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TARJA TURUNEN To Release 'My Winter Storm Special Extended Edition' In January

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will play two exclusive Christmas concerts with Kalevi Kiviniemi, Marzi Nyman and Markku Krohn at churches in Helsinki and Tampere on November 28 and November 29. After those concerts, Tarja will give a very special guest performance: German rock legend Doro Pes...

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DEADSOIL Parts Ways With Singer, Bassist; Announces Replacements

After two full-length releases and countless shows and tours, German metal/hardcore act DEADSOIL has parted ways with singer Friedrich Weber and bassist Andreas Schüssler. Commented Schüssler: "After due consideration, I came to the conclusion that it would be better for me to leave DEADSOIL. It was...

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IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION: New Song Posted Online

Fast-rising British death metallers IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION recently finished recording their highly anticipated debut album, "Of Winter Born", and have made a brand new track from the album, "Deeds Of Days Long Gone", available to stream at their MySpace page. "Of Winter Born" was recorded with p...

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OBITUARY, SIX FEET UNDER, ASSUCK Members Join Forces In EXITSECT

EXITSECT is the name of a brand new Tampa, Florida-based "dark, experimental, atmospheric, doom-ridden death metal" band comprised of veterans of the metal and punk scenes. Former and current members of ASSUCK, OBITUARY, SIX FEET UNDER, DOWN BY LAW, DENIAL FIEND and PAINEATER have joined forces to c...

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SNOT: Behind The Reunion

Possum of Altitude conducted a backstage interview with the reunited lineup of the legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on November 11, 2008 (where the band was supporting MUDVAYNE). Guitarist Sonny Mayo and Mikey Doling, along with new singer Tommy "Vext...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Members To Join WILLIE BASSE For Farmington Gig

Willie Basse, who is best known as bassist/frontman for the '80s/early '90s Los Angeles-based band BLACK SHEEP, will make his headlining debut on Friday, December 5, 2008 in Farmington, New Mexico at Gators. This KRWN radio-sponsored event (where Willie's single "(Love So) Far Away" is in heavy rota...

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CROCELL: Two New Songs Posted Online

CROCELL, the new Danish death metal band featuring current and former members of COMPOS MENTIS, ADVERSARY, SLUGS, DEMOLITION INC. and MARE CRISIUM, has posted two new tracks — "We are the Dead" and "The Chosen" — to its MySpace page. The songs come off the group's 11-track debut album, "The God We D...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: New Audio Interview With DANI FILTH Available

Vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH was interviewed earlier this week by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The first part of th...

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MOONSPELL: 'Lusitanian Metal' DVD Delayed

"Lusitanian Metal", the long-awaited new DVD from Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL has had its release date pushed back by several weeks. The two-disc effort will now be issued on December 8 in Germany, December 9 in Portugal and December 15 in the rest of Europe. The U.S. release will follow in early...

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VINNIE PAUL Shows Off His Chops On New DDRUM Kit; Video Available

A five-minute video clip of Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, HELLYEAH, DAMAGEPLAN) showing off his chops on a new Ddrum kit can be viewed below. Ddrum and Vinnie Paul Abbott recently announced the unveiling of a new signature product line. Commented Vinnie Paul: "I'm proud to announce that I am making t...

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POWERMAN 5000: New Song Posted Online

POWERMAN 5000 has posted a brand new track, entitled "Super Villain", on the band's MySpace page. Commented the group: "As most of you know, we will be hitting the road in January. The plan is to bust out a few new tracks on stage as well as some stuff that hasn't been performed ...

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CRIMINAL: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Anglo-Chilean thrash masters CRIMINAL have set "White Hell" as the title of sixth album, due on February 27, 2009 via Massacre Records. Commented CRIMINAL guitarist/singer Anton Reisenegger: "Some of our older fans might recall that one of our early songs, that never made it onto an album, was calle...

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X-THIRTIEN Signs With CHAVIS RECORDS

Florida-based metal band X-THIRTIEN has inked a deal with Chavis Records for the release of its debut album, "You're Next", due in 2009. X-THIRTIEN is comprised of U.S.- and Europe-based musicians Joe Russell, Johnny Osborn, Rollie Feldman, Mathias Lang, Tracy Ferrell and Erik Zvanut. Two years in t...

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Thrash Speed Burn

Canada's EXCITER are speed metal legends, hands down, and '80s albums like "Violence and Force" and "Heavy Metal Maniac" helped define the genre. It has been eight years and now comes "Thrash Speed Burn", a white-hot thrasher with guitarist John Ricci proudly carrying the torch. Drummer/vocalist Dan...

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HAVOK Completes Work On Debut Album

Swedish death metal lunatics HAVOK have finished recording their debut album, "Being and Nothingness", at Flatpig Studio in Malmö for a January 29 release through ViciSolum Productions. The track "Paramount" from the upcoming CD is a available for streaming on the label's MySpace page. HAVOK began i...