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FIREHOUSE: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

Veteran hard rockers FIREHOUSE have scheduled the following dates during the coming months: Dec. 13 - Crown Point, IN - The Registry Dec. 31 - Saint Paul, MN - Myth (w/ Bret Michaels) Feb. 15 - Springfield, IL - Club Chrome Apr. 19 - Tokyo, Japan - Akasaka Blitz Apr. 20 - Tokyo, Japan - ...

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PRIMORDIAL Frontman Clarifies His Stance On Illegal Music Downloading

Vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of the of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has issued the following update: "The [new PRIMORDIAL] album ['To the Nameless Dead'] is officially out this week and while the shipping figures from the label are excellent and more than the last one sold, it remai...

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SONATA ARCTICA: Chile Dates Announced

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have scheduled two dates in Chile in February. They are as follows: Feb. 22 - Santiago, Chile - Caupolican Feb. 23 - Valparaiso, Chile - El Huevo More South American dates are expected to be announced soon. SONATA ARCTICA recently parted ways with guitarist J...

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NIGHTWISH Schedules Gothenburg Signing Session

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will take part in a signing session at Media Markt in Gothenburg, Sweden on Friday, November 30 beginning at 5:30 p.m. NIGHTWISH will release a "platinum" edition of its latest album, "Dark Passion Play" (release date to be confirmed),which will include...

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DECREPIT BIRTH: New Song Posted Online

A new DECREPIT BIRTH track, entitled "A Gathering of Imaginations", has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the Santa Cruz, California-based death metallers' second album, "Diminishing between Worlds", which is scheduled for release on January 28, 2008 via Unique Leader Recor...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Platinum' Edition Of 'Dark Passion Play' To Include Five Bonus Tracks

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will release a "platinum" edition of their latest album, "Dark Passion Play" (release date to be confirmed),which will include all 13 songs from the original version plus five bonus tracks: 01. Erämaan Viimeinen (new track) 02. The Escapist (new track)...

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SONATA ARCTICA: Milan Concert Footage, Photos Available

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded photos and video footage of SONATA ARCTICA's November 19, 2007 concert at the Alcatraz club in Milan, Italy. Check out the pictures at this location. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro 02. In Black And White 03. Paid In Full 04. Victoria's Secre...

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TERROR SYNDROME Overcoming Studio Mishaps

THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has issued the following update on the status of the as-yet-unreleased debut album from his Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band TERROR SYNDROME: "It's been an interesting few weeks or so since our hard drive fizzed on us. We lost some o...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Audio Interview With ADAM DUTKIEWICZ Available

As KILLSWITCH ENGAGE geared up for a co-headlining tour with LAMB OF GOD, Headbanger's Blog conducted a humorous and insightful podcast interview with guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. During their 30 minutes together, Adam talked about the laxative effects of coffee; the back problems that threaten his ca...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'The End Of Heartache' Certified Gold

Genre-defining metal titans KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have officially received their first RIAA gold certification for their sophomore Roadrunner release, "The End of Heartache". Featuring breakthrough radio hits "Rose of Sharyn" and the Grammy-nominated "The End of Heartache", the album was released on May...

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NIGHTWISH: Highlights From MTV Finland Special Posted Online

A six-and-a-half-minute compilation of clips from a 30-minute NIGHTWISH TV special that aired on MTV Finland on November 16, 2007 can be viewed below (Note: The video includes footage from the band's first official performance with new singer Anette Olzon which took place in early October in Israel)...

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FOZZY Frontman On MTV Canada; Video Available

Chris Jericho — lead vocalist for FOZZY and former WWE wrestling champion — was recently interviewed on MTV Canada about his autobiography, "A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex" (Grand Central Publishing),which focuses on the early days of his wrestling and performing career. Watch the seven...

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FIREHOUSE: New Video Interview With C.J. SNARE Posted Online

Maila-Kaarina conducted an interview with FIREHOUSE vocalist C.J. Snare during his band's visit to Brazil earlier this month. Watch the eight-minute chat below. A new audio interview with former FIREHOUSE guitarist Bill Leverty conducted by Mark Uricheck of The Musician's Voice can be be downloaded...

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NIGHTWISH: More Quality Footage From New York City Concert Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's October 18, 2007 concert at the Nokia Theatre in New York City can be viewed below (courtesy of "godzillo"). John Two-Hawks, a Native American hailing from Arkansas, performed the song "Creek Mary's Blood" with NIGHTWISH at the Finnish/Swedish symphoni...

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SERJ TANKIAN Answers 'Frequently Asked Questions'

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian recently answered several "frequently asked questions" via his MySpace page: Q: "Elect The Dead" [is] your first album released since SYSTEM OF A DOWN went on a hiatus in 2006. What was it like to make an album on your own? Tankian: I've wanted to make a solo ....