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MORTAL SIN, PSYCROPTIC, ALCHEMIST Featured On 'A Blaze In The Southern Skies' Collection
Prime Cuts Music, in association with Brash Group & Soundworks, has finished producing a double compilation CD of Australia's (and New Zealand's) "biggest and most exciting metal acts." Entitled "A Blaze in the Southern Skies" and featuring 33 tracks, this double CD "showcases the vast and diver...January 8, 2008
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SUBTERRANEAN MASQUERADE Mastermind Working On New Material
SUBTERRANEAN MASQUERADE mastermind Tomer Pink has issued the following update: "Some songs are already recorded without vocals while some others are waiting to me to finish demoing. I do some of the recording in my studio thus I allow myself to take the time and rearrange things conveniently to make...January 8, 2008
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SAVING GRACE Signs With HARVEST EARTH RECORDS
New Zealand's "most brutal and confrontational spirit-filled hardcore band" SAVING GRACE has signed a North American deal with Harvest Earth Records. The group's new full-length album, "Behind Enemy Lines", is scheduled for release in the spring. SAVING GRACE has toured with COMEBACK KID and DARKEST...January 7, 2008
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MINISTRY Guitarist Schedules NAMM Signing Sessions
MINISTRY/REVOLTING COCKS guitarist Sin Quirin will take part in several signing sessions during this year's NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants),which runs from January 17 to January 20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The details are as follows: Jan. 18 - TonePros...January 5, 2008
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NOVEMBERS DOOM Vocalist Reports On DVD Shoot
Vocalist Paul Kuhr of the Chicago doomsters NOVEMBERS DOOM has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "For a small underground metal band from Chicago, we have found ourselves in unreal situations and have met people across the world who believe in us, sometimes more then we do our...January 5, 2008
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HENRY ROLLINS Travels To Pakistan
Punk rock icon Henry Rollins has issued the following update: "I finished work on 'Ice 44' (or whatever the film will eventually be called) on December 20th and the next day left town for Islamabad, Pakistan. Why did I go there? A couple of reasons: I am curious and at the end of 2006, when ...January 5, 2008
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ROB ZOMBIE On Touring, Movies And OZZY OSBOURNE
In November, Rob Zombie sat down for a media teleconference with journalists representing publications across North America. A transcript of the discussion was provided by Scoop Marketing. Jane Stevenson, Toronto Sun: ... wondering how long your association both personally and professionally with Oz...January 5, 2008
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WOODS OF YPRES: 'Woods III: The Deepest Roots And Darkest Blues' CD Now Available
"Woods III: The Deepest Roots And Darkest Blues", the long-awaited new album from the Canadian black/doom metal band WOODS OF YPRES, is available for order via The End Records at this location. The highly-anticipated follow-up to the band's 2004 debut, "The Deepest Roots..." sees WOODS OF YPRES expa...January 5, 2008
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STRATOVARIUS Mainman Completes Work On 'Saana' Classical Rock Opera
STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update on his upcoming classical rock opera, "Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island": "After spending 21 or so days in the studio, I got the mixes done. It was the weirdest mixing session I have ever done. Only assembli...January 4, 2008
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EDGUY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK CRUISE
German melodic metallers EDGUY have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Cruise. The 24-hour cruise, which departs from Stockholm on March 27, is organized to celebrate of the 50th issue of Sweden Rock magazine and also serves as a warm-up for the Sweden Rock Festival in June. On board there will be t...January 4, 2008
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QUEEN Declared 'Top British Band'
BBC News reports that QUEEN has beaten THE BEATLES to be crowned greatest British band of all time by BBC Radio 2 listeners. They pipped the Fab Four in a live contest, trouncing other finalists THE ROLLING STONES, OASIS and TAKE THAT. The bands were judged on songwriting, lyrics, live performances,...January 4, 2008
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JOHN MACALUSO's Drumming Book 'Repercussions' Out Now
"Repercussions", the new drum book by drummer John Macaluso (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JAMES LABRIE, TNT, UNION RADIO) is available on John's web site. According to a press release, "this book is crafted to help drummers develop a sound of their own. The book is very different from others out there bec...January 4, 2008
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UNEARTH: New Studio Album Coming In The Fall
Massachusetts-based metallers UNEARTH have issued the following year-end update: "2007 was another killer year for all things UNEARTH as we toured North America with metal legends SLAYER. We headlined tours in Europe, Australia and New Zealand for the first time, played the biggest European festival...January 3, 2008
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FOREFATHER Completes Work On 'Steadfast'
England's FOREFATHER has completed work on its new album, entitled "Steadfast". According to the band, "It will now go into manufacture and will be exclusively available through Seven Kingdoms, hopefully by the end of January." "Steadfast" reportedly contains 11 tracks with a running time of just un...January 3, 2008
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HOUR OF 13 Releases Debut Album
Occult traditional heavy metal band HOUR OF 13 has released its self-titled debut album through Shadow Kingdom Records. This group features ex-VESTAL CLARET vocalist/lyricist Philip Swanson (UPWARDS OF ENDTIME, SEAMOUNT) and ex-SEVEN FOOT SPLEEN member Chad Davis (also of Neurot Records' U.S. CHRIST...January 3, 2008