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HAMMERFALL Announces New Guitarist
Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL have recruited guitarist Pontus Norgren (THE POODLES, TALISMAN, GREAT KING RAT) to replace Stefan Elmgren, who left the in early April to focus on his new career as a pilot. "Pontus is a fantastic guitar player with musical roots in ACCEPT and neo-classical metal," comme...April 20, 2008
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QUEENSRCHE Drummer Featured On BURNING EDEN PROJECT Single
BURNING EDEN PROJECT, the collaboration between QUEENSRCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield, Greg Giametta (singer songwriter, rhythm-lead guitarist, bassist, producer) and Neil Citron (Grammy Award-winning lead guitarist, producer, composer),has released the "Strange Days" single in CD and digital format...April 20, 2008
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ULI JON ROTH, ALEX SKOLNICK, VERNON REID Added To New Zealand's G-TARANAKI Festival
Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS),Vernon Reid (LIVING COLOUR),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and fretless harp guitarist Tim Donahue have been added to the lineup of artists that will perform at the G-TARanaki first international guitar festival, set to take place July 14-19 in Taranaki, New Zealand. Also sched...April 20, 2008
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SIEBENBRGEN: New Album Pushed Back A Week
Massacre Records has pushed back the release date of the new album from Swedish melodic black metallers SIEBENBRGEN, entitled "Revelation VI" (cover artwork),to May 30 from the previously announced May 23. The CD was recorded at Studio 301 in Stockholm and Sonic Train in Varberg and is the group's...April 20, 2008
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ARI KOIVUNEN To Release Second Album In June
The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, will release his second album in Finland on June 11 via Sony BMG. Ari has been working with producer Nino Laurenne of THUNDERSTONE since March on the new CD, which, like last year's "Fuel f...April 19, 2008
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HAMMERFALL: New DVD, Covers Album Due In June
On June 27, two new HAMMERFALL releases will see the light of day: a DVD continuing chronicling the band's career, and a covers CD a collection of all the covers recorded by HAMMERFALL to date plus three new, unreleased ones. Incidentally, this will be guitarist Stefan Elmgren's last release with HA...April 19, 2008
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WETNURSE Signs With SEVENTH RULE RECORDINGS
Seventh Rule Recordings has announced the signing of New York City's WETNURSE. The group will release its new full-length album, "Invisible City", in the fall. "Invisible City" was recorded and mixed by Martin Bisi (SONIC YOUTH, HELMET) at B.C. Studios and mastered by Alan Douches (MASTODON, CONVERG...April 17, 2008
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SKYFIRE: New Album Title Announced
Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE have set "Esoteric" as the title of their fourth album, due this fall via Pivotal Rockordings. The cover art, which can only be described as "epic," was created by Pr Olofsson, who has previously worked with BRAIN DRILL, PSYCROPTIC, SPAWN OF POSSESSION, an...April 17, 2008
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SHAI HULUD: New Song Available For Download
Pompano Beach, Florida-based metalcore band SHAI HULUD has made the title track off its upcoming album, "Misanthropy Pure", available for download at this location. The song will also be the first video off the group's Metal Blade Records debut and will be shot by David Brodsky (ALL THAT REMAINS, HA...April 17, 2008
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MARIONETTE: Another New Song Posted Online
"Release", another new song from the Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal sextet MARIONETTE, has been posted on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off MARIONETTE's debut album, "Spite", which is scheduled for release in Europe on April 28 via Listenable Records. The CD was recorded with producers Si...April 17, 2008
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KEEP OF KALESSIN, ANIMA Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
KEEP OF KALESSIN and ANIMA have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbhl, Germany. Meanwhile, THE OCEAN has cancelled its appearance at the event. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ABORTE...April 15, 2008
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ELVENKING To Record Acoustic Album
Italian folk metallers ELVENKING have issued the following update: "It's been a while since the release of our last album 'The Scythe', which moved a whirlwind of different reactions on the metal crowd (thing that we love so much) and is growing as a great success for this band. "Now we'd like to an...April 14, 2008
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SKYFIRE: 'We Are Very Close To Finishing The Music For The New Album'
Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE recently entered Powernest Studios to begin recording the follow-up to 2004's "Spectral", due later in the year via Florida's Pivotal Rockordings. Mixing and mastering will be handled by Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY) at Black Lounge Studios (SONIC SYNDIC...April 14, 2008
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'Hottest Chicks In Metal' Revealed
For those who like their women heavily tattooed and pierced with a loud Gibson guitar in their hands, Revolver magazine has once again revealed the "The Hottest Chicks in Metal" in its June 2008 issue, on sale Tuesday, April 22. They've all posed for new photos shot especially for the magazine. Led...April 14, 2008
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ARI KOIVUNEN: New Tour Dates Announced
The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has scheduled the following dates during the coming months: Apr. 19 - Kantri, Kauhava - FIN Apr. 26 - Viihderavintola Konsta, Kaustinen - FIN May 01 - Nosturi, Helsinki - FIN May 29 - The L...April 13, 2008
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