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HAMERFALL Guitarist Reports From The ROCKFABRIK 20-Year-Anniversary Jam

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Happy holidays, Templars! As you might have gathered from the Forum, some of us were at the Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg, Gemany, last weekend. The legendary club celebrated its 20-year anniversary, an...

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PRIMAL FEAR Confirmed For England's BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bloodstock Festival, set to take place September 3-4, 2004 at The Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. Also scheduled to appear are EDENBRIDGE, CRUACHAN, BALANCE OF POWER and FOURWAYKILL. More confirmations will b...

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SIX FEET UNDER To Record 'Graveyard Classics 2' In The Spring

SIX FEET UNDER frontman Chris Barnes has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Just wanted to check in with all of our dedicated fans this holiday season and let you all know what to expect from SIX FEET UNDER in the New Year… Well, first off, I want to thank all ...

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KING DIAMOND Discusses Upcoming Live Album, PROBOT Project

KING DIAMOND recently spoke to Metal Reference about the his upcoming live album, tentatively due next fall through Metal Blade Records. "The musicians [from my band] are currently located in [KING DIAMOND guitarist] Andy [LaRocque]'s studio [Los Angered in Gothenburg, Sweden] in order to listen to...

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DISILLUSION: Debut Album Delayed

Leipzig, Germany-based metallers DISILLUSION have pushed back the release date for their full-length debut, "Back To Times Of Splendor", to April 5, 2004 through Metal Blade Records. The CD is currently being mixed at Tam Recording Studios in Zwickau, Germany before being mastered at Mastersound Stu...

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WITHIN Y: Debut Album Delayed (Again)

Swedish melodic death metallers WITHIN Y, who feature in their ranks former GARDENIAN drummer Thim Blom, have pushed back the release date of their debut album, "Extended Mental Dimensions", to March 22 through Holland's Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records). The CD was recorded and mixed...

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BRAINSTORM Slam PRIMAL FEAR Over European Tour Cancellation

Germany's BRAINSTORM have accused PRIMAL FEAR of being "dishonest" about their decision to cancel their headlining tour of Europe (which BRAINSTORM were to be part of) in order to support ICED EARTH on their European tour next spring. The following is BRAINSTORM's official statement on the matter: "...

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KING DIAMOND: Live Album To Surface Next Year

KING DIAMOND recorded several shows during their recent U.S. tour and are currently in Sweden at guitarist Andy LaRocque's studio (Los Angered) outside Gothenburg listening to the tracks and deciding what to use towards a possible live CD. "[The recordings] sound great and a live album should be fin...

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VOMITORY: Studio Update

Tobias Gustafsson, the drummer for the Swedish death metal act VOMITORY, has posted the following studio update on the group's official web site: "Our fifth album, 'Primal Massacre', is now taking its shape! We (Ulf - guitars, Henrik Larsson - producer, and me) arrived at [Studio Kuling in Örebro, S...

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THE CROWN Book Studio Time To Mix New Version Of 'Crowned In Terror'

Swedish thrashers THE CROWN will enter the studio on January 2 to begin mixing the "new" version of the "Crowned In Terror" album, tentatively due in early 2004 through Metal Blade Records. The new CD will feature returning frontman Johan Lindstrand in place of Tomas Lindberg (ex-AT THE GATES),who...

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PRIMAL FEAR: Photos From 'Metal Is Forever' Video Shoot Posted Online

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted several photos from the video shoot for their new track, "Metal Is Forever", at this location. The filming, which took place earlier this month in Stockholm, Sweden, was completed under the direction of Baranga Films. "Metal Is Forever" comes off PRIMAL...

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EXHUMED Added To CANNIBAL CORPSE/HYPOCRISY Tour

EXHUMED have been added to the forthcoming North American tour featuring headliners CANNIBAL CORPSE and special guests HYPOCRISY and VILE, according to an online posting by the CANNIBAL CORPSE webmaster. The tour — CANNIBAL CORPSE's first in support of their upcoming "The Wretched Spawn" CD — will k...

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MONSTROSITY's 'Rise To Power' To Receive European Release

Metal Blade Records Europe has signed a licensing deal with Conquest Music Inc. for the European release of the fourth MONSTROSITY album, "Rise To Power". "MONSTROSITY stands for classical American death metal," a spokesperson for Metal Blade said in a statement. "They are a band that always deliver...

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CRIMINAL To Support SIX FEET UNDER In Europe

Anglo-Chilean metallurgists CRIMINAL, featuring former PENTAGRAM frontman Anton Reisenegger, have been confirmed to support SIX FEET UNDER on a two-week tour of Europe starting on February 26. The trek will coincide with the release of CRIMINAL's fourth studio album, "No Gods No Masters", which is d...

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BEYOND THE EMBRACE Name New Album

New Bedford, Massachusetts-based sextet BEYOND THE EMBRACE have set "Insect Song" as the title for their sophomore album, tentatively due in the spring through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Against The Elements" will be recorded during late December/early January with producer/UNEART...