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NIGHTWISH: 'Once' Certified Gold In Germany
NIGHTWISH's new album, "Once", has been certified gold in Germany for sales in excess of 100,000 copies within two weeks of its release. The album's first single, "Nemo", is also still going strong and heading for gold status as well, according to a posting on Nuclear Blast Records' web site. Markus...June 22, 2004
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QUO VADIS Announce Lineup For Live Shows
Canadian technical metallers QUO VADIS will be joined by bassist Dominique Lapointe (ATHERETIC, AUGURY) and guitarist William Seghers during their upcoming summer shows. William has contributed six solos to the group's third album, due out later in the year through Skyscraper Music Entertainment. Do...June 21, 2004
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INFERNAL MAJESTY: Canadian Tour Dates Announced
Long-running Canadian thrashers INFERNAL MAJESTY will kick off a six-week Canadian tour by supporting METAL CHURCH at The Cobalt in Vancouver B.C. on Sunday, June 20. Dates include (all shows with DEAD JESUS): Jun. 20 - Vancouver B.C. - The Cobalt (w/ METAL CHURCH) Jun. 24 - Calgary, AB - The Machin...June 11, 2004
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Founding BATHORY Member: 'QUORTHON Had Much More To Offer'
Legendary video director and founding BATHORY member Jonas Åkerlund has spoken to Sweden's Expressen newspaper about the passing of BATHORY mastermind Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg from what is believed to be heart failure. Forsberg, who was known to have been battling heart problems for years, was fou...June 9, 2004
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DEATH Tribute Update: SHADOWS FALL Members Confirmed
Guitarist James Murphy (ex-DEATH, OBITUARY, TESTAMENT) has issued the following update regarding the status of the upcoming tribute CD, "Within The Mind - In Homage To The Musical Legacy Of Chuck Schuldiner": "Hi everyone, "It's been a good while since my last update and I apologize... Been quite bu...June 7, 2004
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THE DISSOCIATIVES To Perform On Australian TV
THE DISSOCIATIVES, the collaboration between SILVERCHAIR frontman Daniel Johns and dance producer/artist Paul Mac, will kick off their Australian tour at 9:30 p.m. on Monday, June 7 with a performance on ABC TV's "Enough Rope With Andrew Denton". The band will perform a song live and Daniel Johns wi...June 6, 2004
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EIDOLON Drummer: 'NILS Has NOT Left PAGAN'S MIND!!!!!'
EIDOLON drummer Shawn Drover has issued a statement clarifying the status of their new singer, Nils K. Rue, with respect to his other band, PAGAN'S MIND. Says Shawn: "After announcing that Nils K. Rue is now the new singer for EIDOLON, we have received many e-mails from people asking if Nils has lef...June 2, 2004
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The Art Of Live
Observing the gradual and unstoppable decline of the once-untouchable Gods of epic metal from Seattle has been nothing short of stupefying. "Where did it all go wrong?" sang Geoff Tate on the title track of the last album to deliver great things, "Promised Land", to which we can all now shout in uni...May 29, 2004
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GENE SIMMONS: Absence Of PETER And ACE Equals No More Drama
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently spoke to TheCelebrityCafe.com about his upcoming solo album and the status of the band that made him famous. Asked if his relationship with the rest of KISS is better now than before, Gene replied, "Now that Peter [Criss] and Ace [Frehley] are not in the b...May 26, 2004
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LILLIAN AXE Guitarist Talks About The Group's Early Days, Upcoming Album
LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze recently spoke to AllThingsMetal.net about the group's early days and the recent departure of longtime singer Ron Taylor. Asked how they ended up working with RATT guitarist Robbin Crosby on their first CD, Blaze said, "Well, the way that we met Robbin Crosby and ho...May 23, 2004
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VIRGIN STEELE: Summer Festival Appearances Planned
VIRGIN STEELE frontman David DeFeis recently spoke to Germany's Dragonight web site about the band's current activities and the status of his "Lilith" project. "We are currently preparing for a few Italian open air summer festival shows, where we will be performing very long sets," David said. "Most...May 22, 2004
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ANVIL: Early Albums To Be Reissued
In addition to securing the rights to the group's latest studio album, "Back To Basics", for the U.S., Screaming Ferret Wreckords will soon be releasing seven classic from veteran Canadian metallers ANVIL — discs that defined and secured the band's status in the true heavy metal elite. Titles includ...May 13, 2004
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MAYHEM To Celebrate 20th Anniversary With Live DVD
Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM will celebrate their 20th anniversary next year with a special show at the Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway. "We'll invite a bunch of musician friends [and we'll throw] one hell of a party," MAYHEM frontman Sven Erik Kristiansen (a.k.a. Maniac) told Denmark's Metal Refere...May 13, 2004
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The Art Of Dying
DEATH ANGEL were among the cream of the legendary Bay Area metal scene when they burst out of it in 1986, first through a Kirk Hammett-produced demo, then a startling and lively debut album, 1987's "The Ultra-Violence". The relative youth of the band (drummer Andy Galeon was only 14 when that first...May 13, 2004
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KROKUS Singer MARC STORACE: TV Interview Posted Online
A six-minute interview with KROKUS singer Marc Storace that aired on the Swiss TV show "Telebar" on Friday, May 7 has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). As previously reported, KROKUS will celebrate their 25-year anniversary this summer with the U.S. release of two new albums. The...May 9, 2004
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