Legendary North Carolina-based metal band BUZZOV*EN has announced U.S. headlining tour dates. The newly reunited unit will tour this fall for the first time in 12 years and is set to prove why it is seen as one of the most influential underground bands of the last two decades.

Many bands come and go, but few manage to leave their mark, let alone influence an entire genre of music. BUZZOV*EN formed in 1990 and made an immediate impact in the heavy metal world, quickly developing a huge cult following based largely around its dark and devastatingly down-tuned sludge-like sound that pooled elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk with lyrical themes of hatred, pain, anger, violenc ...

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Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have entered the studio to begin recording their new album for a late 2010 release. According to bassist Henkka Seppälä, "Drums are being tracked right now. Jaska [Raatikainen] did yesterday two tracks, and is doing today some more. By weekend we might have all the drums recorded."

CHILDREN OF BODOM will support BLACK LABEL SOCIETY on the "Black Label Berzerkus" tour this fall. Also scheduled to appear on the two-month North American trek are CLUTCH and 2CENTS, with CLUTCH and CHILDREN OF BODOM sharing the main-support slot.

"Skeletons In The Closet", the latest album from CHILDREN OF BODOM, entered the official chart in the band's ...

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Armoury Records, a division of Eagle Rock Entertainment has re-issued Stratovarius’ Infinite and Polaris albums in special deluxe editions. Infinite, originally released in 2000 comes with a second bonus CD with the extra tracks Why Are We Here, It’s a Mystery, Neon Light Child as well as demo versions of Hunting High and Low and Millennium and live versions of Phoenix and Infinity. The Polaris re-issue, aside from the original 2009 album, contains a second bonus CD containing 14 live tracks recorded during the Polaris World Tour of 2009. Both are available now.

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Emperor Magus Caligula To Leave DARK FUNERAL

In an official statement from Emperor Magus Caligula, longtime vocalist of Swedish black metal battalion DARK FUNERAL: "I would like to inform all of our fans that on Saturday, August 21, at the Summer Breeze festival in Germany, I will be doing my last show with the band. Naturally I have mixed feelings about this decision, but it is final! They say that every person will have about 15 minutes of fame during their life. Well, I have had a hell-of-a-ride for 15 years now together with Lord Ahriman and DARK FUNERAL. As some people love to spread weird rumors about others, let me make this clear once and for all. I ...

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Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH are in "the deepest countryside of Finland" working on material for their new studio album, which they will begin to record on October 15 for a late 2011 release.

Commented keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen: "The first week is almost through and we're off to a fantastic start. Jukka [Nevalainen, drums], Emppu [Vuorine, guitar] and me have five songs rehearsed so far. Marco [Hietala, bass/vocals] joined the camp last night after a couple of festival shows he did with TAROT.

"We'll start putting the low ends into those songs later today and maybe try out tune #6.

"The first song put together ended up having on ...

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"Live Death Doom", the new DVD and CD from the reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX, will be released through Century Media Records on the following dates:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland: Friday, August 27
Spain, Italy : Tuesday, August 31
Sweden, Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, September 1
Rest Of Europe: Monday, August 30

"Live Death Doom" will contain ASPHYX's two-hour-plus July 4, 2009 performance in Essen, Germany as well as a documentary about the history of ASPHYX and "a lot of bonus material."

A trailer for the DVD can be viewed below.

On July 9, ASPHYX released the "Abomination Echoes" deluxe seven-inch box set exclusively ...

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Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING have set "Red Silent Tides" as the title of their new album, which is tentatively due this fall via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Piranha studios in Karsdolf, Germany with producer Dennis Ward (ANGRA, PINK CREAM 69, PRIMAL FEAR). The album's cover artwork, which can be viewed below, was created by Samuel Araya, who has previously worked on CRADLE OF FILTH's "Thornography" CD.

"Red Silent Tides" track listing:

01. Dawnmelting
02. The Last Hour
03. Silence De Mort
04. The Cabal
05. Runereader
06. Possession
07. Your Heroes Are Dead
08. Those Days
09. This Nightmare Will Never End
10. ...

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On Tuesday, June 22nd, “The Big Four” - METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX - are bringing their historic European tour to the global stage with a concert shown via satellite in High-Definition (HD) in Cineplex Entertainment theatres across the country. Despite huge demand, these musical giants have never shared the same stage until now. The legendary concert from the tour’s stop at the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria will air at more than 65 Cineplex theatres across Canada. Watch the trailer here

Advance tickets are available beginning Friday, May 28th online here as well as at participating theatre box offices. General admission is $18.00.

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