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ZONARIA Pulls Out Of DEICIDE-Headlined 'Winterfest 2009' European Tour

Swedish death/black hopefuls ZONARIA have issued the following update: "ZONARIA regretfully must drop off the Winterfest 2009 tour featuring DEICIDE, VADER, SAMAEL and others due to unforseen circumstances. This is the first time in the band's career that ZONARIA has ever dropped off a tour, and we...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Members To Join WILLIE BASSE For Farmington Gig

Willie Basse, who is best known as bassist/frontman for the '80s/early '90s Los Angeles-based band BLACK SHEEP, will make his headlining debut on Friday, December 5, 2008 in Farmington, New Mexico at Gators. This KRWN radio-sponsored event (where Willie's single "(Love So) Far Away" is in heavy rota...

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PAIN CONFESSOR Parts Ways With Guitarist VESA SÄKKINEN

Finnish metallers PAIN CONFESSOR have issued the following update: "The year 2008 was all rest for everyone in the PAIN CONFESSOR camp. We've been recharging our batteries but of course found some time to record a couple of demo songs that were released in June on our homesite and our MySpace page....

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P.O.D. Frontman: Pay No Attention To Rumors

Spiritual rockers P.O.D. (a.k.a. PAYABLE ON DEATH) have announced the following South American tour dates: Nov. 22 - Kazebre - São Paulo, Brazil Nov. 23 - Master Hall - Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Nov. 25 - Bola De Neve - São Paulo, Brazil Nov. 26 - Chevrolet Hall - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil...

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DEEP PURPLE: Munich Footage Available

Video footage of DEEP PURPLE's November 15, 2008 concert in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan's new solo album, "One Eye On Morocco", is now due out in January 2...

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DREAMLAND To Enter Studio This Week

Swedish metal band DREAMLAND will enter Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden this week to begin recording its new album for a March 2009 release via Dockyard 1. According to the group, "Alexx will start with the drums on Friday the 21st and then the Sonic Train will...

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THYRFING: 'Hels Vite' To Receive North American Release In January

Swedish "viking metallers" THYRFING, will release their new album, "Hels Vite", in the U.S. on January 27, 2009 via Regain Records. The third video teaser for "Hels Vite" can be viewed below. Released in Europe on October 22 via Regain Records, the CD was co-produced (with the band) by Jörgen Svenss...

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SIRENIA To Release Digital Single In December

Norwegian/Spanish female-fronted gothic metal band SIRENIA will release a download-only single, "The Path To Decay", on December 26. The track listing for the single is as follows: 01. The Path To Decay (radio mix) 02. The Path To Decay (album version) 03. Winterborn 77 (instrumental) The cover artw...

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Doom, Gloom, Heartache & Whiskey

Some of you may recall that VIKING SKULL was formed in 2003 by members of RAGING SPEEDHORN and got some early acclaim, but went largely unnoticed on U.S. shores. Let's hope that Candlelight's U.S. release of "Doom, Gloom, Heartache & Whiskey" changes that. It is really quite simple. If you dig w...

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Versus

THE HAUNTED seem to be struggling with what it means to be a grown-up thrash band. They've moved on from the gleeful SLAYER-in-a-blender of their early work to a more mid-paced, muscled down verse-chorus-verse crunch, weighty and darkly melodic but still heavy as hell. This sonic shift, which began...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'I've Never Lied About Anyone Who Has Ever Been In This Band'

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KNAC.COM: Do you see any similarities that may exist between what is going on in this country and what happened just before the fall of Rome? Schaffer: Absolu...

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THE WILDHEARTS Frontman On FOX NEWS' 'Red Eye'; Video Available

THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger made a couple of guest appearances on the "Red Eye" show on the Fox News network over the past few weeks. Watch the two segments below. THE WILDHEARTS played the last concert to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the release of the "Earth Vs The Wildhearts" album on...

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HADES Guitarist Comments On Upcoming Reunion Show

Guitarist Dan Lorenzo of the long-defunct New Jersey metallers HADES has confirmed that the band will reunite for an appearance at the Keep It True XIII festival in April 2010 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. Commented Dan: "Yes, the news is true. The good people from the Keep It...

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DOOGIE WHITE To Play Solo Show In Athens

Vocalist Doogie White (CORNERSTONE, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, RAINBOW) is heading off to Athens, Greece for a solo show at Texas Necropolis (formerly Underworld Club) on Friday, December 5. He will perform songs from his time in RAINBOW, CORNERSTONE and EMPIRE as well as a couple of favorites from IRON M...

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ALCATRAZZ Featuring GRAHAM BONNET Continuing Work On New Album

Legendary hard rock singer Graham Bonnet's (RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) web site has been updated with the following message: "While working on new material, ALCATRAZZ featuring Graham Bonnet have done a number of gigs in the U.S., Japan and Europe since last year. The band is out and rea...