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Report: Court Clears Way For OZZFEST Suit

MyDesert.com reports that two Riverside County men who contend that poor security was to blame for injuries they suffered at last year's Ozzfest concert in Devore, California can take all of their allegations to trial and seek punitive damages, a Los Angeles judge has ruled. Superior Court Judge Jud...

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DREAM THEATER: Quebec City Concert Cancelled

DREAM THEATER's previously announced announced a "one-off" show on August 31 at the L'International Weekend festival at Hippodrome in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada has been cancelled. In a posting on the band's official web site, DREAM THEATER writes, "Due to circumstances beyond our control, DREAM TH...

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EDGUY Frontman Talks About Upcoming Album, AVANTASIA DVD

German melodic metallers EDGUY recently entered Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany to begin recording the follow-up to 2006's "Rocket Ride". Entitled "Tinnitus Sanctus", the new CD is being produced by Sascha Paeth and is scheduled to be released in November 2008. EDGUYfrontman Tobias Sammet has ans...

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TIAMAT: 'The Ark Of The Covenant - The Complete Century Media Years' Box Set Detailed

Century Media Records has set an August 18 release date for "The Ark of the Covenant - The Complete Century Media Years", a strictly limited 12 CD + DVD box set from Swedish metallers TIAMAT. Packaged in a noble solid box with gold foil print, it contains a total of 131 audio tracks, over ten ...

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SONIC SYNDICATE Bassist In KinKats Magazine Photo Shoot; Behind-The-Scenes Footage Available

SONIC SYNDICATE bass player Karin Axelsson recently took part in an exclusive photo shoot with Germany's KinKats magazine. Behind-the-scenes footage from the session can be viewed below. The KinKats issue featuring Axelsson will hit the stands on September 10. SONIC SYNDICATE will release its third...

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PARADISE LOST Drummer Quits; South American Tour Cancelled

UK gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have issued the following update: "It is with regret that we have to announce the cancellation of our South American tour. Sincere apologies to all the fans and promoters involved but this decision follows the announcement of the departure of our drummer Jeff S...

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AT THE GATES Guitarist Says Recording New Studio Album 'Seems Pointless'

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with AT THE GATES guitarist Anders Björler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Metal-Rules.com: There was years of talk about the AT THE GATES reunion shows before they actually happened. Did you, at least at some point, start...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Love And Other Disasters' North American Release Date Announced

Swedish metallers SONIC SYNDICATE will release their third album, "Love and Other Disasters", in North America on October 14 via Nuclear Blast Records (September 19 in Europe). In addition to the regular CD, a digipack version of the album will made available featuring two bonus tracks and a DVD. "J...

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SCAR FOR LIFE To Release Debut In September

SCAR FOR LIFE, the new Portuguese project led by Alex S (VYRUZ, REDSTAINS),will release its self-titled debut album in September. "Creating songs from the most vitriolic, groovy assaults to soft acoustic pieces, this project seems to embrace all the influences that make it emotional and powerful,"...

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OPETH Frontman, Drummer Complete Two Gigs With BLOODBATH; Video Footage, Photos Available

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "Just got back from the two shows we did with [the Swedish death metal 'supergroup'] BLOODBATH! Great fun! We played at the Party.San festival in Germany and at the Pellavarock fest in Finland. I was really sick with the flu/sore throa...

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SINISTER: South American Tour Cancelled

Dutch death metallers SINISTER have been forced to cancel their previously announced South American tour. According to the band, "We asked the promoters many times to send us the info about the flight tickets but we NEVER received any answer, so we cannot take the chance to go there and be there wit...

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U.D.O.: 'Mastercutor Alive' Artwork Unveiled

U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, celebrated its 20th anniversary by playing two special shows in Germany on April 30 in Solingen at Cobra and May 3 in Tuttlingen at Stadthalle. The three-hour Tuttlingen concert was filmed for a DVD and live CD, entitled "Maste...

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HATEBREED Bassist Talks Politics

HATEBREED bassist Chris Beattie has a politically fuelled entry on his running blog for HardTimes.ca. It reads as follows: "I usually try to steer very clear of this subject, but with the elections coming up in November and the United States (and the rest of the world for that matter) up to its ...

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Record Label Disputes MEMFIS' Claim That The Band Is Currently Unsigned

Swedish record label Dental Records, which released the 2006 debut album ("The Wind-Up") from the Swedish progressive metal band MEMFIS has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Just to let you know regarding the news on MEMFIS' myspace site. The band says that they are free from th...

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'Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal' Director Interviewed; Video Available

A five-minute interview with Rick Ernst, director of the award-winning and critically acclaimed music documentary "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", conducted last year by Chuck Loesch of the metal radio show "No Control" on the 101X radio station in Austin, Texas can be viewed below. Lighty...