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ICED EARTH: More 'Framing Armageddon' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

ICED EARTH's new album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I", has achieved the following first-week chart positions: Austria: #36 Canada: #95 France: #77 Germany: #19 Holland: #60 Norway: #59 Sweden: #28 Switzerland: #56 UK: #6 (Rock Album chart) USA (The Billboard 200): #78 USA (Top Indep...

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ICED EARTH: 'Framing Armageddon' Enters German Chart At No. 19

ICED EARTH's new album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 19. The CD sold 7,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 78 on The Billboard 200 chart. It is the follow-up to 2004's "The...

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ICED EARTH: 'Framing Armageddon' Lands At No. 78 On BILLBOARD Chart

ICED EARTH's new album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I", sold 7,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 78 on The Billboard 200 chart. It is the follow-up to 2004's "The Glorious Burden", which has shifted 70,000 copies to date, according...

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TURISAS To Tour Europe With ICED EARTH, ANNIHILATOR

Finnish folk metal warriors TURISAS have been added to ICED EARTH's forthcoming European tour. Also scheduled to appear are Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR. The dates are as follows: Oct. 08 - Köln, Germany - Live Music Hall Oct. 09 - München, Germany - Backstage Werk Oct. 10 - Milan, Italy - Alcatra...

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SAMAEL: 'Passage', 'Eternal' Albums To Be Reissued

As part of their classic album reissues, Century Media will re-release the "Passage" (1996) and "Eternal" (1999) LPs from Swiss experimental/industrial metallers SAMAEL in Europe on October 1 (U.S. releases should follow later). Both albums will come in a 28-page "mediabook" package containing lyric...

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ANNIHILATOR To Be Rejoined By Bassist RUSS BERGQUIST For Japanese Dates

Ex-ANNIHILATOR bassist Russ Bergquist will rejoin his former bandmates for their appearance at the Thrash Domination 07 festival on September 22-23 at Club Citta in Tokyo, Japan. Also scheduled to appear are NEVERMORE, DESTRUCTION and NUCLEAR ASSAULT. As previously reported, ANNIHILATOR will support...

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Former SUM 41 Guitarist: 'I've Been Playing Metal All Of My Life'

Guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh recently spoke to Canada's Dose.ca about his decision to quit multi-platinum pop-punk act SUM 41 and focus on his "fist-pumping, vocal-grumbling, balls-to-the-walls metal" side project BROWN BRIGADE. "Honestly, I really did get really thankless and I still feel like...

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YAKUZA Covers PINK FLOYD

Chicago's forward-thinking experimetallers YAKUZA have recorded a version of PINK FLOYD's "Lucifer Sam" with producer Sanford Parker (MINSK, PELICAN) for an upcoming Syd Barrett tribute record, to be released by Dwell Records. UK-based label Eyes Of Sound will release YAKUZA's "Samsara" LP as the fi...

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DESTRUCTOR: New Album Release Date Announced

Cleveland thrash metal legends DESTRUCTOR will release their new album, "Forever in Leather", on October 9 via Auburn Records. The release was pushed back slightly so the dates could be coordinated internationally with all the distributors. Produced by BREAKER guitarist Don Depew, the album was reco...

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MOTÖRHEAD, WHITESNAKE, SAXON, JUDAS PRIEST Featured On 'Rock S'Cool' Double CD And DVD

Steamhammer/SPV has set an October 8 European release date for "Rock S'Cool", a double CD and DVD containing material some of the label's biggest and most promising hard rock and heavy metal artists. The "Rock S'Cool - A Spanking Good Song Collection" double CD consists of 30 tracks with a total pla...

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SHAMRAIN To Release New Album In October

SHAMRAIN, the Finnish quartet which features in its ranks ENTWINE frontman Mika Tauriainen, will release its new album, "Goodbye To All That", on October 31 via Spikefarm Records. The track listing is as follows: 01. Holding the Earth 02. Raindrops 03. Ghosts I See 04. Passing Shadows 05. Shallow De...

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YAKUZA: 'Samsara' Vinyl Due Next Month

UK-based label Eyes Of Sound will release YAKUZA's "Samsara" LP as the first in a limited gatefold vinyl series. Originally issued in 2006 via Prostheitc Records, this limited edition of 500 gatefold LPs also features an exclusive remix of "Back To The Mountain" by the infamous James Plotkin (KHANAT...

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ANNIHILATOR To Support ICED EARTH In Europe

Canadian metallers ANNIHILATOR will support ICED EARTH on a European tour beginning in early October. Commented ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters: "We are looking forward to another great tour through Europe and, this time, courtesy of metal warriors ICED EARTH. Ripper [ICED EARTH singer Tim 'Ripper...

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MERCENARY: Studio Time Pushed Back To November

Danish metallers MERCENARY have issued the following update: "After a long summer break, we're finally back from the living and ready to roam amongst the dead again... "The songwriting for the next album has begun and we're currently recording song structures and demoing ideas. The studio time has b...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Featured In Online Game

Oakland, California-based deathcore band ALL SHALL PERISH is featured in "an addictive Guitar Hero-esque" online game at this location. ALL SHALL PERISH will take part in the European Hell On Earth 2007 tour, which kicks off September 13 in Frankfurt, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are WALLS OF J...