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STRATOVARIUS Frontman To Begin Recording New Solo Album Next Month

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto will enter Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland in August to begin recording his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2007 via his own label, High and Loud Records. KOTIPELTO's sophomore solo album, "Coldness", was released in Europe in April 2004 throug...
July 21, 2006
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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'I Want To Get Back Out On Tour And F*cking Crush'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his official blog: "Slowly over the last couple of weeks my crackling psyche has been regaining some of the balance I felt I'd completely lost there for a while. "I'm getting back in shape physically and I've come to understand t...
July 20, 2006
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DRAGONFORCE To Guest On WRUW-FM's 'The Metal Meltdown Show' This Afternoon

Members of DRAGONFORCE will appear on "The Metal Meltdown Show" on Cleveland's WRUW-FM 91.1 with Dr. Metal this afternoon at approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The show can be heard live and archived on the net at www.wruw.org. Questions for the band can be sent through www.metalmeltdown.com. DRA...
July 20, 2006
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AMORPHIS: New Dates Announced

Following their appearance at the Scooprock Festival in Mikkeli, Finland on Friday, September 15, AMORPHIS will play a one-off club gig at Nosturi in Helsinki on Saturday, September 16. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, July 21. In other news, a brief AMORPHIS feature has been included in Imperiumi...
July 20, 2006
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EMINENCE Announces New Album Title

Brazilian extreme metallers EMINENCE have set "The God of all Mistakes" as the title of their new album, tentatively due late 2006/early 2007 via an as-yet-undetermined label. The follow-up to 2004's "Humanology" will be recorded at the Ferretti Studio in the band's hometown of Belo Horizonte with e...
July 19, 2006
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CANNIBAL CORPSE Covered By 'Lounge Singer' On Australian TV: Video Available

In the wake of the recent calls by Australian community groups for CANNIBAL CORPSE's upcoming concert in Perth to be banned over the band's alleged glorification of "child rape, suicide, murder and necrophilia" in its lyrics (see previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET article),Australian comedy team The Chaser...
July 17, 2006
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As Rapture Comes

What we have here is a good old-fashioned career upswing. The 2002 release of "Back from the Grave" marked GRAVE's comeback, while 2004's "Fiendish Regression" proved that the Swedish death metal legends had no plans to hang up the gloves any time soon. On "As Rapture Comes", GRAVE has hit bloody pa...
July 17, 2006
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Inhuman Rampage

Should one believe the hype about DRAGONFORCE's extreme power metal prowess? Has the PR engine blown out of proportion the band's lightning quick shred fests and soaring melodic vocal passages? Probably, but that doesn't mean that the boys aren't a well-oiled machine. The members of DRAGONFORCE are...
July 17, 2006
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SUBSONIC To Film New Video

SUBSONIC, the solo project of former CELTIC FROST guitarist Ron Marks, will shoot a new video in Chicago between July 28 and August 3. The video will once again be directed by Jason Meudt. No further details are currently available. In other news, Marks recently posted the following message on his M...
July 15, 2006
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'Heavy Metal: The First 20 Years' Collection Due This Month

According to Top40-Charts.com, Time Life has set a July 25 release date for "Heavy Metal: The First 20 Years", a tribute to the bands that rocked, filled with songs that manage to be both nostalgic yet as relevant as ever. Vintage metal videos still run on VH1 Classic around the clock and fans still...
July 10, 2006
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AMORAL Jam With CARCASS Frontman On STRYPER Classic: Photos Available

Finnish melodic death metallers AMORAL have posted the following message on their official web site: "As you may have noticed, it's been pretty quiet at the AMORAL camp lately. Our 'upcoming gigs' list is shorter than ever (the 'Decrowning Europe' tour is just about done),and we are finally startin...
July 10, 2006
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Weight of the Wound

It's probably best to just get your ass down and stay there until "Weight of the Wound" finishes exacting vengeance on those who've made the mistake of talking shit and inciting the beast. Comprised of a rabble of grimy southern fried sludge hogs and rowdy metal shit kickers, BIRDS OF PREY give a wh...
July 10, 2006
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CANNIBAL CORPSE's Australian Tour Sparks Outrage, Calls For Group To Be Banned

The West Australian newspaper reported in its July 8 edition that CANNIBAL CORPSE's October concert in Perth, Australia has sparked calls for the band to be banned over its alleged glorification of "child rape, suicide, murder and necrophilia" in its lyrics. Community groups have joined shadow polic...
July 9, 2006
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DIMEBAG 'Six String Masterpieces' Art Tribute Coming To RIDE FOR DIME Event

According to a posting on RideForDime.com, Ride For Dime 2006 — a one-day event (to be held Sunday, August 20) which consists of a 52-mile motorcycle run in the morning followed by a live concert in Arlington, Texas — will be hosting the "Six String Masterpieces" "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott art tribute...
July 8, 2006
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ANATHEMA To Play Jordan In August

British metallers ANATHEMA have announced their first-ever appearance in Jordan. The concert will take place on August 25 at the Al-Ahlyyiah Amman University Arena in Amman. In other news, ANATHEMA have added a third date to their upcoming Russian tour, which is scheduled to take place in September....
July 7, 2006