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DRAGONFORCE To Reissue First Two Albums With Bonus Content

British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE will have their first two studio albums — "Valley Of The Damned" and "Sonic Firestorm" — reissued on February 22, 2010 via Spinefarm Records U.K. Both titles will now be available with updated packaging and bonus audio/DVD content, some of it exclusiv...

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WEILAND's Wife Joined By Members Of JANE'S ADDICTION, VELVET REVOLVER Members At L.A. Signing

Mary Forsberg Weiland was joined by friends — including musicians Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION),Dave Kushner (VELVET REVOLVER),Mark McGrath as well as director/writer Cameron Crowe, actress Ivana Milicevic, Perla Hudson (wife of Slash) and writing collaborator Larkin Warren — to celebrate the No...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release their new album, "The Frozen Tears Of Angels", on March 5, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli and it was mixed and mastered by Sascha Paeth at the Gate Studio (AVANTASIA, EPICA) in Wolfs...

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BEHEMOTH To Tour North America With SEPTICFLESH, SHINING

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH will once again be returning to North American soil in 2010. This is their first tour in the region since their massively successful summer with the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest. Supporting BEHEMOTH on the Evangelia Amerika tour will be SEPTICFLESH from Greece and SH...

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HYPOCRISY Forced To Cancel North American Tour

HYPOCRISY, the Swedish extreme metal band led by guitarist/vocalist Peter Tägtgren (also of PAIN),has issued the following statement in regards to its previously announced tour with ENSIFERUM and its current troubles with U.S. immigration: "We regretfully have to officially announce the cancelation...

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SCOTT WEILAND's Wife Interviewed On 'Good Day L.A.'; Video Available

Mary Forsberg Weiland — mother, model, bipolar disorder survivor and recovering drug addict — was recently interviewed on Fox 11's "Good Day L.A." show about her new book, "Fall To Pieces: A Memoir Of Drugs, Rock 'N' Roll, And Mental Illness", released on November 10 via William Morrow/HarperCollins...

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JARBOE Confirmed For Norway's INFERNO Festival

Jarboe, the infinitely talented singer, songwriter and composer of SWANS fame, has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Inferno festival, set to take place March 31 - April 3, 2010 in Oslo, Norway. Jarboe's performance at Inferno will feature Attila Csihar of MAYHEM. The festival billin...

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EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Touring With RIHANNA

Guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt has joined forces with Rihanna and will be her 2010 world tour lead guitarist. The unexpected combination of Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Rihanna and rock guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has in fact become what Nuno says "a great opportunity to blend our talents to...

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DIVINE HERESY: Second Part Of BIZ R. ENTERTAINMENT Interview Posted Online

Biz R. Entertainment conducted an interview with drummer Tim Yeung and guitarist Dino Cazares of California extreme metallers DIVINE HERESY on October 17, 2009 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The second part of the chat has now been posted online and can be viewed below. (Note: The first part of the int...

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CORPUS MORTALE To Headline 'Revolution Music Tour'

Danish extreme metallers CORPUS MORTALE will headline the "Revolution Music Tour" throughout Denmark in February-March 2010. Also scheduled to take part in the trek are CROCELL and NEMBIENCE. Additional bands and dates/venues will be announced soon. CORPUS MORTALE is currently writing material for i...

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BENEDICTION: South American Tour Postponed

Long-running Birmingham, U.K.-based extreme metallers BENEDICTION have been forced to postpone their previously announced South American tour in December due to visa issues. The band says, "We will still definitely be playing there but just need to sort the red-tape bollocks out first." BENEDICTION'...

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DANISH METAL AWARDS: Nominees Announced

According to Antenna, MESHUGGAH, MNEMIC, THE BURNING and ARTILLERY are among the acts who will perform at the next installment of the Danish Metal Awards, set to take place January 16, 2010 at Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark. The awards event will offer the attendees a chance to experience four Dani...

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SUFFOCATION: 'Cataclysmic Purification' Video Released

"Cataclysmic Purification", the new video from New York-based extreme metal legends SUFFOCATION, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by David Brodsky (ARSIS, GOD FORBID, KATAKLYSM, SWASHBUCKLE) with animation by Tim Kellen. Comented SUFFOCATION bassist Derek Boyer: "'Cataclysmic Purification'...

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DRAGONFORCE: All Live Shows For 2010 Cancelled

British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have issued the following update: "It is with great regret that DRAGONFORCE have to announce the cancellation of the two shows in Tokyo that were scheduled for the beginning of March 2010. The reason for this is that at the end of the 2009 U.K. part o...

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DE PROFUNDIS: New Album Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for "A Bleak Reflection", the sophomore album from the London, U.K.-based progressive extreme metal band DE PROFUNDIS, can be viewed below. According to guitarist Roman Subbotin, the artwork — by artist Darryll Jones — "came out being an extremely powerful and emotive addition to t...