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England's ELECTRIC WIZARD have always stood out from the doom masses because of the way their music reaches beyond mere drone and riff distortion, sending the listener tumbling into the depths of the group's strange, mind altering world. The release of 2004's "We Live" had some questioning the clean...

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Dead Pets

We've gotten so used to "prog" being used as a catch-all for any band who can kick a thousand notes down a flight of steps, or sport frilly shirts while diddling away on boards both key and fret. How about using it as a root of the word "progressive" — a band that takes preconceived ...

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KATAKLYSM Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM are the sixth confirmed act for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are ENSIFERUM, SONIC SYNDICATE, ENDSTILLE, THE VISION BLEAK and PRIMORDIAL. More acts will be ann...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman BRIAN FAIR: 'You Don't Have To Kill In Order To Live'

Unmistakable with his trademark knee-length dreadlocks, SHADOWS FALL lead vocalist Brian Fair appears in a brand-new pro-vegetarian ad for peta2 — the world's largest youth animal rights organization. The tagline — a personal testimonial by Fair — reads, "I became a vegetarian many years ago after l...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Backing Singer PAMELA MOORE Releases 'Cross My Heart' Video

Singer Pamela Moore — best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic concept album "Operation: Mindcrime" and last year's epic sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II" — has released the video for her song "Cross My Heart". The track comes off her latest CD, "Stories from a Blue Ro...

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JARBOE Offers Update On J2 Collaboration With Ex-GODFLESH Frontman

Singer/songwriter/performer Jarboe has issued an update regarding her J2 project with JESU frontman Justin K. Broadrick and the upcoming full-length that she is about to commence work on. "The J2 (chosen because of the symbol's meaning: current density, electrical/ thermal energy, Justin/Jarboe) six...

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THE VISION BLEAK Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German gothic metal band THE VISION BLEAK is the fifth confirmed act for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are ENSIFERUM, SONIC SYNDICATE, ENDSTILLE and PRIMORDIAL. More acts will be announced over...

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ENDSTILLE Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German black metal band ENDSTILLE is the fourth confirmed act for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are ENSIFERUM, SONIC SYNDICATE and PRIMORDIAL. More acts will be announced over the coming weeks....

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SIXX A.M.: 'Accidents Can Happen' Video Posted Online

SIXX A.M., the new band led by MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, has posted the video for its song "Accidents Can Happen" at www.ilike.com. The clip was shot on November 5 and was directed by Paul Brown whom Sixx previously described as "one of the future's brightest stars and darkest souls." The trac...

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DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE, TESTAMENT Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE, TESTAMENT, ELAKELAISET, FASTWAY, FIVE FIFTEEN, GLYDER, H.E.A.T and SONIC SYNDICATE have been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7, 2008 in in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ASTRAL DOORS (S) AT THE...

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10 YEARS: New Album Track Listing Revealed

10 YEARS has revealed the track listing for its sophomore effort, "Division", tentatively due on March 4, 2008. The first single from the disc will be "Just Can't Win", while another tune titled "Focus" was co-written with former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and ARMY OF ANYONE guitarist Dean DeLeo. The band...

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TO/DIE/FOR Singer: 'It's Time To Create Our Darkest Album'

Vocalist Jarno "Jape" Perätalo of the Finnish gothic metal band TO/DIE/FOR has issued the following update: "Here we are in Finland, I got [the] Cubase program [a series of MIDI, music sequencer and digital audio editing computer applications] and I am creating some new music with it. "We do not kno...

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AMORPHIS: Dordrecht Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of AMORPHIS' November 24, 2007 concert at Bibelot in Dordrecht, Holland can be viewed below. AMORPHIS' new album, "Silent Waters", entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 44. Released in North America on September 18, the CD is the second AMORPHIS album to fea...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Sonic TV' Episode Three Posted Online

The third installment of SONIC SYNDICATE's "Sonic TV" is now online and can be viewed below. This episode documents the Swedish band's hijinx while on tour in Europe with SOILWORK, DARK TRANQUILLITY and CALIBAN. SONIC SYDICATE is currently making its U.S. live debut with AMON AMARTH and HIMSA. The b...

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HEAVEN SHALL BURN, CALIBAN, SONIC SYNDICATE To Team Up For DARKNESS OVER X-MAS TOUR

HEAVEN SHALL BURN will team up with CALIBAN, SONIC SYNDICATE, MISERY SPEAKS and THE SORROW for the Darkness Over X-Mas Tour beginning on December 25 in Leipzig, Germany. Commented the group: "We are really looking forward to be part of the Darkness Over X-Mas Tour. Hanging out with your best mates a...