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INTO ETERNITY Guitarist: 'This Has Been The Most Successful USA Tour That We Have Ever Done'

Guitarist Tim Roth of the Canadian progressive death outfit INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "This has been the most successful USA tour that we have ever done. Every night the crowd is insane! Usually they are cheering and screaming before the music even starts. We are going on every...

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DIMMU BORGIR's Guitarists Discuss New Album's Concept, Christianity

Roy Kristensen of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with DIMMU BORGIR guitarists Galder and Silenoz. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the new album's concept: Galder: "I thought it would be a greater challenge writing lyrics based upon my own story. The lyrics can be regarded as...

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THRESHOLD To Headline First Night Of U.K.'s FIREFEST IV

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD will headline the first night of Firefest IV, which will take place on October 26-27 in Nottingham, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Day 1: THRESHOLD DEMON (final U.K. show ever) SOUL DOCTOR (feat. Tommy Heart of FAIR WARNING) STEVE GRIMMETT BA...

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LACUNA COIL To Perform Acoustic Set On 'Fox 25 Morning News'

LACUNA COIL is set to perform a special acoustic set tomorrow morning (Wednesday, April 4) on the "Fox 25 Morning News" show, which airs on WFXT-TV in Boston, MA. The band is scheduled to go live at 8:45 a.m. EST, to be immediately followed by a short interview segment. Previous guests have included...

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SIGH Added To MAYHEM's California Live Dates In July

Groundbreaking Japanese act SIGH has been added to MAYHEM's two California concert dates in July: July 17 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre July 18 - West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club Commented SIGH singer/guitarist Mirai Kawashima, "As many of our fans know, we've been in contact with with the band (MAY...

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VINNIE PAUL, KERRY KING, SCOTT IAN To Perform At LITTLE KIDS ROCK Benefit Concert

Little Kids Rock (LKR),an innovative non-profit music education program that provides free instruments and rock 'n' roll lessons to public schools, celebrated March's "Music in Our Schools" month by announcing today that it will be the sole beneficiary of the Six-String Masterpieces memorial tribut...

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THE RED CHORD In Studio And On The Road

Massachusetts-based metal/grind band THE RED CHORD is currently in the studio working on its new album, due in August via Metal Blade Records. In addition, the group has just announced that it will be hitting the road for the first time in 2007 on a headlining U.S. tour, supported by THROUGH THE EYE...

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THRESHOLD To Headline First-Ever PROGPOWER SCANDINAVIA Festival

Following the success of the ProgPower brand in Europe, the U.K. and U.S., the first-ever ProgPower Scandinavia will be staged on November 9-10 with U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD co-headlining the first night. The festival will take place in Denmark, with other confirmed bands so far includin...

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DRAGONFORCE: Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand Dates Announced

U.K. extreme power metallers DRAGONFORCE have lined up the following dates in Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand: May 20 - Singapore, Singapore - D'Marquee Downtown East May 22 - Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan - Armed Forces Cultural Center May 25 - Bangkok, Thailand - Mahisorn Auditorium, SCB Park Roadrunner R...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'Without A Doubt, Guitar Solos Are Back Again'

Deb Rao of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted a short interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: Zakk, First of all I would like to commend you on your work with St. Jude Hospital. Wylde: BLACK LABEL is don...

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SLAYER: Professionally Filmed Footage From 2005's ROCK AM RING Posted Online

Professionally filmed video footage of SLAYER performing at the Rock Am Ring festival on June 5, 2005 in Nürburgring, Germany has been posted online at Metal Videos. The footage originally aired on the German rock music TV show "Rockpalast", which is broadcast on the WDR channel. SLAYER and MARILYN...

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IGNITE: 'Our Darkest Days' Tour-Edition CD To Surface In April

IGNITE's upcoming European tour will be accompanied by a relaunch of their acclaimed album "Our Darkest Days". The limited tour-edition will be available for a fan-friendly price and will include two bonus tracks ("Last Time" and "Bleeding"),a video clip ("Bleeding") and alternate artwork. "Our Dar...

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SPREAD EAGLE Singer Announced Touring Band Lineup Changes

SPREAD EAGLE vocalist Ray West has made the following announcement regarding his upcoming solo tour dates: "Due to scheduling conflicts, FIREBALL MINISTRY bassist Johny Chow and SEX SLAVES drummer J Bomb will not be touring with THE RAY WEST BAND. The new lineup will be Andrew Freeman (GEORGE LYNCH)...

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STRYPER Frontman Schedules Acoustic Performance At Massachusetts Church

On Saturday, April 14, 2007, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet will perform an intimate acoustic set at the West Hall at The United Methodist Church (523 Main Street) in Woburn, MA. Special guests for the April 14 performance include the acoustic duo of Scotty Dunbar and Rob Wylde. Tickets are only $10...

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JÄGERMEISTER's OZZFEST Stage Added To LAZERFEST

According to DesMoinesRegister.com, metalheads in central Iowa will get an early peek at Ozzfest's second stage — literally the stage itself. Jägermeister is providing a self-contained, state-of-the-art, portable stage for this year's Ozzfest that also has been added to Lazerfest on May 13 at the Ba...