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TUSKA FESTIVAL To Raise Funds For LORDI's EUROVISION Pyros

Finland's premier metal festival, Tuska Open Air Metal Festival (taking place June 30 – July 2, 2006 in Kaisaniemi, Helsinki) has decided to take action in assisting Finland's controversial Eurovision song contest participants LORDI with unrealistic pyrotechnics expenses. Although LORDI representing...

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THE ESOTERIC Begin Work On New Album

Lawrence, KS innovators THE ESOTERIC have begun work on their sophomore release for Prosthetic Records, entitled "Subverter". The cutting-edge outfit begins recording May 8 at Black Lodge Recording in Eudora, KS as well as in an undisclosed location in Kansas City with producer/engineer Paul Malinow...

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VH1's Metal Month To Feature All-New Series, Documentaries, Specials And Movies

From the rocking sounds of metal music and the stories behind the men and women who created them to the continued legacy that is rock and roll, VH1 debuts all-new series, documentaries, specials and movies this May that will leave you praying at the altar of rock. Premieres: "40 Greatest Metal Songs...

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A DOZEN FURIES Call It Quits

A DOZEN FURIES, who won a highly coveted tour spot on Ozzfest 2005 after beating out North Carolina's CYNDER (now CYN) in MTV's "Battle for Ozzfest" finale, have officially called it quits. The group's drummer, Mike Miller, has issued the following statement on the matter: "There really is no point...

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BAD ACID TRIP Added To Second Stage Lineup At This Year's OZZFEST

BAD ACID TRIP have been confirmed as the "mystery band" on the the "Monster Energy" second stage at this year's Ozzfest, according to Ozzfest.com. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Main Stage: OZZY OSBOURNE (10 dates only) SYSTEM OF A DOWN DISTURBED TBA** HATEBREED LACUNA COIL **Maj...

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SETHERIAL To Release 'Death Triumphant' In May

Swedish black metallers SETHERIAL have finalized the track listing for their fifth album, "Death Triumphant", due on May 15 via Regain Records. The CD was recorded at the Abyss studio and is said to be "more technical than their previous albums but the aggression still remains." The group's lineup h...

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Holy Diver Live

I take absolutely no pleasure in doing this, because Ronnie James Dio is one of my personal heroes, a man who's lived it all, done it all and exuded nothing but class all the way. He's the reason some of my all-time albums are my favorites. I won't even dignify an idiot's "Ozzy or Dio?" ...

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Pro Patria Finlandia

With Easter upon us, what better time for a review of "Pro Patria Finlandia" by Finland's blaspheming blackened thrash punks? Nobody does it quite like IMPALED NAZARENE, do they? Fifteen years on and the boys still attack with the viciousness and bloodlust of a rabid pit bull. The band's ninth studi...

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VITAL REMAINS, INCANTATION, SIN OF ANGELS: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

VITAL REMAINS, INCANTATION, SIN OF ANGELS and DAWN OF AZAZEL will be teaming up for the Decades of Death 2006 Tour beginning late May and running through June. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: May 30 - The Peppermint Beach Club - Virginia Beach, VA May 31 - Lucky's Pub - Wilmington, NC Jun. .....

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DISMEMBER To Team Up With VITAL REMAINS, GRAVE For North American Tour

Swedish death metal veterans DISMEMBER will be teaming up with VITAL REMAINS, GRAVE, DEMIRICOUS and WITHERED for a North American tour beginning in early October. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 01 - New York, NY @ BB Kings Blues Club Oct. 02 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx The complete tour...

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OVERCAST Begin Recording 'Reborn To Kill Again'

OVERCAST, the reunited Massachusetts band which features in its ranks KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio and SHADOWS FALL singer Brian Fair, have entered the studio to begin re-recording 10-14 classic tracks and laying down two previously unreleased songs for a full-length album entitled "Rebo...

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CHIMAIRA Part Ways With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Cleveland, Ohio's CHIMAIRA have officially parted ways with Roadrunner Records. The group have issued the following statement on the matter: "The Jager tour with ARCH ENEMY has been going fucking great. 99% of the shows have been super-packed and the crowds have been amazing for all of the bands. Th...

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TRIVIUM, IN FLAMES, OPETH Among METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS Nominees

The nominations for the fourth annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards — which this year takes place on Monday, June 12 at Koko in Camden, North London — were announced today. In keeping with the "Valhalla" theme of this year's awards, Metal Hammer magazine have teamed up with the crew of the "Hammer...

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WOLF's New Album Will Be 'A 45-Minute Heavy Metal Feast'

Swedish metallers WOLF will enter Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden in June with producer Fredrik Nordström to begin recording their fourth album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Century Media Records. WOLF's former drummer Daniel "Dale" Bergkvist — who apparently remains on good t...

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LAMB OF GOD, CLUTCH, GWAR, DEVILDRIVER Featured On 'Sounds Of The Underground' DVD

Last year marked the inaugural Sounds of the Underground tour, which saw 17 of the best and most brutal metal acts around traverse the U.S. and Canada in what proved to be a very successful alternative to the more commercial Ozzfest. The tour hit the parking lot of the Starland Ballroom in Sayrevill...