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POSSESSED To Reunite For This Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Legendary San Francisco Bay Area metal band POSSESSED will reunite for an exclusive appearance at this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. Also newly confirmed is AS I LAY DYING. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows...

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DEFILED Announces New Drummer, Prepares For Australian Tour

Japanese death metallers DEFILED have announced the addition of drummer Takashi Nonaka to the group's ranks. A tour of Australia is also scheduled for late June/early July. The dates are as follows: June 27 - Hobart,Tasnania @ The Trout Bar June 29 - Melbourne, Victoria @ The Tote June 30 - Adelaide...

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RICHARD CHRISTY's 'Heavy Metal Hoedown' To Air On SIRIUS Tonight

"The Howard Stern Show" personality and metal drummer Richard Christy (DEATH, ICED EARTH) will host his own two-hour show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack tonight, featuring some of his favorite current and classic heavy metal songs. Richard has toured the world many times over and has been a...

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OCTAVIA SPERATI: 'Grace Submerged' E-Card Available

An e-card for OCTAVIA SPERATI's new album, "Grace Submerged", has been made available at this location. "Grace Submerged" will be released on May 10 in Norway and May 21 in the rest of Europe via Candlelight Records. The Japanese and North American release dates have not yet been confirmed. "Grace S...

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CRIONICS: 'NeuThrone' Release Date Set

Poland's CRIONICS will release its new album, "NeuThrone", on May 28 via Candlelight Records. The recording session took place at Zed Studio in Olkusz, Poland with the very talented Tomasz Zalewski, who recorded the most recent albums by THY DISEASE, TOTEM, and HORRORSCOPE, among many others. The fo...

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WARRIOR SOUL Pulls Out Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL, SOUL DOCTOR Steps In

WARRIOR SOUL has cancelled its appearance at the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Newly confirmed acts include SOUL DOCTOR, BALTIMOORE, HINDER, ZAN CLAN, MAGIC PIE, ARCHER, BADDADZ & BIG BEAR and BC & HEARTKEYS. The festival billing...

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FEAR MY THOUGHTS Added To HELL ON EARTH Tour

German modern melodic death hopefuls FEAR MY THOUGHTS have been added to the Hell On Earth 2007 tour, set to kick off in early September. Also scheduled to appear are WALLS OF JERICHO and BORN FROM PAIN. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Sep. 13 - Batschkapp - Frankfurt A.M., GER Sep. 20 - ...

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ICED EARTH Singer TIM OWENS Comments On MATT BARLOW's Return To Metal Scene

IcedEarth.com checked in with Tim Owens this week to get a brief update on the current events taking place in the ICED EARTH world including the U.K. fall tour in support of HEAVEN AND HELL as well as his comments on news this week that former ICED EARTH vocalist Matthew Barlow has returned ...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'Ziltoid The Omniscient' Audio Samples Available

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend has posted three tracks from his next solo album, entitled "Ziltoid the Omniscient", at the project's MySpace page. Check out the songs "ZTO", "By Your Command" and "Hyperdrive" at this location. The CD, which will be released under the DEVIN TOWNSEND ba...

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ELECTRIC EARTH: 'Selling Souls' Vinyl EP Detailed

Sweden's ELECTRIC EARTH has announced more details about its upcoming vinyl EP, "Selling Souls", due at the end of April. The A-side will feature the two newly recorded, non-album tracks "Bring on the Storm" and "Unicorn" while the B-side offers two covers featuring special guests. Mattias "Ia" Eklu...

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DEICIDE Guitarist Looking To Stay Busy

DEICIDE guitarist Ralph Santolla (ex-DEATH, ICED EARTH) is looking to join a new band "in any genre of metal." "I like to keep busy writing, recording and touring," Santolla — who stresses that he has no intentions of leaving DEICIDE — told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "Down time drives me nuts. Anyone looking...

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MOUNTAIN OF POWER, CRAZY LIXX, ANDROMEDA Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

MOUNTAIN OF POWER, CRAZY LIXX and ANDROMEDA have been confirmed for the SR Stage (Swedish Radio Stage) at the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AEROSMITH (US) AFTER FOREVE...

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EDGUY Frontman Discusses AVANTASIA Project

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet recently gave an interview to his webmaster about "The Scarecrow", the third installment of his AVANTASIA solo project. The album is being produced by Sascha Paeth, who also played the rhythm guitar on the CD. The drums were laid down by KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Si...

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Doomsday L.A.

I can really get used to these compact DVD packages that make the live performance the focal point and keep the extras to a minimum. When the live performance comes courtesy of a revamped and recharged DECIDE, it is even better. If the band's excellent 2006 work, "The Stench of Redemption", did not...

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Hope

Talk of Finland's SWALLOW THE SUN being heirs to the throne of, depending on who you ask, MY DYING BRIDE or KATATONIA (well, the early material anyway) is not hyperbole. "Hope", the band's third release, is the sound of a band hitting its stride and exuding confidence in the majestic, European doom/...