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LORDI: 'Deadache' European Chart Positions Revealed
"Deadache", the new album from Finnish monster rockers LORDI, has registered the following European chart positions: Finland: #5 Germany: #33 Sweden: #42 Austria: #51 LORDI sold around 1,700 copies of "Deadache" in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The C...November 9, 2008
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ANVIL Schedules Vancouver Date
Canadian metal legends ANVIL will perform at Pat's Pub in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on November 14. "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" — a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heavy-metal practitioners Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner who, after a desultory European tour w...November 8, 2008
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THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND: First 2009 Dates Announced
THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND — the UK-based group led by former GRIM REAPER/ONSLAUGHT singer Steve Grimmett — has issued the following update: "Steve Grimmett is delighted to announce two more dates for the diary. On January 23, 2009, the band will play the XIGAS Festival in Greece which will give the ba...November 8, 2008
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SHADOWS FALL Drummer Checks In
SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner has issued the following update: "Well, I guess this is more like a rambling paragraph of everything going on with me and the various bands I'm busy working with right now... "Let's talk about my main 'family' (as dysfunctional as we are). SHADOWS FALL are still pa...November 7, 2008
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CARCASS To Play Next Year's WALDROCK Festival
According to M.A.D. Tourbooking, reactivated British extreme metal legends CARCASS are the first confirmed band for next year's Waldrock festival, set to take place June 13, 2009 in Bergum, Holland. Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer. An...November 7, 2008
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SISTER SIN Hits The Road In The U.S.; First Tour Video Blog Posted Online
Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN has just kicked off a U.S. tour as the support act for OTEP and ILL NINO. The group's first tour video blog can be viewed below. "Switchblade Serenades", the debut album from SISTER SIN, sold around 700 copies in the Unites States in its first week o...November 6, 2008
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LORDI: 'Deadache' First-Week Sales Revealed
Finnish monster rockers LORDI sold around 1,700 copies of their new album, "Deadache", in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 13 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developi...November 5, 2008
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RAVENS CREED: New Music Posted Online
RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham, and former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske, have posted four new songs on their MySpace page. The tracks "Five Witches of Nine" and "Hearse Fokker" will appear on t...November 3, 2008
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SOCIAL DISTORTION, MOTÖRHEAD: More 'Musink Tattoo And Music Festival' Details Revealed
The first annual nationwide Kat Von D And Samsung Mobile Musink Tattoo And Music Festival will launch January 30, 2009 and traverse 25 major cities in the United States for six weeks. Musink was conceived by Kat Von D — one of the most popular tattoo artists in the world and the star of the ...November 3, 2008
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THE ABSENCE: New Video Interview Posted Online
Metal Til Death conducted an interview with the Tampa, Florida melodic trash outfit THE ABSENCE on October 20, 2008. Watch the 10-minute chat below. THE ABSENCE recently opened for Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH on their North American tour. Also on the bill were the Finnish folk-metal act ENS...November 3, 2008
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SIX FEET UNDER: Another New Song Posted Online
A new song from SIX FEET UNDER entitled "Involuntary Movement Of Dead Flesh" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Death Rituals", which is scheduled for release on November 11 via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release, the CD...November 2, 2008
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DARK FORTRESS, GERNOTSHAGEN Confirmed For Germany's RAGNARÖK VI FESTIVAL
DARK FORTRESS and GERNOTSHAGEN have been confirmed for the Ragnarök VI Festival, set to take place April 17-18, 2009 in Lichtenfels, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): Acts on the bill now include: ADORNED BROOD ALESTORM ALKONOST ARKONA COR SCORPII DARK F...November 2, 2008
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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS: 'God Help Us… God Bless America'
W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless has released the following message via the band's official web site, W.A.S.P. Nation: "'We the people of the United States.' These are the first seven words of the constitution of the United States of America. As I stood in the reception area of the Pentagon in Washi...November 2, 2008
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LORDI Plays Special Club Gig In Helsinki; Video Footage, Photos Available
Finnish monster rockers LORDI launched their new album, "Deadache", with a special performance last night (Friday, October 31) at the 700-capacity Tavastia club in Helsinki, Finland. This was the first time LORDI played on the stage of what is said to be Finland's most famous rock club. Fan-filmed v...November 1, 2008
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ORIGIN, SKINLESS, OBSCURA, MAN MUST DIE, ANTIGAMA To Team Up For European Tour
ORIGIN, SKINLESS, OBSCURA, MAN MUST DIE, and ANTIGAMA will join forces for the first-ever European edition of the legendary Relapse Records Contamination Tour. The trek will bring extremity as only Relapse Records can provide to Europe in an extensive four-week run. ORIGIN recently issued its new fu...November 1, 2008
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