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CRUACHAN Cancels WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN Appearance

Irish folk metal band CRUACHAN has cancelled its appearance at the Wave Gotik Treffen festival, set to take place May 25-28 in Leipzig, Germany. "We were confirmed to play Wave Gotik Treffen by our booking agency Shadowsmile," the group writes on its web site. "Shadowsmile have now gone out of busin...

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BLACK MAJESTY: 'Tomorrowland' Artwork Revealed

Australian melodic power metal band BLACK MAJESTY will issue its third album, entitled "Tomorrowland", on June 1 in Europe through Limb Music Products. Check out the cover artwork at this location. The track listing is as follows: 01. Forever Damned 02. Into the Black 03. Evil in Your Eyes 04. Tomor...

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RUSH Enjoying Its Most Successful Single In A Decade

Jane Stevenson of the Edmonton Sun reports that veteran Toronto prog-rock band RUSH is going through a major renaissance right now. Together for 33 years, singer-bassist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer-lyricist Neil Peart are enjoying their most successful single in a decade, "Far Cry"...

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COMMUNIC Pulls Out Of Greece's METAL HEALING Festival, INFIDEL Steps In

WOTAN, MARAUDER and STRIKELIGHT have been confirmed for the second stage at this year's Metal Healing Festival, set to take place July 20-22 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Norwegian power metallers COMMUNIC have also been replaced by Greek doomsters INFIDEL. The complete main-stage lineup is as follows: F...

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DIMENSION ZERO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DIMENSION ZERO — the Swedish band featuring IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad (on bass),ex-MARDUK vocalist Joakim "Jocke" Göthberg, LUCIFERION/DIABOLIQUE drummer Hasse Nilsson, and PATHOS guitarist Daniel Antonsson — has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival,...

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TAKEOVER Replaces BOUND AND GAGGED At MINNEAPOLIS MAYHEM 4

TAKEOVER (Victory Records) has replaced BOUND AND GAGGED on the billing of the Minneapolis Mayhem 4 festival, set to take place May 12 at the Station-4 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. BOUND AND GAGGED reportedly pulled out of the festival because of internal band issues. The running order is now as follo...

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AMORPHIS: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have set "Silent Waters" as the title of their upcoming album. Prior to its release, the title track will be issued as a CD single in Finland and as a download single worldwide. Like its predecessor "Eclipse", the new CD will be thematically based on an episode from Finlan...

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GOATWHORE To Guest On 'The Governor's Ball' Tomorrow

GOATWHORE vocalist Ben Falgoust and guitarist Sammy Duet will be the featured guests on "The Governor's Ball" this Saturday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in at this location. A video of GOATWHORE performing the track "Blood Guilt Eucharist" at Magic City Music Hall in Binghamton, NY last November du...

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FEAR FACTORY: New Video Interview With RAYMOND HERRERA Available

A 10-minute video interview with FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera, conducted by Tina Wood, has been posted online at this location. FEAR FACTORY recently announced plans to release another remix album, tentatively due later in the year. A first taste of the upcoming CD — a remixed version of the...

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AMORPHIS: TV Interview With ESA HOLOPAINEN To Air This Weekend

The final instalment of the three-part "Eurovision Countdown" will focus on the Finnish metal scene and feature an interview with AMORPHIS' Esa Holopainen. The show will be aired on Finland's Yle TV2 on Sunday, May 6 at 18:20 (rerun: May 10, 15:35). "Eurovision Countdown" is a collaboration between...

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ENEMY OF THE SUN Featuring GRIP INC. Guitarist: New Song Posted Online

ENEMY OF THE SUN, the German band led by Waldemar Sorychta — former GRIP INC./DESPAIR guitarist and producer for such bands as LACUNA COIL and MOONSPELL — has posted another new song, entitled "Lives Based on Conflicts", on its MySpace page. Also available at the same location are the previously rel...

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MORIAN: Debut Album Samples Available

Finnish band MORIAN has posted audio samples from its upcoming debut album, "Sentinels of the Sun", on the group's official web site. "Sentinels of the Sun" will be released on May 16 via Dynamic Arts Records. The CD was recorded at Studio Musica with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., APOCALYPTICA,...

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TOMAHAWK: More 'Anonymous' Details Revealed

TOMAHAWK, the "all-star" band featuring former FAITH NO MORE vocalist Mike Patton, ex-HELMET drummer Jon Stainer and former JESUS LIZARD guitarist Duane Denison, has revealed the track listing for its new album, "Anonymous", due on June 19 via Ipecac. It is as follows: 01. War Song 02. Mescal Rite I...

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'Israel Unleashed': The Best Rock And Metal From The Holy Land

The Jewish Music Group (JMG) is planning to release the very best unsigned rock and metal bands from Israel this summer on one compilation CD called "Israel Unleashed: The Best Rock And Metal From The Holy Land". This project is being produced by JMG's Dean Schachtel, a long-time rock and heavy meta...

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STEVE VAI: 'Sound Theories Vol 1 & 2' Double-Live CD Due In June

Epic Records has announced a June 26 release for "Sound Theories Vol 1 & 2", a double-live CD capturing legendary guitarist Steve Vai's electrifying collaboration with the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra. The two-disc set spotlights rare material culled from five European performances, a studio...