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Former CELTIC FROST Guitarist Signs With SONIC WAVE INTERNATIONAL

SUBSONIC, the solo project of former CELTIC FROST guitarist Ron Marks, will be issuing its sophomore album, "No Such Soul", this fall through Sonic Wave America. The follow-up to 2002's "Super-Vel" (Outlaw Entertainment) will be available worldwide at such stores as Best Buy, Tower, Borders, Whereho...
June 25, 2004
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DEF LEPPARD To Play Soccer For Charity

DEF LEPPARD guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell will participate in a charity celebrity football/soccer match taking place on Sunday, June 27 in Carson (close to Los Angeles Airport) at the Home Depot Centre, as part of a musicians team playing against a team of movie/TV stars. Kick-off is sc...
June 25, 2004
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Portrait Of The Abyss Within

Although you might not hear their name spoken in the same reverential tones as, say, RHAPSODY or LABYRINTH, fellow Italian power metal diehards ELDRITCH have been there (since '91),seen it, done it and slain just as many dragons along the way. Probably. Although not nearly as prolific as Luca Turil...
June 24, 2004
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GOAT HORN: Sophomore Album To Be Reissued

Canadian "doom-tinged battle metal" band GOAT HORN will be reissuing their sophomore album, "Storming the Gates", on CD on July 20 through October 32nd/Sonic Unyon. The band have taken this opportunity to correct the "rush-job" packaging of the original issue. The re-release features new front and b...
June 21, 2004
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CROWBAR: New Album Delayed Until 2005?

CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein has told Germany's Metal-Inside.de that the group's long-awaited new album, "Life's Blood For The Downtrodden", will be mixed after the band return from their German tour in August and is unlikely to surface before early 2005. The follow-up to 2001's "Sonic Excess In...
June 20, 2004
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DRAGONFORCE Drummer Dislocates Elbow, Band To Utilize Drum Machine

Upon leaving Paris to return to the U.K. for two extra shows that complete the tour with W.A.S.P., DRAGONFORCE's tour bus was involved in an accident that left drummer Dave Mackintosh with a dislocated elbow that will see him out of action for at least six weeks. Despite this major setback, the Lond...
June 17, 2004
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The Truth About Rock Music: A Christian Comic For Kids

"The Truth for Youth" (web site) is a collection of full-color Christian comics that are said to be "packed with the absolute truth regarding moral issues young people are faced with every day. Sometimes the truth hurts. But you've got to deal with it." Learn about the "evils" of rock music via ...
June 16, 2004
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ZOMBI Sign With RELAPSE RECORDS

Pittsburgh, PA multi-instrumental duo ZOMBI have signed to Relapse Records. The progressive group will release their new full-length CD, "Cosmos", in August. ZOMBI (bassist/multi-instrumentalist Steve Moore and drummer/multi-instrumentalist A.E. Paterra) create boundless, leering soundscapes inspire...
June 10, 2004
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Ep. 2: In Search of The Little Prince

After the star-studded AYREON project overseen by Dutchman Arjen Lucassen, rock operas now seem to becoming de rigueur in the metal marketplace — and god only knows how, because they must be an absolute nightmare to assemble. In Daniele Liverani's case, he might only be a minor leaguer in his regula...
June 6, 2004
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Former DRAIN STH Drummer Named New Singer Of SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY

Former DRAIN STH drummer Martina Axen has officially joined SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY as the group's new lead vocalist. Axen comes into the group as the replacement for Tobey Torres, who is said to have left the band earlier this year to pursue a solo project. Another brand-new addition to SNAKE RIVER...
June 6, 2004
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Vocalist TOBEY TORRES Leaves SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY

Vocalist Tobey Torres has left SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY and has reportedly been replaced by Martina Axen, formerly of DRAIN STH/SUPERFIX. "Tobey left SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY of her own will and was not kicked out," SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY mainman Jason Slater said in an online posting. "I am helping her...
June 4, 2004
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SYBREED: Debut Album Due In September

Reality Entertainment will release the debut album from Swiss band SYBREED on September 7, 2004. Reality CEO, Warren Croyle, explains, "The current Eurometal scene is paving the way for the rest of the world in that genre. When I heard SYBREED, I was completely taken with these four very young music...
June 2, 2004
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SHADOWS FALL: 'The War Within' Track Listing, Release Date Set

Century Media Records has set a September 21 release date for the new SHADOWS FALL album, "The War Within". The follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed disc, "The Art of Balance", the new album was produced again by Zeuss (HATEBREED) at Planet Z Studios in the band's home state of Massachusetts...
June 2, 2004
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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO Sign With MAGNA CARTA RECORDS

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the jazz ensemble led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, have inked a deal with Magna Carta Records. "Fittingly, Magna Carta is based in Rochester, NY, where we have some of our most rabid supporters," the band write on Alex's web site. "We want to thank all th...
June 2, 2004
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METALLICA: More LARS ULRICH Biography Details Revealed

METALLICA's web site has released more information about the upcoming official biography of drummer Lars Ulrich. The book (view cover here),which is due in stores in Denmark on June 1, will detail Lars' life growing up in Denmark through the current "Madly in Anger" tour, and will include interview...
May 25, 2004