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CHARLIE BENANTE Says ANTHRAX Gets No Love From Other Bands

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "ANTHRAX has always been a band that gave other bands — old and new — a chance to go on tour and expose them to our audience. We've done this since the early days because we felt that this was ...

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ANCIENT Complete Work On 'Night Visit'

Norwegian cult extreme metal band ANCIENT have completed work on their sixth album, "Night Visit", tentatively due on June 1 through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Proxima Centauri" was recorded at Mirage and Alpha-Omega studios and was mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden wi...

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BLOODSHED Complete Work On New Promo CD

Swedish death/black metallers BLOODSHED have fulfilled their contractual obligations to the Italian label Code666 Productions and are currently seeking a new record deal. The band, who released an EP ("Skullcrusher", 2001) and a full-length album ("Inhabitants of Dis", 2002) through Code666, have co...

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VISION DIVINE Ink Deal With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE, the brainchild of ex-LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thörsen, have signed a deal with Metal Blade Records for the international release (excluding Italy and Asia) of their third album, "Stream Of Consciousness". The follow-up to 2001's "Send Me An Angel" feat...

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KISS To Play Three Shows At Tokyo's Budokan

According to the German KISS fan site KissFanShop.de, KISS will play three shows at Tokyo's Budokan May 27-29. An official confirmation is still pending. As previously reported, KISS are expected to undertake an Australian tour in May, to be followed by the above-mentioned Japanese dates (and possib...

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Former OZZY Drummer, Ex-DREAM THEATER Keyboardist To Form Prog-Metal Band

Former OZZY OSBOURNE/PRIDE & GLORY drummer Brian Tichy and ex-DREAM THEATER/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN keyboardist Derek Sherinian are currently looking for a vocalist for a new progressive metal band they are forming. Send promo packages to: VOCALIST 3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd. #442 Studio City, CA 91604 Or...

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VADER: Album Recording Postponed, New Drummer Announced

Polish death metal veterans VADER have posted the following message on their official web site: "During the recording session of VADER's new album, [drummer] Doc met with an unfortunate accident at the studio. He seriously injured his hand and leg during the third day of working at Hertz. The band h...

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KING DIAMOND Blames Illegal Music Downloading For MERCYFUL FATE's Diminishing Record Sales

KING DIAMOND singer/namesake has spoken to Swedish Metal about the group's new album, "The Puppet Master", and the prospect of him doing another MERCYFUL FATE album in the not-too-distant future. Asked if it's hard to keep MERCYFUL FATE and KING DIAMOND going at the same time, King responded, "Of co...

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HELLOWEEN Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

Veteran German power metallers HELLOWEEN have been confirmed for this year's Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place on June 11-12 in Tampere, Finland. Also scheduled to perform are NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, THUNDERSTONE, TAROT and DIABLO, among others. HELLOWEEN will perform on Saturday, Jun...

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DAVE MUSTAINE To Begin Mixing New MEGADETH Album In March/April

Dave Mustaine is scheduled to begin mixing the new MEGADETH album "somewhere around the middle of March/beginning of April," the guitarist/vocalist revealed in an online posting. "The time factor is based on [producer/mixer] Jeff Balding [JEWEL, TRISHA YEARWOOD, LONESTAR, SHANIA TWAIN] squeezing thi...

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IMPIOUS Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Swedish death/thrashers IMPIOUS have inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The group plan on entering the studio this summer to begin recording their fourth album, tentatively due in October. "We saw the band live when they toured with NECROPHOBIC in early 2003 and they kicked MAJOR ASS!" a spokesp...

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OCCULT: New Song Available For Download

A brand new OCCULT track, titled "Nocturnal Predator", has been posted online at this location. "Nocturnal Predator" comes off the Dutch thrashers' fifth studio album, "Elegy For The Weak", due on March 8 through Holland's Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records). The follow-up to 2001's "Ra...

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VEHEMENCE Set Release Date For 'Helping The World To See'

VEHEMENCE, the self-styled "chaotic melodic death metal" band from Phoenix, Arizona, have set an April 19 release date through Metal Blade Records for their sophomore album, "Helping The World To See". The follow-up to 2002's "God Was Created" was produced by Will Solares and VEHEMENCE at Open Prima...

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ANCIENT Set Title, Release Date For New Album

Norwegian cult extreme metal band ANCIENT have set "Night Visit" as the title of their sixth album, due on June 1 through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Proxima Centauri" was recorded at Mirage and Alpha-Omega studios and is currently being mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Swede...

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KING DIAMOND To Begin Mixing Live Album In March

KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy LaRocque will begin mixing the group's upcoming live album at the end of March at his Los Angered studio outside Gothenburg, Sweden. According to a posting on the band's web site, "no details are known at the moment such as album title, if it's going to be 2 CD etc. Andy...