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DAVID SHANKLE GROUP Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

DAVID SHANKLE GROUP (DSG),the band led by former MANOWAR guitarist David Shankle, has parted ways with vocalist Kyle Michaels (MASI, RAVAGE, GEEZER BUTLER) and has replaced him with Warren Halvarson. According to a press release, Warren is "one the foremost singers in the Chicago metal scene and ha...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN: New Album Title Revealed; Video Teaser Available

Norwegian extreme metal veterans KEEP OF KALESSIN have set "Reptilian" as the title of their new album, due in early 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. A video teaser for the CD can be viewed below. KEEP OF KALESSIN is competing in the national Eurovision Song Contest called "Melodi Grand Prix". The ba...

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METALLICA's Bulgarian Promoters Fail To Pay Tax On 2008 Concert

The Sofia Echo reports that the National Revenue Agency (NRA) is chasing Bulgarian promoters who have staged some of the biggest shows in Bulgaria, including METALLICA's July 25, 2008 concert at Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia. According to the law, performers must pay 10 percent tax on concerts stage...

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ORDEN OGAN: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

ORDEN OGAN, the melodic/power/folk metal band from Arnsberg, Germany, will release its new album, "Easton Hope", on January 22, 2010 via AFM Records. The first two in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the new CD can be viewed below. "Easton Hope" track li...

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Ex-WHITESNAKE Guitarist VANDENBERG To Help Launch ARISTIDES INSTRUMENTS At NAMM

According to Premier Guitar, former WHITESNAKE guitarist Adrian Vandenberg will be on hand at the upcoming NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show in January 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California to launch the new company Aristides Instruments. Designed by Poort Ar...

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BRUCE KULICK To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Brice Kulick has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I met Bruce in 2008 in Los Angeles. KISS drummer Eric Singer (who has played...

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MOONSPELL Working On 'Melodic, Dark And Powerful' New Album

Vocalist Fernando Ribeiro of Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL has issued the following update: "We have finished greatly in Skopje, Macedonia in front of hundreds of fans in na indoor festival and have close the year of 2009 era vulgaris, in what it comes to MOONSPELL live shows. It was a great run, i...

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CANDLEMASS, HAMMERFALL, DARK FUNERAL Nominated For SWEDISH METAL AWARDS

CANDLEMASS, HAMMERFALL, DARK FUNERAL and MARDUK are among among the nominated artists for the third annual Swedish Metal Awards, which will be held January 29, 2010 in Sweden. The complete list of nominees is as follows: Hard Rock: * EUROPE - "Last Look At Eden" * HELLFUELED - "Emission Of Sins" * H...

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MNEMIC: Another New Song Available For Streaming

A new MNEMIC song entitled "March Of The Tripods" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the Danish modern metallers' forthcoming fourth studio album, "Sons Of The System", which is scheduled for release in Europe on January 15, 2010 and in North America on Januar...

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FEJD: Demo Version Of New Song Posted Online

FEJD, the Swedish folk rock/metal band featuring members of NOSTRADAMEUS and PATHOS, has issued the following update: "We decided to give you something to listen to when Christmas draws near. The song is called 'Farväl' which means farewell and it was a DEMO that we recorded for the Swedish part of...

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ENTHRONED Completes Work On New Album

Belgian black metallers ENTHRONED have completed work on their eighth album, "Pentagrammaton", for an early 2010 release via Regain Records. Commented the band: "We are very satisfied of how'Pentagrammaton' turned out; the final result of the album is exactly what we wanted to achieve: an album whic...

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WATAIN Preparing To Enter Studio

Swedish black metallers WATAIN will enter Necromorbus Studio (WATAIN, NOMINON, AVERSE SEFIRA, FUNERAL MIST, MORK GRYNING, ADORIOR) in Alvik, Sweden with longtime producer Tore Stjerna on January 3, 2010 to begin recording their new album for a late spril/early summer release. In a recent interview w...

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CANDLEMASS To Release 'Ashes To Ashes Live' DVD

Bassist/mainman Leif Edling of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS was interviewed live on tonight's (Monday, December 21) edition of Greece's "Metalzone" radio show (web site) with Kostas Purevil Kyriakakis. One of the topics raised during the chat was the upcoming CANDLEMASS DVD, which will prob...

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PURIFIED IN BLOOD Mixing New Album

Norwegian metallers PURIFIED IN BLOOD are currently in Seattle, Washington mixing their new album with Matt Bayles (MASTODON, ISIS, BOTCH) for an early 2010 release. PURIFIED IN BLOOD's most recent album, "Reaper of Souls", was released in the U.S. in June 2006. The band, which was previously hailed...

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BÖRN AGAIN: 'Neverending Fire' Video Available

"Neverending Fire", the first official video from BÖRN AGAIN, the brand new female-fronted multi-national power metal band featuring current/former members of CRYSTAL VIPER, STORMWITCH and MAJESTY, can be viewed below. The song is the title cut of the group's debut single, whcih was produced by Bart...