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MYRATH, PURE REASON REVOLUTION Confirmed For PROGPOWER EUROPE Festival

Tunisian band MYRATH and the British newcomers PURE REASON REVOLUTION have been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of the ProgPower Europe festival, set to take place October 3-5 at JC Sjiwa in Baarlo, The Netherlands. In other news, the Swedish band WOLVERINE will perform two concerts at P...

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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time

Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...

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AT THE GATES, METALLICA, PANTERA, ENTOMBED Among Top Albums Of Last 17 Years

To celebrate its 100th issue, Sweden's longest-running music magazine Close-Up has published a list of the top 100 albums in metal, hard rock, hardcore, punk and extreme rock released during the past 17 years (1991-2008). Compiled from 23 individual writers' selections, Close-Up's extensive list see...

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WOLVERINE Confirmed For PROGPOWER EUROPE Festival

Sweden's WOLVERINE has been confirmed for the ProgPower Europe 2008 festival. The festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary and will be a full three-day event with three bands on Friday, October 3 and six on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5 at JC Sjiwa in Baarlo, The Netherlands. Accordi...

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HELMET Adds New Guitarist

Influential alternative rock pioneers HELMET have announced the addition of guitarist Dan Beeman to the group's ranks. Beeman replaces the band's most recent axeman, Jimmy Thompson, who reportedly decided to move back to his native Australia at the end of 2007. In a recent interview with Ultimate-Gu...

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'Earache My Eye' DVD Due In April

Earache will release the "Earache My Eye". DVD on April 15 (via MVD). Originally issued on VHS in 1989, the collection is now being released on DVD for the first time. With a running time of 60 minutes, the DVD track listing contains: GODFLESH - "Crush My Soul" (from "Selfless") DUB WAR - "Strike It...

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HELMET: New Tour Dates Announced

Influential alternative rock pioneers HELMET have scheduled the following dates: Mar. 13 - Red Seven - Austin, Texas Mar. 14 - Viper Room - Austin, Texas Mar. 15 - The Playground - Park City, Utah Apr. 17 - Canes Bar and Grill - San Diego, California Apr. 18 - Key Club - Hollywood, California Apr. ....

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WOLVERINE: In Writing Mode

Drummer Marcus Losbjer of the Swedish metallers WOLVERINE has issued the following update: "A couple of weekends ago I went down to Stockholm to continue writing songs for the next album. Me, Per [Henriksson, keyboards] and Thomas [Jansson, bass] gathered in a small rehearsal room in Nacka. I must s...

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Serpent Saints

After the soggy and forgettable "Inferno" four long years ago, just the fact that ENTOMBED sounds like they wanted to be in the studio for this one is a cause for celebration. They're back on the death-and-roll machine, with a little more emphasis on the death side of things, and things start out pr...

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WOLVERINE Cancels Progpower UK Appearance

Swedish metallers WOLVERINE have been forced to cancel their appearance at the 2008 edition of the ProgPower UK festival, set to take place March 28-29 in Bristol, UK. The band has issued the following statement on the matter: "It's with very mixed feelings we have to announce that WOLVERINE will no...

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Summon in Thunder

Seattle's HIMSA have stayed the course these past several years, kicking out reliable modern thrash albums that tear flesh with scorching guitars and venomous vocals, the last of which, "Hail Horror", marked its final release for Prosthetic Records. Signing a well-deserved deal with Century Media, t...

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VANDEN PLAS To Headline Portugal's PROGZONE Festival

German progressive metallers VANDEN PLAS will headline at the ProgZone festival in Torres Novas, Portugal, on Saturday, November 17. Also scheduled to appear are PROGONO and HYUBRIS. Check out a flyer for the event at this location. VANDEN PLAS has been confirmed for the ProgPower UK 2008 festival,...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II' Due In September

Earache Records' sequel to this year's "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion" is due to be released next month. With a fresh collection of over 100 blistering Earache tracks spread over six CDs, all for the price of one CD, "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II", housed in a sturdy box, gives value for mon...

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HELMET: New Song Posted Online

HELMET's new song "Revenge Destroys Everything" has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The track will be featured in legendary comic book creators Paul Jenkins (Wolverine Origin, Frontlines) and Rob Prior's (Spawn The Impaler, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" TV show, EFX) new original motion pictur...

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HELMET Schedules Dates With BURNING BRIDES

HELMET has lined up the following dates with BURNING BRIDES: Aug. 25 - Minneapolis, MN @ Grumpy's Aug. 27 - Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room Aug. 28 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Aug. 29 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick Aug. 30 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue Aug. 31 - Cudahy, WI @ Vnuk's ...