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ENTOMBED To Team Up With MOTHER MISERY, THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE For Dutch Mini-Tour

Long-running Swedish metallers ENTOMBED will team up with MOTHER MISERY (Sweden) and THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE (Holland) for a three-date Dutch tour in January. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 25 - Dynamo - Eindhoven, NETH Jan. 26 - Hedon - Zwolle, NETH Jan. 27 - Patronaat - Haarlem, NETH ENTOMBED'...

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NORTHERN KINGS: Debut Album Due At The End Of The Month

NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — J. Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),J-P Leppäluoto (CHARON) — will release a special covers album on October 31 via Warner Music Finland. Entitled "Reborn", the CD...

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<b>TO/DIE/FOR</b>: 'We Just Need A Break'

Finnish gothic metal band TO/DIE/FOR has posted another message on its MySpace page clarifying its previous statement that "we really do not know what will happen for us then. . . maybe we will release sixth album someday, maybe we don't." The new message reads as follows: "Now we are back in Finlan...

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RUSH, QUEEN Tribute Bands Focus Of TV Documentary

A new TV documentary on tribute bands will air on the E! channel in Canada over the next several weeks. It's a four-part series, the second of which will focus on RUSH tribute bands. Narrated by Toronto native and "Rockstar: INXS" finalist Suzie McNeil, each one-hour episode of "Tribute Bands" follo...

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VENI DOMINE Rejoined By Bassist GABRIEL INGEMARSON

Swedish Christian progressive doom metallers VENI DOMINE have issued the following update: "After an intense band meeting with loads of stuff on the agenda we also agreed on having Gabriel [Ingemarson] back on bass. It was really a no brainer as he is the perfect match for the band both musically an...

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TO/DIE/FOR's Future Uncertain

Vocalist Jarno "Jape" Perätalo of the Finnish gothic metal band TO/DIE/FOR has issued the following update: "Today we will travel to Russia (Moscow) by train. We are on same train with CHARON so... It's gonna be blast and we do not know are we still alive after that trip. "Anyway, this is our last c...

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MACHINE HEAD's Concert Promoter Defends Band Over New Zealand Concert Cancellation

A.J Maddah, Managing Director of KMW Productions — which acts as MACHINE HEAD's concert promoter for the Australia/New Zealand territory — has issued a statement regarding the cancellation of MACHINE HEAD's October 26 concert in Auckland, New Zealand over what the group called "difficulties [in secu...

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Former SOILWORK Guitarist PETER WICHERS: New Audio Interview Available

A brand new Nuclear Blast Records podcast featuring interview with NIGHTWISH and former SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers (producer of "Out of the Dark", the second of two compilation CDs celebrating Nuclear Blast Records' 20th anniversary) is available for download at this location. Also included ar...

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PETER CRISS' Ex-Wife To Guest On SIRIUS SATELLITE

Lydia Criss, ex-wife of original KISS drummer Peter Criss, will be on Sirius Satellite Radio (Maxim Channel 108) on Monday, October 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for a live interview regarding her book "Sealed with a Kiss". "Sealed with a Kiss" traces Lydia and Peter's history from when they firs...

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DARKANE Announces New Singer

Swedish thrashers DARKANE have announced the addition of Jens Broman (CONSTRUCDEAD, THE DEFACED) as the group's new leada vocalist. According to DARKANE guitarist Christofer Malmström, Jens — who will also continue to sing in CONSTRUCDEAD and THE DEFACED – "grew up in Glumslöv, south of Helsingborg...

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KISS: 'Kissology' Distributor Talks About 'Vol. 3'

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has been updated with a question-and-answer session with Ken Gullic, Senior VP of Fontana, which distributes the band's "Kissology" DVD series. Gullic answers questions about the series' third volume, "Kissology – Vol. 3 1992-2000", which is scheduled for rel...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM About To Start Recording Guitars

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM are about to start recording guitars for their new album at Petrax Studio in Hollola, Finland. The CD is being produced by Mikko Karmila and will feature a guest appearance by Peter Tägtgren of HYPOCRISY and PAIN fame. An April 7, 2008 European release via Spinefa...

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ASTRAL KINGDOM: New Demo Available

Swedish melodic power metal band ASTRAL KINGDOM has released its third demo, entitled "The Astral Kingdom". The recording was mastered at Studio Underground (AXENSTAR, CARNAL FORGE, MÅNEGARM, SKYFIRE) by Pelle Saether and features a guest guitar solo by Joakim Jonsson (AXENSTAR, SKYFIRE, THE MIST OF...

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Sound Engineer KEVIN SHIRLEY Talks About Revisiting LED ZEPPELIN's 'The Song Remains The Same'

November 20 sees the release of LED ZEPPELIN's "The Song Remains The Same" movie DVD from Warner Home Video and, simultaneously, the release of a two-CD "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack through Rhino Records. Thanks in large part to the efforts of sound engineer Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, DRE...

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QUEENSRŸCHE To Play Special 'Operation: Mindcrime' Set In Spain

According to Rafabasa.com, QUEENSRŸCHE has come up with a special setlist for the group's upcoming shows in Spain, which are scheduled to take place in November. The band last played in Spain in August when they performed a one-off show in Madrid. At that concert, QUEENSRŸCHE's setlist spanned the g...