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FOZZY Frontman To Co-Emcee BEYOND THE MOUNTAIN Christian Metal Festival

BTM Productions has announced a change of dates and location for the upcoming Beyond the Mountain Festival. The event will now take place on November 4-5, 2005, at the Arcada Theater, in St. Charles, IL. The new venue is an exuberant movie house located in downtown St. Charles, about 30 miles outsid...

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THE ARCANE ORDER Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Denmark's THE ARCANE ORDER. "THE ARCANE ORDER's music sounds fresh, heavy, melodic and unique. The boys are skilled musicians and excellent songwriters. We are looking forward to a great collaboration with them and a fantastic album in spring 2006," s...

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Review: ULI JON ROTH Performs With The SCORPIONS For First Time In 27 Years

On September 10, SCORPIONS and Uli Jon Roth performed their first concert together in Colmar, France, since they had been on stage together in Tokyo in 1978. For many of Uli Jon Roth and SCORPIONS fans, this was a very emotional and truly historic event which they had long been waiting for. The Parc...

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UNEARTH Frontman: SLIPKNOT Trek Will Be 'Last Tour For A Long Time'

UNEARTH frontman Trevor Phipps has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Most of the dates are now complete in the tour section of the site, so go check 'em out and come see us this fall. We also have a few smaller club shows with AS I LAY DYING and others ...

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SLIPKNOT Drummer Says Upcoming Live Album Will Be 'Special'

SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison spoke to Launch Radio Networks about the group's upcoming live album, "9.0 Live", due out on November 1 via Roadrunner Records. The disc was recorded at shows in Singapore, Las Vegas, and the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka. Jordison told Launch that the band is wor...

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VISION DIVINE Finalize Track Listing For New Album

Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE, the brainchild of ex-LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thörsen, have finalized the track listing for their new album, "The Perfect Machine". The follow-up to last year's "Stream of Unconsciousness" was reportedly produced by STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki and...

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DISILLUSION Part Ways With Bassist, Seek Replacement

DISILLUSION, the prog-death band from Leipzig, Germany, have parted ways with bassist Ralf Willis less than five months after he joined the group. "Although we were highly euphoric in the beginning, we now know that things simply did not go together," the group write on their web site. "In Willis, t...

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SINCE THE FLOOD To Support MADBALL, SWORN ENEMY On European Tour

Massachusetts-based hardcore act SINCE THE FLOOD, who are signed to Ironclad Recordings, the label formed by UNEARTH frontman Trevor Phipps, have been confirmed as the support act for MADBALL and SWORN ENEMY on their European tour this fall. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 21 - Dynamo Club - Ei...

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SLIPKNOT Name Live Album

SLIPKNOT have set "9.0: Live" as the title of their upcoming live album, due on November via Roadrunner Records. Recorded at shows in Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore and Las Vegas the CD should feature the following tracks (not final track listing): 01. The Blister Exists 02. (sic) 03. Pulse Of The Maggots...

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PRIMORDIAL Drop Off X-MASS FESTIVALS 2005 European tour

Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL have cancelled their participation in the upcoming X-Mass Festivals 2005 European tour (featuring EXODUS, HYPOCRISY, WINTERSUN and NAGLFAR). "We simply felt there was no point in us opening up for 25 minutes to half-empty halls and playing three songs, which it lo...

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ANGEL BLAKE Seek Bassist

ANGEL BLAKE, the new Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN guitarist Marko Tervonen and former TRANSPORT LEAGUE/current MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich, are currently seeking a bassist. "Not just a regular one, but a contrabassist," reads an official press release. Interested parties can contact...

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SLIPKNOT Percussionist: 'There Is No Greater Job Than Being A Rock Star'

SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan recently spoke to DesMoinesRegister.com about the importance of teamwork in the decision-making process. "When you do decision-making, I've always preached this: The word 'I' always comes out first," Crahan said. "The word 'I' is pretty much the most satan...

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BUCKCHERRY: Japanese Tour Announced

Reunited Los Angeles hard rockers BUCKCHERRY will be embarking on a Japanese tour in November in support of their new album, "Fifteen". The dates are as follows: Nov. 14 – Tokyo, JPN @ Club Quattro Nov. 15 – Tokyo, JPN @ Club Quattro Nov. 17 – Nagoya, JPN @ Club Quattro Nov. 18 – Osaka, ...

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VEHEMENCE Announce New Singer (Again)

Arizona-based death metallers VEHEMENCE have issued the following update: "VEHEMENCE will no longer be working with vocalist Sean Vandegrift. We wish him the best of luck. We now would like to take this time to announce Adam Cody as his replacement. Adam Cody, as some of you may know is also vocalis...

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BOLT THROWER: New Album Details Revealed

Metal Blade Records has pushed back the projected European release date of the new BOLT THROWER album, entitled "Those Once Loyal", to November 14 (November 11 in Germany) from the previously announced October 31. BOLT THROWER's eighth album, "Those Once Loyal" was recorded at Andy Faulkner's Sable...