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DISSECTION: Stockholm Gig To Feature Most Of 'Reinkaos' Material

Swedish metallers DISSECTION have posted the following message on their official web site: "The time is running fast towards the final gig and there is no turning back. The Dissection Midsummer Massacre will mark the end of DISSECTION as well as the climax in the band's history. It will also be the...

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist: 'Major' Record Deal On The Table

SEVEN WITCHES guitarist/mainman Jack Frost has issued the following update: "As I'm sure some of you know, I'm not going to be able to join MARSHALL LAW. Believe me when I tell you it's nothing personal on either end; MARSHALL LAW and their fans are great. The fact is that it just came at a ...

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WINDS: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By DAN SWANÖ

WINDS guitarist Carl August Tidemann recently posted a message on the the band's forum stating that he has now completed the solo-guitar recordings for the upcoming album. The rhythm guitars were already completed last year and the recent completion of the solos now concludes all the guitar recordin...

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NEVERMORE, AGENT STEEL, STEEL ATTACK Confirmed For POWER PROG WEST Festival

Iron Room Events and Quadrivium Records have teamed up to present the first annual Power Prog West, set to take place August 27, 2006 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, CA. Confirmed bands so far are as follows: NEVERMORE SCARRED AGENT STEEL STEEL ATTACK CAGE RESISTANCE NOCTUARY NUCLEAR WINTER PR...

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REVEREND Announce New Singer

The surviving members of REVEREND, the band which had previously featured the late frontman David Wayne (ex-METAL CHURCH),have announced the addition of singer Michael Lance to the group's ranks. Michael Lance is no stranger to the metal scene. Raised in San Antonio Texas, Michael began his vocal c...

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DISSECTION Explain Israeli Concert Cancellation

Sweden's DISSECTION have commented on the cancellation of their June 17 concert in Tel-Aviv, Israel. According to a posting on the group's official web site, the show was called off "due to practical and technical reasons." A DISSECTION management representative added, "Until the last minute it was...

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ENSIFERUM: '10th Anniversary Live' DVD Delayed

Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal band ENSIFERUM have pushed back the projected release date of their "10th Anniversary Live" (Spinefarm) DVD to June 28 from the previously announced June 14. The delay is being attributed to a "slow manufacturing process." The disc was recorded at the band...

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DISSECTION Cancel Israeli Appearance

Swedish extreme metallers DISSECTION have cancelled their previously announced June 17 show at Comfort 13 in Tel-Aviv, Israel. No reason was given for the cancellation. As previously reported, DISSECTION have announced the following live dates outside their final European appearance on June 24, 2006...

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Former KISS Guitarist KULICK: I Was Not Asked To Participate In 'VH1 Rock Honors'

Former KISS/current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. A couple of excerpts from his posting follow: "A few weeks after that a band from Finland called LORDI won a huge award in Europe. They are big KISS fans and especially into the era o...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY: EDDIE VAN HALEN Didn't Want Me To Be Part Of 2004 Tour

According to Danny Glessner of the San Antonio Express-News, many reports from VAN HALEN's 2004 reunion tour suggested guitar legend Eddie Van Halen was out of sorts due to a storm of recent troubles including cancer, divorce and reports of heavy drinking. Whatever the problems, the tour was not res...

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DOMAIN: 'Stardawn' Guest Appearances Detailed

German melodic metal band DOMAIN will release their new album, "Stardawn", on October 20 via Limb Music Products. "While some of the songs are already beyond the mixing process, others received a special treatment by a special crowd," the band write in a press release. "Tarek Maghary (MAJESTY),Val...

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TOTAL DEVASTATION Film New Video

Finnish death metallers TOTAL DEVASTATION shot a video for the song "Aware" last weekend. Read the production diary of the director, Jussi Rautaniemi, at this location. As previously reported, TOTAL DEVASTATION have set an August 23 release date for their third album, entitled "Wreck". The 11-song f...

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DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER: New Song, Video Posted Online

Germany's DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER have posted their brand-new song and video, "Friede Sei Mit Dir", at www.myspace.com/reitermania. The track comes off the group's upcoming album, "Riders on the Storm", due on August 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The limited digipack version will include two bonu...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist COLLEN On European Tour Kick-Off: 'We Were Smoking'

DEF LEPPARD's official web site, DefLeppard.com, has been updated with the following article: It's one down for DEF LEPPARD — and a lot more rock to go. The summer tour in support of the band's new hit album, "Yeah!", officially kicked off on Saturday night in Milan, Italy, when the band hit the ...

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'Canadian Metal In Japan" Compilation CD To Be Distributed This Month

Paul Smith, the man behind HeavyMetalMeltdown.com, has teamed up with Cyclone Records to put together a CD collection of 15 metal bands from across Canada spanning genres, from nu-metal to black and death metal. What makes this disc so unique, besides the exceptional talent, is that it is to be dist...