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ANTHRAX To Play DIMEBAG MEMORIAL FUND Benefit With DISTURBED

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the latest installment of his regular online column, dubbed "Blast Beat", on the group's official web site. A couple of excerpts from the column follow: "I've been playing my DimeSlime Gitar that Darrell [Abbott] gave me. The riffs are flying out of it. I'v...

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ETERNAL OATH To Release New Album In March

Swedish goth/death metallers ETERNAL OATH will release their third full-length album, "Wither", on March 29 via Black Lodge Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Righteous" was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg and was mastered at Polar studios in Stockholm. Twelve tracks have been finalized, fea...

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AYREON: 'The Final Experiment' Bonus Disc Guest Vocalists Announced

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist Arjen Lucassen (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE),have announced the guest singers who will appear on the semi-acoustic bonus disc that will go with "The Final Experiment" re-issue. The singers and the tracks they will appear on are as follows: Astrid van der Veen (THE...

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BLOODBATH: U.S. Release Of 'Nightmares Made Flesh' Pushed Back To March

Century Media Records has pushed back the release date of the new BLOODBATH album, "Nightmares Made Flesh" to March 8 from the previously announced February 8. No reason was given for the delay. Due to the long gap between the European and North American release dates, the American version will be e...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Doesn't Rule Out AT THE GATES Reunion

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving recently spoke to the Fourteen G E-zine about the group's new album, "rEVOLVEr", the music business and the possibility of an AT THE GATES reunion (the much-missed pre-THE HAUNTED outfit that is considered to be among Sweden's most influential extreme metal acts)....

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ACCEPT: Second Part Of Interview With Longtime Manager Posted Online

ACCEPT fan site Joe Schlared's Accept Home Page With U.D.O. has published the first part of an interview with longtime ACCEPT manager Gaby Hoffmann (also known throughout the '80s by the mysterious alias "Deaffy"). In addition to being ACCEPT's manager, Hoffmann was also the group's primary lyrics w...

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THE HAUNTED To Honor DIMEBAG's Memory By 'Fucking Shit Up'

After their extraordinarily successful U.S. tour with DAMAGEPLAN and labelmates SHADOWS FALL, the Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED will now start to devastate Europe. On January 26, 2005, THE HAUNTED will head out for the "Close Up Made Us Do It Tour" as headlining act all over Scandinavia together wit...

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Police: No Special Treatment For OZZY In House Burglary Case

This Is Local London is reporting that police have refuted claims they are giving Ozzy Osbourne special treatment by featuring a burglary at his house on BBC's "Crimewatch". Detective Inspector Paul Miller defended the decision to go on "Crimewatch" about the crime in Chalfont St Peter after a viewe...

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COMMUNIC Film Video For 'Conspiracy In Mind'

Norwegian progressive/power metallers COMMUNIC, featuring ex-SCARIOT members Oddleif Stensland (vocals) and Tor Atle Andersen (drums),have posted the following message on their official web site: "It has been a really amazing year for COMMUNIC. One year ago we made our first demo and was unknown of...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Pays Tribute To DIMEBAG DARRELL

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has issued the following statement regarding the death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell: "This is unbelievable. To sit here and talk about Darrell in the past tense seems so wrong, so unfair, so unjust, I don't even know what to say. My heart goes out...

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UPDATED: Tributes From Metal Musicians Pour In For DIMEBAG DARRELL

A number of heavy metal musicians have paid tribute to Dimebag Darrell (DAMAGEPLAN, ex-PANTERA) who was tragically murdered last night. ------------------------------------------------- Ozzy Osbourne: "Dimebag was a dear friend of mine. I'm absolutely beside myself with grief. I can't for the life o...

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SANCTIFICATION: 2004 Promo CD Available For Download

Swedish death metallers SANCTIFICATION have posted the four tracks from their 2004 promotional CD at their official web site. The demo, which was recorded at Abyss studios with producer Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN),can be downloaded at this location. Songs available for download are "Thirst for...

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WOLF: Release Date Set For Early Album Reissues

Massacre Records has set a February 28, 2005 release date for the reissues of the first two albums from Sweden's WOLF: 2000's self-titled effort and 2002's "Black Wings". Both CDs, which were originally released through the No Fashion label, have been remastered and will feature new cover artwork an...

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Report: Burglars Target OZZY's Neighbors

Simon Evans of Scotsman.com is reporting that burglars are continuing to cause havoc in Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's neighbourhood. Two weeks ago the former BLACK SABBATH frontman grappled with a nighttime intruder at his mansion in the village of Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire. Ozzy's best effort...

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CENTINEX Announce New Album Title

Sweden's CENTINEX have set "World Declension" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in June via Cold Records (a subsidiary of Metal Blade). The group's follow-up to this year's "Decadence - Prophecies of Cosmic Chaos" will be recorded in March. No further details are currently available....