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CIRITH UNGOL: Official Tribute Album Due In Early 2006

Germany's Solemnity Music will be issuing the first "official" tribute to CIRITH UNGOL, entitled "One Foot in Fire". The album is tentatively scheduled to be released in January/February2006 on regular CD and a special limited 12-inch picture vinyl edition with inlay. "One Foot in Fire" tentative tr...

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LECHEROUS NOCTURNE Part Ways With Bassist

LECHEROUS NOCTURNE, the Greenville, South Carolina-based extreme metal band featuring NILE guitarist Dallas Toler-Wade on drums, have parted ways with bassist Joe Payne due to "lack of experience and enthusiasm," according to a statement released by the group's guitarist, Chris Lollis. "The slot has...

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STARWOOD Bassist Checks In From Japan

Los Angeles-based rock outfit STARWOOD, featuring members of the Eighties heavy metal band LIZZY BORDEN, have scheduled several shows in Japan, including a November 1 party in Tokyo for the hair product Manic Panic. The group's bassist, Marten Andersson, has posted the following update on his offici...

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3 Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of the Woodstock, NY-based band 3. According to a press release, "3 is a band apart: Dark yet uplifting, spiritual without any connection to religion — theirs is a sound that transcends the genre conformity of modern pop culture. Rapid-fire acoustic guit...

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SYMPHORCE Part Ways With Drummer

German power metallers SYMPHORCE, featuring BRAINSTORM frontman Andy B. Franck, have issued the following update: "Right after an amazing tour, Sascha [Sauer, drums] suddenly decided to leave after more than four years in the band. His decision was based on personal reasons. But since we have to tak...

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MEMORY GARDEN Confirmed For SWEDISH METAL ATTACK III Festival

MEMORY GARDEN, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, have been confirmed for the Swedish Metal Attack III festival, set to take place November 26 at Klubb Kaos in Halmstad, Sweden. Also scheduled to appear are TORCH, X-BOW and SUICIDAL WINDS....

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BRAINSTORM: No More Shows In 2005

German power metallers BRAINSTORM have posted the following message on their official web site: "We're sad to inform you, that because of Andy's [B. Franck, vocals] painful neuritis, we decided to cancel all confirmed shows in 2005! Please stay tuned for some more details and all news on our 'Inside...

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ANGEL BLAKE: Vocal Recordings Delayed

Former THE CROWN/current ANGEL BLAKE guitarist Marko Tervonen has posted the following message on the ANGEL BLAKE web site: "As you may or not have heard, Tony [Jelencovich, ANGEL BLAKE/ex-TRANSPORT LEAGUE frontman] is nowadays the singer of the Danish thrash band MNEMIC. They are right now touring...

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GOD DETHRONED Added To THE HAUNTED European Tour

Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED have been added to THE HAUNTED's upcoming European headlining tour beginning in mid-November. Also appearing on the bill will be GOD FORBID. Confirmed dates can be found at this location. According to a posting on GOD DEETHRONED's web site, "The show in Mannheim,...

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CELLADOR To Enter Studio in December

Nebraska-based extreme melodic metallers CELLADOR will enter Mana Studio in Tampa, FL on December 16 with producer Erik Rutan (HATE ETERNAL, MORBID ANGEL) to begin recording their debut album, tentatively due late spring via Metal Blade Records. "All the recording should be finished by January, wher...

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METAL BLADE RECORDS Announces Sponsorship Of CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

As many heavy metal fans may already know, Metal Blade Records owner and CEO, Brian Slagel, is an extreme enthusiast of hockey and has appeared many times as a guest on Canada's TSN "Off The Record" (Canada's version of ESPN) expressing his opinions on the sport and much more as well as supporting C...

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FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING Begin Recording New Album

German death metallers FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING have commenced the recording process for their new album, enitled "Sterling Black Icon". "The drums were recorded the end of September in the PMT Studios in Lautertal," the band write on their web site. "Ingo [Maier] finished the drum tracks within a fe...

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BLOODSHED: 'Blade Eleventh' Mini-CD Now Available

Swedish death/black metallers BLOODSHED have just released their "Blade Eleventh" mini-CD via Cursed Division. Containing seven tracks (four new cuts and three re-mastered bonus songs),the effort was recorded at Necromorbus studio in February 2004 and was engineered, mixed and mastered by Vidar Wid...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: European Tour Dates Announced

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be teaming up with LIAR for a European tour during January/February. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 20 - Essen, GER - Zeche Carl Jan. 21 - Sneek, NETH - Het Bollwerk Jan. 22 - Luxemburg, LUX - Kulturfabriek Jan. 23 - Stuttgart, GER - t.b.a. Jan. 24 - Rennes, ...

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VEHEMENCE Members Comment On Band's Split

VEHEMENCE guitarists John Chavez and Bjorn Dannov have issued separate statements regarding the band's decision to go their separate ways via the group's official message board. Their statements read as follows: John Chavez: "Yah, guys, it is true. I tried hard to persuade the guys to keep it togeth...