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KITTIE Faces $5 Million Lawsuit in Fallout From 'America's Hot Musician'/Oxygen Case

American Youth Symphony (AYS),producers of "America's Hot Musician", filed a $5 million dollar lawsuit today in DC Superior Court against Canadian all-female metal band KITTIE for a variety of claims, including tortious interference, fraud and libel. The complaint — which can be read at this locati...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Goes Back To School

Charlie Benante, drummer for thrash legends ANTHRAX, spent Monday, February 11 back in the classroom. Benante turned the Woodlawn Middle School in Lawn Grove, Illinois into his own "School of Rock!" The accomplished Grammy-nominated musician was invited to the school to speak with seventh-graders ab...

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NACHTGESCHREI Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Frankfurt, Germany-based medieval metal seven-piece NACHTGESCHREI has inked a deal with Massacre Records. The group's debut album, "Hoffnungsschimmer", is due on May 2. Prior to release, the band can be heard on Sonic Seducer magazine's medieval metal compilation and on the Zillo compilation. NACHTG...

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AMON AMARTH: New Video Interview Available

Swedish metal vikings AMON AMARTH were interviewed by Johnny Orlando, Jr. in Chicago during the recently completed "Wrath Of The Norsemen" tour alongside HIMSA and SONIC SYNDICATE. Johan Hegg and Ted Lundstrom talk about the questions they are sick of answering, offer parenting tips and reveal their...

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AGAINST THE PLAGUES: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

AGAINST THE PLAGUES, the mighty alliance featuring Swedish/Polish/American members of LOST HORIZON, LUCIFERION, FOREST OF IMPALED, and DAMNATION, is streaming its entire debut album, "Architecture of Oppression" on the band's MySpace page. "The Architecture of Oppression" was recorded and engineered...

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LAKE OF TEARS: More Dates Announced

Sweden's LAKE OF TEARS has scheduled the following dates: Apr. 14 - Rock City - Novosibirsk, Russia Apr. 16 - Kalashnikoff - Krasnodar, Russia Apr. 17 - Podzemka - "Subway" - Rostov-on-Don, Russia Apr. 18 - Apelsin - "Orange" - Moscow, Russia Apr. 19 - Molodost - "Youth" - Smolensk, Russia Apr. 20 -...

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HIGH ON FIRE: Brooklyn Concert Footage Posted Online

Oakland, California-based band HIGH ON FIRE (Relapse Records) invited the crew of the new music social networking site Woozyfly.com to film their Europa nightclub show in Brooklyn, New York. You can now watch the concert on Woozyfly.com by clicking here. Fan-filmed video footage of Oakland, Californ...

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DISTURBED, HANOI ROCKS, AIRBOURNE Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

DISTURBED, HANOI ROCKS and AIRBOURNE have been confirmed for this year's edition of Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACE FREHLEY (US) AIRBOURNE (AUS) ASTRAL DOORS (S) AT THE GATES (S) AVATAR...

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Metal Blade Records 25th Anniversary

In a world of mergers, acquisitions, and corporate rape, Metal Blade Records continues to stand tall as a label with credibility, independence, and a truly customer-oriented staff. One can debate some of the albums they've released over the years, but one could say that about most labels. That the l...

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IMAGIKA: 'Feast For The Hated' U.S. Release Date Announced

San Francisco power/thrash metallers IMAGIKA will release their new album, "Feast for the Hated", in the U.S. on May 20 via Locomotive Records. The CD will arrive in Europe on April 25. "Feast for the Hated" was mixed at Sweden's Sonic Train Studio with Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND guitarist). The a...

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SOILWORK, DESPISED ICON, MUSTASCH, THE WILDHEARTS Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE

SOILWORK, DESPISED ICON, MUSTASCH and THE WILDHEARTS have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ABORTED AGRYPNIE AHAB ALL ENDS ARCH ENEMY A...

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CELTIC FROST's TOM GABRIEL FISCHER Discusses HELLHAMMER; Audio Available

MetalKult.com has just posted a seven-question downloadable audio interview with CELTIC FROST/HELLHAMMER vocalist/guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer. In the interview, Fischer talks about the details surrounding the creation of HELLHAMMER's seminal "Satanic Rites", "Death Fiend" and "Triumph of Death" de...

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ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festival Commercial Posted Online

A TV commercial for for this year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals — which are scheduled to take place June 6-7 in the German towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg, respectively — can be viewed below. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 36 CRAZYFISTS ALTER BRI...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: More Festival Appearances Announced

Swedish metallers SONIC SYNDICATE have scheduled the following dates: Jun. 05 - SWE - Norje - Sweden Rock Jun. 06 - GER - Nürnberg - Rock im Park Jun. 08 - GER - Nürburgring - Rock am Ring Jun. 14 - AUT- Nickelsdorf - Novarock Jun. 27 - SWE - Göteborg - Metaltown Jun. 28 ...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, SOILWORK, SONIC SYNDICATE Singers Interviewed; Video Available

France's NRV-TV recently conducted an interview with DARK TRANQUILLITY's Mikael Stanne, SOILWORK's Björn "Speed" Strid and SONIC SYNDICATE's Richard Sjunnesson. Watch the chat at this location. DARK TRANQUILLTY was honored in the "Metal" category at Sweden's annual Manifestgalan awards, which recogn...