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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'The Millennium Collection' to Be Released This Month

According to a post on Yngwie J Malmsteen's Guitar Alchemy, a new YNGWIE MALMSTEEN compilation, entitled "20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection", will be released in the U.S. on May 24 via Universal Music. The track listing of the set, which is said to be "not that different from the 'Coll...

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Fatwa Placed On KILLING MIRANDA

According to the U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine, London's KILLING MIRANDA recently found themselves the subject of a fatwa (a religious decree, or judgment, issued by a recognized Islamic legal authority) after contributing music to the adult film "58 Bridge St" starring Muslim porn star Sahara. Attenti...

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SOULFLY, MSG, TIAMAT, MOONSPELL Featured On 'Metalmania 2004' DVD

Music Video Distributors and Metal Mind will be releasing the "Metalmania 2004" DVD/CD in the U.S. on June 21. Metalmania is the biggest and the most prestigious metal festival in Central-Eastern Europe. Every year the main stage hosts the top metal bands from all around the world (DVD),while on th...

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REVEREND BIZARRE's 21-Minute Doom Epic Enters Finnish Chart At No. 2

Lauded as the leading contenders of purist doom, Finland's REVEREND BIZARRE have achieved the seemingly impossible by putting their twenty-one minute, single-track CD, "Slaves of Satan", into the national Finnish single chart at No. 2! The Lohja-based trio, consisting of vocalist/bassist Magister Al...

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BATTLELORE: New Album Samples Posted Online

Audio samples of four tracks from the forthcoming BATTLELORE album, "Third Age of the Sun", have been posted online at the group's official web site. Check out the songs "Storm of the Blades", "Ghân of the Woods", "Trollshaws", and "Elessar's Call" at Battlelore.net. BATTLELORE will release their ne...

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LIFE OF AGONY: 'Love To Let You Down' Video Posted Online

LIFE OF AGONY's video for their new single, "Love to Let You Down", has been posted online at the group's official web site. Check it out at this location. The "Love to Let You Down" clip was shot in March with director/longtime fan Zach Merck (ILL NINO, SHADOWS FALL, 12 STONES) in a ...

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BATTLELORE Set Release Date For New Album

Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE will release their new album, "Third Age of the Sun", on July 4 via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Sword's Song" was recorded at SoundSuite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes (TRISTANIA, MORGUL, TURISAS). Mastering duties were ha...

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AFTER FOREVER Keyboardist To Guest On SAGITTA Debut

AFTER FOREVER keyboardist Joost Van Den Broek will be making a guest appearance on the debut album from Brazilian metallers SAGITTA, entitled "Ohm". A former member of SUN CAGED, Joost had previously worked with Arjen Lucassen in the projects AYREON and STAR ONE. Citing such influences as Derek Sher...

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THE DARKNESS Frontman To Release Solo Album

THE DARKNESS frontman Justin Hawkins is set to release a solo album before the end of 2005, according to Xfm Online. Expected to be released two months after the new THE DARKNESS LP, the album, entitled "British Whale", is reported to be "less rock" than the band's previous output. "It's a lot less...

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THE BLEEDING SUN, HAPAX, BLOWZY Confirmed For Spain's METAL CIRCUS FEST

THE BLEEDING SUN, HAPAX, BLOWZY, DREAMAKER, LAST PROPHECY, ANGRIST, INSIGHT, ALYANZA, ARGENT and NYTHRO are among the confirmed bands for the third edition of Spain's Metal Circus Fest, a heavy metal festival focusing on promoting the best underground bands from Catalonia, and for the first time, se...

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DON DOKKEN: 'We're Not Stuck In The '80s'

Don Dokken recently spoke to Denmark's Antenna webzine about the new DOKKEN album, the upcoming DOKKEN DVD and his long-awaited solo album. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Antenna: How do you feel that fans has reacted to your album "Hell to Pay"? Don Dokken: "I think it's a good record....

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MADBALL Sign With FERRET RECORDS

New York hardcore legends MADBALL have inked a deal with Ferret Records. The band will enter the studio in May with producer Zeuss (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL, THROWDOWN) to begin recording their new album, "Legacy", tentatively due on August 9. Commented Ferret label president Carl Severson: "I rememb...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's Help Gives Missing Woman's Case National Attention

Stephen Kiehl of The Baltimore Sun has issued the following report: MÖTLEY CRÜE was about to go onstage in Portland, Maine, on Saturday night when bass player Nikki Sixx checked his e-mail. There was a message telling him about a fan from Baltimore County who was last seen on her way to a ...

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BATTLELORE Announce Track Listing For 'Third Age Of The Sun'

Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Third Age of the Sun", tentatively due in June via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Sword's Song" was recorded at SoundSuite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes (TRISTANIA, MORG...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Offers Reward In Case Of Missing Woman

MÖTLEY CRÜE have announced that they will match the reward fund being offered for information on the whereabouts of a Baltimore County woman who has been missing since early March when she failed to meet her friends at a CRÜE concert. "We hope our involvement helps bring more attention to this case,...