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ARCH ENEMY Drummer Checks In From The Road

Drummer Adrian Erlandsson of the Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY has issued the following update: "Hell yeah, we've been on the road for the most part of the last four months, playing to many of our craziest fans all over the globe. The World Tyranny campaign has hit the world without me...

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MACHINE HEAD Plays First Show Without PHIL DEMMEL; Setlist, Guests Revealed

MACHINE HEAD is receiving assistance from members of The Black Crusade tourmates TRIVIUM, ARCH ENEMY and DRAGONFORCE on second guitar while the group's regular axeman Phil Demmel sits out the remaining dates on the trek due to the death of his father. MACHINE HEAD's setlist for Sunday night's (Decem...

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MACHINE HEAD's DEMMEL To Sit Out Rest Of Tour; TRIVIUM, ARCH ENEMY Guitarists To Fill In

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have issued the following update: "All of us here in MACHINE HEAD wish to extend our deepest condolences and sympathy to the Demmel family for their tragic loss of Harry W. Demmel. Flying home today to grieve with his family and celebrate the life of his...

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MACHINE HEAD Plays Zurich Concert Despite Family Loss

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel's father passed away a few hours before the group's concert Friday (December 7) in Zurich, Switzerland. During the band's performance, frontman Robb Flynn dedicated the song "Descend the Shades of Night" to everyone who has lost someone important in his/her life, a...

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MACHINE HEAD Forced To Cut Milan Concert Short

According to several e-mails received by BLABBERMOUTH.NET from people attending last night's (December 6) MACHINE HEAD show in Milan, Italy, the group was forced to cut its performance short after guitarist Phil Demmel apparently fainted on stage 35 minutes into MACHINE HEAD's set (during the intro...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Checks In From The Road

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS are currently busy wrapping up the final shows on the bands current string of dates as direct support to AS I LAY DYING, with a show in Los Angeles tonight and the tour's final show in San Diego on Friday. Commented frontman Phil Labonte: "We are wrapping up...

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TRIVIUM Frontman: We Gotta Take The Time To Make Our Greatest Album Ever

TRIVIUM guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy has issued the following update: "Matt here in Birmingham, UK. First day off The Black Crusade. UK/Euro leg of the tour has been completely unreal... if you haven't had a chance yet check some pictures out of how the tour has been going. "The amount of killer fr...

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BIOMECHANICAL To Host Exclusive Album Premiere At London Cinema Tomorrow

An exclusive premiere for the upcoming album "Cannibalised" from UK extreme metallers BIOMECHANICAL is set to take place in London tomorrow. This invite-only event will challenge the audience to the task of surviving the twisting and turning panoramic sounds of "Cannibalised" while seated in a centr...

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THRESHOLD Keyboardist Producing POWER QUEST

THRESHOLD keyboard player Richard West has just returned home to the UK from Remaster Studios in Italy where he's been co-producing the fourth POWER QUEST album. POWER QUEST is the brainchild of ex-DRAGONFORCE keyboard player Steve Williams and the band recently signed with Napalm Records, home of s...

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BIOMECHANICAL's 'Cannibalised' To Feature Exclusive Orchestral Tracks

The forthcoming release from UK extreme progressive metallers BIOMECHANICAL is set to feature four exclusive orchestral tracks. These expanded and reworked orchestral versions will only be available on a limited edition first pressing of "Cannibalised", which is due to be released on February 11, 20...

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FIREWIND: New Songtitles Revealed

Gus G., mastermind of Greek melodic metal sensation FIREWIND, has issued the following update: "Looking back on 2007 now I can say that I'm very happy with what we've accomplished with FIREWIND. We toured heavily for the 'Allegiance' album and our world tour passed through 22 countries and we did ab...

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GUITAR HERO III Tracks Rock ROADRUNNER Sales

Following the October 28 release of Activision's Guitar Hero III, many of the artists with tracks featured in the game saw impressive spikes in both album and single sales. British metallers DRAGONFORCE have claimed the #1 spot for digital single sales amongst other tracks included in Guitar Hero II...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'Our Third Visit To Australia Was Killer!'

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have just completed the Australian leg of The Black Crusade Tour with MACHINE HEAD and TRIVIUM. Commented ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott: "Our third visit to Australia was killer! We had a good time as usual here and I enjoyed the shows, which were all...

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BIOMECHANICAL: New Members Speak; Video Available

In a string of exclusive videos shot earlier in the week, the new BIOMECHANICAL members have introduced themselves to the band's fans and have spoken out about how they came to join the group. The three video clips can be viewed at below and feature interviews with ex-DRAGONFORCE bassist Adrian Lamb...

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DRAGONFORCE's DAVE MACKINTOSH To Perform At BEAT CF DRUM EVENT

DRAGONFORCE drummer Dave Mackintosh will perform at the Beat CF Drum Event on Sunday, October 28 at Fernetham Hall in Fareham, UK. For more information, call the box office at 01329 231 942, or visit Mackintosh's web site. The previously announced re-release of DRAGONFORCE's debut album, "Valley of...