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CAT EYE Sign With POWERZONE RECORDS

Norwegian hard rock band CAT EYE has inked a deal with Powerzone Records for the worldwide release of their first full-length album, "Reaching for the Sky". A late 2006 release is expected. After their well-received 2004 self-titled debut EP, CAT EYE "honed their skills as songwriters and created an...

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SCREAMS OF ERIDA Complete Work On 'The Red Testament'

Boston-based metalcore band SCREAMS OF ERIDA have completed work on their full-length debut, "The Red Testament". The album was recorded from January to March with the help of producer Ken Susi (UNEARTH),and was mixed by Eric Rachel (A LIFE ONCE LOST, EVERY TIME I DIE, ATREYU). An early summer rele...

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JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD, SAXON, HELLOWEEN Featured On 'Rock S'cool' DVD

For many years, the Hanover, Germany-based metal imprint Steamhammer/SPV has been among the most important record labels worldwide. World-class acts such as MOTÖRHEAD, SAXON, MÖTLEY CRÜE, HELLOWEEN, DIO, SKID ROW, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, SEPULTURA, DORO and KREATOR count among the renowned artists...

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Waves of Visual Decay

It was not too long ago that I reviewed COMMUNIC's debut full-length "Conspiracy in Mind", for this very site. My rating of 7 was an indication of what I believed to be stellar musicianship and adventurous compositions that recalled the likes of NEVERMORE with more prog elements, but that somehow se...

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DAN SWANÖ: 'I Have Done So Much Lately, It Is Hard To Keep Track'

Finnish Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, PAN THY MONIUM) fan site Swano.tk recently conducted an interview with Swanö about the projects he is currently involved in, both as a producer and as a performing musician. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Q: You are pro...

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LORDI Fans Furious At 'Outing' By Gossip Magazine

Finland's Helsingin Sanomat has issued the following report: The latest issue of the weekly celebrity gossip magazine 7 Päivää (Seven Days, generally known hereabouts as Seiska) has caused a storm of protest from fans of the monster-metal Eurovision Song Contest winners LORDI. The paper published a...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman To Investigate Spontaneous Human Combustion

According to a posting on IRON MAIDEN's official web site, MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will join Sky One later this month to investigate the mysterious phenomenon that is spontaneous human combustion. In 1985, 17-year-old student Jacqueline Fitzsimon from Cheshire was walking arm-in-arm with som...

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EYES OF FIRE Part Ways With Keyboardist, Seek Replacement

Orange County ambient-metal quintet EYES OF FIRE have parted ways with keyboardist Pete Truax. "He was released of all his duties within the band and will no longer be representing the band in any way, shape, or form," the group write on their web site. "Unfortunately, Pete's disrespect for fellow b...

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THE DARKNESS To Headline Finland's ILOSAARIROCK Festival

British rockers THE DARKNESS have been confirmed for Finland's Ilosaarirock festival, set to take place July 14-16 in Joensuu. Also scheduled to appear are MOKOMA, NEGATIVE, ENTOMBED, KATATONIA, RAISED FIST, ROTTEN SOUND, SCAR SYMMETRY, SWALLOW THE SUN, DEATHCHAIN, DIABLO, TAROT and TWILIGHTNING, am...

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OBITUARY's JOHN TARDY, ILL NINO To Guest On INDIE 103.1's 'Chaos' Metal Show Wednesday

Vocalist John Tardy of OBITUARY and the members of ILL NINO are slated to be the guests of Indie 103.1's metal show "Chaos" with Jackie Kay on Wednesday, May 24 at 10:00 p.m. PST. Jackie will also be on hand to give away tickets to several events coming to the Los Angeles area in the ...

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KISS Coffeehouse Opening Scheduled For Next Month

If you want rock and roll all night, KISS Coffeehouse will be the place to be. On Tuesday, June 27, legendary KISS band members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons will be on hand at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina's Broadway at the Beach to cut the ribbon on the most outrageous coffee and dessert shop ever...

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TAPROOT To Split With ATLANTIC RECORDS?

Gary Graff of Billboard.com is reporting that the members of TAPROOT are considering a future that may not include their current label, Atlantic Records, after the disappointing sales of their third album, "Blue Sky Research". "We had hoped for really big things," drummer Jarrod Montague said of "Bl...

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MORBID ANGEL: More European Tour Dates Announced

Long-running extreme metallers MORBID ANGEL have lined up the following festival appearances and club shows in Europe this summer: Aug. 05 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, GER Aug. 07 - Monsters Of Rock Festival - Kavarna, BUL Aug. 12 - Brutal Assault Festival - Svojsice, CZR Aug. 14 - Planet Music - Vie...

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MY RUIN Guitarist Loses Father To Cancer

Orange County's BLEED THE SKY have posted the following message on their official web site: "Our deepest sympathies go out to our good friend Mick Murphy of MY RUIN who lost his father to cancer [on Saturday, May 20]. We all know and respect Mick as hands down the best guitar player that we know ...

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KING'S X Frontman DOUG PINNICK Addresses Breakup Rumors

KING'S X frontman Doug Pinnick has issued the following statement in response to rumors that the band were on the verge of breaking up: "I wish I could set down and answer all the questions, and speculations. I will try to make light of some of the things said and suggested. You guys are wonderful ....