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TIMO TOLKKI: 'STRATOVARIUS Is No More'

STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki has issued the following statement: "It is time to stop the silence and announce what some of you have already been speculating. STRATOVARIUS is no more. "Last October I told the guys that I am stopping the band and told them the reasons why. "This letter is addresse...

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CHRIS CAFFERY To Perform With SANDALINAS In Spain

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) will perform with SANDALINAS the Spanish/Swedish band featuring Mat Saint (bass; DREAMLAND),Alvaro Svaner (drums; LOCH VOSTOK),Jordi Sandalinas (guitar) and Rick Altzi (vocals; AT VANCE) for two shows in Spain in June. Headlining both gi...

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SOTHIS Seeking Label Home

Los Angeles-based black metallers SOTHIS have finished mixing their new album, "De Oppresso Liber", at Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden with Andy La Rocque of KING DIAMOND. The CD, which was engineered and produced by Dross, will contain nine new original songs. Commented the band: "We are now...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: Studio Diary Available

Swedish newcomers SONIC SYNDICATE recently entered Black Lounge Studios in Avesta, Sweden with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY) to begin recording the follow-up to last year's critically acclaimed "Only Inhuman" CD. Recording sessions will continue until the end of April, with the album tent...

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AMORAL Drummer Joins CRYSTAL BLAZE

Finnish "Wacken Metal Battle 2007" winners CRYSTAL BLAZE have announced the addition of longtime friend, Juhana "Juffi" Karlsson from AMORAL, as their new drummer. According to a press release, "Juffi performed with the band in Qstock (Oulu, Finland) 2007 and Wacken Open Air 2007, as well as recorde...

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TIME HAS COME: 'White Fuzz' Release Date Announced

German math/grind/breakcore band TIME HAS COME will release its new album, "White Fuzz", on May 22 via Regain Records. The CD was recorded by Christoph Stepan at Little Big Ears studio in Hamburg. Commented the label in a press release: "This is not another gothenburg ripoff, not another trendy emom...

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THE CULT: Video Interview With BILLY DUFFY Available

STV's John Kilbride recently conducted an interview with THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy as the reformed band visited Glasgow's Carling Academy in support of its eighth studio album, "Born Into This", released in October 2007. Duffy was up for talking about everything, from the band's longevity to th...

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DANIELE LIVERANI's COSMICS To Release Debut In April

Daniele Liverani's (KHYMERA, EMPTY TREMOR, GENIUS, TWINSPIRITS) new project COSMICS will release its debut album, "The Cosmic Year", on April 18 via Lion Music. The CD, a collection of 10 tracks within a melodic and progressive metal setting, is based around the keyboard wizardry of Liverani, along...

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THE POODLES, SWEET SAVAGE, PAIN OF SALVATION Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

THE POODLES, SWEET SAVAGE, PAIN OF SALVATION, BIRTH CONTROL, KORPIKLAANI, FAITH, ARCHER, FATAL SMILE, GRAVEYARD, HAPPYPILL and DAMPUNGARNA have been confirmed for this year's edition of Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7 in Slvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follo...

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More Violence Against 'Emos' Reported In Mexico; Video Available

LA Weekly's Daniel Hernandez reports on his blog Intersections that a bizarre wave of mob emo-bashings ("emos" are followers of the "emo" subculture, which is short for "emotional") is sweeping across Mexico. According to Hernandez, "The movement is being generated on message boards and social netwo...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: Studio Report Episode 1 Available

Swedish newcomers SONIC SYNDICATE have uploaded the first episode of their video studio report to their MySpace page. Watch the clip below. The band recently entered Black Lounge Studios in Avesta, Sweden with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY) to record its highly anticipated follow-up to las...

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MARIONETTE: 'Burn Me' Video Posted Online

"Burn Me", the new video from the Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal sextet MARIONETTE, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in December 2007 at Meeths in Gothenburg with Robert Karlsson, who works with acclaimed Swedish video director Patrick Ullaeus (IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR). The track comes off M...

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QUEENSRCHE Backing Vocalist PAMELA MOORE To Guest On 'The Badass Radio Show'

Singer Pamela Moore best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRCHE's 1988 epic concept album "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's epic sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II" will guest on "The Badass Radio Show" on Saturday, March 29 at 4:00 p.m. You can listen to the broadcast live via the Inte...

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Killing Season

Four-year wait between albums. Terrible album cover. Generic album title. A song called "Sonic Beatdown". Is it any wonder I was nervous about giving this one a spin? I shoulda known better — DEATH ANGEL are doing things on their own terms these days, for the right reasons, and they'll release anoth...

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HIGH ON FIRE: Sacramento Footage Posted Online

Capital Chaos has posted video footage of Oakland, California-based band HIGH ON FIRE performing the song "Rumors of War" on February 28, 2008 at The Blue Lamp in Sacramento, California. Watch the clip below. MetalKult.com recently posted a 14-clip question-and-answer video interview with HIGH ON FI...