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Father Of Man Killed At DONNYBROOK/SHATTERED REALM Concert Is Looking For Answers

C.T. Revere of the Tucson Citizen is reporting that the father of the man fatally shot outside a hardcore/metal show on December 7 in Tucson, Arizona has written a letter to Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup asking several hard questions: Why was his son portrayed as a "violent hoodlum" after being shot to de...

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DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT, GAMMA RAY Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

According to Italian concert promoter Live In Italy, DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT and GAMMA RAY are among the first confirmed bands for the 2006 edition of the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 3-4. Other bands that are scheduled to appear at the two-day event include ANGRA, SONATA ARCTICA a...

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SOILWORK Frontman Joins Blues Band

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I've joined a blues band that I'm jamming with one or two times a week. I've always wanted to try out something like that — no side project; just a jam you can do when you have the time. ...

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Fuck the Universe

Having just reviewed HAEMOTH's "Kontamination", it is difficult to avoid comparing and contrasting it with CRAFT's "Fuck the Universe", at least to some extent. It is not as though the two discs sit on opposite ends of the spectrum The common denominator is one of quality black metal that emanates f...

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Time Machine

Everyone outside the U.S. is probably thinking we're smoking some high-grade Yankee crack over here at HQ right about now — after all, "Time Machine" was released in Europe in early 2004, and AXXIS has a new album coming out this month. What gives with the late review? Well, Locomotive Music is rele...

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THE CULT Sign Management Deal With RIDERS ON THE STORM's VITORINO

THE CULT principals Billy Duffy (guitar) and Ian Astbury (vocals) have inked a management deal with Tom Vitorino, who also represents RIDERS ON THE STORM (formerly THE DOORS 21ST CENTURY),the band featuring Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of THE DOORS with Astbury as Jim Morrison. As previously repo...

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VIRGIN STEELE: New Audio Interview With DAVID DEFEIS Posted Online

A 30-minute audio interview with VIRGIN STEELE frontman David DeFeis, conducted earlier in the month by MetalCovenant.com, has been made available for download at this location (MP3, 4.3 MB). VIRGIN STEELE are about to begin mixing the long-awaited followup to 2002's "Book of Burning", tentatively d...

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HYPOCRISY Confirmed For Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

Sweden's HYPOCRISY have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place March 10-11, 2006 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BEHEMOTH BRAINSTORM CREMATORY GAMMA RAY HYP...

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Being and Becoming

I don't think it's politically incorrect to call bands like THE SMASHUP the 2006 model of "metal for chicks". This is show-tune hardcore, a candy-coated facsimile of the more underground strains of metalcore, meticulously designed to be a lifestyle accessory for Suicide Girls and eyeliner-bleeding M...

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FEAR FACTORY Drummer To Hold Signing Sessions At NAMM

FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera will be doing autograph signings in the Zildjian booth on Friday, January 21 and Saturday, January 22 at the NAMM convention in Anaheim, California. The details are as follows: Company: Avedis Zildjian Company Booth: 2940 Location: Hall D www.zildjian.com/EN-US/h...

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W.A.S.P., IMPALED NAZARENE Confirmed For Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

W.A.S.P. and IMPALED NAZARENE have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place March 10-11, 2006 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BEHEMOTH BRAINSTORM CREMATORY GA...

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CLOVEN HOOF To Release New Album In February

Reunited NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF will release their long-awaited new album, "Eye of the Sun" in February 2006 via XZec Records. The first 1,000 [copies] will be autographed by each band member as part of a limited edition. "Eye of the Sun" was produced by Tom Gal...

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FATES WARNING: Interview With Frontman RAY ALDER To Air On Tuesday

Acclaimed heavy metal vocalist Ray Alder (FATES WARNING, ENGINE, REDEMPTION) will be interviewed on DementiaRadio.com on Tuesday, December 20 beginning at 7:00 p.m. EST. Tune in one hour ahead of the interview time to listen to some of Alder's recorded work with all of his projects. Questions for Ra...

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GAMMA RAY: More North American Dates Announced

German power metallers GAMMA RAY will play six dates in North America — including three shows in the U.S. — in the spring. The dates are as follows: Apr. 30 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium May 01 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's Blues Club May 02 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Tickets May ...

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GAMMA RAY To Play Six North American Shows In The Spring

German power metallers GAMMA RAY will play six dates in North America — including three shows in the U.S. — in the spring. So far only two dates have been confirmed: May 01 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's May 02 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx More dates will be announced soon. GAMMA ...