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FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING Hard At Work On New Material

German death metallers FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING are currently writing songs for their third album, tentatively due in early 2008 via Metal Blade Records. According to the band, the new material "really sounds killer so far. Four very different sounding songs are already finished and the fifth one is...

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LEGION OF THE DAMNED, KAMPFAR, SKYFORGER, INSISION Confirmed For PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR

LEGION OF THE DAMNED, KAMPFAR, SKYFORGER and INSISION are the first four confirmed bands for next year's Party.San Open Air festival, set to take place August 7-9, 2008 in Bad Berka, Germany. LEGION OF THE DAMNED's upcoming "Feel the Blade" album will be a reissue of the the "Elegy for the Weak" CD...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has announced three dates in Japan in February 2008. The details are as follows: Feb. 07 - Osaka, Castle Hall Feb. 09 - Tokyo, Makuhari Messe Feb. 10 - Tokyo, Makuhari Messe Tickets go on sale on November 17. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has been officially confirmed as one of t...

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AC/DC Poised To Shatter International Sales Records With 'Plug Me In'

Kathy McCabe of Australia's The Daily Telegraph reports that AC/DC is poised to shatter international sales records with the release of a definitive live retrospective DVD collection "Plug Me In" this week. More than 500,000 copies have already been ordered worldwide for the concert footage compilat...

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PRIMORDIAL: New Song Posted Online

Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL have posted a new song called "Empire Falls" on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's sixth album, "To The Nameless Dead", which will be released in Europe on November 19 via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release, the group's second CD fo...

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HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY: Japanese Dates Announced

HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY have announced the details of the Japanese leg of their "Hellish Rock" tour. The dates are as follows: Feb. 08 - Fukuoka, Japan - Drum Logos Feb. 09 - Hiroshima, Japan - Club Quattro Feb. 11 - Osaka, Japan - Namba Hatch Feb. 12 - Nagoya, Japan - Diamond Hall Feb. ...

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THE ARCANE ORDER Completes Work On New Album

THE ARCANE ORDER, the Danish band featuring vocalist Kasper Thomsen (RAUNCHY) and guitarist Flemming C. Lund (INVOCATOR, ex-AUTUMN LEAVES),entered Hansen studio in Ribe, Denmark in early September to begin recording its sophomore album, "In the Wake of Collisions", for an early 2008 release via Met...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: Video Interview With PAUL MAZURKIEWICZ Available

SickDrummer.com conducted an interview with CANNIBAL CORPSE's Paul Mazurkiewicz at the Rochester, New York stop on the Metal Blade 25th Anniversary Tour. Watch the interview in two parts below. To celebrate Metal Blade's 25th anniversary, the label reissued CANNIBAL CORPSE's 1996 fifth studio album...

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EVERGREEN TERRACE: 'Chaney Can't Quite Riff Like Helmet's Page Hamilton' Video Available

Jacksonville, Florida's EVERGREEN TERRACE has released its new video for the song "Chaney Can't Quite Riff Like Helmet's Page Hamilton" off the group's latest album, "Wolfbiker". Watch it below (courtesy of Headbanger's Blog). (NOTE: Video stream is not available to non-U.S. residents.) The clip was...

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DEMIRICOUS Schedules CD-Release Show

Indianapolis, Indiana's DEMIRICOUS will play a CD-release show in conjunction with its second Metal Blade album, "Two (Poverty)", which hits stores on October 16. The concert will take place on Friday, October 26 at the Harrison Center for the Arts in Indianapolis. Also scheduled to appear are RINGW...

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FALCONER: New Album Written

FALCONER guitarist Stefan Weinerhall has issued the following update: "Now we have all the new songs for the next album written. There's just the finishing touches left to do. We will start recording around Christmas this year and then mix it in May 2008. Faster and more complex than the last album...

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AUTUMN Cancels More Dates, Including METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST Appearance

Dutch female-fronted gothic metal band AUTUMN has been forced to cancel its previously announced German headlining tour and appearance at the at the Metal Female Voices Fest in Wieze, Belgium due to "serious health problems" suffered by the group's lead singer, Nienke De Jong. Nienke De Jong has iss...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Is The Official Face Of 'Metal' In Japan

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's web site has been updated with the following message: "For the second consecutive year, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation is featuring Marty in its annual ad campaign. Starting October 15, life-sized billboards will be up in 21 subway and train stations t...

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AMON AMARTH To Tour Australia In January

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH will embark on "The Wrath Of The Norsemen Tour 2008" of Australia/New Zealand in January 2008. The dates are as follows: Jan. 04 - Adelaide - Fowler's Live (All Ages) Jan. 05 - Perth - Amplifier Bar Jan. 06 - Sydney - The Enmore Theatre (All Ages) Jan. 08 - ...

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THE ABSENCE: New Video Interview Available

HeavyMetalSource.com conducted an interview with Jamie Stewart (vocals) and Jeramie Kling (drummer) of Tampa, Florida-based melodic thrashers THE ABSENCE on October 6 at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island. Watch the nine-minute clip below. THE ABSENCE took part in this summer's Meta...