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SONATA ARCTICA: London Show Sells Out

According to a posting on SONATA ARCTICA's official web site, the band's November 12 show at the Electric Ballroom in London, England is officially sold out. SONATA ARCTICA recently parted ways with guitarist Jani Liimatainen and replaced him with Elias Viljanen. The band's new album, "Unia", was ce...

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METALLICA, ANTHRAX Guitarists Get Matching '666' Tattoos

Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin revealed on his web site that he took pictures of METALLICA in the Los Angeles area on Friday, October 12, presumably while the band was in the studio recording its new album. According to Halfin, "the highlight [of the session was] Kirk Hammett [METALLICA gui...

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DECREPIT BIRTH: New Album Release Date Announced

Santa Cruz, California-based death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH will release their second album, "Diminishing between Worlds", on January 28, 2008 via Unique Leader Records. The CD was recorded at Castle Ultimate studios with engineer/producer Zack Ohren. Check out the "Diminishing between Worlds" cover...

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NEVER ENOUGH: Debut Album Track Listing Revealed

NEVER ENOUGH (a.k.a. N3V3R 3N0U6H),the band featuring EIGHTEEN VISIONS guitarist Keith Barney (ex-THROWDOWN) drummer Trevor Friedrich, and ex-LYLAH frontman Norman Matthew, has revealed the track listing for its self-titled debut album, due on November 20 through Corporate Punishment Records. It is...

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BLINDED BY FAITH: 'The World Has Something To Offer' Video Posted Online

Québec City, Quebec, Canada's BLINDED BY FAITH has posted its video for the song "The World Has Something To Offer" from the band's "Imperial Collapse" DVD. Watch the clip below. BLINDED BY FAITH will perform at the Trois-Rivières Metalfest on November 3 alongside QUO VADIS and AUGURY, among others....

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METALLICA: 'Work Is Continuing And All Is Good'

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message: "The big update is... that there is nothing new to report. Things are as you would call it, status quo, consistent, constant, invariable, unaltered, unchanged, unfailing, uniform, unvarying. Pretty much what we are trying to...

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HELSTAR: 'Sins Of The Past' Details Revealed

AFM Records has set a November 23 release date for HELSTAR's "Sins of the Past", a "best-of" album featuring re-recordings of the band's classics along with two brand new tracks. The first edition of "Sins of the Past" will come in a special CD layout. A limited picture vinyl version will also be av...

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DECREPIT BIRTH: New Album Pushed Back To 2008

Santa Cruz, California-based death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH have spent the last few months at Castle Ultimate studios with engineer/producer Zack Ohren working on their second album, "Diminishing between Worlds". Commented guitarist/vocalist Matt Sotelo: "Things went a bit slower than we expected, s...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Tests Your Metal Knowledge

Kerry King of SLAYER is the featured host of this week's edition of "Blender Bytes" video trivia on Blender.com. This week's prize is a Sirius Satellite Radio car set-up and $150 in free music downloads. Check out the clip at this location. As previously reported, Marshall Amplification has secured...

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Australian IRON MAIDEN Fan Wins Two Rounds Of 'The Einstein Factor'; Video Available

An Australian IRON MAIDEN fan by the name of Scott Adams recently won two rounds of the country's quiz show "The Einstein Factor" (ABC),answering questions on "The Lives and Music of Iron Maiden 1979 - Present Day." He will shortly appear in the series final of this show. To download episode 30 of...

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Former GUANO APES Singer Comments On Solo Debut

Former GUANO APES frontwoman Sandra Nasic has issued a statement regarding her recently released solo debut, "The Signal" (cover artwork),which came out on September 28 via G.U.N./Supersonic Records. Said Nasic: "To have my own record is, of course, really cool at first! It's also very important to...

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AEROSMITH, SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED, WHITE ZOMBIE Songs Added To 'Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock'

Activision, Inc. has announced additional songs to be included in the main set list for the highly-anticipated title, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. While delivering more master tracks than ever before, strategic partnerships have been secured with all the major and independent record labels and...

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KORN Guitarist Reveals Favorite Dining Spots

KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer patented a seven-string guitar style that helped lead his band to mainstream success and multi-platinum status. In 2006 he launched his own record label, Emotional Syphon Recordings. When he's not touring the world or scouting new talent, Munky can be found in se...

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SONATA ARCTICA: More North American Tour Dates Announced

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have added five dates to their upcoming North American tour which is scheduled to kick off in early February. Support on the trek will come from VISIONS OF ATLANTIS. The dates are as follows (* denotes newly added shows): Feb. 01 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Thea...

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Chapter Two

I didn't get too into the first VIKING SKULL record because of songs like "Unholy Ground" — swaggering cock-rockin' boogie numbers with phlegmy and strained vocals from one Roddy Stone, a roadie for RAGING SPEEDHORN (the band originally featured another roadie, Waldie, on bass, and members of that b...