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IN BATTLE: In Recording Mode

Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE are currently recording their fourth album, "Kingdom of Fear", due later in the year via Nocturnal Art Productions. The follow-up to 2004's "Welcome to the Battlefield" will honor the memory of the group's former drummer, Otto Wiklund, who passed awa...

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1349, CHTHONIC Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Norwegian black metallers 1349 and Taiwanese black-metal band CHTHONIC have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BEN...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY Announces New Drummer

Arizona's JOB FOR A COWBOY has announced the addition of drummer Jon "The Charn" Rice to the group's ranks. "Jon has been playing drums for about seven years," according to a press release. "After completing a year at Capital's Conservatory of Music, majoring in Music Business with a focus on Percus...

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FALCONER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish epic/power metallers FALCONER have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN B...

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AMON AMARTH To Film 'Cry Of The Black Birds' Video This Month

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "The last two months have been hectic, but we've had a blast. The headlining tour in Europe went over expactations and we'd like to thank WINTERSUN and TYR, as well as our European crew and of course everyone who came to the shows. Hope...

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UNHEILIG Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German electrogoth/"neue Deutsche härte" band UNHEILIG has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY...

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MEMORY GARDEN: 'Carnage Carnival' Track Listing Revealed

MEMORY GARDEN, the Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, has finalized the track listing for its new album, "Carnage Carnival", due later in the year via Vic Records. Commented Simon: "We are for the first time working with the Hungarian artist Hjules and he...

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VAN HALEN's New Publicist Is Looking Forward To Going On The Road This Summer

AVN.com reports that publicist Janie Liszewski has left the adult industry and her company High Profile Media to embark on a new chapter of her career. Effective immediately, Liszewski will be the exclusive PR rep for rocker Eddie Van Halen. "This new venture does not allow me to do publicity in adu...

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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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TOURNIQUET Confirmed For SONSHINE FESTIVAL

Christian thrash metallers TOURNIQUET have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sonshine Festival, set to take place July 12-14 in Willmar, Minnesota. For more information, visit www.sonshinefestival.com. TOURNIQUET released a live DVD in August, entitled "Till Sverige Med Kärlek" (To Sweden W...

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SIX FEET UNDER Bassist Talks About Upcoming Album

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with SIX FEET UNDER bassist Terry Butler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: What can SIX FEET UNDER fans expect from the new album? With the last album there was definitely a slight style change. Is that progres...

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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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ICED EARTH To Enter Studio In February

ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Again I have to apologize for the delay in updates. I've been extremely busy with writing and preproduction for the new ICED EARTH CDs. "I also lost the one person that was my true mentor and...

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Guitarist COLIN DAVIS Says VILE's Lyrics 'Will Not Focus On Death Anymore'

Guitarist Colin Davis of the Californian brutal death metallers VILE has issued the following update: "I think that it's time that we all take a good look at what death metal is all about. What is our attraction to this type of music, why do we have it and what influence does it have on ...

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SACRED STEEL To Play First-Ever Swedish Gig In January

German metallers SACRED STEEL will make their first-ever live appearance in Sweden on Saturday, January 27, 2007 at Rockklubben in Sandviken. Two additional bands will be appearing. Upcoming SACRED STEEL shows: Jan. 27 - Sandviken, SWE - Rockklubben Feb. 09 - Hannover, GER - S.O.M.A. Club Feb. 10 -...