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VIOLENT STORM Announces New Guitarist

VIOLENT STORM, whose new album "Storm Warning" was released on October 23, has announced that Martin Mickels will be joining the band when they tour in 2007. Martin, currently the lead guitarist with Gary Barden's band STATETROOPER, will be playing the parts performed on the album by rock luminaries...

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BURST To Film 'The Immateria' Video This Weekend

Sweden's BURST has issued the following update: "On Sunday, November 12, BURST will shoot a new video for the song 'The Immateria' from latest album 'Origo'. The song has been a live favourite for both band and audience during the touring cycle for 'Origo'. The chance to visualize it is a great oppo...

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COMPOS MENTIS Signs With MIGHTY MUSIC

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS has inked a deal with Mighty Music for the release of its second album, "Gehennesis". Commened the group: "We are very proud to contribute to the revival of the label and we are certain that they will be able to create the deserved attention on 'Gehennesis'. Thu...

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E-FORCE Begins Recording New Album

E-FORCE, the band featuring former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, has entered the studio in Toulouse, France with producer Patrick Fredrich to begin recording its sophomore album, tentatively due in early 2007 via France's Thundering Records. Forrest has sent the following recording update to...

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Sirens

It's all a matter of preference and what some deem to be "totally rad" (or some shit like that) may be a steaming pile of dog poop to others. Fighting through mental block concerning bark 'n' croon metalcore and scraping the last remnants of objectivity from the barrel's bottom results in a relative...

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WINTERSUN Gig Interrupted By Western European Blackout

WINTERSUN's appearance last night (November 4) at the Burning Fall festival in Lichtenfels, Bavaria was interrupted by a complete electric blackout. This blackout began at 10:13 p.m. in the Cologne area of Germany and the domino effect caused a cascade of electricity cuts throughout Western Europe....

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DIAMOND HEAD, SABBAT, ARTILLERY Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE VIII Festival

DIAMOND HEAD, LAAZ ROCKIT and the reunited U.K. thrashers SABBAT are among the confirmed bands for the Keep It True VIII festival, set to take place April 14 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Keep It True VIII – "City's Gonna Burn" –...

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OCTAVIA SPERATI Begins Recording New Album

Norwegian metal band OCTAVIA SPERATI has posted the following message on its official web site: "We have started the recording of our next album. Five songs are soon to be finished, and the sound is awesome!! Two of the songs are originally from our first EP called 'Guilty' released in 2002. This EP...

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ELVENKING To Enter Studio Next Week

Guitarist Aydan of the Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We're ready to enter the studios [to record the fourth ELVENKING album]. On Friday next week we will fly to Germany to Gernhart studios and record the drums with Mr. Sup...

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TNT Vocalist TONY MILLS Signs New Deal With Z RECORDS

Vocalist Tony Mills (TNT, ex-SHY) has signed a new deal with Z Records. Tony's new album will be a total AOR project which will please fans of his former band SHY and JOURNEY. Tony, who is currently in pre-production with TNT, commented: "Having worked with many writers this year, I have co-written...

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WRETCH Confirmed For 2007 HEADBANGER'S OPEN AIR Festival

Cleveland '80s-style, traditional power metal band WRETCH will be making their European debut with an exclusive performance at next year's Headbanger's Open Air Festival in Germany. The event takes place July 13 and 14, 2007 and will celebrate the festival's 10th Anniversary. HOA usually sells out i...

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FAITH AND FIRE Signs European Deal With METAL HEAVEN

FAITH AND FIRE, the new band featuring RIOT guitarist Mike Flyntz and ex-RIOT frontman Tony Moore, has inked a deal with Metal haven for the European release of its long-awaited debut album, entitled "Accelerator". In existence since the winter of 2002, FAITH AND FIRE has "assembled a collection of...

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IN FLAMES Schedules Signing Session In London

Sweden's IN FLAMES will be taking part in a signing session at the VANS shop on Carnaby Street in London, England on November 20 between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. In addition, Nuclear Blast Records and ESP Guitars are arranging a competition where one lucky winner will walk away with a brand new ESP guitar...

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SHADOW DEMON Releases Full-Length Debut

Seattle-based power thrash outfit SHADOW DEMON has released its debut album, "Grimoire of Ruin", through many online distributors as well as via the band's record label, Darkhaven Records (web site). The album, which features artwork by Mattias Noren (EVERGREY, INTO ETERNITY, AYREON),is described i...

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LIGHT THIS CITY To Join THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD Winter Tour

Bay Area thrashers LIGHT THIS CITY have joined forces with labelmates THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD and THE ACACIA STRAIN along with FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW (replacing IF HOPE DIES) on the upcoming THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD headlining tour. Sponsored by Draven Shoes and Decibel magazine, the to...