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GRAVE Prepares To Record New Album
13 Oct 2007
Long-running Swedish death metallers GRAVE have issued the following update:
"We are currently working on material for our upcoming eighth studio album. The writing process has been going very good the past month and we already have some songs in the final stages. Release is scheduled to April/May 2008 on a label that we are very excited to start working with. More news on that soon. "20th anniversary info: Next ... |
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Reunited CARCASS Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
06 Oct 2007
Reactivated British extreme legends CARCASS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are IRON MAIDEN (headliners), CHILDREN OF BODOM, AVANTASIA, KREATOR and SONATA ARCTICA.
Commented CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker: "Well, they said it would never happen. In fact I said it would never happen. Then I noticed no one pays attention to what I say anyway and I sounded like an idiot... "Summer 2008 will be the twentieth anniversary since the release of CARCASS' first studio album ... |
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BIOMECHANICAL Recruits Former DRAGONFORCE Bassist
01 Oct 2007
U.K. epic thrash metallers BIOMECHANICAL have announced the addition of bassist Adrian Lambert (SON OF SCIENCE, ex-DRAGONFORCE, INTENSE) to the group's ranks. "His fast and furious bass style is exactly what the band was looking for!" BIOMECHANICAL said in a statement.
BIOMECHANICAL will release its new album, "Cannibalised", on February 11, 2008 through Earache Records. "Cannibalised" was mixed by famed producer Chris Tsangarides ( |
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GAMMA RAY Signs With STEAMHAMMER/SPV
27 Sep 2007
German power metallers GAMMA RAY have inked a deal with Steamhammer/SPV. The group's new album, "Land of the Free II" (cover artwork), is scheduled for release in Europe on November 19 (November 16 in Germany). The CD will arrive in the U.S. in January.
Commented GAMMA RAY founder Kai Hansen: "Following our previous record company's well-documented restructuring process, we increasingly felt that it would be better to embark on a new course business-wise. The preparations for our joint tour with HELLOWEEN spawned the idea to fo ... |
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ROADRUNNER RECORDS ANNOUNCES CAVALERA CONSPIRACY!
20 Sep 2007
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SOILWORK: 'Exile' Video Posted Online
20 Sep 2007
SOILWORK's video for the song "Exile" can be viewed below. The track comes off the Swedish metallers' new album, "Sworn to a Great Divide", due in North America on October 23 via Nuclear Blast Records.
The vocals for the new CD were recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with the help of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend. The track listing for the effort is as foll ... |
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It's Official: LED ZEPPELIN To Reunite For London Concert
13 Sep 2007
The surviving members of LED ZEPPELIN have confirmed they will reform for a special show at London's 22,000-capacity O2 arena on Monday, November 26 as part of a tribute to Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who died last December.
Tickets cost £125 each (approximately $254) and will be allocated on a lottery basis through the AhmetTribute.com web site. Names will be chosen at random. There will be seating and standing tickets and fans will be able to express a preference at the web site. Due to expected unprecedented demand, tickets will be limited to two per successful applicants per household. Tickets will not be available from a ... |
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TOMMY LEE Quits MÖTLEY CRÜE
13 Sep 2007
According to the amended complaint filed by MÖTLEY CRÜE against artist manager Carl Stubner and his three companies Sanctuary Group, Inc., Sanctuary Artist Management, Inc. and Carl Stubner Productions, Inc., drummer Tommy Lee "recently informed [bassist Nikki] Sixx and [guitarist Mick] Mars, the shareholders of MCI [Motley Crue, Inc.], that he was resigning from the band and his resignation was accepted."
According to a press release issued by MÖTLEY CRÜE earlier today, the group's amended complain ... |
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra tour dates posted
11 Sep 2007
Yes folks....it's time to think about that time of the year again. Trans-Siberian Orchestra is hitting the road for their annual Christmas tour beginning Nov. 1st in Youngstown, Ohio and continuing through to January 6th in Green Bay WI. Besides the U.S. dates, confirmed shows in Canada include Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Vancouver. As usual, 2 versions of the band will cover East and West coast dates simultaneously. The complete list of tour dates can be found here.
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ENSIFERUM Parts Ways With Keyboardist
11 Sep 2007
Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal band ENSIFERUM has parted ways with keyboardist Meiju Enho. Meiju's statement regarding his decision to leave the group can be found at this location.
Emmi Silvennoinen from the band EXSECRATUS has filling in for Meiju since the beginning of this year and will continue to act as the live/session |