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Ex-CRADLE OF FILTH/DIMMU BORGIR Drummer NICK BARKER Available For Session Work

Drummer Nick Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT) is offering his professional drumming services for any serious/working bands out there in the metal universe that require a studio or touring session player in the very near future. "Now that I'm not involved in the whole TESTAMENT th...

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MEGADETH Mainman Checks In From Indonesia

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Well, as if the making of the Gigantour 2006 DVD wasn't stressful enough, this morning in Indonesia, where I am en route to at the moment, had another 6.0 earthquake. "I can only...

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KATAKLYSM Singer Explains Dublin, Glasgow Cancellations

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM were forced to cancel the band's shows in Dublin and Glasgow on December 21 and December 22 (respectively) due to circumstances beyond the band's control. Comented singer Maurizio Iacono: "What a disappointment it was. "What happened is simple: We didn't wanna make...

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BLACK TIDE To Perform At Monster Energy/Coffin Case Halloween Bash

Before heading out on tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD later this month, Miami, Florida-based hard rock band BLACK TIDE (formerly RADIO) will be the featured performers at the second annual Monster Energy Drinks/Coffin Case Halloween bash on October 27 at NRG Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. T...

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NIGHTWISH: Official Spring 2008 Tour Announcement Coming In Early November

Another date has been leaked for NIGHTWISH's upcoming spring 2008 North American tour: May 15 at The Drink in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The band is also expected to perform at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California on May 22; and at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 24. The Regina...

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BLACK TIDE Preparing For AVENGED SEVENFOLD Tour

Miami, Florida-based hard rock band BLACK TIDE (formerly RADIO) has issued the following update: "We went out to Los Angeles for a couple of days to play some important shows and they were AWESOME!!! We played a show over at Troubadour with SCARLETT GREY and it was perfect. The crowd was amazing and...

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From Hate Incarnated

The guys at Mighty Music like a certain kind of death metal — they like deep, guttural vocals, they like intense blast beats, they like churning riffs and rhythms, and they like vein-busting intensity. Before the label went on hiatus in 2003, one of their biggest signings was INIQUITY, a band that b...

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NIGHTWISH: More 'Dark Passion Play' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

NIGHTWISH's new album, "Dark Passion Play", has achieved the following first-week chart positions around the world: #1 - Germany #1 - Finland #1 - Switzerland #1 - Hungary #1 - Croatia #1 - Czech Republic #4 - Sweden #5 - Austria #5 - Netherlands #5 - Greece #6 - France #7 - Norway #14 - ...

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Drummer NICK BARKER Comments On TESTAMENT Departure

British drummer Nick Barker (CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR) has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding his departure from the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metal band TESTAMENT: "As you all know after yesterday's post here on Blabbermouth.net, I am with great disappointment...

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NIGHTWISH To Be Joined By JOHN TWO-HAWKS For Texas Shows

John Two-Hawks, a Native American hailing from Arkansas, will appear on stage with NIGHTWISH at the following U.S. dates: Nov. 10 - The White Rabbit - San Antonio, Texas Nov. 11 - The Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, Texas John Two-Hawks is a multi-instrumentalist who is devoted to spreading the culture...

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DIESEL MACHINE Bassist Releases New AMERICAN AFTERMATH Track

DIESEL MACHINE bassist Rich Gonzales, who nearly lost his life after broadsiding a car while riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in August 2002, has issued the following update: "My other band AMERICAN AFTERMATH just posted a sick new song on MySpace. It's called 'Scars and Stripes', about Iraqi w...

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BLACK TIDE: New Album Title Announced

Miami, Florida-based hard rock band BLACK TIDE (formerly RADIO) has set "Light from Above" as the title of its debut album, due in early 2008 via Interscope Records. The CD was recorded with producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, MACHINE HEAD, SOIL) and will include the track "Shockwave", which can be heard...

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SOILWORK Singer Is 'Thrilled' To Take Part In Upcoming KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LAMB OF GOD Tour

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have commented on their participation in the upcoming North American tour co-headlined by LAMB OF GOD and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE (also featuring DEVILDRIVER) Says singer Björn Strid: "We are thrilled to be on this tour which we think is the best tour package to hit the states f...

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MINISTRY Mainman Talks About 'Wicked Lake' Movie Soundtrack

Chris Rolls of MP3.com recently conducted an interview with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MP3.com: You mentioned that you were branching out to try your own hand at film work and what have you, which I know is not entirely foreign to you. So what can ...

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Xecutioner's Return

Simple to the point of atavism, and crackling with more energy than the band's been able to muster up in at least a decade, "Xecutioner's Return" is pretty much exactly what OBITUARY fans were hoping it'd be. It's a bone-basic tour de force of old-school death metal infused with a bleeding organic g...