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UNDEROATH To Guest On MTV2's 'Headbangers Ball'

After surpassing the 200,000 sales mark with their "They're Only Chasing Safety" CD, UNDEROATH are preparing to release a limited edition CD/DVD version of the album October 4 (Tooth and Nail). The CD/DVD features four rare and previously unreleased songs and over two hours of footage including live...

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Destroyers from the Western Skies

Right or wrong, there was a time when those with using "black metal" and "elite" in the same sentence were referring to bands of a Scandinavian heritage, while those same folks snickered at the idea of a legitimate U.S. black metal world presence. Regardless of the questionable validity of the origi...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Enter Finnish Album Chart At No. 8

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have entered the official Finnish album chart at position No. 8 with their second album, "Ghosts of Loss" (Firebox Records). View the entire chart at this location. Two different versions of the CD are available; a standard release and a special t...

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ROADRUNNER UNITED: First Track Available For Download

The first track from the upcoming ROADRUNNER UNITED "The All-Star Sessions" CD, entitled "The Dagger", has been made available for download at Roadrun.com. This full-length release, in stores on October 11, 2005, is a "master class" in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists from 45 of Roadrunner's pas...

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CATHEDRAL: New Song Posted Online

A brand-new CATHEDRAL track, "Upon Azrael's Wings", has been posted online at NuclearBlast.de (Real Media). "Upon Azrael's Wings" comes off the doom icons' upcoming album, "The Garden of Unearthly Delights", due on September 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by Warren Ryker (DOWN, CROWBAR),"Th...

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Former DAMAGEPLAN Singer Launches THE MERCY CLINIC

Former DAMAGEPLAN singer Patrick Lachman has unveiled his new band. Dubbed THE MERCY CLINIC, the group features Lachman, guitarists Brian Harrah (PROFESSIONAL MURDER MUSIC) and Josh Stinson (DRIST),bassist Steed Najera (TRIPLE SEVEN) and drummer Bevan Davies (DANZIG, JERRY CANTRELL). Lachman told M...

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CATHEDRAL: More European Tour Dates Announced

Mighty doom icons CATHEDRAL from Coventry, England have lined up the following dates during September/October: Sep. 02 – Glasgow, UK @ Barfly Sep. 03 – Derby, UK @ Bloodstock Festival Sep. 04 – London, UK @ Astoria (w/ WITHIN TEMPTATION) Oct. 26 – Utrecht, NETH @ Helling Oct. 27 – Eindhoven, NETH @...

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CATHEDRAL: New Album Due Next Month

Mighty doom icons CATHEDRAL from Coventry, England will release their new album, "The Garden of Unearthly Delights", on September 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by Warren Ryker (DOWN, CROWBAR),"The Garden of Unearthly Delights" is probably the most varied effort of the band so far. While a...

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BRUCE DICKINSON: Everyone Knows SHARON OSBOURNE Was Behind OZZFEST Fiasco

The U.K.'s The Sun Online paper spoke to IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson about the group's ill-fated final Ozzfest performance in San Berardino and their future plans. Read on: The Sun Online: Why is Reading so special? Bruce Dickinson: "It's where I was asked to join the band and it's also the...

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SUIDAKRA Confirmed For Germany's ROCKTOWN FESTIVAL

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have been confirmed for this year's Rocktown festival, set to take place September 9-10 in in Bebra-Breitenbach, near Bad Hersfeld, Germany. Advance tickets cost 15 euros and tickets from the box office cost 16 euros. The festival billing is shaping up a...

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Sunless Days

On BESEECH's fifth album, "Sunless Days", melancholic moments resulting from the darkness that surrounds are short-lived thanks to an emphasis on the tuneful. Sure, the gothic presence is significant and a chill is always in the air, but it's the melodies of songs like "Innerlane", "The Outpost", an...

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FIREWIND Keyboardist Begins Recording New Solo Album

Bob Katsionis, keyboardist of Greek power metal act FIREWIND as well as guitarist of NIGHTFALL and IMAGINERY, is currently recording his new, third solo CD. Once again, the effort will be an all-instrumental work in the vein of LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT, DREAM THEATER and STRATOVARIUS, with special...

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Video Footage Of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Meeting With Missing Fan's Family Posted Online

Video footage of family and friends of a missing Maryland woman meeting MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx backstage before the band's August 14 concert at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Va. to personally thank them for offering $10,000 toward Tracey Tetso's reward fund has been posted online a...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Talks About Guitarist Search

BLACK SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne announced earlier in the week that he is searching for a guitar player to collaborate with on his next solo album. Even though he's made records with guitar legends including Tony Iommi, the late Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee, and Zakk Wylde, Osbourne told Launch Rad...

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SUSPERIA: 'Devil May Care' EP European Release Date Confirmed

SUSPERIA, the extreme melodic metal band from Norway, have announced the official release date for their highly anticipated EP, "Devil May Care". The special-edition CD will be released in Europe on September 26 through Tabu Recordings. The EP features a mix of original and cover songs that have bee...