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NOCTURNAL RITES: 'Still Alive' Video Available For Download

Sweden's NOCTURNAL RITES have uploaded the second video from their "Grand Illusion" album, "Still Alive", at their official web site. The clip was once again directed by the group's drummer, Owe Lingvall. Check it out at this location (.ZIP file, 46 MB). "Grand Illusion" was released in September 20...

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The Longest Night

I had a feeling PHARAOH's follow-up to its 2003 debut, "After the Fire", would be a true-blue, quality slab of traditional/power metal with contagious melodies, pounding rhythms, and killer guitar work, but "The Longest Night" far exceeded even those expectations. "The Longest Night" would more accu...

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DREAMTALE: New Audio Sample Posted Online

Finnish metallers DREAMTALE have uploaded a sample of a pre-production version of a new song, entitled "Yesterday's News", at this location. The track is expected to appear on the band's follow-up to their third album, "Difference", which was released in April 2005 via Spinefarm Records. DREAMTALE r...

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IN FLAMES Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Sweden's IN FLAMES have been confirmed as the second headlining act (alongside WHITESNAKE) for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (two more acts to be confirmed): ARMORED SAINT CO...

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HELLOWEEN, STRATOVARIUS Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

HELLOWEEN and STRATOVARIUS have been confirmed for the tenth edition of the 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: Thursday, June 1: VENOM DIMMU BORGIR OPETH DOWN TESTAMENT NEVERMORE SATYRICON TBA TBA TBA Fr...

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STRATOVARIUS, HELLFULED Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

STRATOVARIUS and HELLFULED are the latest confirmed acts for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ARMORED SAINT COUNT RAVEN DEATH ANGEL EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNE...

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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...