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MINE[THORN] To Release 'JunkHive Noir' In September
U.K. noise metallers MINE[THORN] are currently in studio recording their new album, "JunkHive Noir", for a late September release via Code666 Records. Songititles set to appear on the CD include "Density", "Haas Effect", "Forever Failing Icons", "Leftover Scraps of Life" and "JunkHive Noir". Formed...March 20, 2005
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BILL WARD's Radio Show To Celebrate BLACK SABBATH's 35th Anniversary
The Saturday, April 2 edition of the "Rock 50" radio show, featuring BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward and host Mike Stark, will include a guest appearance by AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE and more SABBATH material to celebrate their 35th anniversary in the U.S.A. Also, Bill will be spinning his favorite tunes...March 18, 2005
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NOVEMBERS DOOM And SAURON Confirmed For MINNEAPOLIS MAYHEM 2 Festival
NOVEMBERS DOOM (Illinois) and SAURON (Michigan) have been confirmed for this year's Minneapolis Mayhem 2 festival, set to take place on May 6-7 at Star Central in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. The billing for the festival is shaping up as follows: SODOM SADUS AVENGER OF BLOOD SUMMON NOVEMBERS DOOM TH...March 17, 2005
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TURBONEGRO To Release New Album In May
Norway's TURBONEGRO will release their new album, "Party Animals", throughout Europe on May 9. "Party Animals" is the follow-up to 2003's "Scandinavian Leather", and is produced by Steve McDonald, known for his work with THE WHITE STRIPES, BECK and REDD KROSS. "We've got 11 hits, all of them beautif...March 15, 2005
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USURPER And SOULLESS Confirmed For MINNEAPOLIS MAYHEM 2 Festival
Chicago's USURPER and Cleveland's SOULLESS have been confirmed for this year's Minneapolis Mayhem 2 festival, set to take place on May 6-7 at Star Central in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. The billing for the festival is shaping up as follows: SODOM SADUS AVENGER OF BLOOD SUMMON THE CHASM USURPER SOUL...March 13, 2005
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DAN SWANÖ Begins Mixing New NIGHTINGALE Album
Multi-talented Swedish producer/musician Dan Swanö has commenced mixing NIGHTINGALE's "Nightfall Overture", containing re-recorded songs from the group's first three releases. The following message was posted by Swanö today on his official forum: "I am about to begin the mixdown of the 'Nightfall Ov...March 12, 2005
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PLACE OF SKULLS May Not Be Dead After All
PLACE OF SKULLS guitarist Victor Griffin (ex-PENTAGRAM) has posted the following message on the group's official forum: "So there's some understandable confusion about what's goin' on. Did you disband or not? "Well, it's definitely an awkward situation. As I tried to explain in my last journal posti...March 10, 2005
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HOWLING SYN Announce New Guitarist, Bassist
Canadian gothic metallers HOWLING SYN have issued the following update: "We now have a new member who will replace Gilbert [Riendeau, guitar]! Patryk has hung up his bass and will now concentrate on guitars. So the band now has a new bass player called Carlo Moscardini, who previously worked with LI...March 10, 2005
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Cycle of Pain
As much as I enjoyed HAVOCHATE's "This Violent Earth" for its old-school OVERKILL/TESTAMENT crunch grooves and hardass heavy metal attitude, I still thought it was a good, not great album. About half the album crushed convincingly (especially the excellent title track) and half I found to be just av...March 9, 2005
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SINISTHRA: Debut Album Details Revealed
SINISTHRA (formerly NEVERGREEN),the Finnish band featuring current AMORPHIS frontman Tomi Joutsen, will release their full-length debut, "Last of the Stories of Long Past Glories", on May 13 via Arise Records. The CD was recorded last summer at Sonic Pump studios and features a sound best described...March 9, 2005
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CANDLEMASS: New Album Cover Posted Online
The cover artwork for the new CANDLEMASS album, simply entitled "Candlemass", has been posted online at this location. "Candlemass", due on May 2 via Nuclear Blast Records, was recorded in part at Polar studios (ABBA, GENESIS, LED ZEPPELIN) in Stockholm, Sweden and is said to be musically similar to...March 4, 2005
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Concert Review: DANZIG, MISFITS A Blast From Punk Past
Dave Wedge of the Boston Herald reviewed DANZIG's headlining performance at the Roxy in Boston. An excerpt from his review follows: Underground pioneers Glenn Danzig and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein set aside decades of differences and got back to basics Monday night (Feb. 28) with a blistering,...March 1, 2005
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Former Bandmate Jumps To TRIPP EISEN's Defense: 'Innocent Until Proven Guilty'
Former DOPE/PRIMER 55 drummer Preston Nash has spoken out in defense of ex-STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen amid allegations that Eisen sexually assaulted at least two underage girls that he met online. Writing to STATIC-X's official message board, where the overall sentiment has been overwhelmingly n...February 28, 2005
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ULI JON ROTH Presented With Special Japanese Plaque
According to a posting on his official web site, legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) was presented with a special plaque by his Japanese record company, Nippon Crown, for his contribution to the company's sales with his album, "Metamorphosis of the Seasons". A photo of the plaque can be...February 28, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD Frontman Slams Web Site Over 'Covers' CD Review
DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has slammed MelodicRock.com webmaster Andrew McNeice for posting an early review of the band's upcoming "covers" album — a review that Elliott claims was based on an "unfinished," "work-in-progress copy." In a posting on LEPPARD's official web site, Elliott writes, "...February 28, 2005
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