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NOCTURNAL RITES Confirmed For Sweden's KRAMFORS STADSFEST

Sweden's NOCTURNAL RITES have been confirmed for the Kramfors Stadsfest, set to take place June 16-17 in Kramfors, Sweden. Also scheduled to appear are DESTYNATION (formerly ETERNIA). As previously reported, NOCTURNAL RITES recently completed work on "Still Alive", the second video from their "Grand...

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HAMMERFALL To Release New Album In October

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The Winter Olympics 2006 are over, and it ended on a high note for us: Sweden beat Finland 3-2 in the ice-hockey final, in a very exciting and nerve-racking game. Actually, the Finns were the most...

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KAMELOT To Record New Album This Summer

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are pleased to announce that KAMELOT will be returning to Norway for the Ragnarock Festival (web site) in August 2006. "Work continues on KAMELOT's first DVD, 'One Cold Winter's Night'. The...

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DOWN Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival?

According to a posting at the Metal Italia web site, DOWN — the acclaimed band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip An...

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STORMLORD Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

Italian "extreme epic metal" act STORMLORD have been confirmed for the tenth edition of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE IN CHAINS ANGRA BENEDICTUM BLOODSIMPLE CRUCIFIED B...

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ALICE IN CHAINS, DEF LEPPARD, STONE SOUR Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

ALICE IN CHAINS, DEF LEPPARD, STONE SOUR and BLOODSIMPLE have been confirmed for the tenth edition of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. ALICE IN CHAINS, STONE SOUR and BLOODSIMPLE are expected to play on the last day of the event, June 4. GUNS N' ROSES...

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EXCALION To Enter Studio In May

Finnish symphonic power metallers EXCALION will enter Watercastle studios in May to record the follow-up to 2005's "Primal Exhale", due later in the year via Sound Riot Records. According to a press release, "The new songs are very more mature both musically and lyrically. The whole band has improve...

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VENOM Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

British black metal pioneers VENOM have been confirmed for the tenth edition of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANGRA BENEDICTUM CRUCIFIED BARBARA DEFTONES DIMMU BORGIR GAMMA R...

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KALEDON Part Ways With STEELBORN RECORDS

Italian power metal band KALEDON have parted ways with Steelborn Records (division of Nortwind Records). "After four years of collaboration, this label was to small for us, so we decided to look up for a bigger one," the band write on their web site. "We thank our old label manager for his work and...

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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Seeks Talent For HIGH AND LOUD Label

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto is seeking new bands to sign to his High and Loud label. According to a posting on TimoHigh and Loud's goal is "to nurture artists and to produce and to release good music. In this case rock/metal and heavy music. The main idea is not to sign as ...

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GUNS N' ROSES, DEFTONES, KORN Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

Italian concert promoter Live In Italy has confirmed GUNS N' ROSES as the first headliner of the tenth edition of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. GUNS N' ROSES will play on June 4. Other newly confirmed acts for the festival include DEFTONES and KORN....

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STRATOVARIUS To Record New Album Later In The Year

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are getting some rest after the tour but life goes on. We are planning to record a new album later this year, and in connection with that we will also play a few select shows scheduled around the...

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LULLACRY: Live Video Posted Online

Finland's LULLACRY have uploaded a live video of the track "Fire Within", shot on August 30, 2004 at the Cajun House in Phoenix, Arizona. Download it at this location (.MPG file, 28 MB). LULLACRY released their fourth studio album, "Vol. 4", in the U.S. last month via Century Media Records. The CD w...

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WHITESNAKE, OPETH Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

WHITESNAKE and OPETH have been confirmed for the tenth edition of the Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 3-4 in Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANGRA BENEDICTUM CRUCIFIED BARBARA DIMMU BORGIR GAMMA RAY NEVERMORE OPETH SONATA ARCTICA STRATOVAR...

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NEGLECTED FIELDS To Release 'Splenetic' In April

Latvian technical death/black masters NEGLECTED FIELDS will be issuing their third CD, entitled "Splenetic", in April through Aghast Recordings. Described as "the missing link between latter-period DEATH and EMPEROR," the album was recorded in part at Astia studio in Finland, while the entire produc...