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SAVAGE CIRCUS Explains European Concert Cancellations

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the German/Swedish band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),announced last week that it has cancelled the remaining dates on its European tour with CIRCLE II CIRCLE and TOMORROW'S EV...

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DORO Celebrates 20 Years This Spring With 2-DVD Set And Tour

Locomotive Records celebrates two decades of DORO with the May 22 release of "20 Years: A Warrior Soul", a double-DVD visual treat filmed in state-of-the-art DVD9 format, plus bonus CD. The first disc is 90 minutes of behind-the-scenes documentary-styled concert footage of the "Metal Queen"'s triump...

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'Club Satan' Featuring DARK FUNERAL: Screenings Announced

The Satanic forces are uniting behind the first-ever Satanic porno movie, "Club Satan: The Witches' Sabbath". This film was overseen by an actual priest in the Church Of Satan, and includes a real Black Mass, the likes of which has not been caught on tape since Anton LaVey's "Satanis" more than 30 y...

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OBITUARY Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Candlelight Records has set a September 11 U.S. release date for the forthcoming album from death metal legends OBITUARY. Recording of the currently untitled album is already underway with the CD's completion expected for June 1. Regarding the new cooperation, bassist Frank Watkins says, "We are ver...

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Into the Chasms of Lunacy

One of the things I like most about "Into the Chasms of Lunacy" by Hungary's VORKUTA is the sound. It is raw, yet not lo-fi, and the instrument separation is right where it needs to be. Atmosphere cannot be discounted in assessing the merits of a black metal album, especially one that recalls origin...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Drops Off CIRCLE II CIRCLE European Tour

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the German/Swedish band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),has cancelled the remaining dates on its European tour with CIRCLE II CIRCLE and TOMORROW'S EVE for reasons that have not...

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MIDNATTSOL Prepares To Record New Album

The German-Norwegian folk metal band MIDNATTSOL has completed work on seven new songs and is currently preparing to enter the studio to record the follow-up to "Where Twilight Dwells". Guitarist Christian Hector states, "The new songs are a bit more complex and have a [stronger] folk influence than...

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DARK FUNERAL, NAGLFAR, DAATH: More Tour Dates Announced

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL will return to North America for another month's worth of shows in October/November. This time support comes from their Swedish brothers NAGLFAR and Atlanta-based newcomers DAATH. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 09 - Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, P...

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DROWNING POOL: 'Full Circle' Release Date Announced

DROWNING POOL will release its third album, "Full Circle", on July 24 through the group's new record label, Eleven Seven Music (BUCKCHERRY). The band was reportedly looking at offers from Sanctuary and Century Media, but turned both down in favor of Eleven Seven Music. DROWNING POOL also has taken o...

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IMMORTAL's DEMONAZ Working On PERFECT VISIONS Solo Project

MP3.com has posted a report from the Inferno Festival which took place over Easter week in Oslo, Norway. There are photos and several short video interviews, including one with Demonaz (IMMORTAL, I) where he talks about his new project PERFECT VISIONS. "We're working on a new IMMORTAL album," Demona...

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HOLYHELL Confirmed For Germany's MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL

HOLYHELL, the stunning female-fronted newcomer band from MANOWAR's Magic Circle Music, has been confirmed for the Magic Circle Festival, set to take place July 7 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. Headlining will be the event will be MANOWAR, with MESSIAH'S KISS (the German/American/British metal act featurin...

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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Added To GATES OF METALBÅTEN Festival

ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, the Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand, has replaced NAGLFAR on the billing of the Gates of Metalbåten festival, which is scheduled to take place April 26-27 on the Silja Festival ferry (which traffics the Baltic Sea between Stockho...

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BLACK TRINITY Signs With SOL INVICTUS RECORDINGS

Sol Invictus Recordings, the new label headed up by Guido Heijnens (formerly of Karmageddon Media and Mascot Records),has signed Cleveland, Ohio's black metal band BLACK TRINITY. The group's new full-length CD, titled "Bleed for Him", will feature songs originally intended for a six-song EP, sample...

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TOOL: More Rescheduled Tour Dates Announced

TOOL has announced more rescheduled dates for its spring U.S. tour, which was postponed from its original mid-March start after drummer Danny Carey tore a bicep while picking up his dog at home. The trek will now commence on April 27 in las Vegas, Nevada. Nearly 40 shows have been confirmed so far,...

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TANKARD: 'Best Case Scenario: 25 Years In Beers' Details Revealed

Long-running Frankfurt, Germany-based thrash metallers TANKARD recently entered Stage One studios in Borgentreich, Germany in with producer Andy Classen (DEW-SCENTED, CALLENISH CIRCLE, TANKARD, OCCULT) to record new versions of their biggest "hits" — from "(Empty) Tankard" and "Chemical Invasion" to...