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VOMITORY Confirmed For Germany's UP FROM THE GROUND Festival

Swedish death metallers VOMITORY have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Up From The Ground festival, set to take place August 24-25 in Gemünden, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): APOPHIS ARCH ENEMY BENEDICTION DEMONICAL DISASTER KFW DYING FETUS...

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DRAGONFORCE Drummer Schedules U.K. Clinics

DRAGONFORCE drummer Dave Mackintosh has scheduled the following clinics: Aug. 05 - Birmingham, UK - Drumfest Aug. 06 - Torquay, Paignton, UK - Lime Tree Aug. 08 - Northampton, UK - Drumfest Aug. 12 - Essex, UK - Drumfest Mackintosh recently signed an artist deal with Roland. Along with his Tama b/b...

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SABBAT Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Reunited British thrashers SABBAT have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The lineup is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS ANIMAL ALPHA BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND...

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AMORPHIS: 'Silent Waters' Single Enters Finnish Chart At No. 2

AMORPHIS' new single, "Silent Waters", has entered the Finnish chart at position No. 2. View the chart at this location. The cover artwork for AMORPHIS's upcoming album, "Silent Waters", has been posted online at this location. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland. Mixing d...

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URKRAFT Track Featured In Danish Animated Film

Danish death metal lords URKRAFT will have a track from their 2006 release "The Inhuman Aberration" featured in an upcoming novella film produced by Danish director Anders Morgenthaler. The song "Too Strong for the Strongest Lord" will be used in the animation, inspired by MTV's "Jackass", which por...

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GENE SIMMONS Not Letting Terrorism Affect Plans

Tom Campbell of Times-Dispatch reports that like other travelers at the Richmond airport yesterday, rock star Gene Simmons of KISS seemed unconcerned about security after recent scares in London and Glasgow. Simmons was in Richmond over the weekend because the IndyCar Series was in town. His company...

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CHIMAIRA, SOILWORK, CALIBAN, SONIC SYNDICATE: More 'Eastpak Antidote' Dates Announced

CHIMAIRA, SOILWORK, CALIBAN and SONIC SYNDICATE will team up for the "Eastpak Antidote" European tour this fall. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 30 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2 Oct. 01 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfun Hall Oct. 02 - Leeds, UK - Cockpit Oct. 03 - London, UK - Islington Academy Oct. 0...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Enclave' Video Posted Online

SONIC SYNDICATE's video for the song "Enclave" has been posted at YouTube. The track comes off the Swedish metal band's sophomore CD, "Only Inhuman", which entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 64 — an impressive feat considering the group had never performed in the country before a...

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THE CULT: New Video Interview Available

A video interview with THE CULT, conducted on June 24, 2007 at the Coke Live Festival in Bucharest, Romania, has been posted at Metalhead.ro. Video footage of THE CULT's performance at the festival can be seen here. THE CULT has set "Born Into This" as the title of its new album, ...

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ELVENKING: First 'The Scythe' Webisode Posted Online

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING has posted the first webisode covering the recording process of their new album, "The Scythe". According to a posting on the band's web site, "this first video is about the drums and guitars." Watch it at YouTube. ELVENKING will release its new album, "The Scy...

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DAWN OF DEMISE Signs With DEEPSEND RECORDS

Deepsend Records has announced the signing of Denmark's death metal masters DAWN OF DEMISE. The band is currently putting the finishing touches on its debut album, "Hate Takes Its Form", to be released this fall. The CD, which was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen (ABORTED, MERCENARY, NIGHTRAGE),"...

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist Schedules Asian Clinics

DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li has scheduled the following clinics in Asia: July 14 - Thailand, Bangkok - Main Auditorium A.U.A Center July 15 - Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur - MCA Hall July 16 - Malaysia, Johor Baru - Jotic Auditorium July 17 - Indonesia, Bandung - Grand Pasundan Convention Hotel July 18...

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AGENT STEEL, VICIOUS RUMORS: More European Dates Announced

California-based metallers AGENT STEEL will team up with VICIOUS RUMORS and AFTER ALL for a European tour in the fall. The dates are as follows: Sep. 04 - Dortmund, Germany - Tarantula Sep. 05 - Frankfurt, Germany - Nachtleben Sep. 06 - Weert, Netherlands - De Bosuil Sep. 07 - Eeklo, Belgium - Meetj...

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Dödsvisioner

This is not your father's black metal. Pär Gustafsson — the heart, soul, and mind of BERGRAVEN — has opened up the floodgates of creativity to bring you "Dödsvisioner". The album is a dark and oppressive (though not so much depressing in, say, a XASTHUR sense) and penetratingly dynamic work of what...

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Sworn to the Dark

Some black metal bands command immediate respect at the mere mention of their name, the consensus being that the act in question is part of an elite group. Sweden's WATAIN is just such a band, one that has long been known as a stellar black metal unit. The wait for "Sworn to the Dark" has ...