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HELSTAR To Tour Europe In May
Reactivated Texas heavy metal legends HELSTAR have signed a worldwide management and booking deal with Intromental Management. A European tour will take place in May 2009, with more than half of the shows having already been confirmed. "Pain Will Be Thy Name", the new video from HELSTAR, can be view...January 8, 2009
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EPICA, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, VAN CANTO To Perform At Germany's CASTLE ROCK
EPICA, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER and VAN CANTO are among the confirmed bands for the Castle Rock festival, set to take place July 3-4 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, July 3: GOTHMINISTER VAN CANTO METALLSPÜRHUNDE Saturday, July 4: DIE APOKALYP...January 8, 2009
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OCEANO Parts Ways With Guitarist
Chicago deathcore heavyweights OCEANO have parted ways with founding member and guitarist Jeremy Caroll and plan to continue on with their upcoming tours as a four-piece. Commented vocalist Adam Warren: "Within our past few tours, tension had seemingly grew above that of a typical level for a band t...January 7, 2009
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ONHEIL Signs With CYCLONE EMPIRE RECORDS
Dutch blackened thrash/death metal band ONHEIL has inked a worldwide deal with the German label Cyclone Empire. The group is currently recording its new album, tentatively titled "Razor", at the Sound World Studios with producers Bart Hennephof (TEXTURES, BRUTUS) and Yuma van Eekelen (THE NEW DOMINI...January 7, 2009
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BIOHAZARD, DEATHSTARS Confirmed For Holland's DAUWPOP Festival
BIOHAZARD and DEATHSTARS are among the confirmed bands for the Dauwpop festival, set to take place May 21 in Hellendoorn, Holland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BIOHAZARD DEATHSTARS GOOSE GUUS MEEUWIS INFADELS JEUGD VAN TEGENWOORDIG MILOW MISS MONTREAL NOVASTAR THE SUBS For more inf...January 7, 2009
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HELSTAR: 'Pain Will Be Thy Name' Video Available
"Pain Will Be Thy Name", the new video from reactivated Texas heavy metal legends HELSTAR, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "The King of Hell", which will receive a North American release on January 13 via Locomotive Records. The CD was issued in Europe on September 26,...January 7, 2009
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EDGE OF ANGER Adds Two Guitarists
Dutch melodic metal band EDGE OF ANGER has issued the following update: "Let's start the New Year with the announcement that two great guitar players have joined our team; we welcome Noud Smeets and Jacco Dekker, both lead guitar players and both bring the band to a higher level. Wietze [guitar, voc...January 6, 2009
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Resurrected PESTILENCE: New Song Posted Online
Resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE has uploaded a new song, "Horror Detox", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Resurrection Macabre", which is scheduled for release on March 13 in Europe (April 14 in the U.S.) via Holland's Mascot Reco...January 6, 2009
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ARKONA Drummer Gets Hit By Car, Escapes Serious Injury
On Wednesday, December 31, Vladislav Sokolov, drummer of Moscow, Russia-based "Slavic pagan metal" band ARKONA, was hit by a car. Despite the high speed of the vehicle and the power of the impact, the musician escaped virtually unharmed and has already returned home from the hospital. As the doctors...January 6, 2009
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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Discusses HDK Project; Audio Available
On December 30, radio DJ Sheila Doki conducted an interview with AFTER FOREVER co-founder, main songwriter and guitarist Sander Gommans about his HDK (formerly HATE DEATH KILL) project. Listen to the chat in two parts below. HDK will release its debut album, "System Overload", on February 23 in Euro...January 6, 2009
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Talks EVH Wolfgang Guitar; Video Available
Eddie Van Halen was interviewed by USA Today about the all-new EVH Wolfgang electric guitar, which is being made available worldwide this month. The EVH Wolfgang guitar represents Eddie's 35 years of experimenting with guitars, over two years of intense research and development, and a full year of b...January 6, 2009
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NWOBHM Celebrating 30th Anniversary; Members Of SAXON, DIAMOND HEAD, GIRLSCHOOL Interviewed
Roy Wilkinson of U.K.'s The Guardian reports: This year sees the 30th anniversary of one of our most thoroughly titled musical genres: the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, abbreviated to NWOBHM, and pronounced "nuh-wobbum". It's a realm of rapid-fire riffs and heroic declarations about motorbikes, t...January 6, 2009
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THE PLASMARIFLE Frontman Is 'Amused' By Comments That Are Posted On BLABBERMOUTH.NET
Way Too Loud! recently conducted an interview with THE PLASMARIFLE/ex-NEURAXIS vocalist Maynard Moore. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Way Too Loud!: When news of your album landed on certain websites, people were quick to tear you apart (not like that's different with any other ban...January 5, 2009
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Reformed ASPHYX Recording 10 Songs For New Album
Reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX — Martin van Drunen (vocals),Wannes Gubbels (bass/vocals),Paul Baayens (guitar) and Bob Bagchus (drums) — has issued the following update: "Great news at the beginning of 2009! In August 2008, ASPHYX was recording six songs some kind of instrumental pre-pro...January 5, 2009
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EDDIE VAN HALEN To Auction A Pair Of 1956 Chevy Classics
A pair of Chevrolet classics from the personal collection of rock 'n' roll icon Eddie Van Halen will be sold at no reserve during the 38th annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., Jan. 11-18, 2009. The 1956 Chevy 210 (Lot #1259) and 1956 Chevy Nomad (Lot #1259.1) will each...January 5, 2009
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