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Storm Warning

VIOLENT STORM would be a noteworthy b-level hard rock project in any case, its members' resumes sporting past work with ZEBRA, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and BLACKMORE'S NIGHT — you know, the kind of thrown-together studio group that inevitably comes out in Japan a year before anywhere else. But these guys ha...

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'27 Heaven' Rock Musical/Satirical Play To Open In New York Tomorrow

After a triumphant national tour playing to sold-out audiences and standing ovations, the producers of "27 Heaven", a rock musical/satirical play about the conversations in heaven between four of the world's greatest rock stars who all died at the age of 27 — Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison...

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Western Xterminator

Welcome to one of the first truly forgettable releases of 2007. RTX's "Western Xterminator" plays a kind of sleazy hard rock with melodies that go nowhere and riffs that are beyond recycled. It is the type of album that brings to mind one of the very few negatives about this reviewing gig: having to...

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VOLBEAT, MAROON, IMPIOUS Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

VOLBEAT, MAROON and IMPIOUS have been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABSOLUTE AFTER FOREVER AMON AMARTH BLACK MESSIAH BOLT THR...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Where Is The Dignity In Living Life Through Fear?'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Spend so much time trying to be something. Someone. But there is nothing in the clothes you wear. Nothing in the things we carry. "Identity is the result of experience, needs, love and desire. That's all. That'...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, TYPE O NEGATIVE, CHIMAIRA Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

SLAYER, MEGADETH, TYPE O NEGATIVE, MASTODON, CHIMAIRA, DARK TRANQUILITY, SCARVE, HEAVENLY, KAIZEN, LYZANXIA, HACRIDE and DESTINITY have been confirmed for Hellfest, set to take place June 22-24 in Clisson, France. More than 70 bands will perform on three stages. The festival billing is shaping up as...

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NONPOINT's 'Bullet With A Name' Featured In 'Grindhouse' TV Spots

NONPOINT's track "Bullet with a Name" has been selected to score a series of upcoming TV spots for Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's new film, "Grindhouse". You can view one of those TV spots be clicking here. "Bullet with a Name" initially appeared as the first single to NONPOINT's highly ac...

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BORN FROM PAIN Vocalist Quits, FIRST BLOOD's CARL SCHWARTZ Steps In

Vocalist Che Snelting has left the Dutch metallic hardcore heroes BORN FROM PAIN. "After 10 years of dedication, hard work and withstanding the tests of time alongside of us, Che has decided that he needs to move onto different things in life and set other priorities than those that come with playin...

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REVENGIA Finishes Mixing 'Eraser'

REVENGIA, the Swedish metal band featuring ARCH ENEMY drummer Daniel Erlandsson, has finished mixing its new album, entitled "Eraser". "We spent one week at Studio Fredman and came out with a solid metal record," the group writes on its web site. "Fredrik Nordström and Patrik J Sten are pure profess...

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SIRENIA: 'The Other Side' Video Posted Online

SIRENIA, the Norwegian/Danish gothic metal band featuring former TRISTANIA guitarist/vocalist Morten Veland, has posted its video for the song "The Other Side" at YouTube.com. The clip was helmed by the renowed Serbian production company I-Code (DEATHSTARS, HAMMERFALL, BLIND GUARDIAN, SCAR SYMMETRY)...

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CHIMAIRA: More 'Resurrection' Chart Positions Revealed

Cleveland's CHIMAIRA has registered the following first-week chart positions with its latest effort, "Resurrection": Germany: #71 U.K.: #1 (Top 50 Rock & Metal Album Chart) U.K.: #3 (Top 50 Independent Album Chart) U.K.: #76 (Official Top 200 Artist Chart) U.K.: #104 (Top 250 Album Chart) USA: #...

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MANITOU Signs With METAL HEAVEN RECORDS

Finnish traditional heavy metal band MANITOU, which features in its ranks members of OMNIUM GATHERUM, MALPRACTICE and KAIHORO, has inked a deal with Metal Heaven Records for the release of its third album. The CD is currently being recorded at SouthEastSounds Studio in Karhula, Finland with producer...

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CHIMAIRA: 'Resurrection' U.K. Chart Positions Revealed

Cleveland's CHIMAIRA has registered the following first-week chart positions in the U.K. with their latest effort, "Resurrection": #1 - Top 50 Rock/Metal Album Chart #3 - Top 50 Independent Album Chart #76 - Official U.K. Top 200 Artist Chart #104 - Top 250 Album Chart CHIMAIRA's new music video, "R...

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SUPREME PAIN Signs With COMATOSE MUSIC

SUPREME PAIN, the Dutch death metal band featuring Aad Kloosterwaard of SINISTER on vocals, Erwin Harreman on bass and guitar and Robert Kovacic of SCAFFOLD on drums, has signed a deal with the U.S.-based label Comatose Music (owned by Steve Green of LUST OF DECAY). The group's debut album, "Cadaver...

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CELTIC FROST, KREATOR: New Live Photos Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos of KREATOR and CELTIC FROST performing last night (March 10) in Heerhugowaard, Holland have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. Support came from Swedish black metal act WATAIN and Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED. CELTIC FROST's setlist: 01. Totengott (in...