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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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KATATONIA Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE FESTIVAL

Swedish metallers KATATONIA has been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Roskilde Festival, set to take place July 5-8 in Roskilde, Denmark. Other acts scheduled to appear include RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, THE WHO, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MASTODON and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. For more information, click...

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PAUL STANLEY: Illegal Downloading Is 'One Of The Tragedies Of The 21st Century'

Cameron Adams of Australia's Herald Sun reports: KISS frontman Paul Stanley has lashed out at people who download music illegally. "Downloading is one of the tragedies of the 21st century," Stanley said yesterday. "Under the guise of technology and fancy jargon, people have legalized stealing. "When...

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QUEENSRŸCHE, PRIMAL FEAR, ZYKLON Confirmed For Norway's METAL HEART Festival

QUEENSRŸCHE, PRIMAL FEAR, DEMON, ZYKLON, FALCONER, LION'S SHARE and MINDFLOW have been confirmed for Metal Heart, a brand new three-day metal festival set to take place August 16-18 at Tapperiet in Notodden, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BLIND GUARDIA...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's MORELLO To Co-Host 'Rock 30' This Weekend

Guitarist Tom Morello will co-host L.A. Lloyd's "Rock 30" on 25 radio affiliates the weekend of April 21-22. Tom will discuss the RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE reunion shows along with his solo project THE NIGHTWATCHMAN. Many stations stream online. Here is a link to affiliates and show times. The interv...

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TOM MORELLO And ZACK DE LA ROCHA Reunite Onstage

Launch Radio Networks reports: Tom Morello and Zack De La Rocha, the guitarist and singer, respectively, of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, took to the stage together for the first time in nearly seven years in Chicago on Saturday (April 14). Their appearance was part of a demonstration and rally-turned-c...

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POSSESSED To Reunite For This Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Legendary San Francisco Bay Area metal band POSSESSED will reunite for an exclusive appearance at this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. Also newly confirmed is AS I LAY DYING. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows...

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RICHARD CHRISTY's 'Heavy Metal Hoedown' To Air On SIRIUS Tonight

"The Howard Stern Show" personality and metal drummer Richard Christy (DEATH, ICED EARTH) will host his own two-hour show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack tonight, featuring some of his favorite current and classic heavy metal songs. Richard has toured the world many times over and has been a...

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CRIONICS: 'NeuThrone' Release Date Set

Poland's CRIONICS will release its new album, "NeuThrone", on May 28 via Candlelight Records. The recording session took place at Zed Studio in Olkusz, Poland with the very talented Tomasz Zalewski, who recorded the most recent albums by THY DISEASE, TOTEM, and HORRORSCOPE, among many others. The fo...

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AMORAL: Audience Needed For Video Shoot

Finnish hard-rockin' and turbo-lovin' quintet AMORAL has issued the following update: "AMORAL is about to film a video for 'Leave Your Dead Behind', the single from the upcoming album 'Reptile Ride', and wants YOU to participate. The shooting will take place at Nosturi, Helsinki on Sunday May 20th,...

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THE SUN OF WEAKNESS To Release Debut Album In September

Italian metallers THE SUN OF WEAKNESS will release their debut album, "Trompe L'Oeil", on September 21 via My Kingdom Music. The CD was mixed and mastered at the the Outer Sound Studios by Giuseppe Orlando (NOVEMBRE). The artwork was created by Mattia Nadini. THE SUN OF WEAKNESS is: Alessandro Cammi...

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DEF LEPPARD: Summer Tour Dates Announced

Following on the heels of their massively successful 2006 concert tour, DEF LEPPARD, one of rock's most exciting bands, have announced a mega summer concert tour that is set to hit all corners of the United States, as well as Canada. This year's outing will include 50 dates, kicking off on June 27 i...

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INQUISITION, WARHAMMER Confirmed For Germany's UNDER THE BLACK SUN Festival

INQUISITION, WARHAMMER, CORPUS CHRISTII and SAMMATH are among the confirmed bands for the Under the Black Sun open-air festival, set to take place July 6-7 at Bernau, Helenenau, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: INQUISITION (USA) CORPUS CHRISTII (POR) ENDEZZMA (NOR) ETERNITY (G...

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STRATOVARIUS, LORDI, NIGHTWISH Members To Write Songs For Finnish 'Idols' Winner

According to the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS),Tomi Putaansuu (a.k.a. Mr. Lordi; LORDI),Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT),Janne Joutsenniemi (SUBURBAN TRIBE),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA) and Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI) are among the metal musicians who will contrib...

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Hope

Talk of Finland's SWALLOW THE SUN being heirs to the throne of, depending on who you ask, MY DYING BRIDE or KATATONIA (well, the early material anyway) is not hyperbole. "Hope", the band's third release, is the sound of a band hitting its stride and exuding confidence in the majestic, European doom/...