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PRIMORDIAL Frontman: 'The Real Honest Metal Being Made Out There Today Is In The Underground'
Vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of the of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has posted a lengthy message on the band's MySpace blog. An excerpt follows. "It's often I look with dismay at the state of the modern metal scene, calculated and plastic, little different to corporate boy and girl...May 14, 2008
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WITHIN CHAOS, THE DESTRO Added To OZZFEST
WITHIN CHAOS and THE DESTRO have been added to the Texas (Third) Stage at this year's one-day Ozzfest, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 9 at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas, Texas. The festival billing is now as follows: Main Stage: OZZY OSBOURNE METALLICA SERJ TANKIAN HELLYEAH JONATHAN...May 14, 2008
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OZZFEST Returns As One-Day Stadium Festival With OZZY OSBOURNE And METALLICA
All eyes and ears will be on Dallas, Texas Saturday, August 9. Ozzfest the original and iconic hard rock festival returns in 2008 as a one-day stadium spectacular that teams Ozzfest founder and namesake OZZY OSBOURNE (in his only U.S. concert appearance this summer) with METALLICA (marking their Ozz...May 13, 2008
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INTO ETERNITY Mainman Issues SYMPHONY X Tour Recap
Founding guitarist/principal songwriter Tim Roth of Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "We just finished our last show with SYMPHONY X and EPICA and all we can say is that the tour was killer! Everyone from the bands to the crew was super-cool. It t...May 7, 2008
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THE SWORD Cancels BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Appearance
According to Metal Hammer, Austin, Texas-based quartet THE SWORD has cancelled its appearance at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival (set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England) due to "unforseen scheduling issues." As previously reported, THE SWORD will open for...April 30, 2008
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THE SWORD Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
According to Metal Hammer, Austin, Texas-based quartet THE SWORD has been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES CLOUDS...April 29, 2008
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VIRGIN STEELE Signs With DOCKYARD 1
Veteran New York metallers VIRGIN STEELE have inked a deal with Dockyard 1, the label that collaborated with the band on re-releases of "Age Of Consent" and "Noble Savage". Commented VIRGIN STEELE singer David DeFeis: "This took quite awhile to conclude, as it was a difficult decision to make in reg...April 26, 2008
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SLAYER: 'Live Undead'/'Haunting The Chapel' Splatter Vinyl Available
Available now through Nuclear Blast mailorder is SLAYER's "Live Undead"/"Haunting The Chapel" combo (from 1985 and 1984, respectively) as a numbered new edition in blue splatter vinyl. The vinyl reissue is limited to 500 pieces. The track listing is as follows: Side A - Live Undead: 01. Black Magic...April 18, 2008
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STORMLORD: New Song Posted Online
Italian "extreme epic metal" band STORMLORD has posted a new song, entitled "Mare Nostrum", on its MySpace page. The track is the title cut of the group's long-awaited fourth full-length album, due on May 23 via Locomotive Records. The CD was recorded at Giuseppe Orlando's Outer Sound Studios (NECRO...April 17, 2008
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RUSH: Opening Night Setlist Revealed
RUSH kicked off the 2008 leg of the "Snakes & Arrows" world tour last night (April 11) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. (Snakes & Arrows Dream Sequence same as 2007 leg) 02. Limelight 03. Digital Man 04. Ghost of a Chance 05. Mission 06. Freewill 07. The Main...April 12, 2008
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RUSH: New Setlist Revealed?
RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com has revealed the setlist for the next leg of the group's 2008 "Snakes & Arrows Tour", which kicks off tomorrow (April 11) at Coliseo De Puerto Rico. The site's San Juan, Puerto Rico "spy" caught RUSH performing the following songs during rehearsal: 01. Limelight 02....April 10, 2008
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METALLICA: Istanbul Concert Announced
METALLICA has scheduled a July 27 concert at Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. Tickets for this show go on sale on Monday, April 14 at 11 a.m. local time via www.biletix.com. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: May 16 - Tucson, AZ - KFMA Day May 28 - ...April 10, 2008
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METALLICA Schedules Dublin Date
METALLICA will perform in Dublin, Ireland at Marlay Park on August 20. Opening for the San Francisco Bay Area heavy metal legends at this show will be the "always entertaining" TENACIOUS D. Tickets for this general-admission show go on sale on Friday, April 18 at 8:00 a.m. local time via www.ticketm...April 10, 2008
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SEVENDUST, IN FLAMES, THE SWORD, DREAM THEATER First-Week Sales Revealed
SEVENDUST' new album, "Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow" (7Bros/Asylum),sold 25,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is substantially less than the opening number of its predecessor, "Alpha", which registered a fi...April 9, 2008
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DOWN Added To METALLICA's 'European Summer Vacation'
METALLICA has issued the following update: "Since the second part of our little European summer vacation does not include any festival shows, guess what... we get to pick who we, and you, get to spend the day with. So we're psyched to share with you that our old friends in DOWN and our new friends ....April 8, 2008
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