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DAN SWANÖ Begins Mixing New NIGHTINGALE Album
Multi-talented Swedish producer/musician Dan Swanö has commenced mixing NIGHTINGALE's "Nightfall Overture", containing re-recorded songs from the group's first three releases. The following message was posted by Swanö today on his official forum: "I am about to begin the mixdown of the 'Nightfall Ov...March 12, 2005
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PLACE OF SKULLS May Not Be Dead After All
PLACE OF SKULLS guitarist Victor Griffin (ex-PENTAGRAM) has posted the following message on the group's official forum: "So there's some understandable confusion about what's goin' on. Did you disband or not? "Well, it's definitely an awkward situation. As I tried to explain in my last journal posti...March 10, 2005
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HOWLING SYN Announce New Guitarist, Bassist
Canadian gothic metallers HOWLING SYN have issued the following update: "We now have a new member who will replace Gilbert [Riendeau, guitar]! Patryk has hung up his bass and will now concentrate on guitars. So the band now has a new bass player called Carlo Moscardini, who previously worked with LI...March 10, 2005
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Cycle of Pain
As much as I enjoyed HAVOCHATE's "This Violent Earth" for its old-school OVERKILL/TESTAMENT crunch grooves and hardass heavy metal attitude, I still thought it was a good, not great album. About half the album crushed convincingly (especially the excellent title track) and half I found to be just av...March 9, 2005
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SINISTHRA: Debut Album Details Revealed
SINISTHRA (formerly NEVERGREEN),the Finnish band featuring current AMORPHIS frontman Tomi Joutsen, will release their full-length debut, "Last of the Stories of Long Past Glories", on May 13 via Arise Records. The CD was recorded last summer at Sonic Pump studios and features a sound best described...March 9, 2005
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CANDLEMASS: New Album Cover Posted Online
The cover artwork for the new CANDLEMASS album, simply entitled "Candlemass", has been posted online at this location. "Candlemass", due on May 2 via Nuclear Blast Records, was recorded in part at Polar studios (ABBA, GENESIS, LED ZEPPELIN) in Stockholm, Sweden and is said to be musically similar to...March 4, 2005
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Concert Review: DANZIG, MISFITS A Blast From Punk Past
Dave Wedge of the Boston Herald reviewed DANZIG's headlining performance at the Roxy in Boston. An excerpt from his review follows: Underground pioneers Glenn Danzig and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein set aside decades of differences and got back to basics Monday night (Feb. 28) with a blistering,...March 1, 2005
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Former Bandmate Jumps To TRIPP EISEN's Defense: 'Innocent Until Proven Guilty'
Former DOPE/PRIMER 55 drummer Preston Nash has spoken out in defense of ex-STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen amid allegations that Eisen sexually assaulted at least two underage girls that he met online. Writing to STATIC-X's official message board, where the overall sentiment has been overwhelmingly n...February 28, 2005
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ULI JON ROTH Presented With Special Japanese Plaque
According to a posting on his official web site, legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) was presented with a special plaque by his Japanese record company, Nippon Crown, for his contribution to the company's sales with his album, "Metamorphosis of the Seasons". A photo of the plaque can be...February 28, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD Frontman Slams Web Site Over 'Covers' CD Review
DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has slammed MelodicRock.com webmaster Andrew McNeice for posting an early review of the band's upcoming "covers" album — a review that Elliott claims was based on an "unfinished," "work-in-progress copy." In a posting on LEPPARD's official web site, Elliott writes, "...February 28, 2005
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ESTUARY, EPICUREAN, WINTERTHRALL Confirmed For MINNEAPOLIS MAYHEM 2 Festival
ESTUARY, EPICUREAN and WINTERTHRALL have been confirmed for this year's Minneapolis Mayhem 2 festival, set to take place on May 6-7 at Star Central in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. The billing for the festival is shaping up as follows: SODOM SADUS AVENGER OF BLOOD SUMMON THE CHASM THROCULT DEW-SCENTE...February 26, 2005
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Confirmed For Mexico's 2005 MONTERREY METAL FEST
The MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG),featuring German guitar legend Michael Schenker (ex-SCORPIONS/UFO),have been confirmed for the 2005 Monterrey Metal Fest, set to be held on Saturday, May 28 at the Auditorio Coca Cola in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The festival lineup is shaping up as follows: M...February 26, 2005
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TAPROOT: Teaser Site For New Album Launched
A teaser site for the new TAPROOT album, "Blue-Sky Research", has been launched at this location. The follow-up to 2002's "Welcome", "Blue-Sky Research" was produced by Michael Beinhorn in Los Angeles and features guest appearances by Billy Corgan (ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS) and Stephen Carpenter (DEFTON...February 26, 2005
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New CANDLEMASS Album 'Will Delight Fans And Smash The Opposition'
Damien of the U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine has submitted the following report to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Just got back from checking out the new CANDLEMASS album with songwriter Leif Edling and vocalist Messiah Marcolin and the news is that 'Candlemass', the album, is stunning. There have been many 'comeba...February 23, 2005
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JAG PANZER And LUPARA Confirmed For Mexico's MONTERREY METAL FEST
Colorado-based power metal band JAG PANZER and the up-and-coming American death metallers LUPARA have been confirmed for the 2005 Monterrey Metal Fest, set to be held on Saturday, May 28 at the Auditorio Coca Cola in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. JAG PANZER will be playing their first-ever show in...February 19, 2005
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