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PATHS OF POSSESSION Drummer Launches Recording Studio

Drummer Nick Goodyear (PATHS OF POSSESSION, DARK FAITH, PROMETHEAN HORDE, EVISCERATOR) has opened up Death n Decay Studios and is currently working with VIREXDA, the new band featuring members of DARK FAITH and CRIMSON MASSACRE. Other recent projects include SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Early Albums To Be Reissued

Eight of BLIND GUARDIAN's albums will be re-released in June to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary. The LPs due to be reissued are as follows: * Battalions of Fear (1988) * Follow the Blind (1989) * Tales from the Twilight World (1990) * Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) * Tokyo Tales (1993) * Imaginat...

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AUTUMN Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of rising gothic metal band AUTUMN from the Netherlands. AUTUMN is a special band in many ways. Unlike all their competitors in the overcrowded scene with female fronted metal bands, AUTUMN deliver something original, are everything but cliché and add so...

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VICIOUS RUMORS To Team Up With RIOT For Japanese Dates

VICIOUS RUMORS will team up with RIOT for two shows at Tokyo, Japan's Club Quattro on April 17-18. A European tour featuring VICIOUS RUMORS and "special guests" AGENT STEEL will follow in June. As previously reported, original VICIOUS RUMORS bassist Dave Starr left the band once again as of January...

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MEGADETH Mainman Says There Will Mixed Opinions Of Some New Songs Due To Subject Matter

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has psoted the following message ion the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I will have an announcement to make concerning our upcoming tour dates and what follows after that. Have a great time speculating, and love and bruises to you all. "[By the way]...

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ZENI GEVA To 'Come Back To Life Soon'

Japanese prog-hardcore band ZENI GEVA, led by singer and guitarist KK Null, has announced plans to reform. In an interview in the latest issue of Rock-A-Rolla magazine (web site),Null states that "ZENI GEVA will come back to life soon. Actually, we're planning to do a short tour in Europe in April...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY To Guest On XM RADIO's 'Liquid Metal'

Arizona's JOB FOR A COWBOY will be visiting the XM Radio studios today, (Wednesday, February 7) at 12:30 p.m. EST/9:30 AM PST for a "Hostile Takeover" of XM's channel 42 — Liquid Metal. For one hour the band will take part in an interview and will play music of their choice. They will also be ...

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EUROPE: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

Reactivated Swedish hard rockers EUROPE have announced the following Japanese tour dates: Apr. 15 - Nagoya - Kinrou Kaikan - Japan Apr. 17 - Tokyo - Kousei Nennkin Hall - Japan Apr. 18 - Tokyo - Kousei Nennkin Hall - Japan Apr. 20 - Osaka - Kousei Nennkin Hall - Japan EUROPE's latest music video, .....

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Reunited SACRED REICH Announces Two Exclusive Dates In Arizona

The original lineup of the long-defunct Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH — Phil Rind (bass, vocals),Wiley Arnett (lead guitar),Jason Rainey (rhythm guitar) and Greg Hall (drums) — will reunite for several shows in Europe this summer, including an appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival on August...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE To Play Iceland This Summer

Legendary death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE have confirmed two shows in Reykjavik, Iceland in June/July. The details are as follows: Jun. 30 - Nasa - Reykjavik, Iceland (age limit: 20) Jul. 01 - Nasa - Reykjavik, Iceland (all ages) To celebrate Metal Blade's 25th anniversary, the label will be reissui...

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MONSTROSITY: 'Spiritual Apocalypse' Cover Artwork Revealed

Veteran death metallers MONSTROSITY will release their new album, "Spiritual Apocalypse" in Europe on April 5 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Rise to Power" will contain 10-11 songs in the vein of 1996's "Millennium", but "a lot faster," according to a posting on the group's web si...

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MEGADETH: Drum Kit Used By NICK MENZA, SHAWN DROVER Being Auctioned

An eight-piece Pearl drum kit used by former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza and the band's current drummer Shawn Drover is being auctioned via MEGADETH's eBay store. According to a posting on the site, the drums belonged to MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and "were used by Nick Menza at the beginning of...

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Sometimes a band can tweak the conventions of their chosen genre, not so much reinventing anything as just approaching things in a slightly different way, and by doing so they can set benchmarks for lesser mortals to follow. ENTOMBED's "Clandestine" comes to mind — on the surface, it was a slightly...

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KING DIAMOND: 'I Certainly Won't Say That The Book Has Been Closed On MERCYFUL FATE'

Nick Green of Decibel magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with KING DIAMOND/MERCYFUL FATE frontman King Diamond. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Decibel: Is it true that you're an American citizen now? King Diamond: I've lived in Texas for the last 15 years, but I just bec...

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BITCH: 'Live For The Whip' Live Video Posted Online

A video clip of the legendary female-fronted metal act BITCH performing the song "Live for the Whip" at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany in June 2003 has been posted online at this location. Alex Henderson of All Music Guide had the following to say about BITCH: "Although BITCH ne...