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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Frontman Working On New CORNERSTONE Album

Singer Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, CORNERSTONE) has posted the following message on his official web site: "The MALMSTEEN road show ended in Japan at the end of December after four splendid shows there. Then came the long trek home. I live in London but had to fly via New York City and Miami fro...

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Japanese All-Girl Band GALLHAMMER Sign With PEACEVILLE RECORDS

Peaceville Records has announced the signing of GALLHAMMER. Hailing from Tokyo, Japan, this three-girl combo is anything but what you’ve come to expect from the polite and serene land of the rising sun (or daughter in this case). Peaceville are currently compiling GALLHAMMER's first major European r...

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THE RED DEATH Part Ways With Bassist, Announce Replacement

New York metallers THE RED DEATH have amicably parted ways with longtime bassist Dominic Mastronunzio. Replacing Dominic in the group's lineup is Jack Portwood, bassist/singer of upstate New York's HIGHLAND DRIVE. Portwood is "being brought up to speed and broken in, and is excited about the band an...

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APIARY Prepare To Enter Studio

APIARY, the San Francisco Bay Area band formed out of the ashes of local favorites CLEARING AUTUMN SKIES and SOMETHING MUST DIE, have completed the songwriting process for their debut album, entitled "Lost in Focus". "We go into Castle Ultimate Studios with Zack Ohren on engineering/mixing/mastering...

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Age of Winters

How much more self-conscious orc rock can you fit into your Viking helmet? Not to be confused with the half-decent Canuck '80s metal outfit of "Metalized" and "Sweet Dreams" fame, these guys are an altogether more unwashed and skunk-weed-reeking prospect. Tumbling down thirdhand from SABBATH's loins...

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Seattle's MIDNIGHT IDÖLS Get Back To Their Metal Roots

Seattle-based NWOBHM-influenced band the MIDNIGHT IDÖLS have just released their self-produced debut album "We Rule The Night", on their own label. The group started with ex-members of Seattle hardcore bands such as OFFICER DOWN, LAST GASP, and the VACCINES getting back to their metal roots. The res...

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VOMITORY Announce First Show With New Guitarist

Swedish death metallers VOMITORY will make their live debut with their new lineup — featuring the band's latest addition, former THE LAW guitarist guitarist Peter Östlund — on January 20 at Metal Clüb in Karlstad, Sweden. Also appearing on the bill will be GEHENNAH. VOMITORY recently completed a Eur...

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PARAGON: In Writing Mode

Bassist Jan Bünning of the German power metallers PARAGON has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We already have written about five songs for the next album, have ideas for about five more and I can assure You it's the most heavy shit we have ever done. As far as it ...

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ANGEL BLAKE: European Release Date Set For Debut Album

Metal Blade Records has set a March 10, 2006 European release date for the self-titled debut album from ANGEL BLAKE, the new Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN guitarist Marko Tervonen and former TRANSPORT LEAGUE/current MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich. The CD will be mastered on January 5 at...

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MISERY INDEX: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

MISERY INDEX, the Baltimore, Maryland-based band featuring Jason Netherton (bass/vocals, ex-DYING FETUS) and Sparky Voyles (guitar, ex-DYING FETUS, M.O.D.),have posted the following message on their official web site: "As we already mentioned we are still confirmed to go in the studio on January 14...

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Heralding: The Fireblade

A refreshing change of pace and a melodically pleasing experience, FALKENBACH's fourth album, "Heralding: The Fire Blade" proves yet again (to me anyway) how a folk music core can be so eloquently intertwined with metal when the right mind is put to work creating the combination. It is the mind of V...

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Audio Interview With Ex-WARRIOR SOUL Singer Posted Online

StriglsMusicNews.com has posted episode 29 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In this episode, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are joined in the studio by former WARRIOR SOUL and current DIRTY RIG frontman Kory Clarke and members of his new project, THE STONED. Rounding out THE STONED, where Cla...

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FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING Complete Work On 'Sterling Black Icon'

German death metallers FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING have completed work on their sophomore album, "Sterling Black Icon", for a March 24, 2006 release via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Skywards – A Sylphe's Ascension" was recorded at PMT and Sound Tunnel studios and will contain the follow...

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KORN To Play Japan In April

According to a posting at KornTV.co.uk, KORN will embark on a tour of Asia-Pacific in April 2006. The band are set to play at the at Zepp Tokyo event in the Japanese capital, which takes place from April 18-20. KORN will reportedly play all three days. No further information is currently available....

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DERANGED Pull Out Of European Tour With NATRON, GOD DETHRONED Step In

Swedish gore death masters DERANGED have cancelled their previously announced European trek with Italy's NATRON after their guitarist "coudn't get permission from his job" to leave for the tour, according to a posting on NATRON's web site. "With almost all gigs already confimed, getting over a first...