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INFERNUS Says New GORGOROTH Album Will Be Released In October

GORGOROTH mastermind/guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) was interviewed late last week by Justin M. Norton of About.com. Infernus discussed his legal battle, the status of GORGOROTH's upcoming album and his thoughts about former bandmates Gaahl and King. Excerpts follow: About.com: Do you f...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Interviewed On KISW's 'The BJ Shea Morning Experience'; Audio Available

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was interviewed on the March 31, 2009 edition of "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. The chat is available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location. According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip...

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METALLICA: Report From 'Super-Hush-Hush Party' Available

Matt Wardlaw of the Cleveland Scene has posted a report from last night's (Friday, April 3) "super-hush-hush party" hosted by METALLICA and their longtime management Q Prime at the House Of Blues in Cleveland, with only friends, Q Prime employees and select label execs on the invite list. Earlier in...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: Video Interview With PAUL ALLENDER Available

Dan Olson of JAG-TV, the University of South Alabama's student-run television station, conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Allender of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH prior to the band's February 20, 2009 concert at Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia. Watch the chat in two parts below....

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QUEENSRŸCHE: 'American Soldier' First-Week U.S. Sales In 15-20K Range

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, QUEENSRŸCHE's twelfth studio LP, the epic concept album "American Soldier", is on track to move between 15,000 and 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. QUEENSRŸCHE's previous album, "...

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NIGHTWISH To Team Up With APOCALYPTICA For Homecoming Show

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will play a special homecoming show at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki on September 19 to mark the end of the band's colossal "Dark Passion Play" world tour. Support at the gig will come from APOCALYPTICA. NIGHTWISH's last concert at the Hartwall Arena in...

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NIGHTWISH: Free 'Amaranth' (Live) Download Available

A free MP3 download of NIGHTWISH's "Amaranth" (live) from the new live CD/DVD "Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)" will be available until midnight tonight (Thursday, April 2). Go to the special download page from Roadrunner Records to get the track. "Made In Hong Kong (And In Various O...

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PAUL DI'ANNO In Borås: Performance, Signing Session Footage Available

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno took part in a signing session prior to his March 27, 2009 concert at Klubb 033 in Borås, Sweden. Watch fan-filmed video footage from the show and signing session below. In a recent interview with PyroMusic.net, Paul Di'Anno stated about the status of his new s...

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HAMMERFALL: 'No Sacrifice, No Victory' U.S. First-Week Sales Revealed

"No Sacrifice, No Victory", the new album from Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL, sold around 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 38 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling alb...

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NIGHTWISH in Mantova: Video Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH performing the song "The Islander" last night (Monday, March 30) at Palabam in Mantova, Italy, can be viewed below. Photos of the concert are available on the news blog Musica Metal. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. 7 D...

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NIGHTWISH Receives Platinum And Gold In Switzerland

"Dark Passion Play", the latest studio album from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, has been certified platinum in Switzerland for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. Meanwhile, the band's "End Of An Era" DVD has achieved gold status in the country by shifting more than 3,000 units. The N...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)' Lands On German Chart

"Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)", the new CD/DVD from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 15. It also opened at No. 2 in Finland and has dropped down to No. 5 in its second week of release. Released on March 13 vi...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Pulls Out Of Germany's TOMAHAWK Festival

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have cancelled their appearance at the Tomahawk Festival, set to take place this Saturday, March 28 in Hamm (near Dortmund),Germany. The band says in a statement, "Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have been prevented from performing at the Tomaha...

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'Heavy Metal In Istanbul' Documentary Available Online

"Heavy Metal in Istanbul", the 45-minute documentary follow-up to "Heavy Metal in Baghdad" which was only available as a special feature on the collector's edition of the "Baghdad" DVD, can be streamed in its entirety below for this week only. "Heavy Metal in Baghdad" is a feature film documentary t...

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NECRONOMICON: 'The Time Is Now' Video To Debut Next Month

"The Time is Now", the new video from Quebec's black/death metal trio NECRONOMICON, will make its online debut on April 15. The clip was shot last spring. NECRONOMICON's new album, "Return of the Witch", was recently mastered with reputed engineer Maor Appelbaum (HALFORD, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, THERION,...