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FINAL PRAYER, BACKFIRE, CRUSHING CASPARS Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE

ONE FINE DAY and BAD MANNERS have canceled their participation in the 2007 edition of With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. Newly added to the bill are FINAL PRAYER, BACKFIRE and CRUSHING CASPARS. The festival billing is now shapi...

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U.D.O. Confirmed For Romania's MAXIMUM ROCK FESTIVAL

U.D.O., THE COLD EXISTENCE and DIRTY SHIRT have been confirmed for the Maximum Rock Festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: OVERKILL U.D.O. GRAVE DIGGER TO/DIE/FOR ORPHANED LAND IRON MAIDNEM (IRON MAIDEN tribute) INNER WISH EME...

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NEVERLAND: Audio Sample Featuring BLIND GUARDIAN Singer Posted Online

A new audio sample from NEVERLAND, the collaboration between Turkey's progressive power metal band DREAMTONE and Greek artist Iris Mavraki, has been posted on the NEVERLAND MySpace page. The song "To Lose the Sun", features Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN on lead vocals. This clip, along with two mor...

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'Sounds Of The Underground' Limited-Edition CD/DVD Compilation To Be Sold Via Hot Topic

On June 19, Hot Topic will exclusively carry the pummeling "2007 Sounds of the Underground" compilation. The set includes two CDs and one DVD, featuring 31 blazing tracks and 15 intense videos from all the bands on the tour including GWAR, SHADOWS FALL, EVERY TIME I DIE, CHIMAIRA and a brand-new tra...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman Is Looking Forward To 'Weekend Of Glorious Sunshine'

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will broadcast his BBC 6 Music weekly radio program, aptly named "Rock Show", from the Download festival on Saturday, June 9. Listen to the show live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST) at B...

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IMMORTAL Guitarist's PERFECT VISIONS Recording New Material

PERFECT VISIONS, the Norwegian project headed up by IMMORTAL guitarist Demonaz, is currently in the studio recording four new songs: "Perfect Visions", "Another Dying Sun", "Over the Mountains" and "Demonized". The lineup for the recordings is as follows: Demonaz (Vocals) Ice Dale (Guitars) Abbath (...

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AMORPHIS: 'Silent Waters' Album Artwork Available

The cover artwork for AMORPHIS's upcoming album, "Silent Waters", has been posted online at this location. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland. Mixing duties were handled by Mikko Karmila (NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS) at Finnvox studios. "Silent Waters" track listing: 01. Weav...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman On 'Nostradamus' CD: 'It Will Be Finished When It's Finished'

Jason MacNeil of the Sun Media conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford earlier this week. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On being being the first in the metal realm to release DEPs (Digital Entertainment Packages) of his own material. "The Internet is as revolutionary as...

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AMORPHIS, SWALLOW THE SUN, INSOMNIUM: European Tour Dates Announced

Finland's AMORPHIS will embark on a European tour in November. The first leg of the "Silent Waters European Tour" will take AMORPHIS to Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Norway and Sweden before the band returns to Finland for a concert at Nosturi in Helsinki. Support on the trek will come fro...

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GOATWHORE: 'Forever Consumed Oblivion' Video Available

A new GOATWHORE video for the track "Forever Consumed Oblivion" has been posted at YouTube. The clip was shot during GOD FORBID's Chains of Humanity Tour, on which GOATWHORE was direct support. Acclaimed director David Brodsky (GOD FORBID, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, GWAR) led the production for the eight-...

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CHRIS CORNELL Ponders SOUNDGARDEN Reunion: 'Maybe Like When We're Really, Really Old'

Jane Stevenson of the Toronto Sun recently asked Chris Cornell if all the recent reunion tours — THE POLICE, GENESIS, CROWDED HOUSE and SMASHING PUMPKINS, to name a few — have meant that promoters been throwing piles of money at him to get his old Seattle band, SOUNDGARDEN, back together. "No," said...

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Founding ALCATRAZZ Members Relaunch Band With New Guitarist

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy web site, founding ALCATRAZZ members Jimmy Waldo (keyboards),Gary Shea (bass) and Jan Uvena (drums) have put together a new version of the group with guitarist Stig Mathisen. A vocalist for the band has not yet been announced. A message on the gr...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'Hope' To Be Released On Vinyl

Garden Of Exile Records will release "Hope", the latest album by Finnish doomsters SWALLOW THE SUN, as a double LP. The vinyl release will contain an AMORPHIS cover as a bonus track, featuring a guest appearance by AMORPHIS vocalist Tomi Joutsen. Says the label: "You can expect some nice-colored hea...

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CULT OF LUNA Prepares For DOWNLOAD Festival

Swedish epic art-rock crushers CULT OF LUNA will descend upon Download on Sunday, June 10 to play their debut set at the famous festival. Download is the first U.K. festival CULT OF LUNA have been invited to play, and they are looking forward to engaging the crowd on the Tuborg stage with their spec...

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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Frontman Discusses New Album

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with Johan Lindstrand of ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: You have a new album out, called "Error in Evolution". How do you feel the band has progressed since "21st Century...