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Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked

A guy like Jon Schaffer hasn't survived twenty years of lineup changes and a tooth-and-claw battle for survival in the music industry by being unsure of himself. As the profile of ICED EARTH has slowly increased over the years, he has finally reached a plateau where he can tackle a project ambitious...

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BAD BRAINS: More Tour Dates Announced

BAD BRAINS have scheduled the following dates: Sep. 22 - Street Scene (Coors Amphitheatre) - San Diego, CA Sep. 23 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA Sep. 24 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA Sep. 25 - House Of Blues - Anaheim, CA Sep. 26 - House Of Blues - Los Angeles, CA Oct. 11 ...

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EPICA: 'The Divine Conspiracy' Enters French Chart At No. 36

EPICA's new album, "The Divine Conspiracy", has entered the French album chart at position No. 36. The CD's updated list of first-week chart positions is as follows: Holland: #9 Switzerland: #29 France: #36 Germany: #41 Nuclear Blast Records released a limited deluxe CD edition in Europe of "The Div...

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LIZZY BORDEN: 'Appointment With Death' Pushed Back To November

Due to "production problems," LIZZY BORDEN's new album, "Appointment with Death" (Metal Blade Records),has had its European release date pushed back to November 5 (November 2 in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy) from the previously announced October 2. "Appointment with Death" was produced b...

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EPICA: More 'The Divine Conspiracy' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

EPICA's new album, "The Divine Conspiracy", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 41 and the Swiss chart at No. 29. It is the first time in the band's history that it has landed on the official album chart in either country. As previously reported, "The Divine Conspiracy" recent...

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PROTEST THE HERO: 'Fortress' Pushed Back To Early 2008

PROTEST THE HERO, a radical five-piece band from Whitby, Ontario, has had the release date of its second full-length album on Vagrant, "Fortress", pushed back to early 2008 from the previously announced November 13. The 10-song set was produced by Julius "Juice" Butty and recorded at Silo Studios in...

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LIZZY BORDEN Discusses 'Appointment With Death'

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with Lizzy Borden. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Cool. Now, how much of a challenge was it to do a concept record about death without going for the overly morbid clichés that so many metal bands today use? L...

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NEGURA BUNGET Albums Released In China

Code666 has inked a Chinese license deal with Area Death Productions from Beijing, for the domestic release of the cult albums "Om" and "N Crugu Bradului" from Transylvanian black metallers NEGURA BUNGET, both featuring bonus tracks and exclusive material for the Chinese market. NEGURA BUNGET's late...

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Summon in Thunder

Seattle's HIMSA have stayed the course these past several years, kicking out reliable modern thrash albums that tear flesh with scorching guitars and venomous vocals, the last of which, "Hail Horror", marked its final release for Prosthetic Records. Signing a well-deserved deal with Century Media, t...

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Isolate

Norway's CIRCUS MAXIMUS exploded onto the scene in 2005 with one of the year's best progressive metal albums in "The 1st Chapter". The disc stunned as much for its members' talents as for its incredibly infectious melodies. Taking cues from the obvious juggernauts of the genre (DREAM THEATER, etc.),...

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EPICA: 'The Divine Conspiracy' Enters Dutch Chart At No. 9

EPICA's latest album, "The Divine Conspiracy", has entered the Dutch chart at position No. 9 — the band's highest chart showing so far. Nuclear Blast Records released a limited deluxe CD edition in Europe of "The Divine Conspiracy", featuring the bonus tracks "Higher High" and "Replica" (FEAR FACTOR...

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GIGAN Signs With INDEX ENTERTAINMENT

Florida's GIGAN has signed a multi-album deal with Index Entertainment. Formed by guitarist Eric Hersemann (ex-DIABOLIC, HATE ETERNAL),GIGAN's concept "consists not only of aggressive-intelligent speed, cosmic soundscapes and technicality, but a visual feast as well," according to a press release....

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KATAKLYSM: New Album Update

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM are well on their towards completing the recording of their new album, "Prevail". Commented frontman Maurizio Iacono: "[I] spent the last ten days in Quebec at J-F's [producer/guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais] new studio (which is mint, by the way, feels right at h...

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'Black Metal' Graphic Novel Creators Interviewed

The Washington Post's Express recently spoke to the creators of "Black Metal", a new graphic novel from author Rick Spears and artist Chuck BB. "Black Metal", published by Oni Press, is filled with funny sight gags and clever tributes to the music genre that inspired the comic, all told in the sort...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Performs Acoustically On Allentown's 95.1 WZZO; Audio Available

QUEENSRŸCHE members Geoff Tate (vocals),Michael Wilton (guitar) and Mike Stone performed two songs acoustically yesterday (Tuesday, September 11) during an appearance on Tori Thomas' show on 95.1 WZZO in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Check out the audio at the following locations: "The Hands": Audio "Un...