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VELVET REVOLVER, MASTODON Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE FESTIVAL

VELVET REVOLVER and MASTODON have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Roskilde Festival, set to take place June 30-July 3 in Roskilde, Denmark. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are BLACK SABBATH, AUDIOSLAVE, THE HAUNTED, ISIS, ENSLAVED, SUNN O))),MERCENARY and D.A.D. The Roskilde Fe...

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BOBBY JARZOMBEK To Join SEBASTIAN BACH For Summer Dates

Drummer extraordinaire Bobby Jarzombek (HALFORD, ICED EARTH) has posted the following update at his web site, BobbyJarzombek.com: "I'm happy to report that my DVD, 'Performance & Technique', has been selling very well — my thanks to everyone that's picked up a copy so far. Warner Bros. are doing...

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COMMUNIC: Live Video Posted Online

A video of Norwegian progressive/power metal band COMMUNIC performing live in Essen, Germany last month has been posted online at Communic.org (Windows Media, 19.8 MB). COMMUNIC, who feature in their ranks ex-SCARIOT members Oddleif Stensland (vocals) and Tor Atle Andersen (drums),released their de...

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AXAMENTA To Begin Recording New Album Next Week

Belgium's AXAMENTA, the former band of current EPICA bassist Yves Huts, will make their way to Hansen studio in Ribe, Denmark on Sunday, May 1 to begin recording their new album with producer Jacob Hansen (MERCENARY, RAUNCHY, ABORTED). Mixing and mastering will take place at Studio Fredman in Gothen...

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TRANSPARENT: MNEMIC And Ex-MERCENARY Members Join Forces In New Project

TRANSPARENT, the new Danish metal band featuring Signar Petersen (ex-MERCENARY; lead guitar, bass),Brian "Brylle" Rasmusen (MNEMIC, drums),Danny Hove Jensen (guitar, bass) and Rene Pedersen (vocals),have uploaded all five songs from their current demo, "Mutual Assured Destruction", at their offic...

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MERCENARY Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE FESTIVAL

Danish metallers MERCENARY have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Roskilde Festival, set to take place June 30-July 3 in Roskilde, Denmark. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are BLACK SABBATH, AUDIOSLAVE, THE HAUNTED, ISIS, ENSLAVED, SUNN O))) and D.A.D. The Roskilde Festival is hel...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: HELLHAMMER Will Play On Next Album

DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz has confirmed that MAYHEM's Jan Axel Blomberg (a.k.a. Hellhammer) will play on the next DIMMU BORGIR CD as a session drummer (as first reported here on March 30 and subsequently confirmed by a management representative). In a posting on the band's official web site, Si...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION And DRAGONFORCE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

WITHIN TEMPTATION and DRAGONFORCE have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBATH CANDLEMASS CO...

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Classic TESTAMENT And LAAZ ROCKIT Band Lineups Confirmed For Holland's DYNAMO OPEN AIR Festival

Following ANTHRAX's example, both TESTAMENT and LAAZ ROCKIT have confirmed appearances at this year's Dynamo Open Air festival in their classic '80s lineups. TESTAMENT lead vocalist Chuck Billy and founding guitarist Eric Peterson will be joined by original guitar player Alex Skolnick and original b...

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HANOI ROCKS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finnish rock 'n' roll legends HANOI ROCKS have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBATH CANDL...

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Norway's KARMØYGEDDON METAL FESTIVAL: Full Lineup Revealed

The complete lineup has been annoounced for the Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 2005, a two-day event set to be held June 17-18, 2005 in Kopervik, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 17 (at Borgen Pub): BATTERED THRONE OF KATARSIS HIGHLAND GLORY SEA OF DREAMS TRIOSPHERE S...

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OCCULT, HEARSE, EINHERJER, DISSECTION Reissues Due In March/April

Candlelight Records has announced the continuation of its reissue series with the upcoming Stateside release of key early or currently out-of-print releases from OCCULT, HEARSE, DISSECTION, EINHERJER, THY SERPENT, XYSMA, IN FLAMES and more. Starting with OCCULT's "Enemy Within" and "Prepare to Meet...

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KREATOR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Veteran German thrashers KREATOR have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBATH CANDLEMASS COR...

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COMMUNIC Confirmed For GRAVEWORM/ENSIFERUM European Tour

COMMUNIC, the Norwegian progressive/power metal band featuring ex-SCARIOT members Oddleif Stensland (vocals) and Tor Atle Andersen (drums),have been confirmed for the upcoming GRAVEWORM/ENSIFERUM European tour beginning in early April. The dates are as follows: Apr. 01 - Vosselaar, BEL @ Biebob Apr...

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SENTENCED To Play Final German Show At WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finnish metallers SENTENCED will perform their last-ever show in Germany at the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. A complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBA...