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Longtime Metal Journalist Pays Tribute To Fallen VOIVOD Guitarist

Longtime metal journalist and BLABBERMOUTH.NET contributor Don Kaye has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "It was almost exactly twenty years ago that I first met the members of VOIVOD, including guitarist Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour. I had bee...

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Former VOIVOD Bassist: 'PIGGY Was A Mentor And A Hero For Many Of Us'

Former VOIVOD bassist Jean-Yves Theriault (a.k.a. Blacky) has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "Life does not always turn out the way you expect. Mine and the lives of many of my friends from Jonquiere were certainly influenced by one sp...

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LULLACRY: 'Vol. 4' European Release Date Announced

Century Media Records has set a September 19 European release date for the new LULLACRY album, "Vol. 4". The CD will be issued in Finland on September 7 via Spinefarm. As previously reported, LULLACRY's new single, "Stranger in You", entered the Finnish single chart at position No. 16 upon its relea...

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BEYOND FEAR To Begin Recording Debut Album Next Week

BEYOND FEAR, the brand new hard-hitting metal outfit founded by current ICED EARTH and former JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens will be entering an Ohio studio on Monday to begin recording their debut album for SPV Records, tentatively due in early 2006. "We start with drums and bass on [Augu...

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CELTIC FROST Fan Issues Studio Report

A CELTIC FROST fan by the name of Mike Rovers recently spent a day at Horus Sound Studio in Hanover, Germany, where FROST are recording their new album, "Dark Matter Manifest", for an early 2006 release through an as-yet-undetermined label. Read his report at CELTIC FROST's official message board. C...

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DESTRUCTION: Full-Length MP3, Audio Samples Posted Online

Veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION have uploaded one full track ("Soul Collector") plus several audio samples from their upcoming CD, "Inventor of Evil", at their official web site. Check them out at this location. As previously reported, DESTRUCTION "Inventor of Evil" is scheduled for release in...

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VADER Say Goodbye To Former Drummer

Polish death metallers VADER have posted the following message on their official web site: "This day we said last time goodbye to our friend and great musician — Krzysztof 'Docent' Raczkowski. The funeral took place in his hometown Korsze near Olsztyn. We accompanied him on his last journey with gre...

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THEATRES DES VAMPIRES Frontwoman Warned Against Feeding Audience Her Blood: Photo Available

Female-fronted Italian goth band THEATRES DES VAMPIRES have announced their first-ever U.K. tour in support of their new album, "Pleasure and Pain", which will be released in Europe November 28 via Code666 Records. The band were warned recently by London promoters that vocalist Scarlet would get the...

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VINNIE PAUL Comments On BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's DIMEBAG Tribute Video

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul recently commented on BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's "In This River" video. The moving tribute to the guitar legend "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who would have celebrated his 39th birthday on Saturday, August 20, was directed by Eric Zimmerman and is the new single...

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PREY To Release Debut Album Next Month

PREY, the Swedish metal band featuring YNGWIE MALMSTEEN drummer Patrick Johansson, will release their debut album, "The Hunter", on September 19 via Mausoelum Records. Production duties on the effort were handled by Anders "Theo" Theander, who has previously worked with LAST TRIBE, PAIN OF SALVATION...

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EMBRAZE: Recording Update

EMBRAZE, the Finnish band featuring FOR MY PAIN… guitarist Lauri Tuohimaa, entered Studio 23 in Oulu, Finland in early August to begin recording their new album, tentatively due in early 2006. 11 songs are being recorded for the follow-up to 2002's "Katharsis" (Mastervox Records). "The new material...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG's 'Deth And Life Experiences

During the late eighties at the tender age of 21, classically trained guitarist Jeff Young stepped into the metal world as lead guitarist for the legendary band MEGADETH. Jeff's highlight performances on the group's 1987 "So Far, So Good... So What!" album and tours astounded MEGA-fans and guitar af...

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ALTARIA Announce New Album Title

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have set "The Fallen Empire" as the title of their thid album, tentatively due in early 2006. "The Fallen Empire" will be mixed and mastered during October at Black Lounge Studios in Sweden by Jonas Kjellgren (KATATONIA, STEEL ATTACK, SCAR SYMMETRY). The track listi...

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Out of the Grave and Into the Dark

If you're in the mood for some horror punk, inspired by the MISFITS, you'll get that from Japan's BALZAC. You'll also get some weird trashy electronics, TIGER ARMY style Californicated greaser punk anthems, and glammy rock and roll. And at 22 songs and over an hour of playing time (not including the...

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DESTRUCTION Confirmed For Belgium's VELO-ROCK Festival

Long-running German thrashers DESTRUCTION have been confirmed for the Velo-Rock festival, set to take place September 3 in Ostende, Belgium. Also scheduled to appear are ORPHANAGE and ATROCITY. More information is available at www.velorock.be. As previously reported, DESTRUCTION have announced the f...