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SWALLOW THE SUN: Recording Update

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN are putting the finishing touches on the recordings for their as-yet-untitled third album at Seawolf Studios in Helsinki and are scheduled to begin mixing the effort next Thursday. Fans can read about the progress of the recordings in Finnish at t...

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THE MERCY CLINIC Hard At Work On New Recordings

THE MERCY CLINIC, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former DAMAGEPLAN frontman Patrick Lachman, guitarists Brian Harrah (PROFESSIONAL MURDER MUSIC) and Josh Stinson (DRIST),bassist Steed Najera (TRIPLE SEVEN),and drummer Bevan Davies (DANZIG, COMES WITH THE FALL, JERRY CANTRELL),...

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Tales of Rock 'N' Roll

Considering the U.S. release date was August 1st and the disc arrived sometime thereafter, the review arrives a tad late. But hey, it's the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, so better late than never. After 25 years (not counting the early UFO/SCORPIONS work),the German guitar god can still squeeze out a phe...

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Swiss Doomsters PŸLON To Release Second Album This Week

Swiss doomsters PŸLON are scheduled to release their second album, "Th' Eternal Wedding Band", on September 26 via Quam Libet Records. The CD contains twelve original cuts, written by all three members/vocalists, plus the video for the instrumental "2046". "We enjoy trying out things and not having...

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KULT OF EIHORT Frontman's HALO OF THE SUN Project Readies Debut EP

HALO OF THE SUN, the solo project of KULT OF EIHORT vocalist/guitarist Ein, is putting the finishing touches on its debut EP, entitled "Ghosts". The disc, which describes a lone survivor's journey through a deserted city that has suffered some unknown apocalypse, will be released through Ammonite In...

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BATTLELORE's European Tour With DRACONIAN Cancelled

BATTLELORE's previously announced European tour with DRACONIAN and DARZAMAT has been cancelled due to "booking problems," according to a posting on the Finnish "fantasy metal" band's web site. "BATTLELORE has nothing to do with the cancellation," the posting adds. "The whole band is deeply sorry for...

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GODSMACK, BREAKING BENJAMIN Tour Dates Announced

GODSMACK will team up with BREAKING BENJAMIN for a U.S. tour beginning late October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 19 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino Oct. 20 - Glen Falls, NY - Glens Falls Civic Center Oct. 21 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center Oct. 23 - Syracuse, NY - ...

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NEUROSIS: London Show Announced

Long-running Oakland, California-based band NEUROSIS has announced a headlining show at the Forum in London, England on Saturday, November 18. As previously reported, NEUROSIS has been confirmed as the headliner of the 12th annual Roadburn Festival, which will take place April 20-21 at the 013 Club...

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NEGATIVE: 'Planet Of The Sun' Single Tops Finnish Chart

Finnish hard/glam rock band NEGATIVE have entered the national single chart in their home country at position No. 1 with their latest single, "Planet of the Sun". View the whole chart at this location. The song can be streamed at the group's MySpace page. "Planet of the Sun" comes off the ...

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OZZY And SHARON Photographed Leaving London Restaurant

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne were photographed leaving Langan's restaurant in London, England on Monday (September 11). Check out pictures from WENN. In other news, Fametastic reports that Sharon Osbourne has revealed that she’s desperate for grandchildren — even though her children are not much older t...

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NEUROSIS To Headline Holland's ROADBURN FESTIVAL

Long-running Oakland, California-based band NEUROSIS has been confirmed as the headliner of the 12th annual Roadburn Festival, which will take place April 20-21 at the 013 Club in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Also scheduled to appear are OM, THE HIDDEN HAND and ORTHODOX, among others. NEUROSIS will per...

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BATTLELORE, DRACONIAN: Updated European Itinerary Announced

Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE will team up with DRACONIAN for a European tour beginning late November. The updated itinerary, according to a posting on DRACONIAN's web site, is as follows: Nov. 22 - Vienna, AUT @ Escape Nov. 23 - Munich, GER @ Backstage Nov. 24 - Bischofswerda, GER @ East...

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PAIN CONFESSOR: More Information Revealed About Upcoming Album

Finnish metallers PAIN CONFESSOR have posted more information about four of the songs that will appear on the band's upcoming third album, tentatively due March 2007. Read it at this location. As previously reported, PAIN CONFESSOR will enter Fantom Studios in late 2006/early 2007 with Samu Oittinen...

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GODSMACK: Headlining Dates Announced

GODSMACK has announced the following headlining dates in October/November following its current co-headlining run with ROB ZOMBIE: Oct. 14 - Shiner, TX - Shiner Bocktober Fest Oct. 19 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Oct. 20 - Glen Falls, NY - Civic Center Oct. 21 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Ci...

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CELTIC FROST Kicks Off North American Tour: Photos Available

Visionary extreme metal pioneers CELTIC FROST kicked off their North American tour last night (Tuesday, September 12) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. Check out pictures from the gig — which also included appearances by 1349 and SAHG — at the Jaxx web site. CELTIC FROST's new video, "A Dying G...