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SOMBER, MARIONETTE Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival

SOMBER and MARIONETTE have been confirmed for the Metaltown festival, set to take place June 30 at Frihammen in Gothenburg, Sweden. The two bands were added to the event after winning a contest that was held in Gothenburg. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: BACKWATER CANDLEMASS CULT...

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Sweden's F.K.Ü. Brings 'Weapons Of Mosh Destruction' To U.S.

Swedish thrashers F.K.Ü. will tour the U.S. for the first time in support of their latest album, "Sometimes They Come Back... to Mosh". The trek, which kicks off this Friday (June 22),will cover the West Coast and also features GHOUL and ENGORGED. "Weapons of Mosh Destruction 2007" tour dates: June...

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SHINING Mastermind Denies Suicide Rumor Was Publicity Stunt

Metal Sickness recently conducted an interview with SHINING mastermind Niklas Kvarforth. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Sickness: Is SHINING only controlled by you, I mean are you the only one who writes the lyrics and the music or do you let the other members taking part of the creation...

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ANGELCORPSE, SHINING: New Albums Available For Streaming

The upcoming albums from ANGELCORPSE and SHINING are now streaming at MP3.com. ANGELCORPSE's "Of Lucifer and Lightning" (audio stream) and SHINING's "V. Halmstad" (audio stream) are both scheduled for release in the U.S. on June 26 via Osmose/The End Records. ANGELCORPSE bassist/vocalist Pete Helmka...

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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Classic To Be Featured In ROB ZOMBIE's 'Halloween'

According to Rob Zombie, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's classic track "Don't Fear the Reaper" will be featured in his latest film, an adaptation of the 1978 horror classic "Halloween". Zombie's remake of "Halloween", which stars Malcolm McDowell of "A Clockwork Orange" as Dr. Loomis and "X-Men" mutant Tyler Man...

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Free EARACHE Summer Sampler In New Issue Of DECIBEL

Earache Records is giving away a free "Summer Sampler 2007" CD with every copy of the August 2007 issue of Decibel magazine. Raise hell with these 11 tracks from Earache's latest and upcoming summer releases: MUNICIPAL WASTE - "The Art of Partying" SSS - "The Beast" BRING ME THE HORIZON - "Black and...

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DISKREET And WHITECHAPEL To Headline Label Tour In July

DISKREET and WHITECHAPEL will kick off their upcoming tour together July 1 at The Muse in Nashville, Tennessee. Each will perform selections from their Siege of Amida/Candlelight debuts. The tour will also feature THE RED DEATH and THE PARTISANE TURBINE. Released in early April, "Infernal Rise" is t...

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Holland's BAROEG OPEN AIR Festival Cancelled

According to a posting on the LEGION OF THE DAMNED web site, the Baroeg Open Air festival, which was scheduled to take place August 26 at Baroeg in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has been cancelled. "Due to an incident that happened a few weeks ago, Baroeg has to close its doors for the upcoming three...

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SIEGES EVEN: 'Paramount' To Receive North American Release In October

Reformed cult German progressive metal band SIEGES EVEN will release its new album, "Paramount", in North America on October 10 via Inside Out Music. The European CD will arrive in late September. Check out the cover artwork at this location. The photo was taken by British artist David J. Nightingal...

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RIKETS Mixing New Album

Ohio's RIKETS has begun mixing its new album, "All American Death Cult", with Ben Schigel (CHIMAIRA, WALLS OF JERICHO). The CD was produced by Eric Delegard (UNLOCO, EDGEWATER) and RIKETS in Denton, TX at Reel Time Audio. "All American Death Cult" includes a remake of the song "Cry Little Sister", t...

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New GUNS N' ROSES Track for Guitar Hero III?

According to Product Shop NYC, Activision has announced it will release Guitar Hero III, the fifth version of the guitar jamming game, in early 2008. The soundtrack will include a wide variety of material, including tracks by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and (possibly) new GUNS N' ROSES. As of now though...

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RUDY SARZO Joins BLUE ÖYSTER CULT For 'Balance Of 2007'

Starting today, June 16, 2007, Rudy Sarzo joins BLUE ÖYSTER CULT as bassist for the balance of 2007. Former bassist with QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE and longtime friend of the band, Rudy will play until Ronnie James Dio returns from touring with HEAVEN AND HELL (Rudy is the current bassist...

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ANDROID SOUL Signs With PMM RECORDS

Dutch female-fronted metal band ANDROID SOUL has inked a deal with PMM Records from Holland. The group entered the studio on June 14 to begin recording its debut album, "Disappointing Paradise", for a September/October release. A studio diary will be posted on www.youtube.com/androidsoul. The CD wil...

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DIMMU BORGIR, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SWALLOW THE SUN: Photos From SAUNA OPEN AIR Available

HardcoreSounds has posted a number of high-quality photos from the Sauna Open Air festival, which took place June 7-9 in Tampere, Finland. DIMMU BORGIR (Photos) DARK TRANQUILLITY (Photos) SWALLOW THE SUN (Photos) As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported earlier today, DIMMU BORGIR has recruited Tony Laure...

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DIMMU BORGIR Recruits Drummer TONY LAUREANO For Upcoming Shows

DIMMU BORGIR's management has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the Norwegian symphonic black metallers have recruited Tony Laureano (NILE, ANGELCORPSE) to sit behind the kit for the group's next two shows following the announcement that the band's regular drummer drummer Jan Axel von Blomberg (a.k...