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WOLF Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

Sweden's WOLF has been confirmed for the the 2007 edition of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 12-14 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AVENGER BEYOND FALLEN THE BLACK BULLET HALLOWEEN HOLLOW GROUND KAOS KI...

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SATYRICON, ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON and ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET (the new Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand) are the latest confirmed bands for the the With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 – July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, German...

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SAVATAGE: Ultra-Rare Video Of VAN HALEN Cover Posted Online

An ultra-rare video clip of SAVATAGE (under the band's original moniker AVATAR) performing VAN HALEN's "Eruption" and "You Really Got Me" during an outdoor concert held in a strip mall parking lot in Clearwater, Florida sometime around 1981-1982 has been posted online at YouTube.com. Also available...

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CALLENISH CIRCLE To Guest At ENGINE OF PAIN CD-Release Party

Dutch melodic death metallers CALLENISH CIRCLE have been invited to appear as the special guest act at the CD-release party of fellow Dutch thrashers ENGINE OF PAIN on Saturday, March 10 at De Azijnfabriek in Roermond, The Netherlands. CALLENISH CIRCLE vocalist Patrick Savelkoul last March recorded...

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HEIR APPARENT Parts Ways With Members Of 2006 Touring Lineup

HEIR APPARENT members Bobby Ferkovich (bass),Peter Orullian (vocals),Op Sakiya (keyboards) and Jeffrey McCormack (drums) have issued the following statement: "We would first like to take the opportunity to thank all of the fantastic friends and fans of HEIR APPARENT that we have had the privilege...

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JON OLIVA: 'I Never Downloaded A Song For Free In My Life'

Brian Rademacher of Rock Eyez recently conducted an interview with Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, JON OLIVA'S PAIN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Eyez: We just did an interview with Zak Stevens [former SAVATAGE and current CIRCLE II CIRCLE singer], and a question I asked him was that if he...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: What Happened To The Snow?

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "So we haven't seen any snow yet this winter. At ALL. Global warming, someone? Nah... It's just, um... a warm year? "I am so tired of that lame excuse for the ridiculously over-consumption of the average Urban J...

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INCANTATION Issues End-Of-Year Update

Pennsylvania-based death metallers INCANTATION have issued the following update: "We are home from tour now and busy working on plans for 2007. "First off, we want to thank INTERNAL SUFFERING and YEAR OF DESOLATION for being excellent bands to tour with. We got along great with them and are looking...

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THIS ENDING: Another New Song Posted Online

Another THIS ENDING track, entitled "Pitch Black", has been posted online at the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the Stockholm, Sweden-based band's debut album, "Inside the Machine", which was released in Europe on December 4 via Metal Blade Records (December 1 in Germany). The CD — which w...

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SAVATAGE: Earliest Known Live Footage Posted Online

An ultra-rare video clip of SAVATAGE performing the song "Holocaust" under teh band's original moniker AVATAR at an outdoor concert sponsored by a Tampa radio station — held in a strip mall parking lot in Clearwater, Florida sometime around 1982 — has been posted online at YouTube.com. This is the e...

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H.I.M. Bassist's 'Arse-Crack' Examination By Finnish Customs Was 'Traumatizing'

H.I.M.'s new remixes-and-rarities album, "Uneasy Listening Vol. 1", was recently unleashed by Republic/Universal. To celebrate, Robyn Doreian of Rock Sound magazine caught up with frontman Ville Valo and bassist Mige for an exclusive chat about life on the road. A couple of excerpts follow: On H.I.M...

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SOILWORK To Enter Studio In March

Sweden's SOILWORK has posted the following message on its official web site: "First of all, we wanna say thanks for a great 2006. We had a great year and a lot of great tours. It was fun to see you all out there. "Since the release of 'Stabbing the Drama' in 2005, we made about ...

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BRAND NEW SIN: Final Appearance Of 2006 Scheduled For Tomorrow

New York's BRAND NEW SIN will play the final show of 2006 on Friday, December 29 at the Country Club in Syracuse. Also appearing on the bill are SEEMLESS, BULLY andFROM RUINS. The show is only $10 and 18 and over are welcome with proper ID. Doors open at 8 p.m. BRAND NEW SIN is ...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Recruits CALLENISH CIRCLE Frontman For HDK Project

AFTER FOREVER guitarist/songwriter Sander Gommans has recruited Patrick Savelkoul of CALLENISH CIRCLE to handle some of the "extreme" vocals for his HDK project. HDK's musical direction was previously described by Gommans as "modern trash/death metal with a lot of melodic influences." The following...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: Being Singled Out For My Views is 'Mostly Fodder For My Weak Ego'

Caught in the Crossfire recently conducted an interview with THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Caught in the Crossfire: You seem to have attracted a lot of attention with regards to your personal blog lately — particularly via Blabbermouth. Why do you thi...