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RAUNCHY: Classic 'Velvet Noise' Debut To Be Re-Released

Danish metallers RAUNCHY have issued the following update: "2006 has been a great year for RAUNCHY with the release and great response [to] 'Death Pop Romance', great festival appearances, the SOULFLY tour, The Danish Dynamite tour, the prizes we won at the Danish Metal Awards and all the fans who a...

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DORO: Illness Forces Belgian In-Store Cancellation

DORO has reportedly cancelled today's signing session at Feedback in Aalst, Belgium due to an unspecified illness. No further information is currently available. As previously reported, DORO has been confirmed as the support act for EDGUY for their two headlining shows at the Wartenberg Oval in Fuld...

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PANTHEON I: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

PANTHEON I, the Norwegian extreme metal band featuring vocalist/guitarist Andrè Kvebek (1349) and guitarist John Espen Sagstad (TROLLFEST, SARKOM),has set "The Wanderer and His Shadow" as the title of its upcoming CD, due on April 2 through Candlelight Records. Clocking in at just over 40 minutes,...

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MISFITS' JERRY ONLY Storms SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO With 'Hostile Takeover'

MISFITS' Jerry Only will storm the doors of Sirius Satellite Radio on Friday, January 5 as guest host of Sirius' weekly show "Hostile Takeover"! Tune in as Jerry controls the horizontal and the vertical for a solid 60-minutes playing, well… whatever he feels like playing! Classic punk rock of course...

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ELVENKING Completes Acoustic Guitar Parts For New Album

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING has finished recording the acoustic guitar parts for its new album, tentatively due in early 2007 via AFM Records. A studio diary si available at this location. ELVENKING recently introduced a new member to its live lineup. "After the European tour we have dec...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: New Audio Interview With CANDICE NIGHT Available

A recent audio interview with BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer Candice Night conducted by BBC's Ben Turner has been posted online in two parts: Part#1, Part#2. As previously reported, a video interview with Candice Night and legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT) is...

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The Darkest Storm

Formed in 2003, the black metal of Greek band WINTERDEMONS is at once a traditional slab of iniquity that takes its cues from the Scandinavian originators, yet offers just a little bit more for the discerning listener. "The Darkest Storm" is full of traditional black metal harmonies and rhythmic bat...

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Sagas of Iceland: The History...

Here's an album that probably won't get nearly the notice that it deserves. A traditional/power metal album with an in-depth concept about Viking tales will generally be very well done or fail miserably. Germany's REBELLION have accomplished the former in a big way, which is even more surprising con...

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VOIVOD: 'Extremely Rare' Acetate Copy Of 'Rrröööaaarrr' Being Auctioned

An "extremely rare" acetate LP copy of VOIVOD's "Rrröööaaarrr" album, made at the Frankford Wayne mastering labs in New York on March 10, 1986, is currently being auctioned via eBay. According to the seller, the LP was only played once on a Micro Seiki turntable and the quality remains excellent. Ch...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Featured In New THE RIGHT TO ROCK Podcast

TheRightToRock.com has has issued its latest podcast (episode #7) featuring TESTAMENT/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA lead guitarist Alex Skolnick. Hosts Genghis and Ragman discuss everything from TESTAMENT to TSO with Alex, plus a little more. The interview is approximately 25 minutes long. Genghis and Ra...

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MOONLIGHT AGONY Signs With DOCKYARD 1

Swedish power metal act MOONLIGHT AGONY has inked a deal with Dockyard Records. The group's second album, "Silent Waters", is scheduled for release in February 2007. The follow-up to 2004's "Echoes of a Nightmare" (Massacre Records) was recorded at Division One Studios with engineer Arnold Lindberg...

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ELFONÍA: Taking A Break

ELFONÍA, the Mexican band featuring STREAM OF PASSION vocalist Marcela Bovio, has issued the following update: "In the past five years working with ELFONÍA we've been through a lot: amazing experiences, fun moments, lots of challenges, hard times. This band saw us all grow as musicians and performer...

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FIRST BLOOD Announces Headlining Tour

FIRST BLOOD has announced its first national headlining tour for January 2007. Support acts on the bill chosen by the band include DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, BLOODLINED CALLIGRAPHY, and DEAD HEARTS. Releasing their full-length debut, "Killafornia", on Trustkill this year, the group has already completed...

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TESTAMENT/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Guitarist ALEX SKOLNICK: GUITAR WORLD Footage Available

Video footage of TESTAMENT/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Alex Skolnick giving a lesson on how to play TSO's "Wizards of Winter" for a CD-ROM that was included with the January 2007 issue of Guitar World magazine has been posted online at YouTube.com. In addition to TESTAMENT and TRANS-SIBERIAN...

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IN FLAMES Bassist: 'It's Been A Great And Productive Year'

IN FLAMES bassist bassist Peter Iwers has posted the following message in the "Peter's Corner" section of the band's official web site: "Hey all. Thanks again for a great tour. Had a blast hanging out with the LACUNAs, THE SWORDs and the SEEMLESSes, great people and great bands. Right now I'm on the...