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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirmed For Entire VANS WARPED TOUR

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have been confirmed for the entire Vans Warped Tour, which is scheduled to kick off June 29 in Pomona, California. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: A STATIC LULLABY (Jul. 24 - Aug. 25) THE ACTUAL (Aug. 10 - Aug. 25) AGENT ORANGE (Aug. 23 - Aug....

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DISBELIEF Taps SACRED STEEL Guitarist For Upcoming Shows

German death metallers DISBELIEF will utilize the services of SACRED STEEL guitarist Jonas Khalil for upcoming live shows beginning on April 7 in Eisleben. However, due to scheduling conflicts, guitarist Oliver "Olly" Lenz, who recently left the group, will rejoin his former bandmates for two shows:...

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SIN DEALER Begins Mixing New CD

SIN DEALER, the band featuring members of SEA OF GREEN, SONS OF OTIS, EDWIN and PLASMA BLAST, has begun mixing its new CD, titled "Going Down", at Q Music in Toronto, ON. Guitarist Ron Bechard checks in from the studio and comments: "Before we even started mixing the tracks they were already so heav...

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EDENBRIDGE: 'The Chronicles Of Eden' Track Listing Revealed

Austrian symphonic metal band EDENBRIDGE will issue a rarities/"best of" compilation, entitled "The Chronicles of Eden", as a double-CD and limited double-digipack on May 25. Disc One will contain three new, previously unreleased songs, all Japanese and European bonus tracks and songs that were incl...

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CANDLEMASS, INSOMNIUM, DEATHCHAIN Confirmed For Finland's JALOMETALLI Festival

CANDLEMASS, INSOMNIUM, DEATHCHAIN, KIUAS, PROFANE OMEN, HORNA and URN are the latest confirmed bands for the 2007 edition of the Jalometalli festival, set to take place August 17-18 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALTARIA AMORA...

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SONATA ARCTICA To Host 'Unia' Listening Party In New York City

SONATA ARCTICA lead vocalist Tony Kakko and keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg will host a listening party for their new album, "Unia", at Lit Lounge (93 Second Avenue - between 5th & 6th Streets) in New York City on Monday, April 2. Scheduled for North American release on May 22, "Unia" will be pla...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Frontman: 'I Want To Be The Only Man In This World'

Daniel Robert Epstein of SuicideGirls.com recently conducted an interview with TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele. An excerpt from the chat follows: SuicideGirls.com: I bet you get some really cute girls at your shows. Peter Steele: There are always cute girls at our shows. But I'm getting old an...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion': New EARACHE Collection Due In April

Earache Records will release a six-CD collection, entitled "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion", on April 23. Headbang away to over 100 all-out blistering tracks on six separate discs, featuring Earache's own genre-defining, groundbreaking artists. The set will be priced only £9.99 (U.K.) or $15.98 (U....

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Journalist Dismisses SAXON Documentary As 'Coffee-Table Television At Best'

Damien of Decibel magazine has submitted the following report to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Just got back from taking part in the soon-to-be-aired [British] Channel 4 SAXON documentary, 'Get Your Act Together'. The programme will be in two parts; the first showing impresario Harvey Goldsmith as he attempts...

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STRYPER Frontman: 'I Trust The Lord And I Know He Has A Plan'

STRYPER vocalist Michael Sweet has posted the following message on his official web site: "Once again I find myself needing to apologize for taking so long to write new information and updates for Jeff [webmaster] to post here at www.michaelsweet.com. I've always been someone who strives to stay in...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says 'Sleepwalker' Was Inspired By Internet Snipes On 'One Particular News Site'

KNAC.COM's Gnarly Charlie recently spoke to MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine about the inspiration for the band's new song "Sleepwalker" (see lyrics below),which appears on MEGADETH's upcoming CD, "United Abominations", due May 15 via Roadrunner Records. "I was kind of getting bored with people takin...

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Rock The Rebel / Metal the Devil

Denmark's VOLBEAT exploded onto the European scene with a smashing debut called "The Strength/The Sound/The Songs" that was reviewed by yours truly on this very site (7.5/10). The band's spirited blend of Elvis Presley vocals (from vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen),hard rockin' riffs, '60s-style...

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ICED EARTH Completes Work On New Single; More Album Details Revealed

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I just wanted to give you an update of what's happening in ICED EARTH world. "We just finished mixing and mastering the [new] single, which will be titled 'Overture of the Wicked' and should be released in late May o...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION: Photos From Amsterdam Gig Posted Online

Holland's WITHIN TEMPTATION performed material from its new album, "The Heart of Everything", for its fans and members of the press on March 14 at The Melkweg, Amsterdam, Holland. A number of high-quality photos from this exclusive show have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. WITHIN TEMPTAT...

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Dead Again

"Dead Again" couldn't be a more ironic title for the sixth studio effort from TYPE O NEGATIVE. One of the most original metal bands of the last 16 years is back with perhaps its finest outing since its 1993 breakthrough, "Bloody Kisses", displaying a newfound energy and heaviness that touches on ele...