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SAMAEL Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Swiss metal experimentalists SAMAEL have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The group's eighth album, "Solar Soul", is scheduled for release on June 15. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Solar Soul", "Promised Land", "Slavocracy", "Western Ground" and "On the Rise". Commented vocalis...February 26, 2007
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TONY IOMMI's Guitar Tech Launches HEAVEN AND HELL Tour Diary
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's technician Mike Clement has posted the first installment in the HEAVEN AND HELL tour diary at Iommi's official message board. Mike first started keeping a diary for Iommi.com back in 2005 and his bits of backstage gossip and humorous tales from the road kept ever...February 26, 2007
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TWISTED SISTER Frontman To Guest At 'Stairway To Hell' Off-Broadway Experience
TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider will reportedly make a guest appearance tomorrow night (Tuesday, February 27) at the off-Broadway show "Stairway to Hell". Dee will be there to support bandmate A.J. Pero of TWISTED SISTER. "Stairway to Hell" is the the ultimate off-Broadway headbanging experience,...February 26, 2007
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HEAVEN AND HELL, DREAM THEATER, ICED EARTH Confirmed For Greece's ROCKWAVE FESTIVAL
HEAVEN AND HELL, DREAM THEATER and ICED EARTH are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's installment of Rockwave Festival, which is set to take place from July 1 to July 3 in Terra Vibe, Malakasa, Greece. The billing is now shaping up as follows: July 1 HEAVEN AND HELL DREAM THEATER ICED EA...February 26, 2007
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Resurrection
CHIMAIRA is a rejuvenated band and they are about to release what is sure to stand as one of the best metal albums of 2007, "Resurrection". Though I have always appreciated the quintet's music, particularly the work subsequent to 2001's "Pass out of Existence", I found myself shocked at the excellen...February 26, 2007
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The Uncanny Valley
Groovy grinding relentless death metal is the name of the game here, as this Danish band delivers a simple, primal and vicious second album. It's pretty much the only game, too, KOLDBORN being a fairly single-minded proposition. But if the band possesses only one trick, they're really goddamned good...February 26, 2007
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You are the Lamb
Canada's Goodfellow Records has consistently unearthed the kind of bands that scrape, crawl, and destroy in fine sludge and hardcore fashion. Add Seattle's IAMTHETHORN to that list. Debut EP "You Are the Lamb" is 23 minutes of EYEHATEGOD-style angry sludge and doom, in this case with the boys pissed...February 26, 2007
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JASON BECKER: 'I Have Love For Life'
Guitar World magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jason Becker (DAVID LEE ROTH, CACOPHONY). A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Q: Because of your physical limitations, has your creativity been sparked in new areas? Jason Becker: I remember when I was first...February 25, 2007
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FASTWAY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
FASTWAY, the reactivated band featuring original MOTÖRHEAD guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clark, have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AEROSMITH AFTER FORE...February 25, 2007
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SIN DEALER Completes Work On New CD
SIN DEALER, the band featuring members of SEA OF GREEN, SONS OF OTIS, EDWIN and PLASMA BLAST, has finished recording all the remaining vocal and guitar tracks for its follow-up to 2004's "13" at Q Music and was engineered by Andrew St. George (THE WHO, KILLER DWARFS, IAN ASTBURY) and Gary Honess (I...February 25, 2007
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FATAL SMILE, GENEROUS MARIA Confirmed For Sweden's GOTHENBURG METAL FESTIVAL
FATAL SMILE and GENEROUS MARIA have been confirmed for the Gothenburg Metal Festival 2007, set to take place April 29-30 at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg, Sweden. A total of 12 acts will perform at the event. The billing is shaping up as follows: BULLET CRYSTAL EYES ELECTRICK EARTH FAITH FATAL SMILE GE...February 25, 2007
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COFFIN TEXTS, VESUVIUS, IVEBEENSHOT Confirmed For LOS ANGELES MURDERFEST VERSION 3.0
COFFIN TEXTS, VESUVIUS, IVEBEENSHOT and SELF INFLICTED have been confirmed for the Los Angeles Murderfest Version 3.0, set to take place March 24-25 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, March 24: OBITUARY ATHEIST REPULSION DECEASE...February 24, 2007
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ALL THAT REMAINS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Massachusetts' ALL THAT REMAINS has been confirmed for this year's installment of the 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 BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY B...February 24, 2007
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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: 'In Constant Motion' Instructional DVD Trailer Available
The trailer for DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy's upcoming instructional DVD, "In Constant Motion", has been posted online at this location (Windows Media, 16 MB). The trailer includes clips from Portnoy's drum "duets" with Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX),Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL) and Richard Chris...February 23, 2007
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FINNTROLL: More North American Tour Dates Announced
Finland's FINNTROLL has lined up the following North American tour dates during September/October: Sep. 18 - Allentown, Pa Crocodile Rock Sep. 19 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Sep. 20 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill Sep. 21 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Sep. 22 - Bedford, NH @ .....February 23, 2007