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Finnish School Shooter Was Fan Of RAMMSTEIN, METALLICA

The young Finnish man who went on a shooting rampage yesterday (September 23) through a school, killing 10 people, before setting it on fire and shooting himself in the head, listed his favorite heavy metal groups on his YouTube profile, such as German band RAMMSTEIN and U.S. group METALLICA. Accord...

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BACKYARD BABIES To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, October 10 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the broadcast live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight)...

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More Vocals Pay Off For APOCALYPTICA

The Pulse of Radio reports: "Worlds Collide", the latest album from Finnish metal cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, is not their first effort to feature vocals but makes the most use of them. Guest singers on the disc include THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Adam Gontier, SLIPKNOT vocalist Corey Taylor and other...

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ADAGIO Pulls Out Of FIREWIND Tour

French neo-classical metallers ADAGIO have cancelled their appearance on the French leg of FIREWIND's upcoming European tour, set to take place in November. "The band deeply apologize to their fans and Firewind for not being able to do those shows due to unexpected planning changes," ADAGIO writes i...

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APOCALYPTICA: AREA4 Festival Performance To Air On German TV

APOCALYPTICA's performance at the Area4 Festival, which was held August 29-31 in Lüdinghausen, Germany, will be broadcast on WDR's (German public TV) series "Rockpalast" on Monday, September 22 between 12:45 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. As previously reported, APOCALYPTICA has contributed a special remix of "...

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HANZEL UND GRETYL To Play Moscow This Friday

HANZEL UND GRETYL will head to Russia this month for a special one-off performance in Moscow on September 12 at Plan B Club. This follows the completion of the band's North American "Döppel Über Death" tour in June and a keynote performance at the 2008 Hollywood Rock Convention in August. New York C...

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BACKYARD BABIES Guitarist Says Originality Is Lacking In New Heavy Rock Bands

Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES have slammed some of metal's biggest new bands by insisting there is not enough individuality in rock these days. Speaking on the band's current UK tour, guitarist/vocalist Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) told Rushonrock.com, "There's only one WILDH...

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ADAGIO Completes Mastering New Album

French neo-classical metallers ADAGIO have finished mastering their new album, "Archangels In Black", at the Cutting Room in Sweden with Björn Engelmann (RAMMSTEIN, MESHUGGAH). According to guitarist Stéphan Forté, "Björn did an amazing job. The result is heavy as fuck and makes the songs even more...

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BACKYARD BABIES Tops Swedish Chart, Cracks Finnish Top 40

The latest, self-titled album from Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES topped the chart in the band's home country in its first week of release and has since moved down to position No. 4. The CD also entered the Finnish album chart at No. 31. Released in Europe on August 18 via Billion Dollar Bab...

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RAGE Guitarist To Perform With RAMMSTEIN Cover Band

On October 3, RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski will be the "special guest" at a concert by the RAMMSTEIN cover band FEUERENGEL at the Matrix in Bochum, Germany. According to a posting on Victor's web site, "you can expect a fantastic show with lots of show effects, pyros, costumes and a sound near [to]...

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DISCARD Frontman Quits; Band Pulls Out Of 'Thrashing Like A Maniac' Tour

Heikki Miettinen, the lead singer of Finnish modern thrashers DISCARD, has left the band due to a "total lack of motivation and anxiety towards band activity." As a result, DISCARD has been forced to cancel its participation in the Thrashing Like a Maniac European tour with GAMA BOMB (Ireland) and B...

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PAGAN'S MIND Frontman To Guest On METAL EXPRESS RADIO's 'The Friday Guest DJ Hour'

Nils K. Rue, vocalist and frontman for Norwegian melodic power metal stars PAGAN'S MIND, will take part in "The Friday Guest DJ Hour" on Metal Express Radio on August 29 at 15:00 and 21:00 CET (9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. EST). For more information, go to this location. PAGAN'S MIND will tour Europe ...

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GODHEAD Frontman Talks About New Album; Video Available

A short video clip of GODHEAD's Jason C. Miller (vocals, guitar) talking about the group's forthcoming album, "At the Edge of the World", can be viewed below. Due on October 7 via Driven Music Group, the CD will feature 12 brand new GODHEAD tracks plus four bonus remixes. A sample of the CD's new si...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Interviewed By APOCALYPTICA's EICCA TOPPINEN; Audio Available

A 23-minute audio interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich conducted by Eicca Toppinen of the Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA at the one-day Ozzfest on August 9, 2008 in Frisco, Texas is available for streaming at Metallica.com. Professionally filmed video footage of APOCALYPTICA performing a...

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BACKYARD BABIES: UK Signing Session Announced

Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES will take part in an exclusive signing session at Powerplay Music in Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK on September 9 between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. The new self-titled album from BACKYARD BABIES, is available for streaming in its entirety from the band's MySpace pa...