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DEAD END WORLD: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, Ex-TAD MOROSE Members Join Forces In New Project

DEAD END WORLD is the name of a new Swedish band consisting of members of RIBSPREADER, MEMORY GARDEN and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN. The group's debut demo, "The Isolation", was recorded in Florida and Stockholm, Sweden during winter/spring 2005 and is said to contain "two songs of deadly metal." Mike Wead (K...

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Former LIEGE LORD Guitarist To Guest On HALIFAX CD

Former LIEGE LORD guitarist Paul Nelson appears as special guest guitarist on the latest HALIFAX CD, entitled "The Inevitability of a Strange World", on the song "Anthem for Tonight". The album is due out soon worldwide through Drive Thru Records. More information is available at www.halifaxrock.com...

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Western Canada's First-Ever WHIPLASH OPEN-AIR FESTIVAL Scheduled For September

ACANTHA, BLACKSKY, CESSATE, DECIPHER, DIVINITY, NECROBIOSIS, NECRONAUT, OPERATION WINTER MIST, SUFFERANCE and WORMBOX are among the bands confirmed for the first-ever Whiplash Open-Air Festival, set to take place September 3-4 in Strathmore, Alberta, Canada. Nestled in the gorgeous foothills near Ca...

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ROADRUNNER 'All-Stars' Album: Progress Includes New Captain And New Team Members

Roadrunner Records has advanced in the process of putting together the groundbreaking "Roadrunner All-Stars" record to mark the label's 25th anniversary. The full-length release will contain original musical collaborations between past and present Roadrunner artists. Approximately 50 musicians are e...

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HELLOWEEN: 'Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy' Due In October

German power metallers HELLOWEEN have reportedly set "Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy" as the title of their new album, due on October 31 via SPV Records. A single, "Mrs. God", will precede the album by several weeks. Apart from the title track, the single will contain various bonus features s...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'Heavy Hitters' CD To Surface Next Month

According to CD Universe, the "Michael Schenker and Heavy Hitters" album, featuring an all-star lineup of musicians based around guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) paying homage to their contemporaries, is scheduled for release on July 12. This 10-track powerhouse collection was...

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DAVE GROHL: NIRVANA 'Ripped Off' UNLEASHED Song

An early track by the Swedish death metal legends UNLEASHED was the basis of an unreleased NIRVANA song that was close to appearing on the band's "With The Lights Out" box set, ex-NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl revealed to Sweden's Close-Up magazine during a recent intervie...

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UNLEASHED Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Magazine's Annual Cruise

Legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock magazine's annual roundtrip cruise from Sweden to Finland on September 30. More information will be made available soon. In other news, UNLEASHED frontman Johnny Hedlund has issued the following update: "I'd also lik...

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Winter Enclosure

In the current global market, a Norwegian band comprised entirely of good-looking women seems destined to have A&R executives tripping over their erections in a race to get their checkbooks out. OCTAVIA SPERATI has entered the scene in a low-key fashion so far, making noise at home for several y...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Teams Up With NEIL TURBIN On ANTHRAX Classic

The following update has been posted on singer Neil Turbin's (ex-ANTHRAX) official web site: "Neil Turbin's DEATHRIDERS were joined onstage Friday, May 27th, 2005 at Monterrey Metal Fest II 2005 official pre-party event held at Cafe Iguana, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico by noneother than Tim 'Ripper...

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ABSU To Release Two-CD/LP Anthology Of Rarities

Osmose Productions has announced the release of ABSU's "Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001", a double CD and LP anthology, due out in September 2005. The collection of songs, compiled by Equitant and re-mastered by Proscriptor, will feature tracks recorded by the band never featured on any of ABSU...

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FATES WARNING Guitarist Working On New OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE Album

Former CYNIC/OSI (OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE) and current GORDIAN KNOT bassist Sean Malone has posted the following message on his official web site: "Speaking with Jim [Matheos, FATES WARNING guitarist] recently, the new OSI CD is currently being written. As it stands, a different rhythm section...

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TURISAS: In Songwriting Mode

Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS have posted the following update on their official web site: "Things are moving along in the TURISAS camp. We have moved on to a more intensive songwriting phase: new material is shaping up and we are looking forward to start out recording the first demos of...

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ANTIMATTER: New Song Available For Download

A brand-new ANTIMATTER track, entitled "Legions", has been made available for download at this location. "Legions" comes off ANTIMATTER's third album, "Planetary Confinement", due in the U.S. on July 26 via The End Records (one day earlier internationally via Prophecy Productions). The album is said...

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MY RUIN: New Songs Posted Online

MY RUIN, the Los Angeles-based band fronted by ex-TURA SATANA singer Tairrie B., have uploaded several new songs at their MySpace.com page. The group, who parted ways with drummer Yael and bassist Johnny Chow (a.k.a. John Mark Bechtel, ex-SYSTEMATIC) earlier in the year, have yet to announce a new r...