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TILES: New Album Release Dates Announced

Detroit-based progressive rock band TILES will release its new album, "Fly Paper", via InsideOut Music on the following dates: Germany, Austria and Switzerland: January 25, 2008 The rest of Europe: January 28, 2008 North America: January 29, 2008 "Fly Paper" was produced by Terry Brown (RUSH, FATES...

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COSMOSQUAD: Tour Dates Announced

Heralded Southern California-based metal fusioneers COSMOSQUAD, featuring acclaimed guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, UFO) and Canadian drummer Shane Gaalaas (B'Z, DIESEL MACHINE),will kick off their 2007/2008 tour with a performance at their favorite Los Angeles-area club, the world-famous Bak...

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Prominence and Demise

It has been around three years since Norway's WINDS released its third album, "The Imaginary Direction of Time". That may seem like a long duration between albums, but if you've immersed yourself in the act's lush, classically infused compositions, then you understand that this is a band for which t...

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Collision

Man oh man, the ATHEIST/PESTILENCE/CYNIC contingent is going to flip its collective lid upon hearing about new super group C-187 (and have most likely done so already). Debut album "Collision" marks the reappearance of PESTILENCE legend and C-187 guitarist Patrick Mameli, who is joined by bassist To...

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Exclusive: A Conversation With WINDS' ANDY WINTER And CARL AUGUST TIDEMANN

By: Scott Alisoglu The music of Norway's WINDS is not something that is easily classified. What one can say about it though is that it is magnificently composed and breathtaking in its delivery. Challenging, yet often soothing, melodic, yet unconventional, WINDS' combination of classical music, prog...

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VICTORY PILL Signs With CORPORATE PUNISHMENT RECORDS

Corporate Punishment has announced the signing of the U.K.'s VICTORY PILL, featuring ex-PITCHSHIFTER/THE PRODIGY guitarist Jim Davies and ex-THE PRODIGY drummer Kieron Pepper. VICTORY PILL is the brainchild of Jim Davies, long considered one of the U.K.'s most revered and respected guitarists, whose...

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10 YEARS Putting Finishing Touches On New CD

10 YEARS drummer Brian Vodinh has issued the following update: "I can't believe I'm about to say this... but... the [new 10 YEARS] record is almost completely finished! Yeeeeeee-haaaawwwww! We are in the last few days of the mixing stage and it kind of feels surreal. We are all very, very pleased wi...

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CYNIC: Entire MAXIMUM ROCK FESTIVAL Performance Available For Viewing

Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, performed at the Maximum Rock Festival on Sunday, August 12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The "Focus" LP was performed in its entirety to the delight of a small bu...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: Live Performance Of New Song Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of AVENGED SEVENFOLD performing its new song "Almost Easy" on August 9, 2007 at SingFest in Fort Canning Park, Singapore has been posted on YouTube. Watch the clip below. "Almost Easy" comes off AVENGED SEVENFOLD new, self-titled album, which will follow up the band's breakt...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: New Album Track Listing, Teaser Available

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has revealed the track listing for its new, self-titled album, which will follow up the band's breakthrough 2005 effort, "City of Evil". Due on October 16, the CD is the California metalcore act's first attempt at self-producing. "Avenged Sevenfold" track listing: 01. Critical Accl...

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RUSH Guitarist Guests On New TILES Album

Guitarist Alex Lifeson of RUSH reunited with his old friend/producer Terry Brown for the first time in 25 years to work on a song for the forthcoming TILES CD, "Fly Paper". TILES guitarist Chris Herin provides a few details: "Terry had approached Alex about making a guest appearance — and played him...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: New Album Release Date Announced

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has set an October 16 release date for the self-titled follow-up to 2005's "City of Evil", the band's breakout LP that's sold more than 800,000 copies in the U.S. alone. The album is the California metalcore act's first attempt at self-producing. AVENGED vocalist M. Shadows told MT...

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NIGHTRAGE Confirmed For Spain's ALHAMA METAL MADNESS Festival

Swedish/Greek death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE has been confirmed for the Alhama Metal Madness festival, set to take place September 22 in Spain. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: MOONSORROW NIGHTRAGE TEXTURES MACHETAZO NAHEMAH MOHO HUMAN MINCER EBOLA KILLEM BETWEEN THE FROST NIGHTRAGE...

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OUTBURST To Enter Studio Before End Of Year

Dutch thrashers OUTBURST have issued the following update: "We added a couple more shows for the fall and these will be among the last ones we will play for the 'Fair and Balanced' album. The writing process for the new album is coming along nicely and by the end of September we will start making .....

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THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE Signs With APACHE PRODUCTION

Dutch death metallers THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE have inked a deal with the Belgium-based label Apache Productions (SONS OF JONATHAS, SPOIL ENGINE, SOUTHERN VOODOO). After two well-received demos ("Burn!" and "Flamethrower"),THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE will release its first full-length album, "Pitch Black Da...