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Norway's INFERNO FESTIVAL: Tickets Selling Faster Than Ever Before
According to the organizers of Norway's Inferno Festival, the three-day passes for this year's event are now completely sold out — the first time in the festival's history the pases have sold out this early. In addition, about 30 percent of the passes have been sold to metal fans abroad. There are s...January 4, 2006
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UNEXPECT: New Songtitles Revealed
Montreal's eclectic black/classical/technical outfit UNEXPECT have revealed the tentative track listing for their upcoming The End Records debut, tentatively due in the first half of 2006. Entitled "In a Flesh Aquarium", the 60-minute effort will include the following songs: 01. Chromatic Chimera (b...December 20, 2005
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DEZPERADOZ Sign With AFM RECORDS
Germany's DEZPERADOZ (formerly DESPERADOS) have inked a deal with AFM Records. The group, whose 2000 debut album, "The Dawn of Dying", featured guest lead vocals from SODOM mainman Tom Angelripper, will release their long-awaited follow-up effort, "The Legend and the Truth", on March 31, 2006. The C...December 13, 2005
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FINNTROLL Schedule Russian Dates
Finland's FINNTROLL will return to the Russian soil in December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 10 - Moscow, RUS @ CDK Mai Dec. 11 - St. Petersburg, US @ Port club As previously reported, FINNTROLL will be teaming up with long-running German thrashers SODOM for a U.S. tour beginning in early J...October 5, 2005
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Strength, Power, Will, Passion
On a purely visceral level, the new HOLY MOSES is a more satisfying beast than ARCH ENEMY's latest — a female-fronted thrash album with roaring harsh vocals and simple, speed-picking riffing that should make any SLAYER, SODOM or THE HAUNTED fan happy. Frontwoman Sabina Classen has been doing this of...October 2, 2005
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I, Infidel
My first reaction to the vocals on the new RITUAL CARNAGE was a startled "What the fuck???" It'd been a while since I heard this Japanese band in action — I worship their first two albums, "The Highest Law" and "Every Nerve Alive", as masterful and devastating neo-thrash classics free of any influen...September 25, 2005
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SABATON Replace DREAM EVIL On 34,000 TONS OF METAL Cruise
Sweden's SABATON have replaced DREAM EVIL on the billing of the Sweden Rock magazine-sponsored "34,000 Tons of Metal" cruise (between Sweden and Finland),set to take place September 30-October 1. Also scheduled to appear are SODOM, FINNTROLL, UNLEASHED, LOUD 'N' NASTY and LAKE OF TEARS. For more in...September 20, 2005
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THANATOS To Take Break From Live Performances
Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS have posted the following message on their web site: "We're sad to announce that the show we played in Leiden last weekend has been the last show for quite some time. Stephan's [Gebédi; guitar, vocals] problems turned out to be a neck hernia. He ma...September 13, 2005
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FINNTROLL To Invade North America
Finland's FINNTROLL will be teaming up with German thrashers SODOM for a short tour of the Northeast in January. Anticipating the band's American invasion, FINNTROLL guitarist Routa sent out the following message: "Hailz Metalheads, in January the notorious trollhorde FINNTROLL will finally land the...September 9, 2005
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Destroyers from the Western Skies
Right or wrong, there was a time when those with using "black metal" and "elite" in the same sentence were referring to bands of a Scandinavian heritage, while those same folks snickered at the idea of a legitimate U.S. black metal world presence. Regardless of the questionable validity of the origi...September 6, 2005
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FINNTROLL To Support KORN In Finland
FINNTROLL will support KORN on September 18 at Ishallen in Helsinki, Finland. As previously reported, FINNTROLL will be teaming up with long-running German thrashers SODOM for a U.S. tour beginning in early January. FINNTROLL are continuing to tour in support of their latest album, "Nattfödd", which...August 31, 2005
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MARILYN MANSON's Croatia Gig Goes Ahead
BBC News has published the following report: Police in Croatia have allowed a concert by rock star MARILYN MANSON to go ahead, despite church protests that the singer "promotes Satanism." Manson's performance took place in the coastal town of Pula on Monday night with a considerable police presence....August 23, 2005
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Croatian Police Still Mulling MARILYN MANSON Concert Ban
According to the AFP, Croatian police are still mulling whether to ban a concert by shock rocker MARILYN MANSON in the coastal town of Pula (scheduled for Monday, August 22),following protests from the influential Catholic church and parents worried that he is promoting satanism. "Police must check...August 20, 2005
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PARADISE LOST Cancel METALWAY Festival Appearance
PARADISE LOST have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Metalway festival in Gernika, Spain due to an illness in the band. Replacing the group on the bill will be Portugal's MOONSPELL. Other acts scheduled to perform at the festival — which will take place this weekend (August 12-14) — incl...August 9, 2005
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SODOM, FINNTROLL: More North American Tour Dates Revealed
Long-running German thrashers SODOM will be teaming up with Finland's FINNTROLL for a North American tour beginning in early January. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jan. 06 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Jan. 07 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Jan. 08 - New York, NY @ BB King´s Jan. 09 - Montreal,...August 1, 2005