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BIOMECHANICAL To Support EXODUS In Europe

U.K. progressive epic thrash metallers BIOMECHANICAL will support EXODUS on their forthcoming European tour in November and December. Commented BIOMECHANICAL frontman Jon K: "This is going to be BIOMECHANICAL's first big European tour and we are honored to be able to support one of the most influent...

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HATE ETERNAL: 'The Perilous Fight' DVD Trailer Available

A trailer for HATE ETERNAL's first-ever DVD, "The Perilous Fight", has been posted online at YouTube.com. Due on October 16 via Earache Records, "The Perilous Fight", features artwork from Paul Romano (MASTODON, TRIVIUM) and also includes a blistering live set filmed at The Garage in London on June...

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BEYOND FEAR Confirmed For Mexico's FESTIVAL DE ROCK AVÁNDARO

BEYOND FEAR, the new band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens, has been confirmed for Festival de Rock Avándaro 2006, set to take place November 24-25 in Tijuana, Mexico. Also scheduled to appear are ALAN PARSON'S LIVE PROJECT, BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS and M...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Discusses Upcoming Solo CD

Matthew Hoffman of Hardrock Haven recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Hardrock Haven: Andreas I read that you were a roadie for SEPULTURA before joining the band. Is that true? Andreas: Well, there was a killer undergrou...

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INCANTATION Announces U.S. Headlining Tour

Veteran death metal band INCANTATION will hit the road again for its first U.S. tour in support of its recently-released seventh album, "Primordial Domination". The group will begin the trek with INTERNAL SUFFERING and YEAR OF DESOLATION on November 1. INCANTATION previewed some of the material from...

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SOILWORK, MNEMIC, THREAT SIGNAL Join Forces For One 'Last Stab'

"The first time we came over to the States," shares SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid, "it was shocking for the simple fact that the conditions were so different compared to Europe, but the crowd was totally great, and that's all that's important. Now we're headlining in America again. It says a l...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Drummer: 'We See Ourselves As Just A Classic Metal Band'

Abby Weingarten of HeraldTribune.com recently conducted an interview with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's musical approach: "I think we're actually writing songs that people can sing along to. We see ourselves as just a...

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Midvinterblot

After hearing JUDAS PRIEST and SLAYER, among others, pull this trick recently, a friend and I decided that there was one way to tell when a band officially had become old — not bad, or useless, just preaching to the converted and officially locked into their signature style. Listen to the words — as...

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The Black Flame

When WOLF first came onto the scene, their self-titled album cover sported a freaky-looking lupine fella, sort of a denim-and-leather Disco Stu as imagined by Maurice Sendak. Musically, the band stuck out like a fistful of sore thumbs, too — the power metal revival was kicking into high gear, but ma...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says He Cannot Find BEYOND FEAR Album In U.S. Record Stores

Jeffrey Easton of The Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR singer Tim "Ripper" Owens. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Metal Exiles: Are you doing a majority of the new [BEYOND FEAR] album and PRIEST stuff [when perfor...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY: 'The Broken' Video Available

Los Angeles rock warriors FIREBALL MINISTRY have posted their video for the song "The Broken" at YouTube.com. FIREBALL MINISTRY will headline the The Triple Threat Tour — also featuring ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER and VAINS OF JENNA — beginning on October 13 in suburban Denver. Over six subsequent weeks, it...

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OBSESSION Schedules CD-Release Party In Connecticut

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION has scheduled a CD-release party for their new album, "Carnival of Lies", on October 13 at Daniel's Street in Milford, Connecticut. OBSESSION released its long-awaited follow-up to 1987's "Methods of Madness" this past summer via Metal Mayhem in the U...

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USURPER Hard At Work On New Material

Chicago's USURPER is currently busy rehearsing new material for its sixth full-length album, which the band plans to record in early 2007. New songtitles include "Talons of Steel", "Rebel Wolf", "Planet of the Humans", "Zombie Revolution" and "Replicants of the Apocalypse". In other news, USURPER gu...

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TONY IOMMI's Daughter Rocking At Gibson in London

LUNARMILE, the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie Iommi (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),was in London last night for an exclusive show at Gibson's Guitar Studios, arranged by Gibson and Pro-Mark. The band's eigh...

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THANATOS: Early Albums To Be Reissued As Limited-Edition Box Set

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Some cool news for a change! Chinese label Area Death Productions have approached us to re-release the first three THANATOS albums as a limited-edition collector's box set! The box set...