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HATESPHERE Confirmed For Denmark's SPOT FESTIVAL

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have been confirmed for the SPOT Festival, set to take place June 1-2 in Århus, Denmark. HATESPHERE will headline the Ridehuset stage on Friday, June 1. For more information, visit www.spotfestival.dk. HATESPHERE entered the national chart in their home country at positio...

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STRATOVARIUS' TOLKKI Is Japan-Bound

STRATOVARIUS mainman/guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "Off to Japan to play some shows. It's gonna be my 18th time there. This time I'm gonna see some of the real Japan, especially Kyoto area. We are going to have some rehearsals before flying (we haven't really played in month...

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DRAGONFORCE: New Audio Interview With ZP THEART Available

DRAGONFORCE vocalist ZP Theart was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The ZP Theart interview begins at around the 39-minute mark). Check out...

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SONIC SYNDICATE Launches MySpace Listening Party

Sweden's newest melodic metal force SONIC SYNDICATE has launched an exclusive week-long pre-listening party of the band's Nuclear Blast debut, "Only Inhuman". The album may be streamed in its entirety from the group's MySpace page. All those that listen to the album and pick their favorite song can...

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ELVENKING Preparing For New Album Release

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. Commented guitarist Aydan: "Everything looks calm and relaxed but it is not exactely...

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COBALT: New MP3 Posted, Cover Art/Track Listing Revealed

A full MP3 of the track "Blood Eagle Sacrifice" from the upcoming COBALT album "Eater of Birds" (to be released on Profound Lore Records) has been uploaded to this location. Likewise the album cover can be viewed on the Profound Lore web site. Taking the band's vicious and unconventional sound parad...

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FINNTROLL: Mexican Dates Announced

Finland's FINNTROLL will play two shows in Mexico in October, immediately following the group's U.S./Canadian run. The details are as follows: Oct. 13 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Circo Volador Oct. 14 - Monterrey, Mexico @ Café Iguana FINNTROLL's fifth album, "Ur Jordens Djup", entered the German Media...

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Ex-SOILWORK Guitarist Completes Work On 'Nuclear Blast All-Stars' Project

Former SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers, who currently works as a songwriter/producer in California, has just returned from his native Sweden where he finished mixing and mastering a project that he has been working on for over a year. The CD, which will most likely be released under the "Nuclear Bl...

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BAY AREA ROCK FEST Organizers Issue Post-Show Wrap-Up

The organizers of the inaugural Bay Area Rock Fest, a two-day progressive rock and metal festival — which took place May 4-5 at The Independent in San Francisco — have issued the following update: "Over 300 people attended the inaugural progressive rock and metal festival at the Independent in San F...

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TURBONEGRO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

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

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TRIVIUM, ANNIHILATOR, GOJIRA, SANCTITY: Nottingham Photos Available

Photos (and a review) of TRIVIUM, ANNIHILATOR, GOJIRA and SANCTITY performing at the Rock City in Nottingham, England on April 17, 2007 have been posted online at Metal Discovery. TRIVIUM's video for the song "The Rising" has been posted online at this location. The clip was shot in March with direc...

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PAUL DI'ANNO To Perform IRON MAIDEN Songs With Swedish Symphony Orchestra

Former IRON MAIDEN vocalist Paul Di'Anno will perform with the Swedish heavy metal act BLOODBOUND at the Bollnäs Festival in Sweden on July 21, 2007. The band will perform both BLOODBOUND and IRON MAIDEN songs together with the Southern Hälsingland orchestra association. This will be the first time...

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DRAGONFORCE: Concert Video Footage From Perth, Australia Available

Video footage of U.K. epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE performing for the first time in Perth, Australia on May 13, 2007 has been posted online at YouTube. Roadrunner Records in March released the "special edition" version of DRAGONFORCE's "Inhuman Rampage" album. The two-disc CD/DVD set features a...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: Musicians Shouldn't Talk Politics Unless They're Willing To Fight

Bryan Reesman of Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. On the title track of the new album, "United Abominations", with its harsh criticism of the United Nations: "There are a lot of songs on the record that you could have as the title track, but I...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, AS I LAY DYING Pull Out Of WACKEN OPEN AIR, TYPE O NEGATIVE Steps In

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has cancelled its previously announced appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival because one of the bandmembers is scheduled to undergo an operation in August. Meanwhile, AS I LAY DYING have pulled out of the event due to scheduling conflicts related to their appeara...