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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: 'The Poison' Deluxe Edition Due Next Week

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release a new "deluxe edition" of their breakthrough debut album "The Poison" on June 12. The new special package includes all 13 tracks from the original album and four songs previously unreleased in the U.S. The "deluxe edition" also contains an exclusi...

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AMORPHIS, SWALLOW THE SUN, INSOMNIUM: European Tour Dates Announced

Finland's AMORPHIS will embark on a European tour in November. The first leg of the "Silent Waters European Tour" will take AMORPHIS to Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Norway and Sweden before the band returns to Finland for a concert at Nosturi in Helsinki. Support on the trek will come fro...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD To Release 'All Excess' DVD In July

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has set "All Excess" as the title of its forthcoming DVD, due on July 17 through Warner. A trailer for the disc can be found at YouTube. AVENGED SEVENFOLD has been confirmed for the Summer Sonic festival, set to take place August 11 and August 12 in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan, ...

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THE CULT: New Album Title Announced

THE CULT has set "Born Into This" as the title of its new album, tentatively due on September 25 via Roadrunner Records in conjunction with THE CULT's imprint label, New Wilderness. The group's first CD since 2001 is currently being recorded in London with producer Youth (VERVE, PRIMAL SCREAM),who...

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POISON Guitarist On Sobriety, Fatherhood And Reality Television

Saviours Of Rock recently conducted an interview with POISON guitarist C.C. Deville, in which he discusses his recent stints on reality television, being clean and sober, becoming a father, and recording a cover of JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE's "Sexy Back". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Saviours...

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SONIC SYNDICATE, BODY CORE, INSISION Confirmed For Sweden's ARMAGEDDON OPEN AIR

SONIC SYNDICATE, BODY CORE, INSISION, PROSECUTOR and SISTER SIN have been confirmed for the Armageddon Open Air, set to take place September 8 at Tivoliparken in Kristianstad, Sweden. Also scheduled to appear are FREEDOM CALL, NOCTURNAL RITES, SUPREME MAJESTY and CLOUDSCAPE. For more information, vi...

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Only Inhuman

As noted here in a review of SONIC SYNDICATE's "Eden Fire", the story is one of a sextet of Swedish youngsters (teens to early 20s) that released an album on Pivotal Rockordings (the Pivotal Rage webzine folks). Said album is made up of re-recorded songs from a couple of EPs and a few new tracks. .....

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NE OBLIVISCARIS Parts Ways With Guitarist, Seeks Replacement

Guitarist Corey King has left Australian melodic black metallers NE OBLIVISCARIS to pursue other musical interests. "The rest of NE OBLIVISCARIS are still incredibly excited about the future and are very much looking forward to bringing a new member into the fold with the same goals and aspirations...

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STRATOVARIUS, AMORPHIS Guitarists To Guest On Finland's MTV3

According to Metal From Finland, STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki and AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen will appear on the Finnish TV channel MTV3 on June 6 at 8:50 a.m. to discuss the "exporting of Finnish music." STRATOVARIUS recently entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland to begin reco...

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HATESPHERE To Support MEGADETH In Copenhagen

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE will support MEGADETH on June 5 at Store Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark. "It's a very big honour for us to play with Mr. Mustaine and Co. as the band has been a big inspiration since the beginning!" HATESPHERE writes on its web site. HATESPHERE entered the national chart in...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: First German Show To Be Filmed For TV

SONIC SYNDICATE's June 21 performance in Köln, Germany as part of the WDR TV network's "Rockpalast" series will be filmed, to be broadcast at some point in the future. As previously reported, SONIC SYNDICATE has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 64 with its sophomore CD, "Only I...

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HATESPHERE Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE FESTIVAL

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have posted the following update: "We are very honoured to announce that we have been confirmed for the legendary Roskilde Festival, Denmark for the second year in a row. We will play the Arena stage on Friday July 6th, and no need to say that we are looking forward to ki...

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CULT OF LUNA Prepares For DOWNLOAD Festival

Swedish epic art-rock crushers CULT OF LUNA will descend upon Download on Sunday, June 10 to play their debut set at the famous festival. Download is the first U.K. festival CULT OF LUNA have been invited to play, and they are looking forward to engaging the crowd on the Tuborg stage with their spec...

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MINISTRY Mainman Comments On Signing PRONG

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported yesterday, PRONG has now confirmed that it has inked a deal with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgenson's 13th Planet Records label for the release of the group's new album, tentatively due in October. The band — whose lineup consists of Tommy Victor (vocals, guitar),Mont...

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MUSTASCH, BACKWATER Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival

MUSTASCH, SYCONAUT, DIGRESSION ASSASSIN and BACKWATER have been confirmed for the Metaltown festival, set to take place June 30 at Frihammen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BACKWATER (S) CANDLEMASS (S) CULT OF LUNA (S) DIGRESSION ASSASSIN (S) HARDCORE SUPERSTAR...