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CHAOSWAVE: New Song Posted Online

Italian/Danish power-thrash metal act CHAOSWAVE has posted a new song, "10 Years of Denial", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming sophomore album, "Dead Eye Dreaming", tentatively due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined label. "Dead Eye Dreaming" was mixed by KIN...

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SOULFLY: 'Conquer' Special Edition To Also Include Bonus DVD

In addition to the standard edition of SOULFLY's forthcoming album "Conquer" which will be available on July 29 via Roadrunner Records a special edition of the LP will be released featuring three bonus tracks and a bonus DVD containing a full 65-minute live concert. The track listing for the special...

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COMPOS MENTIS To Enter Studio Next Month

Danish death metallers COMPOS MENTIS have issued the following update: "Yeah, guess it's been a while since you have heard from us, but in the meantime we have been busy composing material for our forthcoming, as-yet untitled album, which will be recorded by Christian Bonde in his CB Studios in Hols...

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TIMO TOLKKI Issues 'Final Statement' Regarding STRATOVARIUS

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE/ex-STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki has posted his "final announcement regarding STRATOVARIUS." According to Timo, "It is long, but it explains everything and is worth to read. After this statement I will not comment the whole thing anymore, but I will concentrate on the fu...

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Finland's TUSKA Festival Is Officially Sold Out

The eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival which has a capacity of 33,000 has officially sold out, according to the event's organizers. The festival, which is set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland, will feature a total of 32 bands performing on thre...

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SAMMATH NAUR's 'Self-Proclaimed Existence' To Receive First 'Official' Release

Metal Mind Productions has set a June 9 European release date (September 2 in the U.S.) for "Self-Proclaimed Existence" by SAMMATH NAUR. The album, which was first released in December 2005 in conjunction with the Polish magazine Thrash 'em All, features music that is "faster and far more aggressive...

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TESTAMENT: MTV's '52/52' Campaign Launches; New Video Footage Posted Online

TESTAMENT is the featured artist on MTV this week for seven full days as part of the channel's "52/52" campaign. Performances including footage shot on April 2 on the Alcatraz Island (more commonly known simply as Alcatraz) and video material that was filmed at the April 6 concert at the B.B. King B...

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The Formation of Damnation

We never knew how much we'd miss armchair-quarterbacking on the rocky road of TESTAMENT's career until it was replaced by a nine-year flatline. We all debated when and why the band fell off their seemingly divine fast track to stadium stardom (let's get it out in the open now — "Souls of Black" was...

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Embracing this Deformity

When the subject of British metal comes up, my first thoughts are invariably ones concerning blinding insanity, teeth-rattling noisiness, and dangerous levels of psychosis. That's because over the last couple of years I've been reviewing albums by the likes of AKERCOCKE, BIOMECHANICAL, and BURNING S...

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THE WILDHEARTS To Celebrate 15th Anniversary of 'Earth Vs The Wildhearts' Album

Long-running UK rockers THE WILDHEARTS will perform a special concert to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the release of the "Earth Vs The Wildhearts" album. The show will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Shepherds Bush Empire in London and will feature "Earth Vs..." performed live in...

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INFERNAEON Announces New Lineup

Florida-based metal band INFERNAEON has announced the addition of several new members, including drummer Jeramie Kling, formerly of THE ABSENCE. Commented frontman Brian Werner: "After that last PYREXIA tour, we had a cancer within the band that needed to be removed forcefully, which threatened ever...

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TESTAMENT: Preview Clips From MTV's '52/52' Available

TESTAMENT will be the featured artist on MTV for an entire week beginning May 19 as part of the channel's "52/52" campaign. Performances including footage shot on April 2 on the Alcatraz Island (more commonly known simply as Alcatraz) and video material that was filmed at the April 6 concert at the...

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SILENT FORCE's ALEX BEYRODT Schedules German Clinic

SILENT FORCE guitarist Alex Beyrodt will take part in a Jackson and EVH Amp clinic on May 31 during Heavy Metal Days Festival at Session Musik in Walldorf, Germany. For more information, click here. SILENT FORCE's fourth album, "Walk the Earth", was released in February 2007 via AFM Records. The Ger...

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TESTAMENT To Film 'More Than Meets The Eye' Video

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have chosen acclaimed video director Thomas Mignone (AVENGED SEVENFOLD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, SLIPKNOT) to shoot the video for "More Than Meets The Eye", the first single from the group's new album, "The Formation of Damnation". Eric Peterson had the f...

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THE HAUNTED: More Dates Announced

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have scheduled the following dates: May 22 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Rock May 31 - Madrid, Spain - Electric Weekend Jun. 27 - Borlnge, Sweden - Peace & Love Aug. 01 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air Aug. 08 - Herning, Denmark - Herning Heavy Holocaust Aug. 14 -...