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THUNDERSTONE: More Studio Reports Posted Online

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE last month entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki to begin recording their fourth album. The band is currently working on 11 as-yet-untitled original tracks and two cover songs which will be included as bonus tracks on special-edition versions of the new...

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DISILLUSION, NEAERA Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DISILLUSION and NEAERA 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 CORPSE COMMUNIC DI...

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WINTERSUN To Mix New Album In May

Drummer Kai Hahto of WINTERSUN, the Finnish band led by former ENSIFERUM singer Jari Mäenpää, has issued the following update: "We have to inform you that the last three shows which were in Sweden and Norway are not going to happen in the upcoming European tour. AMON AMARTH are heading straight from...

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Revolutions Per Minute

When you're on one side of a scale of stupidity, and Sebastian Bach is on the other, and your side is the one that tips, you should probably just change your name and go be a fry cook in Newark or something. The second SKID ROW without Bach behind the mic is another example of ...

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DEMON DOG SPERM Signs With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

Open Grave Records has announced the signing of Allentown, PA-based band DEMON DOG SPERM. Formed in 2005 with the lineup of Sid (vocals),Deron Christman (guitar),Steve Lelong (bass) and Dennis Christman (drums) and later adding Chris Reinhart as a second guitarist, DEMON DOG SPERM (also known as D...

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SATAN'S HOST To Film 20th Anniversary DVD

Long-running Colorado metal band SATAN'S HOST, whose classic 1986 debut, "Metal from Hell", featured lead vocals by JAG PANZER's Harry Conklin, will shoot its 20-year anniversary live DVD on October 28 at Union Station in Colorado Springs, Colorado. SATAN'S HOST's new album, "Satanic Grimoire: A Gre...

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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...