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VITAL REMAINS To Headline New York's DEATHTOBERFEST 2K4

VITAL REMAINS, featuring Glen Benton of DEICIDE, have been confirmed as the headliners of Deathtoberfest 2K4, set to take place on Saturday, October 23 at The Backstage in Woodmere, New York. Also scheduled to appear are MORTICIAN, AKERCOCKE, RITE OF DARKNESS (performing a special set in honor of BA...

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DYING FETUS Part Ways With Singer

DYING FETUS have parted ways with vocalist Vince Matthews. "This action was taken due to a number of musical, professional, and personal reasons that we feel do not need elaboration at this time," the band write on their web site. "However, Vince remains a longtime friend of several DYING FETUS memb...

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8THSIN To Release Debut Album This Month

8THSIN, the new project led by IT (a.k.a. Tony Särkkä, WAR, ABRUPTUM, OPHTHTALAMIA, VONDUR),will release their debut album, "Sinners Inc.", on October 25 via Black Lodge Records. "Sinners Inc." was recorded and mixed at Sin Studios by Michael Bohlin and was mastered at Polar Studios by Henrik Jonss...

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NAPALM DEATH: 'The Code Is Red...Long Live The Code' Due In Early 2005

NAPALM DEATH's Barney Greenway (vocals) has sent the following message to the band's fans: "We are currently in Foel Studios in mid-Wales (the middle of nowhere),which is actually owned by Dave Anderson who was the original bass player for HAWKWIND (before Lemmy even),which rocks, of course. Every...

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SEPULTURA: Photos From SEPULFEST Posted Online

SEPULTURA's official web site has published a number of photos from the first-ever Sepulfest, which was held last Saturday (Sept. 25) in São Paulo, Brazil. In addition to headliners SEPULTURA, the festival included performances by CLAUSTROFOBIA, MASSACRATION, NAÇÃO ZUMBI and RATOS DE PORÃO. Check ou...

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STILL REMAINS Sign With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Grand Rapids, MI's STILL REMAINS have inked a deal with Roadrunner Records. The group, whose sound is being described as a mixture of "heart-crushing howls" and "heartfelt melodies amidst a swirl of keyboards" while "guitars chug brutally and then harmonize like IRON MAIDEN on overdrive," came to Ro...

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VAN HALEN: 'Best Of Both Worlds' Retrospective Certified Platinum

VAN HALEN's two-CD retrospective, "The Best of Both Worlds", has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),signifying shipments of more than 1,000,000 units. A 36-track overview of more than 25 years of VAN HALEN recordings, "The Best Of Both Worlds" contains t...

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FATES WARNING Singer Joins REDEMPTION

Sensory Records recording artists REDEMPTION have announced that Ray Alder, legendary vocalist of progressive metal icons FATES WARNING and of his solo project ENGINE, has become the group's new vocalist. He is currently recording vocal tracks for REDEMPTION's second CD, tentatively titled "The Full...

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TESTAMENT Drop Off Japan's THRASH DOMINATION Tour

TESTAMENT manager Phil Arnold of Thrill Entertainment has issued the following update on the band's current and upcoming activities: "TESTAMENT's founding guitarist, Eric Peterson, fell down a flight of stairs prior to showtime at a club in Martin, Slovakia, on June 14th, during their 2004 European...

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EMPTY CAGE Complete Work On Debut Album

Young English metal band EMPTY CAGE have just completed work on their debut album, entitled "Hate Me.I Dare You". Recorded at Echo Bay Studios in Minneapolis, the album was produced by Lionel Hicks (BALANCE OF POWER) and engineered by Todd Fitzgerald (AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE). An early 2005 release is...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Added To GWAR/DYING FETUS U.S. Tour

ALL THAT REMAINS, the Massachusetts-based act featuring former SHADOWS FALL vocalist Philip Labonte, have secured the opening slot on the upcoming GWAR/DYING FETUS U.S. tour. A complete list of the tour dates is available at this location. ALL THAT REMAINS are touring in support of their sophomore a...

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MASTODON, PIG DESTROYER Among Revolver Magazine's 'Future Of American Metal' Bands

Relapse Records recording artists MASTODON and PIG DESTROYER have been named amongst Revolver magazine's 10 "Future of American Metal" bands. Revolver's 10 "Future of American Metal" acts were determined via a poll of the editors and contributing writers at the noted magazine. MASTODON and PIG DESTR...

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SLASH Action Figure Coming Soon From MCFARLANE TOYS

McFarlane Toys has announced the latest figure to join their expanding collection of music figures. Slash, considered to be one of the greatest guitarists to come out of the late 1980s, and a former member of GUNS N' ROSES, has become the latest edition. With his trademark top hat and omnipresent ci...

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FOZZY: 'Red Tape' Forces Album Delay

FOZZY webmaster Eddie DiBergi has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hi everyone, just wanted to pass along an update to let you know what's going on with the new album. As we've mentioned before the album has been completed and was mastered (finalized sonically) on July...

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FOZZY Guitarist Launches 'Solo' Career

Former STUCK MOJO and current FOZZY guitarist Rich "The Duke" Ward has posted three songs from his recently released solo demo CD (released under the band name THE DUKE) at this location. According to a posting on Ward's web site, "THE DUKE's showcase performance at the 2004 Atlantis Music Conferenc...