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Reunited CEREBAL FIX To Headline U.K.'s C**TSTOCK FESTIVAL

Reunited British punk/thrash crossover band CEREBRAL FIX will headline Birmingham, England's Cuntstock Festival 2007, set to take place February 27, 2007 at Scruffy Murphy's. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CEREBRAL FIX THEOKTONY CHEMICAL VOMIT ODIUM INCARNATE TRENCHHEAD 03/09/39 ISCA...

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Former PESTILENCE Mainman MAMELI Launches C-187

C-187, the new band featuring former PESTILENCE mainman Patrick Mameli (guitar) alongside Tony Choy (bass; ATHEIST; ex-CYNIC),Sean Reinert (drums; CYNIC, ex-DEATH) and Tony Jelencovich (vocals; M.A.N, ex-TRANSPORT LEAGUE, MNEMIC),has inked a deal with Holland's Mascot Records. The band will enter...

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ENGINE OF PAIN Signs With LION MUSIC

Dutch thrashers ENGINE OF PAIN, who feature in their ranks former AFTER FOREVER (1995-2000) drummer Joep Beckers, have inked a deal with Finnish record label Lion Music for the release of their new album, "I Am Your Enemy". According to the band, Lion Music is traditionally "a home for some of the w...

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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Dio Years' Collection Tentatively Due In April

Rhino Records has set a tentative April 3, 2007 North American release date for the new Ronnie James Dio-era BLACK SABBATH best-of set, appropriately titled "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years". The single-disc collection will include a couple of brand new tracks that are currently being recorded in Engla...

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Singer KELLY KEELING To Guest On New LIBERTY N' JUSTICE CD

Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE, whose most recent release, "Soundtrack of a Soul", featured an all-star cast of guest musicians — including Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Stephen Pearcy (RATT) and Tony Harnell (TNT) — are back in the studio working on their follow-up ef...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — has been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to...

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GODSMACK Frontman To Publish Memoir In February

A web site has been launched for GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna's upcoming memoir, "The Paths We Choose", which details the first 30 years of his life up until GODSMACK got signed. Due on February 7 via Bartleby Press, the book "is about what it took to get from Point A to Point B," ...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Announces Winner Of 'Unsigned Band' Competition

4FT PIMP from Southend-On-Sea in England were chosen by BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi as the winner of the "Black Sunday 2006 Unsigned Band Competition", which aired on Iommi's "Black Sunday" program on Planet Rock. The group will receive an exclusive prize of some Iommi model stage equipment c...

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NIDINGR Recruits Ex-NILE Drummer, 1349 Bassist

Norwegan black/thrash metal act NIDINGR has announced the addition of drummer Tony Laureano (ex-NILE, ANGELCORPSE) to the group's ranks. "Sabizz [previous drummer] is still going to play with us in future gigs, but then mainly in Norway and not on albums," the band writes in an online update. "Seide...

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DANNY VAUGHN: 'Traveller' Samples Available

Frontiers Records has announced the release of DANNY VAUGHN's new album "Traveller" on February 16, 2007 "'Traveller' is the best album of my career," proudly states Danny Vaughn. Coming out of nowhere, he became the lead singer of WAYSTED in 1986 and released the band's most highly acclaimed album,...

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SHOT INJECTION To Release New CD In January

Sweden's SHOT INJECTION will release its new CD, "World of Coma", mid-January 2007. The EP was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg and is expected to include the following cuts: "Convinced", "From A Bleeding Heart" and "In A Circle Between Fear And Loss". According to a posting on the group's w...

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Ex-THE CROWN Guitarist Begins Work On New ANGEL BLAKE Album

ANGEL BLAKE guitarist Marko Tervonen (ex-THE CROWN) has posted the following message on the band's official MySpace page: "I have started working seriously now with the next ANGEL BLAKE album. The status is this: I have shitloads of ideas. About 13 new strong foundations written. I have started on a...

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ATHEIST Planning California, Florida Dates

The long-awaited return of seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST to America happens this Saturday, December 2 at the Auditory Assault Festival at Sonar in Baltimore, MD. After a very successful reunion this past summer in Europe with appearances at Wacken Open Air and Bloodstock, among others, AT...

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CYNIC Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST V

Reunited CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, has been confirmed for next year's Maryland Deathfest V, set to take place on May 26-27 at Sonar in Baltimore, MD. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical or...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Discusses 'Rehab' Album, 'Butchering The Beatles' Tribute

MetalEpicenter.com recently conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalEpicenter.com: We'll start out by asking you to talk about your current project which would be the new album "Rehab" and your recent appearance on "Butchering Th...