, NOR Apr. 20 - Folken - Stavenger NOR Apr. 21 - Byscenen - Haugesund, NOR Apr. 22 -...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Completes Drum Tracks For New Album

Welsh metalcore act BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has completed the drum tracks for its new album at a Texas studio with producer Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH). "Padge [guitarist Michael Paget] is currently in the studio getting guitar tones for the album with Colin," the ban...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY: U.S. Dates Announced

TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, the new band featuring former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson, ex-W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHINE) and vocalist Todd Barnes (13-A),will embark on a U.S. tour in early March. Support at all dates (except the Marc...

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Serbian Concert Hall Officially Named After GLENN HUGHES

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) will play a show on May 9 in Dimitrovgrad, Serbia, which is about 50 km from Sofia, Bulgaria. The concert will take place in a new hall in the city, and Glenn's show — as it will be the first concert at the new hall — will ...

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FLESHCRAWL Putting Finishing Touches On Material For New Album

German death metallers FLESHCRAWL have issued the following update: "We are about to finish the last two songs of the new record. So far everybody is very pleased with the outcome and we are pretty sure this will become an awesome death metal hammer hitting you straight in your fuckin' face! The ten...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Guitarist: 'New Album Is Gonna Be Heavy As Sh*t'

Welsh metalcore act BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has entered a Texas studio with producer Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH) to begin recording its new album, tentatively due later in the year. Commented guitarist Michael Paget: "Moose [drummer Michael 'Moose' Thomas] has now fin...

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Frozen Summer

This one grew on me, which basically means that after the first couple of spins it seemed nothing more than mediocre, radio-friendly rock pablum and turned into something more palatable. Maybe it had something to do with beginning the listening sessions only hours away from the SLAYER show. Who know...