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STRATOVARIUS, AMORPHIS Guitarists To Guest On Finland's MTV3

According to Metal From Finland, STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki and AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen will appear on the Finnish TV channel MTV3 on June 6 at 8:50 a.m. to discuss the "exporting of Finnish music." STRATOVARIUS recently entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland to begin reco...

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HATESPHERE To Support MEGADETH In Copenhagen

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE will support MEGADETH on June 5 at Store Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark. "It's a very big honour for us to play with Mr. Mustaine and Co. as the band has been a big inspiration since the beginning!" HATESPHERE writes on its web site. HATESPHERE entered the national chart in...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: First German Show To Be Filmed For TV

SONIC SYNDICATE's June 21 performance in Köln, Germany as part of the WDR TV network's "Rockpalast" series will be filmed, to be broadcast at some point in the future. As previously reported, SONIC SYNDICATE has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 64 with its sophomore CD, "Only I...

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HATESPHERE Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE FESTIVAL

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have posted the following update: "We are very honoured to announce that we have been confirmed for the legendary Roskilde Festival, Denmark for the second year in a row. We will play the Arena stage on Friday July 6th, and no need to say that we are looking forward to ki...

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CULT OF LUNA Prepares For DOWNLOAD Festival

Swedish epic art-rock crushers CULT OF LUNA will descend upon Download on Sunday, June 10 to play their debut set at the famous festival. Download is the first U.K. festival CULT OF LUNA have been invited to play, and they are looking forward to engaging the crowd on the Tuborg stage with their spec...

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MINISTRY Mainman Comments On Signing PRONG

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported yesterday, PRONG has now confirmed that it has inked a deal with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgenson's 13th Planet Records label for the release of the group's new album, tentatively due in October. The band — whose lineup consists of Tommy Victor (vocals, guitar),Mont...

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MUSTASCH, BACKWATER Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival

MUSTASCH, SYCONAUT, DIGRESSION ASSASSIN and BACKWATER have been confirmed for the Metaltown festival, set to take place June 30 at Frihammen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BACKWATER (S) CANDLEMASS (S) CULT OF LUNA (S) DIGRESSION ASSASSIN (S) HARDCORE SUPERSTAR...

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The Ills of Modern Man

DESPISED ICON's "The Ills of Modern Man" is one devastatingly heavy album. The Montreal act follows the shape-shifting mix of hardcore and death metal of "The Healing Process" with an album that moves into more of a death metal direction to good effect, the result sounding like a band that is even m...

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Former SOILWORK Guitarist To Set Up Recording Studio In Nashville

Former SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers, who has most recently worked as a songwriter/producer in California, has just delivered the masters to Nuclear Blast Records for a project that he has been working on for over a year. The CD, which will most likely be released under the "Nuclear Blast All-Sta...

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PRONG Signs With MINISTRY Mainman's 13TH PLANET RECORDS

PRONG has inked a deal with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgenson's 13th Planet Records label for the release of the group's new album, tentatively due later in the year. The group — whose lineup consists of Tommy Victor (vocals, guitar),Monte Pittman (bass) and Aaron Rossi (drums) — is currenty recording...

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DYING FETUS Launches North American Tour

Death metal juggernaut DYING FETUS will embark on the North American leg of its "War of Attrition Tour" in early June. This portion will cover ground all across Canada and into the Northern U.S. Joining DYING FETUS on various dates of the tour are DAATH, PSYOPUS, COVENANCE, BLOODSHOTEYE and more. DY...

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S.S.S (SHORT SHARP SHOCK) To Record BBC Radio 1 Session Tomorrow

Liverpool, England's crossover thrash monsters SSS (SHORT SHARP SHOCK) will record their debut BBC Radio 1 session for the "Lock-Up" show (hosted by Mike Davies) on May 31. Tracks scheduled to be performed are "The Beast", "The Toxic Bee", "SSS" and "Warhorse". According to a press release, SSS "pla...

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ELVENKING Working On 'The Divided Heart' Video

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING recently finished mixing its new album at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland. The mastering took place on April 10 at Finnvox Studios with Mika Jussila and Nino Laurenne. The group has issued the following update "On the studio report page you can find a...

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IMPALED NAZARENE: New Album Details Revealed

Finnish extreme metallers IMPALED NAZARENE have issued the following update: "We have finished recording all instruments for our 10th studio album 'Manifest'. We entered Sonic Pump studio with our producer/engineer Tapio Pennanen on May 10th. Recordings went fast and well, and happy to say we do not...

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DAYSEND, LORD, FIVE STAR PRISON CELL Confirmed For Australia's SONIC FORGE FESTIVAL

DAYSEND, LORD, FIVE STAR PRISON CELL and DREADNAUGHT are among the confirmed bands for the Sonic Forge Festival, set to take place Saturday, July 14 at the Espy Gershwin Room in Melbourne, Australia. The event will feature performances by 13 groups from across Australia. The festival billing is shap...