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RAVEN, SOLITUDE AETURNUS, RUFFIANS Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE V Festival
RAVEN, SOLITUDE AETURNUS, RUFFIANS, INTRUDER, SKULLVIEW, STORMWARRIOR and FORSAKEN are the first bands confirmed for the Keep It True V festival, set to be held November 5 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. A warm-up show, Night of the Blade, will take place on November 4 at the Di...April 4, 2005
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The Design
Behind that ugly-even-for-Metal-Blade artwork lies one snarling evil genius of a record! INTO THE MOAT is more of a science experiment gone awry than a band (see: SPIRAL ARCHITECT, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, Canada's MARTYR, and throw in tangential influence everywhere from ATHEIST to GORGUTS to MESHUGG...April 4, 2005
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BRAINSTORM: 'All Those Words' Video Posted Online
BRAINSTORM's video for the track "All Those Words" has been posted online at MetalBlade.de (Windows Media). The video was shot in an old mine in Germany, where "the special atmosphere deep inside these mighty mountains was perfectly captured," according to a press release. "All Those Words" comes of...April 3, 2005
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ANCIENT Drummer Auditioning For FIRE TRAILS
ANCIENT drummer Diego "GroM" Meraviglia will shortly begin "trial rehearsals" with FIRE TRAILS to see if he will become the band's new official drummer. FIRE TRAILS is the group that was born out of the ashes of the classic Italian hard rock band VANADIUM, featuring the charismatic singer Pino Scott...April 1, 2005
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FATES WARNING: 'Awaken The Guardian' Reissue To Include Demos, Live Recordings
Metal Blade Records has set a June 13 European release date for an expanded edition of FATES WARNING's 1986 classic "Awaken the Guardian" album. The three-disc set consisting of two CDs and one DVD will include remastered versions of the album's original eight tracks, a complete CD of live and demo...April 1, 2005
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer Says New Album Is 'Best In Over Eight Years'
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has posted the following message on the group's official message board: "Just wanted to check in to say that our new record has been finally all tracked and will now be mixed starting this weekend. This is a very, very good FLOTSAM record, in my opinion the b...March 31, 2005
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HANOI ROCKS Singer Talks About New Album: Audio Available
Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have posted a four-minute audio file of the group's lead singer, Michael Monroe, talking about the songs on their new album, "Another Hostile Takeover". Download the MP3 file at this location (3 MB). Released today in Finland, "Another Hostile Takeover" is the group's fir...March 30, 2005
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ANCIENT Seek New Label Home
Norwegian black metallers ANCIENT have fulfilled their recording obligations to Metal Blade Records and are currently evaluating offers for a new record deal. The band have already begun to prepare the foundations of their next CD. ANCIENT's sixth album, "Night Visit" was released last June through...March 26, 2005
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN To Appear On Japanese Variety Show
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will appear on the new Japanese weekly TV late-night variety show "Hebimetasan!" He will be a regular each week alongside model/idol Yoko Kumada and other guest stars. The debut episode of the program, which is being described as "an upbeat hard rock/heavy me...March 24, 2005
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THE ABSENCE Ink Deal With METAL BLADE RECORDS
Metal Blade Records has officially inked a worldwide deal with the Tampa, Florida's THE ABSENCE. Having previously self-released an EP, THE ABSENCE will enter Mana Studios in Tampa on April 10 with producer Erik Rutan (INTO THE MOAT, SOILENT GREEN, HATE ETERNAL) to record their first full-length rel...March 23, 2005
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VADER Sign With REGAIN RECORDS
Long-running Polish death metallers VADER have inked a deal with Sweden's Regain Records. Commented the band: "We would like to thank to our previous label Metal Blade for years of cooperation and other labels, who were interested in signing us. Regain Records is a great label so we hope for the bes...March 23, 2005
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HEAVEN SHALL BURN To Support THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN In Cologne
After returning from a successful show at Japan's Independence-D Festival in Tokyo, German metalcore act HEAVEN SHALL BURN have been confirmed as support for THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN in Cologne, Underground on April 3. The gig will take place right after the group's concert at Easterbash in Kortrij...March 22, 2005
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CALLENISH CIRCLE: New Album To Include Bonus DVD
Dutch melodic death metallers CALLENISH CIRCLE have issued the following update: "Last couple of months we have been working very hard on our new (and meanwhile fifth) studio album. So far we have written the complete basics of six new tracks and we have plenty of cool material and ideas left for th...March 22, 2005
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H.I.M.: Festival Appearances Announced
Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. have lined up the following festival appearances during the coming months: Jun. 03 - Rock Im Park - Nürnberg, GER Jun. 05 - Rock Am Ring - Nürburgring, GER Jun. 11 - Download Festival - Donington, UK Jul. 09 - Ruisrock - Turku, FIN Aug. 13 - Summer Sonic - Tokyo, JPN .....March 21, 2005
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ULI JON ROTH To Tour North America In September
The following message has been posted on legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth's (ex-SCORPIONS) official web site: "Uli has been focusing mainly on his work in the studio for the last couple of months and has not given any interviews, which is why it has been quiet in the news department. But lots of act...March 21, 2005
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