EVERGREY and SIX FEET UNDER have been confirmed for the Metalcamp festival, set to take place July 3-9, 2008 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALESTORM APOCALYPTICA ARCH ENEMY BEHEMOTH BIOMECHANICAL BRAINSTORM CATAMENIA CELTIC FROST DARK FORTRESS DEAD BEYOND BURIED DRONE ELUVEITIE EVERGREY FEAR MY THOUGHTS FINNTROLL GORILLA MONSOON HACRIDE ...
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ICED EARTH has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place on June 27-28 in Balingen, Germany. The band, which recently rejoined forces with singer Matt Barlow, is the last of 23 acts to be confirmed for the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ...
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Acclaimed early '90s German metallers SECRECY will be joined by second guitarist Dennis Krueger (THE ELDER, MURDER ONE, TALK) for their upcoming reunion performance at this year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, which is scheduled to take place June 27-28 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The group's lineup for the concert will consist of the following ...
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STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER has cancelled its appearance at the Festival de Metal Boricua 4, which is scheduled to take place March 22 at Coliseo de Cayey (Raul "Rolo" Colon), Cayey, Puerto Rico. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "You know, sometimes things just don't work out the way that you ...
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Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have been confirmed for the Metalcamp festival, set to take place July 3-9, 2008 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALESTORM APOCALYPTICA ARCH ENEMY BEHEMOTH BIOMECHANICAL BRAINSTRORM CATAMENIA CELTIC FROST DARK FORTRESS DEAD BEYOND BURIED DRONE ELUVEITIE FEAR MY THOUGHTS FINNTROLL GORILLA MONSOON HATE HEAVEN SHALL ...
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Metal Mind Productions will release ONSLAUGHT's "Live Polish Assault" DVD in a special DVD+CD limited swing case edition on March 3 in Europe (May 13 in the U.S. via MVD). "Live Polish Assault 2007" contains more than an hour of veritable thrash mayhem filmed during the band's gig on February 12, 2007 at the Stodola ...
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SABBAT, ONSLAUGHT and AT WAR are among the confirmed bands for the Thrash Assault 2 festival, set to take place February 23, 2008 in Würzburg, Germany at Soundpark-Ost (ex-Rockpalast). The final running order is as follows: 15:00 doors 16:00 - 16:30 NOCTURNAL 16:50 - 17:20 RUNAMOK 17:40 - 18:20 GAMA BOMB 18:40 - 19:25 DESASTER ...
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Canadian death/grind metallers CEPHALECTOMY have posted their video for the song "The Igniting Tempest" on YouTube. Watch the clip below. The song was recorded to help promote the band's upcoming EP, "The Dream Cycle Mythos", a 23-minute long song which is being released this spring and will have an onslaught of guest vocalists. Originally formed ...
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Queens, New York-based hardcore/metal act SWORN ENEMY recently completed its inaugural Japanese trip by co-headlining the country's Pump Up The Volume festivals in Kawasaki and Osaka. This marked the second international tour in support of the group's new album, "Maniacal", which is set for a February 12 release. A new 30-second commercial spot, featuring clips ...
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Reunited Virginia thrash metal legends AT WAR have been confirmed for the Thrash Attack II festival in Wuerzburg, Germany. The festival will take place February 23 at Soundbarp Ost and will feature additional performances from SABBAT, ONSLAUGHT, PROTECTOR, and other acts. In the mid-1980s AT WAR was unleashed on the metal scene, prompting Kerrang! magazine ...
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Swedish thrashers CARNAL FORGE have confirmed that they have parted ways with Jari Kuusisto (rhythm guitar) and Jens C. Mortensen (vocals). "We are sorry not to have the guys on board anymore, and we wish them all the best for the future," the group writes in a statement. "We want to thank them for all ...
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Swedish female-fronted alternative rock/metal band POWERTRIP (photo) last year recorded the official song for Swedish floorball team Patriots. Longtime Patriots fans, POWERTRIP tracked the cut live and members from the club and fanclub helped out with some serious kick-ass chanting! Commented POWERTRIP bassist Peter Uvén: "It's one heavy kick-ass song that will suit ...
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Former CONSTRUCDEAD/current GODSIC frontman Peter Tuthill has issued the following update: "In November I got the opportunity to try out for the Swedish metal band CARNAL FORGE as singer! Having been a fan of their music since they released their debut, there was no hesitation from my part to try out. I went to Sala ...
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Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have confirmed the departure of guitarist Alan Jordan. A replacement axeman has already been recruited in the shape of "awesome new shredder" Andy Rosser-Davies. Commented ONSLAUGHT guitarist Nige Rockett: "Unfortunately, Al was unable to commit to any touring with the band as from late last year due to personal circumstances. Live ...
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Guitarist Alan Jordan of the reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "It is with immediate effect that I will no longer be a part of ONSLAUGHT. I had the best part of three very happy years with the band and recorded what I considered to be a great album and ...
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GORGOROTH and GOREFEST are among the newly announced bands for the Inferno metal festival, set to take place March 19-22, 2008 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. The complete festival billing is as follows: Club Day - Wednesday, March 19: Garage: GALLHAMMER INSENSE Blå: SAHG KÄTHE KOLLWITZ John Dee: VREID IN ...
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KORPIKLAANI, THE NEW BLACK, EDGE OF THORNS and LOST WORLD ORDER have been confirmed for the Queens of Metal Open Air 2008 festival, set to take place June 19-21, 2008 in Kleinwenkheim, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: BRAINSTORM DELIRIOUS DYING FETUS EDGE OF THORNS ELENSIS END OF GREEN FLESHCRAWL FLESHLESS ...
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Bay Area thrashers HATCHET have issued the following update: "Due to personal and musical differences we have decided to part ways with our original drummer Slave. That being said, we are actively seeking a new permanent drummer to fill our lineup. We are looking for a talented, serious musician, who will be 100% dedicated to ...
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BRAINSTORM and GROUND OF RUIN have been confirmed for the Queens of Metal Open Air 2008 festival, set to take place June 19-21, 2008 in Kleinwenkheim, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: BRAINSTORM DELIRIOUS DYING FETUS ELENSIS END OF GREEN FLESHCRAWL FLESHLESS GOREFEST GRAILKNIGHTS GROUND OF RUIN HATRED KNORKATOR KRWTH LENG ...
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Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have been confirmed for this year's instalment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place on June 27-28, 2008 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGE OF EVIL AGENT STEEL BREAKER CONTRACRASH ENSIFERUM FORBIDDEN GRAVE DIGGER GREAT WHITE HARDCORE SUPERSTAR JUDAS PRIEST KORPIKLAANI ...
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Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have been confirmed for the Queens of Metal Open Air 2008 festival, set to take place June 19-21, 2008 in Kleinwenkheim, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: DELIRIOUS DYING FETUS ELENSIS END OF GREEN FLESHCRAWL FLESHLESS GOREFEST GRAILKNIGHTS HATRED KNORKATOR KRWTH LENG TCH'E MORT ONSLAUGHT PERZONAL WAR ...
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British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have been confirmed as one of the headlining acts of next year's instalment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place on June 27-28, 2008 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGE OF EVIL AGENT STEEL BREAKER CONTRACRASH ENSIFERUM FORBIDDEN GRAVE DIGGER ...
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Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have been forced to cancel the final five shows of their current German tour with EKTOMORF due to what they claim were "continuing breaches of contract" by the tour's organizers. ONSLAUGHT singer Sy Keeler says in a statement: "The organization behind the tour has again been nothing short of shambolic from ...
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Lebanese death metallers OATH TO VANQUISH will support ROTTING CHRIST at the final date of the Greek band's "Hellenic Tour 2007" on December 23 at the Club Red in Nicosia, Cyprus. A poster for the show can be viewed at this location. In related news, OATH TO VANQUISH will enter the studio in ...
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SABBAT, ONSLAUGHT and AT WAR are among the confirmed bands for the Thrash Assault 2 festival, set to take place February 23, 2008 in Würzburg, Germany at Soundpark-Ost (ex-Rockpalast). The festival billing is as follows: SABBAT (UK) ONSLAUGHT (UK) PROTECTORS (SWE) AT WAR (USA) DESASTER (GER) GAMA BOMB (IRL) RUNAMOK (GER) NOCTURNAL (GER) For more ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE have been confirmed as one of the headlining acts for next year's instalment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place on June 27-28, 2008 in Balingen, Germany. The band will deliver a very special three-hour performance with the full "Operation: Mindcrime" sets along with a huge stage production including stage actors, ...
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TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has released the following statement regarding the passing of QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow: "Kevin DuBrow is dead. This hits pretty damn hard. "QUIET RIOT and TWISTED SISTER had a lot of respect for each other. The basis for this came from the fact that both QUIET RIOT and TWISTED ...
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Long-running German thrashers DESTRUCTION have issued a lengthy statement via their official web site blasting the booking agent that organized the band's recent UK tour as "an insult to true metal fans." DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer is quoted as saying, "Realistically, several shows on this tour should never have been booked in the first ...
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A 14-minute audio interview with former GRIM REAPER/ONSLAUGHT singer Steve Grimmett conducted by Norway's Metal Express Radio (web site) has been posted online at this location. A two-minute video interview with Steve Grimmett promoting his solo band's appearance at the Firefest 4 on October 26-27, 2007 in Nottingham, England can be ...
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Acclaimed early '90s German metallers SECRECY will reunite for an appearance at next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 27-28, 2008 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The group's lineup for the performance will consist of the following musicians: Peter Dartin - Vocals Steve Kerby (a.k.a. Stephan Kerber) - Bass Manny Meccyca ...
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