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RAZORBACK Begin Work On Sophomore Album

RAZORBACK, the new band consisting of Rolf Munkes (guitar, MAJESTY, ex-VANIZE),Stefan Berggren (vocals, ex-COMPANY OF SNAKES),Marcus Bielenberg (bass, ex-VANIZE),Pierre Fienhold (drums, ex-VANIZE) and Chris Heun (guitar, ex-SHYLOCK),entered Rolf's Empire studios in Bensheim, Germany last week to...

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CRADLE OF FILTH, NAPALM DEATH, DARK FUNERAL Confirmed For Poland's METALMANIA Festival

CRADLE OF FILTH, APOCALYPTICA, NAPALM DEATH, ARCTURUS and DARK FUNERAL are among the bands confirmed for the MetalMania festival, set to be held March 12 at the Spodek venue in Katowice, Poland. The complete billing for the festival is as follows: Main stage: CRADLE OF FILTH APOCALYPTICA TURBO NAPAL...

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SUPREME MAJESTY: New Album Delayed

Swedish melodic metallers SUPREME MAJESTY have pushed back the release date for their third full-length album, "Elements of Creation", to March 28 from the previously announced February 28. The CD will include a bonus video containing footage from the making of the album. Artwork and layout will be...

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BLACK MAJESTY Name New CD

Australian melodic power metal band BLACK MAJESTY have set "Silent Company" as the title of their second album, tentatively due this summer via Limb Music Products. The band began recording the album last November in Germany with Piet Sielck of IRON SAVIOR and will complete the CD in Australia with...

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AFTER ALL Pull Out Of KEEP IT TRUE Warm-Up Gig; LANFEAR Step In

Belgium's AFTER ALL have been forced to cancel their previously announced appearance at the Keep It True IV Festival warm-up show on April 1 at Pfarrkeller in Lauda, Germany. "They were invited to support AGENT STEEL on other dates and so cannot play on our warm-up," reads a press release from the f...

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EXCALION Part Ways With Guitarist, Seek Replacement

Finnish melodic power metallers EXCALION have parted ways with guitarist Kimmo Hänninen. "Kimmo's music taste is a bit different so it was slowly killing the motivation," the band write on their web site. "Now he has more time for his own projects and study. "Kimmo will join us for the gigs we play...

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INFERNAL MAJESTY Explain U.S. Tour Cancellation

Canadian metallers INFERNAL MAJESTY have confirmed in an online posting that they have withdrawn from the SATYRICON/3 INCHES OF BLOOD U.S. tour. "Due to personal reasons, INFERNAL MAJESTY have had to cancel the SATYRICON U.S. tour," the posting reads. "3 INCHES OF BLOOD will now be the direct suppor...

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ANVIL Announce Tentative Title For New Album

Canadian metallers ANVIL have set "This Is Thirteen" (or "TIT" for short) as the title of their upcoming thirteenth studio album. "They plan on having 13 songs on the CD and the cover will be a superstitious theme, as in a broken mirror, black cat and the anvil under a ladder," reads a posting on .....

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MAJESTY Guitarist Produces VIRUS Debut

German guitarist Rolf Munkes (MAJESTY, EMPIRE, RAZORBACK, ex-VANIZE) has issued the following update on his current activities: "I was working with a very talented new rock band called VIRUS as their producer here in my new studio (Empire Studios, Empire-Studios.de) over the last months. They've sig...

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AFTER ALL Confirmed For KEEP IT TRUE IV FESTIVAL Warm-Up Gig

Belgium's AFTER ALL have been announced as the openers at the Keep It True IV Festival warm-up show on April 1, 2005 at Pfarrkeller in Lauda, Germany. Also set to appear at the gig are MARTYR and two other, as-yet-undetermined acts. The Keep It True IV Festival is scheduled to take place April 2, 20...

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AGENT STEEL Prepare To Enter Studio

Reunited California speed metallers AGENT STEEL have finished writing nine new songs for the follow-up to last year's "Order of the Illuminati", tentatively due in 2005. Songtitles set to appear on the as-yet-untitled CD are "Curse Reborn", "Hail to the Chief" and "Wash This Planet Clean" (sample mp...

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INFERNAL MAJESTY And HIRAX To Tour Europe In February

INFERNAL MAJESTY and HIRAX will be teaming up for a European tour beginning in February 2005. The tour is now being booked through Metallysee and tour dates will be announced shortly. As previously reported, INFERNAL MAJESTY will be supporting Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON on their "The Return...

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SATAN, AGENT STEEL, TORCH Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE IV Festival

Reunited British heavy metal legends SATAN, AGENT STEEL and TORCH are among the bands confirmed for Keep It True IV festival, set to be held April 2, 2005 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Koenigshofen, Germany. The complete list of acts currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: AGEN...

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CULT OF LUNA: 'Leave Me Here' Video Posted Online

CULT OF LUNA's video for the track "Leave Me Here" has been posted online at Earache.com. "Leave Me Here" comes off CULT OF LUNA's third album, "Salvation", released last month via Earache Records. Featuring the band's twin calling cards of apocalyptic swathes of sound and at times heartrending voca...

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SATYRICON Comment On 'The Return Of The Antichrist' U.S. Tour

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have set "The Return of the Antichrist" as the name of their upcoming U.S. tour, set to kick off on Thursday, December 2 in San Francisco, CA and conclude on December 22. Canadian-based bands INFERNAL MAJESTY and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will provide support for these da...