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JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Enter Studio In January

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will enter the studio on January 2, 2006 to begin recording their sophomore album for a tentative May release via SPV Records. A number of live appearances have been scheduled for late spring/early summer, including a few shows alo...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE, BORN FROM PAIN, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

CANNIBAL CORPSE, BORN FROM PAIN, KORPIKLAANI and END OF GREEN have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5, 2006 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BORN FROM PAIN CANNIBAL CORPSE CELTIC FROST CH...

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DARK FUNERAL Confirmed For Austria's METALLIGA OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have been confirmed for next year's Metalliga Open Air festival, set to take place June 16-17 in Dornbirn, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BITTERNESS (GER) BORN FROM PAIN (NL) CADAVERES (HU) CONTRAPTION (GER) DARK F...

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CELTIC FROST: More Tour Dates Scheduled

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have scheduled the following dates in 2006: Jun. 10 - Sölvesborg, SWE @ Sweden Rock Festival Jul. 01 - Helsinki, FIN @ Tuska Festival Aug. 04 - Wacken, GER @ Wacken Open Air Aug. 26 - Bergen, NOR @ Hole In The Sky Festival Sep. 12 - Springfield, VA ...

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VENOM Finish Mixing 'Metal Black'; Track Listing Revealed

British black metal pioneers VENOM have finished mixing their new album, "Metal Black", at the Townhouse Studios in London. The album contains 14 new songs, including "Antechrist", the demo for which can be heard at this location. A March 2006 release via Castle Records/Sanctuary Group is expected....

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World of Lies

My last memory of Australia's THE BERZERKER is seeing them perform with ORIGIN, VADER, and IMMOLATION a couple of years ago. I recall being intrigued by the masked madmen, but not all that moved with the music itself, though I did find some redeeming value in the forceful, samples-laden approach. Ad...

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EPHEL DUATH Announce Dates In January

Italian experimentalists EPHEL DUATH have announced the following dates in January: Jan. 13 - Trier, GER @ Ex-Haus Jan. 14 - Ratingen-Düsseldorf, GER @ Lux Jan. 15 - Rijssen, NETH @ Lucky EPHEL DUATH recently announced the addition of drummer Andrea Rabuini to the group's touring lineup. The group's...

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REFLEXION To Release New Single In January

REFLEXION, the Finnish band featuring vocalist Juha Kylmänen (FOR MY PAIN…, ex-TO/DIE/FOR),will release the second single from their upcoming "Out of the Dark" debut album, "Storm", on January 11, 2006. The CD will include the album version of the title cut plus a full-length live video. Check out...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: 'Greatest Hits' Certified Gold

ALICE IN CHAINS' "Greatest Hits" collection has been certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States. The album, which was originally released on July 24, 2001 on Columbia Records, is the second collection of hit s...

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METAL BLADE's 'Into The Pit' DualDisc To Arrive In January

On January 30 (January 27 in Germany) Metal Blade Records Europe will release the DualDisc "Into the Pit". This CD/DVD compilation featuring 10 video clips and 13 audio tracks will feature all the (so-called) metalcore acts on the label's roster. The set is designed to give you a detailed view of th...

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KYLESA: Writing New Material, Auditioning Drummers

Savannah sludge rockers KYLESA have wrapped up touring, both in the U.S. and abroad, in support of the band's Prosthetic Records debut, "To Walk A Middle Course". After touring alongside the likes of 3 STAGES OF PAIN, COLISEUM and TORCHE, KYLESA are now concentrating on writing new music for the nex...

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PREY Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement

Swedish metallers PREY have parted ways with drummer Patrick Johansson (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, STORMWIND). "Patrick . . . has no plans on leaving the USA for a long time, [so] we had no other choice [but to] find another skinbeater," the band write on their web site. "Lucky for us we found him in our own...

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VENOM Frontman On New Album: I Wanted To Re-Create What Original Band Was All About

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the subject of the detractors, fans who believe the only "real" VENOM includes Mantas and Abaddon: Cronos: "Look, VENOM has over the years had so m...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist JERRY CANTRELL On The Mend After Surgery

Guitar great Jerry Cantrell of ALICE IN CHAINS underwent surgery last week after complaining of acute pain in his left shoulder. He was admitted to Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles where Dr. Stephen J. Lombardo, a noted sports medicine practitioner, attended him. The surgery included th...

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Fear in a Handful of Dust

One moment while I Q-Tip the blood out of my ears. There we go. So why does it take a label in Austria to sign a fearsome thrash-beast from Chicago when said band has been in our midst since 2000? For shame U.S. labels, you've missed a golden opportunity to sign a band called HURTLOCKER, ...