Audio samples of the new ISOLE tracks "The Beyond" and "Beyond the Black II" have been made available for download at the group's official web site, www.forevermore.se. Both songs will be included on the Swedish doom metal quartet's upcoming 7" vinyl release, "The Beyond", due on March 13 via I Hate Records. The single marks the group's first recording with new drummer Jonas Lindström, who is also a member of the death metal quartet WITHERED BEAUTY and black metal quintet UNDIVINE. The single's title cut, "The Beyond", is described in a press release as "a relatively up-te ...

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Escapi Records will re-release all five albums from the acclaimed band WARRIOR SOUL. On March 14, Escapi will re-release the band's 1990 "Last Decade Dead Century" debut, the 1991 "Drugs God & The New Republic" follow-up, and 1992's "Salutations From The Ghetto Nation". Then, on April 4, WARRIOR SOUL's groundbreaking fourth album, "Chill Pill" (originally released in 1993) and "Space Age Playboys" (originally released in 1995) will be re-released. All tracks on all albums will be remixed and remastered.

The constant in all five albums is frontman Kory Clarke. It's Clarke's vision that permeates the proceeding ...

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Florida-based metal/hardcore legends PRO-PAIN have announced tour dates for their upcoming "Prophets Of Doom" tour. They are as follows:

14.04 (GR) ALEXANDROUPOLIS @ DOMUS
15.04 (GR) THESSALONIKI @ MYLOS XYLOURGIO
16.04 (GR) ATHENS @ UNDERWORLD
17.04 (NL) TILBURG @ 013 NO MERCY FESTIVAL
18.04 (D) HANNOVER @ MUSIK ZENTRUM
19.04 (D) KOLN @UNDERGROUND
20.04 (F) POITIERS @ BSC CAFE
21.04 (F) COLMAR @ LE GRILLEN
22.04 (B) HASSELT @ MUSIEK-O-DROM
23.04 (D) LUDWIGSBURG @ ROCK FABRIKM
24.04 (CZ) PLZEN @ DK SERIKOVA
25.04 (CZ) ZLIN @ ROCK CAFE
26.04 (A) DORNBIRN @ CONRAD SOHM
27.04 (CH) BERN @ ISC
28.04 (CH) LUZERN @SEDEL
29.04 (D ...

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German death metallers NECROPHAGIST have announced the addition of Helsinki, Finland-based guitarist Sami Raatikainen (CODEON) to the group's ranks. "We look forward to working together with an extremely talented fella, as we never met someone working faster or harder before," the band write in a statement. "We would also like to thank the applicants that didn't get the spot, you guys have done a great job! But in the end, there can only be one. Thank you all!"

Raatikainen joins NECROPHAGIST as the replacement for Christian Münzner, who left the band earlier in the month due to "scheduling conflicts."

As previously reported, NECROPHAGIST< ...

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ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell's official web site administrator, who goes by the name of "ceojc", has confirmed that the band will be reuniting for an appearance at the Nova Rock festival in Austria in mid-June (web site), with "a lot more" concert dates yet to be announced.

"I hate to keep on saying this, but as most of you have heard, ALICE will be performing at Nova Rock in Austria," "ceojc" writes on Cantrell's official message board. "This is true. ALICE is back.

"Europe is a long way to go for just one show, so I feel that we are going to have ...

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As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first hinted on Jan. 6 and then again on Jan. 27, METALLICA have finally confirmed that they are working with producer Rick Rubin (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, AUDIOSLAVE, SLAYER, SLIPKNOT) on their new studio album.

In a posting on their official web site, METALLICA write, "We just wanted to let our friends know that we have been jamming, writing, just plain messing around an ...

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Swedish metallers EVERGREY have uploaded audio samples of three new tracks from their upcoming album, "Monday Morning Apocalypse", at their official web site. Check out clips of the songs "Still in the Water", "Monday Morning Apocalypse" and "Unspeakable" at www.evergrey.net.

The follow-up to 2004's "The Inner Circle", "Monday Morning Apocalypse" (view cover here) was recorded at Division One Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden by the experienced production team of Sanken Sandquist and Stefa ...

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Drummer Stet Howland has announced his departure from W.A.S.P.. I na posting on the band's official web site, Howland wrote, "I appreciate the kind words and I am sorry if some of you are sad about my departure. Out of respect to the band and the upcoming tour, I didn't send out a press release about this, as I didn't want to cause possible worry to you good people.
I just got in from a long weekend and my ass is kicked, so I'll keep this short and to the point.

"Without going into detail that would most likely get turned into something negative, let me give a Reader's Digest version of what's up.

"In mid-January, Blackie [Lawless, W ...

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London-based "extreme power metal" band DRAGONFORCE have found themselves a new bassist. Stepping up to fill the slot vacated last year by Adrian Lambert, who left the band to spend more time with his family, is DRAGONFORCE's current "touring bassist" Frederic Leclercq. Formerly guitarist with French metal outfit HEAVENLY, Fred is a longtime friend of DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li. While out on the road with DRAGONFORCE, the band realized that Fred fit into the band perfectly and invited him to join on a permanent basis.

Fred is a bit of a super-talented "multi-man." As well as being fluent in the English, ...

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A brand new THE GATHERING track, entitled "Shortest Day", has been made available for download at this location (MP3, 3.8 MB). The song comes off the Dutch rock act's upcoming album, "Home" (view cover at this location), due on April 18 via The End Records in North America.

Ever since their inception 15 years ago THE GATHERING have continued to evolve, never settling on one set style and rarely ever duplicating themselves. They have embraced chan ...

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