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INVOCATOR Part Ways With Bassist

Bassist Carsten Mikkelsen has left long-running Danish thrashers INVOCATOR "due to lack of interest," according to a posting on the group's web site. For the time being, the band will carry on as a three-piece. Mikkelsen made his recorded debut with INVOCATOR on the "Dying To Live" CD — the band's l...

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THE KOVENANT To Enter Studio This Winter

Norway's THE KOVENANT will enter the studio this winter to begin recording the follow-up to last year's "S.E.T.I." (Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence),tentatively due mid-2005 through Nuclear Blast Records. "We are now set with all guns blazing towards completing the most exciting, surprisin...

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METALLICA Fans Invited To Attend 'CMT Outlaws' Taping

METALLICA fans have been invited to attend the taping of the upcoming "CMT Outlaws" special, featuring a performance by METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. The "CMT Outlaws" concert was originally scheduled to be performed on Tuesday (Sept. 7) before an invitation-only audience in front of the former...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD To Perform On COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION Concert Special

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield is one of the scheduled performers on the "CMT Outlaws" concert special airing on the CMT (Country Music Television) network on Friday, Oct. 29 beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Other artists set to appear on the two-hour program, which will be taped Sept. 7, include Ha...

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ULI JON ROTH's 'Amazing' Playing Overshadows Technical Glitches At U.S. Tour Opener

The following message was posted at the official web site of legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth: "[Thursday night, Aug. 26] Uli Jon Roth played the first show of his U.S. tour in front of a sold-out House of Blues in West-Hollywood, Los Angeles. Fans had travelled from all over the country to witness...

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SHAMRAIN: EP Preview Posted Online

SHAMRAIN (formerly TEARS),the Finnish quartet who feature in their ranks ENTWINE frontman Mika Tauriainen, have uploaded a "medley MP3" of their upcoming seven-inch vinyl EP at this location. The EP includes material recorded during the sessions for the band's debut album, "Empty World Excursion" (...

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ENFORSAKEN: Japanese Version Of 'The Forever Endeavor' To Include Bonus Tracks

Arlington Heights, Illinois-based death metallers ENFORSAKEN will have their latest album, "The Forever Endeavor", released in Japan on September 29 through Soundholic Records. The Japanese pressing of the CD will include four additional "bonus" tracks — three previously unreleased numbers and a cov...

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EVERGREY Explain METALIST FESTIVAL Cancellation

Swedish progressive dark metallers EVERGREY have issued a statement explaining their decision to cancel their appearance at the second annual Metalist Festival, set to be held August 26, 2004 at the Hangar 11 venue in Tel-aviv, Israel. The statement reads as follows: "We are very sad to inform our f...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer Among Guests On THE NEW BREED Benefit CD

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins recently spent time at Madhat studios putting the finishing touches on a duet with Kansas-based guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Johnny Lokke for Lokke's new CD, "Bound by the Thread". The album, which was issued under the band name THE NEW BREED, is a benefit CD...

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OZZFEST 2004 Review: The Significance Of SABBATH's Original Lineup Cannot Be Understated

Jeff Pizek of The Daily Herald reviewed the Ozzfest 2004 traveling festival when it hit Tinley Park, IL on Saturday (August 21). An excerpt from his review follows: "While Ozzfest has always been a financial success, until now it's been an artistic letdown, mostly pushing a parade of faceless nü-met...

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Guitarist AMY SCHUGAR Pens Track For Wrestler HAVOK

Acclaimed female guitarist/songwriter Amy Schugar has finished writing and recording an all-instrumental track for an Arizona-based wrestler named Havok. "This song is a customized, personalized song just for him," Amy writes on her web site. "When he walks out on to the stage (all 6 foot 7 of him),...

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CHAIN COLLECTOR Sign With SOUND RIOT RECORDS

CHAIN COLLECTOR, the Norwegian band featuring guitarist Gøran Bomann (CARPATHIAN FOREST),drummer Anders Kobro (CARPATHIAN, GREEN CARNATION, LAST CALL INC),guitarist Kjell Jacobsen (NEON GOD) and vocalist Kjetil Nordhus (TRAIL OF TEARS, GREEN CARNATION),have inked a two-album deal with the Portuge...

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RAMONES Anniversary Party To Feature Star-Studded Lineup

PEARL JAM's Eddie Vedder, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS members Flea and John Frusciante, HENRY ROLLINS and RANCID's Tim Armstrong are among the artists slated to perform as part of the RAMONES' 30th anniversary party September 12 at the Avalon Theatre in Hollywood, CA, according to Billboard.com. Also sche...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer JON DETTE Quits HAVOCHATE, Launches New Project

Former SLAYER/TESTAMENT drummer Jon Dette has officially left HAVOCHATE after laying down the drum tracks for their upcoming self-titled sophomore effort at Pyramid Sound Recording Studios in Ithaca with producer Alex Perialas (TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX, OVERKILL). He has since teamed up with original PUSH...

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THROCULT Film New Video

Denver, Colorado-based black/death metal band THROCULT shot a video for the song "Order of the Lunar Temple" on Saturday (August 14) with producers/directors Matt Campell and Andrew Salas, who had previously worked with the group on their "Eclipse of the Blood Moon" clip. THROCULT will release their...