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Former MEGADETH Guitarist's OHMPHREY Confirmed For JAM CRUISE 8

OHMPHREY, the new band featuring Chris Poland (OHM:, MEGADETH) and Robertino Pagliari (OHM:) alongside jam-band masters Jake Cinnger, Joel Cummins, and Kris Myer of UMPHREY'S MCGEE, has been confirmed for Jam Cruise 8, which will set sail January 3-8, 2010 on the beautiful Italian ship: MSC Poesia....

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SLAYER: Japanese Version Of 'World Painted Blood' To Include Bonus DVD

According to Eil.com, the world's leading provider of rare music and music memorabilia, SLAYER's new album, "World Painted Blood", will be released in Japan on October 14. The limited-edition two-disc set will include the 11-track CD album, plus a bonus Region 2 NTSC DVD (content to be announced),p...

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ENSIFERUM, HYPOCRISY, EX DEO, BLACKGUARD: North American Tour Dates Announced

Fresh off a successful stint on this year's Summer Slaughter Tour, Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM will kick off an American headlining tour with support from Nuclear Blast recording artists HYPOCRISY and EX DEO as well as Sumerian recording artists BLACKGUARD. Said ENSIFERUM guitarist Markus Toivo...

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MÅNEGARM: New Album Artwork, Concept Revealed

Swedish "Viking metal" act MÅNEGARM has unveiled the cover artwork of its new album, "Nattväsen" (English translation: "Night Creatures"),due on October 22 via Regain Records. Check it out below. Regarding the CD's lyrical and musical concept, the band writes, "Since the dawn of time, mankind has h...

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URIAH HEEP Celebrates 40th Anniversary By Re-Recording Classic Songs

Legendary progressive rock veterans URIAH HEEP will celebrate their 40th anniversary by looking back to their past without melancholy or nostalgia and releasing a new album, "Celebration", on September 9. URIAH HEEP look to the future proud and happy about their 40 years of joyful relationship with...

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RESONANCE ROOM To Release 'Unspoken' In September

Italian gothic/dark metal band RESONANCE ROOM (formerly known as FRAGMENT) will release its debut album, "Unspoken", on September 7 via My Kingdom Music. According to a press release, the group "succeeds in mixing a heavy prog vein with dark gothic atmospheres and haunting melodies. 'Unspoken' [is]...

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TURISAS At Hungary's SZIGET Festival; Photos, Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of TURISAS' August 15, 2009 performance at this year's Sziget festival in Budapest, Hungary can be viewed below. Photos of the show are available on the Musica Metal news blog. The band's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. To Holmgard and Beyond 02. A Portage to the Un...

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THERION's 'The Miskolc Experience': New Trailer Available

"The Miskolc Experience", the new 2CD+DVD from Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION, is being released today in the U.S. and Canada. View a preview trailer of the DVD footage below. Recorded and filmed at the remarkable and renowned International Opera Festival in Miskolc, Hungary on J...

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EXODUS Frontman Prepares For Third Cross-Country Motorcycle Trip

Rob Dukes, lead singer for Bay Area thrash progenitors EXODUS and a motorcycle enthusiast, will soon embark on his third cross-country trip by bike. He's scheduled to depart from New York City on Sunday, August 30. A question-and-answer session with Dukes regarding the experience follows below. Q: T...

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WARMEN: 'Japanese Hospitality' E-Card Available

CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman will release the fourth album from his WARMEN project, "Japanese Hospitality", on August 24 via Spinefarm Records. The 10-song effort includes two cover versions — "Separate Ways", originally recorded by JOURNEY, and "Black Cat" by JANET JACKSON, featuring...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Performs Acoustic Show In Bulgaria; Video Available

On August 17, legendary vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and his Bulgarian friend the guitarist Emo Markov took part in an acoustic performance in a club on the beach in the city of Burgas, Bulgaria. Their setlist was as follows: 01. Is This Love? (WHITESNAKE) 02. Hey (...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman's 'The Gospel Of Filth'; More Details Revealed

For decades, music writers have been penning tell-all artist biographies and their personal interpretation of rock history. But on Halloween 2009, Fab Press will unleash a book that takes readers on a much deeper and darker journey into the inspirations behind the world of rock music. Entitled "The...

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ATHEIST: European Tour Report Part 1

Vocalist Kelly Shaefer of reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST has issued the following update: "What a rash of fucking nightmares! In true ATHEIST fashion, we always seem to have these strange things happen to us whilst touring. "The night before I was leaving for the Brutal Assault...

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SLAYER: 'World Painted Blood' Track Listing Revealed; First Track-By-Track Review Available

Former Metal Edge editor-in-chief Phil Freeman has written the first track-by-track review of the new SLAYER album, "World Painted Blood" for MSN Music's Heavy Metal Superfan site. After describing each of the album's 11 tracks in detail, he concludes: "A lot of people say SLAYER hasn't really been...

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Former SCAR SYMMETRY Singer Issues Update On SOLUTION.45 Debut

Swedish/Finnish progressive metal "supergroup" SOLUTION.45, which features in its ranks former SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam, Mikko Härkin (ex-SONATA ARCTICA, KOTIPELTO) and Jani Stefanovic (MISERATION, ESSENCE OF SORROW),will enter Panic Room studios in September with producer Tomas "P...