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BRAINSTORM Finish Recording New Album

German power metallers BRAINSTORM have finished recording their new album, "Liquid Monster", due on April 4, 2005 via Metal Blade Records. The CD "is now in the [mixing stage], and I'm really proud to say, that this album is maybe more exciting then everything else we've done before!" singer Andy B....

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Enter Studio Next Week

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "At long last, we start the record on January 2, after a series of delays, some to do with the band and some to do with the label. We are very recharged and ready to do a great ...

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DREAM EVIL Announce Japanese Tour

DREAM EVIL, the Swedish band featuring acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, etc.) and drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),will be embarking on a Japanese tour beginning in early February. Support at the...

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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: New Studio Album, DVD Update

Sweden's SPIRITUAL BEGGARS have set "Demons" as the title of their new album, due in Japan on February 23, 2005 via Toy's Factory Records. The first Japanese pressing will come with a bonus disc of live material recorded last year in Tokyo. No release date has yet been announced for the U.S. and Eur...

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LOSA: Debut Album Delayed

Dallas-based metalcore outfit LOSA have had the release date of their full-length debut, "The Perfect Moment" (Metal Blade Records),pushed back to March 2005 from the previously announced February. The album, which was mixed by Matthew Ellard (CONVERGE, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME) and mastered by Al...

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Japanese Band Shows Beheading Of Hostage At Concert

News.com.au is reporting that a Japanese broadcaster has voiced anger and apologized after sponsoring a weekend concert at which a rock band played the Internet footage showing the beheading of a Japanese hostage in Iraq. Tokyo Broadcasting System said it had no forewarning of the stunt. "Showing th...

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KING'S X: More Video Footage From Recording Studio Posted Online

More video footage of KING'S X laying down tracks for their upcoming studio album has been posted online at the group's official web site. Check out a clip of guitarist Ty Tabor tracking a vocal part, and another clip of Tabor dubbing some guitar parts. KING'S X are currently ...

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UNION: KISS Drummer ERIC SINGER To The Rescue

The following update has been posted at the official web site of former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick: "[UNION drummer] Brent Fitz unexpectedly had to drop out of the Japanese KISS Expo. Seems Brent has a great opportunity to tour Canada and won't be able to drum with UNION. Bruce made a few calls and...

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SILENT FORCE To Support KAMELOT In Japan

SILENT FORCE, the power metal band featuring ex-ROYAL HUNT singer D.C. Cooper, have been confirmed as the support act for KAMELOT on their upcoming Japanese tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 18 – Osaka, JPN @ TBA Apr. 21 – Tokyo, JPN @ Ebisu Liquid Room Apr. 22 – Tokyo, JPN @ Ebisu Liquid ....

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TWISTED SISTER: 'Still Hungry - Live at Wacken Open Air' DVD Details Revealed

According to MelodicRock.com, TWISTED SISTER will release their "Still Hungry - Live at Wacken Open Air" DVD in early 2005 via Demolition's Detonator Records. Filmed with 16 cameras during the band's headline set in front of over 40,000 fans at the 2003 Wacken Open Air Festival, this DVD shows the b...

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DISGORGE To Headline Japan's TOKYO DEATHFEST

California death-grind band DISGORGE have been confirmed as the headliners of the first-ever Tokyo Deathfest, set to take place April 30, 2005 at Shibuya Cyclone. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are VOMIT REMNANTS (Japan),GODLESS TRUTH (Czech Republic),ETERNAL RUIN (USA),DISCONFORMITY (J...

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KING'S X: Video Footage From Recording Studio Posted Online

Video footage of KING'S X drummer Jerry Gaskill laying down tracks for their upcoming studio album has been posted online at this location. KING'S X are currently recording the as-yet-untitled new CD at a Nashville studio with producer Michael Wagener (WARRANT, SKID ROW, ACCEPT, HAMMERFALL). An Apri...

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AMON AMARTH: 'The Pursuit Of Vikings' Video Posted Online

AMON AMARTH's video for the track "The Pursuit of Vikings" has been posted online at Launch. Watch it at this location. Young directors Philipp Hirsch and Heiko Tippelt "brought in some great ideas and did an awesome job in filming and editing the clip as well," according to a press release. "We rec...

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THE RED DEATH Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has officially inked a worldwide deal with the upstate New York metal band THE RED DEATH. Having previously released a six-song EP with Crooked Halo Records, band's first full-length album is scheduled to hit stores in the spring/summer of 2005. THE RED DEATH just finished up rec...

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MELVINS, Ex-BUCKCHERRY, STARWOOD Members Featured In HUSTLER Magazine

Lizzy (STARWOOD, LIZZY BORDEN),Josh Todd (ex-BUCKCHERRY) and Buzz Osborne (MELVINS) are featured in the January 2005 issue of Hustler magazine. The three singers can be found in the erotic entertainment section reviewing porn and discussing their links with porn stars. In related news, STARWOOD wil...