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ULI JON ROTH To Release 'Under A Dark Sky' In September

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth will release his first real rock record since 1985's "Beyond The Astral Skies" on September 23 via SPV Records. Entitled "Under A Dark Sky", the CD is the first official release in the long-awaited series of Symphonic Legends, which is a cycle of music written by Uli...

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PRODIGAL EARTH To Release Debut In October

Cyprus-based metal act PRODIGAL EARTH will release its debut album, "Zenith II Zero", in October via Pitch Black Records. According to a press release, the CD "includes 12 melodic heavy/power compositions characterized by an overall fresh sound as well as Nicholas Leptos' (DIPHTHERIA, ARRYAN PATH) c...

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DROWNING POOL Frontman Issues OZZFEST Recap

Vocalist Ryan McCombs of heavy rockers DROWNING POOL has issued the following update: "[Saturday, August 9] was Ozzfest in Big D [Dallas, Texas] and I want to thank everyone that came to the Texas stage and tore it up with us. We had a blast. A hot godamn blast, but a blast just the same. ...

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INTO ETERNITY Prepares To Hit The Road In Canada

Founding guitarist/principal songwriter Tim Roth of Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "Today we are leaving on tour for the Summer Slaughter Canadian tour. The band is from Canada, but we have never done a 'proper' full Canadian tour, all the way a...

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KATAKLYSM: Sayreville Performance Footage Available

Metal Injection has posted video footage of KATAKLYSM's June 28, 2008 performance at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. Watch the clips below. "Prevail", the most recent CD by KATAKLYSM, has been nominated for "Album Of The Year" in the "Metal/Hardcore" category at the Quebec Indie Mus...

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JOE STUMP Putting Finishing Touches On New Solo Album

REIGN OF TERROR/HOLYHELL guitarist Joe Stump has issued the following update: "Both the Bulgarian festival and the Magic Circle Festival were quite successful for HOLYHELL. The band played killer sets at both, and the band's fan base has really begun to grow. We previewed a couple new things from th...

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Departing MAYHEM Guitarist: 'I Don't Regret Anything'

Guitarist Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen played his final Norwegian concert with the legendary black metal band MAYHEM this past Wednesday (August 6) at the Øyafestivalen in Oslo. A Norwegian-language interview with Eriksen conducted by Lydverket NRK prior to the Øyafestivalen performance can be viewed b...

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U.D.O.: 'Mastercutor Alive' Artwork Unveiled

U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, celebrated its 20th anniversary by playing two special shows in Germany on April 30 in Solingen at Cobra and May 3 in Tuttlingen at Stadthalle. The three-hour Tuttlingen concert was filmed for a DVD and live CD, entitled "Maste...

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MASTERPLAN/Ex-RIOT Vocalist MIKE DIMEO Announces TENPOINT Project

Vocalist Mike DiMeo (MASTERPLAN, RIOT, THE LIZARDS) has announced the formation of a brand new project, TENPOINT. A sample of the band's music is available at the TENPOINT MySpace page. Commented DiMeo: "I was approached by Steve Seigerman last year, but it wasn't until the last couple of months tha...

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SEPULTURA: New Album Details Revealed

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA have set "A-Lex" (which stands for "no law" or "without law") as the title of their new album, which is based on the Anthony Burgess novel "A Clockwork Orange" (later turned into the classic film by Stanley Kubrick). Due in November via SPV Records, the follow-up to 200...

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INDIANAPOLIS METAL FEST: More Bands Announced

More bands have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Indianapolis Metal Fest, set to take place September 26-27 at Madame Walker Theater in Indianapolis, Indiana. The festival includes an assortment of headliner-status and personally chosen unsigned artists, including three bands that will...

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TURBONERGRO To Be Joined By NICK OLIVERI, KEITH MORRIS For ØYAFESTIVALEN Performance

TURBONERGRO's exclusive "Turbonegro Performing Apocalypse Dudes" event at the sold-out Øyafestivalen in Oslo tonight (August 7) will feature several prominent guests, including former QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE bassist Nick Oliveri and punk rock legend Keith Morris (of BLACK FLAG and CIRCLE JERKS). TUR...

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KATAKLYSM's 'Prevail' Nominated For 2008 QUEBEC INDIE MUSIC AWARD

"Prevail", the most recent CD by Canada's hyperblasters KATAKLYSM, has been nominated for "Album Of The Year" in the "Metal/Hardcore" category at the Quebec Indie Music Awards (GAMIQ),an awards show that recognizes achievements by Quebec independent artists. The event is produced by the Quebec Inde...

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DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER Interviewed At WACKEN OPEN AIR; Video Available

Evil Elvis of Festivals2Go.com conducted an interview with DESTRUCTION/HEADHUNTER frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the chat below. DESTRUCTION has confirmed its first shows in support of te hband's...

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AT ALL COST 'On Hiatus'

Austin, Texas-based quintet AT ALL COST has gone "on hiatus" following the departure of guitarist Trey Ramirez and bassist Clean Bobby. In addition, Century Media Records, which released the band's latest CD, "Circle of Demons", in July 31 2007, has apparently dropped the group. For more information...