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ANEKDOTEN Prepares To Release Fifth Album

Swedish progressive rock band ANEKDOTEN — comprised of guitarist/vocalist Nicklas Barker, cellist Anna Sofi Dahlberg, bassist/vocalist Jan Erik Liljeström and drummer Peter Nordins — will release its fifth studio album, entitled "A Time of Day", on April 25 via the group's Virta label. A vinyl relea...

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AGENT STEEL, VICIOUS RUMORS, AFTER ALL: European Tour Dates Announced

AGENT STEEL will team up with VICIOUS RUMORS and AFTER ALL for the Alienigma European Tour 2007 beginning in early September. Dates are as follows: Sep. 05 - Frankfurt, Germany - Nachtleben Sep. 06 - Weert, Netherlands - De Bosuil Sep. 07 - Eeklo, Belgium - Meetjeslands Metalfest 4 (CC De Herbakker)...

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ROYAL HUNT Completes Songwriting Process For New Album

Danish hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have completed the songwriting process for the band's new album, which will become a sequel to their critically acclaimed concept opus "Paradox" (1997). According to a posting on the group's web site, the "lyrical/musical continuation of the story will be spread over 1...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors Are 'Making Fools Of Themselves'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I get off the bus in Portland, Oregon. Rain and kind of a grey day. We all have a fucking cold, sniffling and coughing. I get a massage from one of my friends, I feel like I'd be lost ...

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Buy OZZY OSBOURNE's New CD, Get First Chance At OZZFEST Tickets

In February, OZZY OSBOURNE made the ground-breaking announcement that Ozzfest will be free for all this summer. In continuing to give back to his fans, a limited number of specially marked copies of "Black Rain" (Epic Records),Osbourne's first studio album of all-new material in six years, will con...

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NAPALM DEATH, WATAIN Confirmed For Portugal's SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST X

NAPALM DEATH, WATAIN and ABADDON INCARNATE are among the confirmed bands for the SWR Barroselas Metalfest X, set to take place April 27-30 in Barroselas, Portugal. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, April 26: Special screening of "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" Friday, April 27...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Bassist Talks About 'Black Rain'; Video Available

Altitude TV recently spoke to OZZY OSBOURNE/ex-ROB ZOMBIE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson about the upcoming Ozzy CD, "Black Rain". Watch the two-minute video clip at YouTube. Ozzy's first album of original material since 2001's "Down To Earth", "Black Rain" is scheduled for release on May 22 via Epi...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE To Release 'The Art Of Partying' In June

Richmond's thrash monsters MUNICIPAL WASTE have completed work on their second Earache CD, entitled "The Art of Partying". A press release reads: "Sticking it in the face of depressing modern eyeliner fuelled rock with a blatant disregard for their own safety in honour of the thrash party gods and a...

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ZAKK WYLDE On New OZZY OSBOURNE CD: 'It's Different, But The Body Shape Is Still The Same'

Eden Munro of Vue Weekly recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A few excerpts follow: On OZZY OSBOURNE's upcoming album, Black Rain": "It sounds like an Ozzy record. It's not gonna sound like NINE INCH NAILS and it ain't gonna sound like MINISTRY. That...

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VILE Guitarist: 'A Complex, Busy, Disconnected And Out-Of-Balance Life Only Leads To Misery'

Guitarist Colin Davis of the Californian brutal death metallers VILE has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "As it becomes more and more obvious that humanity is on a rapid downhill slide, the questions become more and more important. Questions like: Am I an accident on this pl...

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EPICA Bassist Issues Studio Report

EPICA bassist Yves Huts has posted a lengthy studio report from the recording sessions for the band's new album, due later in the year. An excerpt follows: "The life of a musician isn't always glitter and glamour. Sometimes we do actually have to work. Recording sessions are one of these rare occasi...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Thought I'd Never Write Again Without Any Stimulation'

Ozzy Osourne recently told Billboard.com that his upcoming studio album, "Black Rain" (due May 22 via Epic),is the first in his entire career he recorded sober. "I thought I'd never write again without any stimulation," he admitted to Billboard.com. "But you know what? Instead of picking of the bot...

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NORTHER To Tour Europe With AMORAL, DRONE

Finnish metallers NORTHER will embark on a European headlining tour in October/November. Support on the trek will come from AMORAL and DRONE. The dates are as follows: Oct. 13 - NL - Leeuwarden Romein Oct. 14 - NL - Eindhoven Dynamo Oct. 15 - GER - Essen Turock Oct. 16 - GER - Osnabrück Bastard ...

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EVIDENCE ONE: 'The Sky Is The Limit' Audio Sample Available

German melodic metallers EVIDENCE ONE have posted an audio sample of the title track from their forthcoming album, "The Sky is the Limit", at this location. The follow-up to 2004's "Tattooed Heart" (Nuclear Blast),"The Sky is the Limit" was written and produced by songwriter Robby Böbel, who quit h...

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SONATA ARCTICA: European Headlining Tour Announced

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will embark on a European headlining tour in October/November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 31 - Arenan, Stockholm Sweden Nov. 01 - Rockefeller, Oslo Norway Nov. 03 - Lisebergshallen, Göteborg Sweden Nov. 04 - Mejeriet, Lund Sweden Nov. 05 - Markthall...