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DRAGONFORCE In GUITAR WORLD's Readers' Poll

DRAGONFORCE guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman are nominated in four categories in this year's Guitar World Readers' Poll. They are nominated in the categories "Best New Talent", "Best Metal", "Best Riff" and "Best Shredder". To place your vote, click here. In other news, the latest issue of Guitar...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Rejects 'Metalcore' Tag

Lucas Aykroyd of Straight.com reports: According to naysayers, TRIVIUM is to METALLICA what GOOD CHARLOTTE is to the SEX PISTOLS. The Orlando-based thrash-metal quartet has faced its share of criticism since forming in 2000, despite high-profile gigs at Ozzfest, Sounds of the Underground, and Britai...

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LETZTE INSTANZ Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

LETZTE INSTANZ, a German rock band particularly noted for its use of the violin and cello, has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS...

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Canadian Church Uses Heavy Metal To Reach Teens: Video Available

Canada's CTV News reports that high school metalheads gathered in a Moncton, New Brunswick church this week — not to pray, but to fight it out in a deafening battle of the bands. Organizers at the Moncton Wesleyan Church hoped to reach out to youth who would normally stay far away from the ...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOWS FALL: More Tour Dates Announced

L.A.'s own 2CENTS hit the road with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOWS FALL and BURY YOUR DEAD next month, in support of their Atlantic debut, "Lost At Sea", produced by Matt Hyde (SLAYER, HATEBREED). The CD features "Song for Darrell Abbott", a tribute to the band's hero, late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Finnish death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have inked a deal with Candlelight Records. "After long negotiations and search we decided that Candlelight would be the best home for us and we're really looking forward to this co-operation!" the band writes on its web site. OMNIUM GATHERUM will enter Southe...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: U.S Show Details Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metal band VICIOUS RUMORS will play three shows in California in late October prior to its European tour with BEYOND FEAR and COURAGEOUS (which runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 19). The dates are as follows: Oct. 21 - John Mclaren Park - San Francisco, CA (3:00 p.m. show) Oct...

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THE CHELSEA SMILES To Release Debut Album In November

THE CHELSEA SMILES, the band featuring Todd Youth (ex-MURPHYS LAW, D-GENERATION, DANZIG),will release its full-length debut, "Thirty Six Hours Later", on November 7 via Acetate Records. A few songs from the CD can be previewed at the group's MySpace page. Todd Youth also played guitar for MOTÖRHEAD...

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THE BERZERKER Announces New Album Title

Australia's THE BERZERKER has set "Animosity" as the title of its fourth studio album, due in March 2007 via Earache Records. According to a press release, the CD sees THE BERZERKER continuing and developing the theme of hate-fuelled lyrics and extreme sonic assault seen in "World of Lies". For the...

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GLORIA MORTI: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Finnish black metallers GLORIA MORTI have set "Eryx" as the title of their second album, tentatively due early next year. Recorded at guitarist Juho Räihä's studio, the follow-up to 2004's "Lifestream Corrosion" "takes the band's sound far beyond the milestones set by" its predecessor, according to...

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CHEVELLE Frontman Says New CD Will Be 'Heavy As Sh*t'

CHEVELLE frontman Pete Loeffler recently spoke to MTV.com about the progress of the recording sessions for the group's forthcoming fifth studio LP, which is slated for release in March. The band has been recording the effort in Las Vegas in the Studio at the Palms for just a week or so with producer...

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EVANESCENCE Frontwoman: 'I'm Hearing Myself Grow Within The Music'

Melissa Rayworth of The Associated Press recently conducted an interview with EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how the band's new album comapred to "Fallen": "It's still, first and foremost, coming from my heart. But you can definitely say it's feeling differen...

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NAPALM DEATH, COMMUNIC, BLACK MAJESTY Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

NAPALM DEATH, COMMUNIC and BLACK MAJESTY have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN CANNIBAL...

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ENSLAVED, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, MOONSORROW Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR

ENSLAVED, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, MOONSORROW, VOLBEAT and SONIC SYNDICATE have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BLIND GUAR...

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ROSE TATTOO Frontman Fronts Youth Foundation

Australia's Milton Ulladulla Times reports that legendary ROSE TATTOO frontman Angry Anderson will be the ambassador for Ulladulla's Dunn and Lewis Youth Development Foundation. The charitable foundation was formed following the devastation and tragedy of the 2002 Sari Night Club bombings, which cla...