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CALLENISH CIRCLE: Drummer GAVIN HARTE Back In The Fold

Due to "personal circumstances" CALLENISH CIRCLE session drummer Spike will not be able to join the band for their four gigs supporting DISMEMBER in September. "Instead [regular drummer Gavin Harte] will take over his duties behind the drumkit again, so everything's back to normal and we can steam a...

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VADER Involved In Bus Crash, Band Escape Unharmed

According to a posting on their web site, Polish death metallers VADER were involved in a bus crash while on tour in Germany. "On the way to Falkenstein, near Leipzig VADER's new tour bus was involved in a car accident!" the band write. "The bus has been seriously smashed but fortunately its occupan...

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LYZANXIA, SYBREED, FREAKHOUSE To Team Up For HARSH REALITY TOUR

The Harsh Reality Tour – a four-week U.S. tour of clubs spotlighting three of the hottest new bands on Reality Entertainment – is set to open in Cedar Falls, Iowa on September 8 and will run for one month. The tour is being co-sponsored by Metal Edge magazine and Epiphone Guitars. An Epiphone guitar...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer To Perform Showcase Gig In Japan

Former RAINBOW and current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Doogie White will be traveling to Japan in early September to perform a special showcase gig with young Japanese guitarist Takayoshi Omura at Club Citta in Tokyo. Omura's debut album, entitled "Nowhere To Go", features guest appearances by White,...

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YOB Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Eugene, Oregon-based doom metal band YOB have inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The group's new album, "The Illusion of Motion", is scheduled for release on October 19. Commented founding member Mike Scheidt: "We are very excited about our new record, 'The Illusion of Motion'. It has the extrem...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Endorses Japanese Robot Tournament

Engadget, a web magazine with "obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics," reports: "Japan's ROBO-ONE tournament, a yearly fixture in which a multitude of amateur robot developers gather together their creations and have them beat one another up, gained an unwitt...

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IMPIOUS Complete Work On New Album

Swedish death/thrashers IMPIOUS have completed work on their fourth full-length album, "Hellucinations", due on October 4 through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2002's "The Killer" was recorded at Studio Mega with producer Valle Adzic and was mixed by Chris Silver and Valle Adzic. The complet...

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NEAERA To Enter Studio In November

Münster, Germany-based metalcore act NEAERA will enter Stage One Studios in Bühne, Germany in November with producer Andy Classen to record their debut album, tentatively due in early 2005 through Metal Blade Records. A demo track, entitled "Broken Spine", can currently be downloaded from the group'...

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DISILLUSION To Play 'Back To Times Of Splendor' With Expanded Lineup

DISILLUSION, the prog-death band from Leipzig, Germany, will continue playing live shows until February 2005 in support of their current Metal Blade release, "Back To Times Of Splendor". Afterwards, the group will take a break from touring in order to concentrate on writing a new album. Fans wishing...

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AMON AMARTH: New Song Available For Download

A brand-new AMON AMARTH track, entitled "An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm", has been posted at this location. "An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm" comes off the group's upcoming CD, "Fate of Norns", due on September 6 through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to last year's "Versus The World", "Fate of...

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AMON AMARTH: 'Fate Of Norns' Limited-Edition Digipack To Include Bonus DVD

Sweden's AMON AMARTH will release their new album, "Fate of Norns", as a limited-edition digipack featuring a bonus DVD "AMON AMARTH live at Grand Rokk". The 45-minute disc will contain three-camera video footage of AMON AMARTH performing live in Reykjavik, Iceland on March 5, 2004. "Fate of Norns"...

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KING DIAMOND Shoots Down 'Poor Health' Rumors

KING DIAMOND singer and namesake has issued a statement via the group's official web site refuting rumors that his "poor health" was the reason the band's European tour has been postponed until next year. Commented King: "The ONLY reason for postponement of the Euro tour is that my immigration/natur...

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DUNGEON Complete Work On New Album

Australian melodic power metal band DUNGEON have issued the following update: "Quite a few cool things happening in the DUNGEON camp right now! "Firstly, our live Japanese tour 2003 DVD, 'Under The Rising Sun', is currently being pressed and should be available in Australia in the first week or so o...

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VADER: 'The Beast' Cover Posted Online

The cover artwork for the new VADER album, "The Beast", has been posted online at this location. "The Beast" is scheduled for release on September 20 through Metal Blade Records. The first single — including the track "Beware The Beast" and another new song, a report from the studio and a video — .....

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CRIMINAL Will Not Support BRUJERIA In Brazil

Anglo-Chilean metallurgists CRIMINAL, featuring former PENTAGRAM frontman Anton Reisenegger, have issued a statement to clarify that they will NOT be supporting BRUJERIA in Brazil. "Apparently, a new Brazilian band is using our name," says Reisenegger. "We are not saying they are doing it with bad i...