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LORDI Announces Hometown Concert

Finnish metal monsters LORDI have announced a hometown gig on December 14 at Lappi Areena in Rovaniemi. This will mark the band's first Finnish gig — indeed, the first European concert — since touring the U.S. with first Ozzfest, then TYPE O NEGATIVE. As previously reported, the official "teaser" fo...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guests On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show; Audio Available

Members AVENGED SEVENFOLD were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, November 9 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to a replay of the program at BBC.co.uk. AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance has issued...

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CANDLEBOX Singer To Guest On New TANTRIC Album

CANDLEBOX singer Kevin Martin has recorded a duet (on the track "The One") with TANTRIC vocalist Hugo Ferreira for the latter group's third album, which is being described by the band's label, Silent Majority Group, and producer Toby Wright (who previously helmed the band's platinum debut) as "TANTR...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: Bang! Festival 'Postponed'

This year's Bang! Festival, which was set to feature SMASHING PUMPKINS as one of the headliners and go down this weekend in Miami, has been postponed, according to the Bang! web site. No reason was announced for the postponement, although tickets can be refunded at point of purchase. SMASHING PUMPKI...

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STORMLORD: 'The Songwriting For Our Fourth Album Is Almost Done'

Italian "extreme epic metal" act STORMLORD has issued the following update: "The songwriting for our fourth album is almost done. Right now we're taking care of the last details and then all the songs will be complete. What we hold in our hands is the most epic sounding stuff since our debut, 'Supre...

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LEATHERWOLF Parts Ways With Guitarist GEOFF GAYER

Southern California metal band LEATHERWOLF have parted ways with guitarist Geoff Gayer. As a result, the group's European tour had to be cut short by one date. Commented the group: "First of all, we would like to apologize to the Rock House crew in Pescara, Italy and all the fans that were looking f...

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'20 Years Of Nuclear Blast' DVD Trailer Available

A three-minute trailer for the forthcoming "20 Years of Nuclear Blast" two-DVD set can be viewed below. Due on November 30 via Nuclear Blast, the collection — as the title implies — celebrates the 20th anniversary of the German metal label, featuring two DVDs with almost six hours' worth of footage,...

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SSS Track Used In New Commercial For Pro Skater GEOFF ROWLEY

The track "Son of Beast" taken from the Merseyside crossover-thrashers SSS' latest release "Short Sharp Shock" is featured in a Geoff Rowley skate commercial for Independent trucks. Speaking about the commercial, SSS frontman Foxy has stated: "Geoff is a major force to be reckoned with as a sk8er. I...

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ANONYMUS Completes 'Terremoto' Video

Quebec metallers ANONYMUS have completed work on the "Terremoto" video. The clip will be shown prior to the band's November 10 performance at Club Soda in Montréal. "Terremoto" comes off ANONYMUS' latest album, "Chapter Chaos Begins", which was released in Canada in October 2006 via Galy Records. Th...

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Former ETERNAL OATH Members To Release FACESHIFT Debut

FACESHIFT, the new gothic metal band featuring the last lineup of Swedish melodic death metal veterans ETERNAL OATH, will release its debut album, "Reconcile", in Sweden on November 30 and the rest of the world on January 25, 2008. A single, "Chokehold", will precede the full-length CD on November 2...

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CANDLEBOX To Enter Studio In December

The reunited CANDLEBOX will enter the studio in December to begin work on its fourth studio album and first for Silent Majority Group. The band featuring original members Kevin Martin, Peter Klett and Scott Mercado will announce a new bass player soon. Full-length versions of two new CANDLEBOX songs...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist Comments On Billboard Chart Debut

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance has issued the following update: "It's kind of funny to wake up and see the words AVENGED SEVENFOLD at the No. 4 spot on the Billboard top 200. Right next to THE EAGLES and a BRITNEY/CARRIE UNDERWOOD threesome. I don't know about you, but it puts a smirk o...

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METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' Gets A Techno Makeover

Fusing his innovative styles of techno and trance with METALLICA's "Enter Sandman", DJ Paul Edge has unveiled a demo of his "Enter Sandman Edge Rework" at this location. Despite growing up in the British dance scene, heavy music was never completely foreign to Edge, who attracted many metal fans via...

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LORDI: Official 'Dark Floors' Teaser Available

The official "teaser" for "Dark Floors" — the feature film starring the Finnish "monster" metal band LORDI — can be viewed below. The plot summary is as follows: Concerned for her autistic daughter's health, a father sees her removal from the hospital by force as the only option. An elevator breakdo...

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DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER, the U.K./Norwegian band featuring Benny Calvert from KILLING JOKE, Ivar S. Peersen from ENSLAVED, Reuben Gotto from TWINZERO/JOHNNY TRUANT and Julia Ruzicka from MILLION DEAD, has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place J...