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CAIN'S OFFERING Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto and former SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen have joined forces in a new band called CAIN'S OFFERING. The group's debut album, "Gather The Faithful", will be released on August 28 in Europe and September 11 in North America via Frontiers Records. The band i...

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TAAKE: Footage From France's HELLFEST Posted Onine

Norwegian black metallers TAAKE performed at this year's Hellfest on June 19, 2009 in Clisson, France. Fan-filmed video footage of the band's appearance can be viewed below (courtesy of "666vassil"). After 13 years and four albums, and as controversial as ever, TAAKE frontman Hoest recently spoke to...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'The Root Of All Evil' Coming This Fall

Acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, EXODUS) has finished mixing and mastering the new ARCH ENEMY record, "The Root Of All Evil", due on September 28 in Europe and October 6 in North America via Century Media Records. This special collection features re-recorded versions of so...

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GOATWHORE, ABYSMAL DAWN, DAATH To Host Atlanta Pizza Party

Members of GOATWHORE, ABYSMAL DAWN, DAATH, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS and SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY will host a good old-fashioned and wholesome pizza party social to celebrate the kick-off of The Conquer & Curse Tour on Wednesday, June 24 at 6:00 p.m. at Criminal Records in Atlanta, Ge...

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BLOWSIGHT Signs With FASTBALL MUSIC

Sweden's BLOWSIGHT has inked a deal with Fastball Music for the release of the band's debut album, entitled "Destination: Terrorville". Due on August 21, the CD will be "refuelled with this smokin' little evil new track called 'Teenage Rockstar'," according to the group. BLOWSIGHT's lineup consists...

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DORO PESCH To Tour North America In September

German metal queen Doro Pesch will return to North America for a short tour in September. The dates are as follows: Sep. 05 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Sep. 06 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater Sep. 08 - New York, NY @ The Blender Theater at Grammercy Sep. 10 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's ...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist On 'The Classic Metal Show'; Audio Available

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill was one of the featured guests on this past weekend's (June 20) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. "The Classic Metal Show" can be heard every Saturday night between 9:00 p.m. EST and 3:00 a.m. EST at

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ROYAL HUNT Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have parted ways with bassist Per Schelander and have replaced him with Andreas Passmark (NARNIA, ROB ROCK, E-TYPE). Commented Schelander, "After four rollercoaster years of music, laughter and good memories I have to leave ROYAL HUNT. The reason is that I simpl...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Vows To Keep 'Pushing Metal Forward'

David "Gus" Griesinger of Backstage Axxess recently conducted an interview with guitarist K.K. Downing of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Backstage Axxess: You guys will be playing "British Steel" in its entirety [on the upcoming tour]. Why...

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JUDAS PRIEST, L.A. GUNS, LILLIAN AXE Members To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill, L.A. GUNS vocalist Jizzy Pearl, LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze and FREAKSHOW/M!SS CRAZY vocalist Markus Allen Christopher will be the featured guests on this weekend's (June 20) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". "The Classic Metal Show" can be heard every Saturda...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Film 'British Steel' Anniversary Tour For 2010 Release

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of LiveDaily recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his newly established companues, Metal God Records and Metal God Apparel, named after the "metal god" himself: "I love what I do and I'm...

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Reactivated THULCANDRA Completes Work On New Album

THULCANDRA — the reactivated German black/death metal band featuring members of OBSCURA, DARK FORTRESS and HELFAHRT — has completed work on its new album, "Fallen Angels Dominion", at Woodshed Studios with producers V. Santura and Steffen Kummerer. The group is currently looking for a suitable label...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Issues Post-TIM ' RIPPER' OWENS Tour Update

Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson has issued the following update: "I just arrived back in the USA from the Tim 'Ripper' Owens [JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR] tour of Europe. Ripper and I have worked on a lot of things lately, including our band HAIL!, h...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Launches 'Official Creative Umbrella'

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN recently inked a deal with Season Of Mist Records. The band's fourth studio album, Option Paralysis", will be released in early 2010 in collaboration with the band's brand new label. According to guitarist Ben Weinman, the band's new "official creative umbrella" for all thi...

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DIMMU BORGIR: 'Dark Fortress' Preview Book To Be Made Available At WIZARD WORLD PHILADELPHIA

Terminal Press and Nuclear Blast Records have teamed up for one of the most brutal comics of the year with "Dimmu Borgir: Dark Fortress". This is the first in a series of books influenced by the lyrical, artistic and musical concepts from Nuclear Blast's polarizing roster of bands translated into th...