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Will there be a metal release under more of a critical microscope this year than the new SHADOWS FALL? The band is, tangentially at least, tied to a metalcore scene that's seen as glutted and past its expiration date. And they're making their major-label debut after slogging it out for years at the...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer: I Thought The Band Would Never Make The Big Time

Dark Starr from Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins. An excerpt follows: Wormwood Chronicles: Many people may not know that you were the founding member and original lead singer for JUDAS PRIEST. Can you catch the readers up a bit o...

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BETWEEN THE FROST: Long-Awaited Second Album To See Light of Day

Spanish melodic black-death metal band BETWEEN THE FROST will release its long-awaited second album, entitled "Realms of Desolation", later this month via Grotesque Music. Recorded in 2004 at BMG studios and mastered by Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) in early 2005 at his Los Angered Studios in Gothenb...

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MISERY INDEX Begins Work On New Material

Baltimore, Maryland's MISERY INDEX has issued the following update: "We have begun initial songwriting for the follow up album to 'Discordia', and we have already two to three songs in a skeleton form. We will be taking the majority of the rest of this year to only write, so we hope to record by nex...

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MALMONDE, AQUILON, INSIDE CONFLICT Featured On French Metal Compilation

The French Metal webzine has released its fourth compilation, "A l'orée d'une nouvelle ère", a double CD featuring 40 songs from signed artists such as MALMONDE, AQUILON, INSIDE CONFLICT, PITBULLS IN THE NURSERY and WHISPER-X, as well as from underground/unsigned bands looking for a record deal. The...

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PSYCHOMANCER Signs With ROTTING CORPSE RECORDS

Indiana death metal veterans PSYCHOMANCER have inked a deal with Rotting Corpse Records for their upcoming album, entitled "Butchered", tentatively due this summer. Recording for the follow-up to 2001's "Si-ko-man-sur" is complete, and final production is currently in progress. "PSYCHOMANCER is stok...

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H.I.M. Frontman: New Album Is 'A Lot Heavier Than Anything We've Done Before'

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo recently spoke to Chris Harris of MTV.com about the group's new album, tentatively titled "Venus Doom", which they've been working on with producer Tim Palmer (DREDG, OZZY OSBOURNE) in Helsinki. "There were too many things going on," Valo said of the band's previous releas...

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INTO ETERNITY Guitarist Talks About 'Timeless Winter' Video Shoot

Dan Barkasi of HMAS.org recently conducted an interview with INTO ETERNITY guitarist Tim Roth. A couple of excerpts follow: HMAS.org: How have the additions of Steve Bolognese (drums) and Justin Bender (guitar) impacted INTO ETERNITY? Tim Roth: Awesome! It was cool that they did the DESTRUCTION tour...

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EXCITER Will NOT Perform At This Year's MILWAUKEE METALFEST

Despite the organizers' previous announcement to the contrary, Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER will **NOT** perform at this year's Milwaukee Metalfest, set to take place May 11-12 at the Waukesha Expo Center in Waukesha, WI. "We did talk to the promoter about playing, but we were unable to co...

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VIOLENT STORM: New MICK CERVINO Audio Interview Available

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/VIOLENT STORM bass player Mick Cervino recently chatted with Dirt from MetalDreams.net about "Storm Warning", the new VIOLENT STORM CD. Additional topics included Mick's time with BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, how it is to work with Ritchie Blackmore and Yngwie Malmsteen, the difficulty he had...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: 'The Rumors Of Our Demise Are Highly Exaggerated'

Drummer Hein Frode Hansen of the Norwegian female-fronted band THEATRE OF TRAGEDY has issued the following update via the band's official web site: "Some of you might have noticed that the website was down, some didn't. The rumours of our demise are highly exaggerated we just forgot to pay the webho...

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ATTACKER Vocalist Returns To Pro Wrestling

After a nine-year absence, ATTACKER vocalist Bob Mitchell will return to the wrestling ring at the end of April and will be the ring announcer for a great night of sports entertainment. This event will be a fundraiser to benefit the First Cerebral Palsy School of New Jersey and is presented by New M...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Working With DEAN Has Been One Of The Greatest Thrills For Me As A Musician'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and Dean Guitars have released Mustaine's new guitar line, debuting two versions of the Dave Mustaine Signature "Vehement: VMNT" model at the Winter NAMM convention in Anaheim, CA — an event witnessed by a quarter of a million fans worldwide with the help of Dean's "Li...

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MUCOPUS: More 'Undimensional' Details Revealed

Guitarist Justin Knipper of the upstate New York death/grind band MUCOPUS (featuring members of SKINLESS, WASTEFORM and INTERNAL BLEEDING) has issued the following update: "We are rounding the bend in the writing process of our upcoming CD, 'Undimensional', slated for a summer release through Nice T...

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THE AGONIST Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

It is extremely rare to find an up-and-coming metal band taking strong political stands, much less one that's led by a dominating, beautiful, edgy female. But it is exactly this unique dynamic that led Century Media Records to sign Montreal's THE AGONIST (formerly THE TEMPEST) to a worldwide deal. T...