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PROGPOWER USA Sold Out; Surprise Headline Set Announced

The organizers of the ProgPower USA festival have announced a surprise headline set for this year's sold-out edition of the internationally renowned festival. Saturday night (October 6) will now finish with an all-star cover set featuring vocalists from both the showcase and the festival. Each vocal...

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BORN FROM PAIN Recruits Stand-in Singer For April/May Dates

Dutch metallic hardcore heroes BORN FROM PAIN have enlisted Paul from Limburg "death squad" SUPERIOR to take care of the vocal duties on the band's previously announced dates in April/May. Carl Schwartz from FIRST BLOOD, who has been recruited as BORN FROM PAIN's new singer following the departure o...

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HELLWITCH Signs With XTREEM MUSIC

Xtreem Music has announced the signing of one of the oldest and most legendary extreme metal bands, Florida's death/thrashers HELLWITCH. HELLWITCH formed back in 1984 and released several demos and 7" EPs during the second half of the '80s before issuing a highly acclaimed debut album, "Syzygyal Mis...

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WITCHERY Guitarist Says Obligations To Other Bands Make Touring Difficult

WITCHERY guitarist Rille (a.k.a. Richard Corpse) recently updated Metal Asylum on the band's current status and shed some light on the circumstances leading to their lack of touring in support of their latest release, "Don't Fear the Reaper", from 2006. An excerpt from the interview follows: Metal A...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Survival Is For Those Who Let Fear Run Their Lives'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "We are all on the same raft. 500 Direct TV channels and an unlimited choice of purchase options doesn't change that. The ocean that surrounds us all ain't one we can swim, it's vast, cold and merciless. We live...

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MNEMIC Guitarist: 'We Are Beyond Stoked' To Be Opening For METALLICA

Danish metallers MNEMIC have been selected to open for METALLICA on July 13 in Aarhus, Denmark. Also appearing on the bill is VOLBEAT. Commented MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie: "We are beyond stoked, beyond surprised, and MORE than happy to be a part of the METALLICA gig in Aarhus, Denmark!...

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LAMB OF GOD, CHIMAIRA, CALIBAN Confirmed For Germany's RELOAD Festival

LAMB OF GOD, CHIMAIRA and CALIBAN are among the confirmed bands for the Reload '07 festival, set to take place June 29-30 in Ziegelei Twistringen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 4LYN ACCESSORY BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIC CALIBAN CHIMAIRA FEAR MY THOUGHTS LAMB OF GOD POVERTY'S NO C...

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BEYOND THE VOID Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

German goth rockers BEYOND THE VOID have parted ways with drummer and founding member Benjamin Pflug as a result of "different priorities and goals in music." His replacement is Claus Legarth (photo),a "pro drummer" who has studied his art under drum icon Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY) and at the Musici...

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EXCITER Will NOT Perform At This Year's MILWAUKEE METALFEST

Despite the organizers' previous announcement to the contrary, Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER will **NOT** perform at this year's Milwaukee Metalfest, set to take place May 11-12 at the Waukesha Expo Center in Waukesha, WI. "We did talk to the promoter about playing, but we were unable to co...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: 'The Rumors Of Our Demise Are Highly Exaggerated'

Drummer Hein Frode Hansen of the Norwegian female-fronted band THEATRE OF TRAGEDY has issued the following update via the band's official web site: "Some of you might have noticed that the website was down, some didn't. The rumours of our demise are highly exaggerated we just forgot to pay the webho...

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AS I LAY DYING, VOMITORY Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

AS I LAY DYING, VOMITORY and NAPLES STAPLES SPECIALS have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The latest cancellations include GORILLA BISCUITS, DRY KILL LOGIC and 1349. The festival billing is now...

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IN BATTLE To Release New Album In June

Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE will release their fourth album, "Kingdom of Fear", on June 25 via Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Welcome to the Battlefield" was recorded at Epidemic studios in Sundsvall and was mixed by UNLEASHED's Fredrik...

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ZUUL FX Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

ZUUL FX, the French band featuring former NO RETURN singer Steeve "Zuul" Petit, been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. ZUUL FX will perform on Friday, June 29 on the Hardbowl stage. The festival billi...

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SKEW SISKIN Announces Dates With MOTÖRHEAD

German female-fronted rockers SKEW SISKIN will support MOTÖRHEAD on a number of dates in France and Luxembourg in May/June. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: May 21 - Nantes, France - Zenith May 23 - Isetres, France - L'Usine May 24 - Nice, France - Theatre De Verdure May 25 - Toulouse,...

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Winds of War

Really now, who wouldn't chuckle at the notion of a black metal band naming itself KULT? I sure did. And then I listened to the debut album, "Winds of War", and the laughter came to a screeching halt. I'm almost of the mind now to think that it is a most apt moniker for an ...