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VEHEMENCE Set Release Date For 'Helping The World To See'

VEHEMENCE, the self-styled "chaotic melodic death metal" band from Phoenix, Arizona, have set an April 19 release date through Metal Blade Records for their sophomore album, "Helping The World To See". The follow-up to 2002's "God Was Created" was produced by Will Solares and VEHEMENCE at Open Prima...

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ANCIENT Set Title, Release Date For New Album

Norwegian cult extreme metal band ANCIENT have set "Night Visit" as the title of their sixth album, due on June 1 through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Proxima Centauri" was recorded at Mirage and Alpha-Omega studios and is currently being mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Swede...

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KING DIAMOND To Begin Mixing Live Album In March

KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy LaRocque will begin mixing the group's upcoming live album at the end of March at his Los Angered studio outside Gothenburg, Sweden. According to a posting on the band's web site, "no details are known at the moment such as album title, if it's going to be 2 CD etc. Andy...

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TAROT Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, have been confirmed for the post-festival party at this year's Sauna Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 11 in Tampere, Finland. Performing as part of the main event are NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN...

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RIVAL Complete Work On 'State Of Mind'

Chicago, Illinois-based "classic" metallers RIVAL have completed work on their Metal Blade Records debut, "State of Mind", due in Europe on May 3. The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Chris Steinmetz at Chicago Recording Co. "State Of Mind" track listing: 01. State Of Mind 02. Extreme Aggre...

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40 GRIT Call It A Day: 'The Music Business Makes Us Sick To Our Stomach'

Once-promising Bay Area metallers 40 GRIT, who issued two full-length albums through the Metal Blade label (2000's "Heads" and 2003's "Nothing To Remember"),have sadly decided to call it a day. The following is the group's official statement on the matter: "Hey all, this is a day that I was hoping...

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VADER Begin Recording New Album

Polish death metallers VADER have commenced have commenced the recording process for their sixth full-length album, tentatively titled "Spiritual Disease". "[Drummer] Doc is currently working on his blasting parts at Hertz Studio, Bia³ystok," the band write on their web site. "The second part of the...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Film Video For 'Decency Defied'

CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hello everyone, this Alex from CANNIBAL here with an update on our video shoot for the song 'Decency Defied'. "We shot the video on Jan. 25th, 2004 at St. Petersburg Florida's Club Venom. We want...

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ARCH ENEMY's 'Anthems Of Rebellion' Voted 'Best Album Of 2003' by METAL MANIACS Readers

ARCH ENEMY's current album, "Anthems Of Rebellion", has been voted "Best Album of 2003" by the readers of U.S. metal magazine Metal Maniacs. In other news, ARCH ENEMY have announced that their cancelled Exeter, U.K. show — which was originally set to take place in December — has been rescheduled for...

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IN BATTLE, NOCTURNAL BREED, Others Confirmed For Germany's UNITED METAL MANIACS Festival

Sweden's IN BATTLE, Norway's NOCTURNAL BREED and Belgium's DEMONIZER are among the bands scheduled to appear at United Metal Maniacs festival, set to be held May 29-30 in Friedersdorf, Germany. The complete list of artists currently confirmed to appear at the event is as follows: NOCTURNAL BREED (No...

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AMON AMARTH To Play Iceland

Sweden's AMON AMARTH will play two concerts in Reykjavik, Iceland in March. "It's the first time ever for AMON AMARTH in Iceland, and we're really looking forward to the shows," the band write on their web site. As previously reported, AMON AMARTH will enter Berno studio in Malmö in mid-May to recor...

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MASQUERADE: New Studio CD, Live DVD On The Way

Swedish hard rockers MASQUERADE have announced plans to release a new album in co-operation with Sorcery Studios. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2000's "Flux" (Metal Blade) is scheduled for a spring/summer release and will probably be followed by a live DVD this summer. No further information is a...

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PROFESSIONAL MURDER MUSIC, CROOKED To Tour Together

PROFESSIONAL MURDER MUSIC and CROOKED will be teaming up for the "All Things Lost Tour 2004" beginning in early February. CROOKED will be playing without drummer Gerry Sayong, who recently left the group to focus on his family. Angel from GENITORTURERS will be filling in for the tour, but CROOKED wi...

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BLUE MURDER To Tour Japan In April?

Guitarist John Sykes (WHITESNAKE, THIN LIZZY) will reportedly play a few dates in Japan as BLUE MURDER in April. It is not presently clear which musicians will make up the rest of Sykes' touring band. According to the Japanese promoter Creativeman, BLUE MURDER will play the following shows: Apr. 16...

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PSYCHOTIC WALTZ Albums To Be Reissued

Metal Blade Records (Europe) will re-release the long-out-of-print albums by acclaimed progressive metal outfit PSYCHOTIC WALTZ. All four albums will be released in two box-sets featuring a wealth of bonus material. The first box-set will include the albums "A Social Grace" and "Mosquito" and will b...