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MRAK To Release Debut In February

Long-running German black metallers MRAK will release their full-length debut in February via Sun & Moon Records. The band — which consists of Morok (guitars/vocals/drums) and Berstuk (bass/acoustic guitars) — "plays melancholic and depressive black metal, which can drag the listener in a mesmer...

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CHRIS CORNELL Performs 'Black Hole Sun' With PETER FRAMPTON; Video Available

Former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell was joined on stage last night (Wednesday, November 14) at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee by rock legend Peter Frampton for a rendition of the SOUNDGARDEN classic "Black Hole Sun". Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance belo...

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VELVET REVOLVER Members Denied Japanese Visas; Tour Cancelled

VELVET REVOLVER has been forced to cancel its four scheduled concerts in Japan as immigration officials there have denied the band's request for visas. According to concert promoter Creativeman Productions Co., Ltd., "the members of VELVET REVOLVER were looking forward to their tour of Japan — a ser...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: New Album Details Revealed

Having spent most of the last two years taking over the world with massive European, U.S. and worldwide headline tours, supporting GUNS N' ROSES, METALLICA and IRON MAIDEN, playing main stage at almost every rock festival across the world, and seeing their 2006 debut album, "The Poison" — an album L...

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DISMEMBER: New Album Details Revealed

Long-running Stockholm, Sweden-based death metal masters DISMEMBER will release their self-titled new album in March 2008 via Regain Records. The CD was recorded at B.A.S. studios with producer Nico Elgstrand (MURDER SQUAD, KRUX, MERCILESS, ENTOMBED). The track listing for the effort is as follows:...

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VELVET REVOLVER's DUFF MCKAGAN Talks ROTOSOUND; Video Available

A two-and-a-half-minute video clip of bassist Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) talking about Rotosound strings can be viewed below. VELVET REVOLVER recently completed a North American tour with ALICE IN CHAINS. The band's video for the song "The Last Fight" is available for viewing a...

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Singer JAMES RIVERA Says End-Of-Tour Altercation Led To His Exit From VICIOUS RUMORS

Veteran heavy metal vocalist James Rivera (HELSTAR, SEVEN WITCHES, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) has confirmed his departure from VICIOUS RUMORS, the long-running San Francisco Bay Area metal band he joined in September 2005. In a statement released to BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today, Rivera said about his dec...

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DEAR BLACK DIARY Calls It Quits

Guelph, Ontario-based act DEAR BLACK DIARY has announced that it will disband following two final shows in Oshawa and Niagara Falls with Montreal's 3 MILE SCREAM. "We at the DEAR BLACK DIARY camp have decided that it's time for a must needed change," says bassist Steve Ferraro. "After years of slugg...

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LED ZEPPELIN Fans Gather In London For Flash Mob Guitar-Off; Video Available

According to The Sun, banned LED ZEPPELIN classic "Stairway To Heaven" returned to its spiritual home in London thanks to a gang of committed air guitarists. The track, which features on the rockers' new "Mothership" greatest hits collection, has long been unwelcome on Denmark Street — home to the c...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: AXL ROSE Is 'Like A One-Man LED ZEPPELIN'

Jesse Capps of RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: It's been a few years since we've got to hear a true Sebastian Bach CD. It's got to feel good knowing that "Angel Down" is...

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DIMMU BORGIR: 'In Sorte Diaboli' Certified Gold In Norway

DIMMU BORGIR's latest album, "In Sorte Diaboli", has been certified gold in the band's home country of Norway for sales in excess of 15,000 copes. DIMMU BORGIR is said to be the first metal band in Norway to shift than 15,000 units of a single release. The staff of Indie Distribution presented DIMMU...

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ULVER: Video Interview With GARM Available

MetalKult.com has posted a 21-clip question-and-answer video interview with vocalist Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg from progressive Norwegian black metal group ULVER. The video was shot on September 20 in New York City, when Garm came to the States to promote his band's latest release, "Shadows of the Sun"...

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OPETH Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Swedish metallers OPETH have been confirmed for next year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES COMMUNIC DIMMU BORGIR EVILE MOONSORROW OPETH PRIMAL FEAR SWALLOW THE S...

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AFTER FOREVER's HDK Project 'Ready To Be Mixed'

AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans has issued the following update on his HDK project: "The past two days, Joost [van den Broek, AFTER FOREVER keyboardist] and I made HDK ready to be mixed. I expect a definite mix around December, and after that I will negotiate with the labels. I must say the p...

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BATTLELORE Announces Finnish Dates With BAL-SAGOTH

Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE will play two shows with BAL-SAGOTH in Finland in January. The details are as follows: Jan. 25 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi Jan. 26 - Turku, Finland - Klubi BATTLELORE is currently working on material for its fifth album, tentatively due next summer. "At the...