Swedish death/thrash metallers CORPORATION 187 will support ARCH ENEMY on their upcoming Scandinavian tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 26 - Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser Jan. 28 - Oslo, NOR @ John Dee Jan. 29 - Göteborg, SWE @ Musikens Hus Jan. 30 - Halmstad, SWE @ Diezel Jan. 31 - Helsingborg, SWE @ ...
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Former FATES WARNING frontman John Arch, freshly signed to Metal Blade Records as solo artist, recently commented on the musical and the lyrical direction of his much-anticipated debut EP, "A Twist Of Fate", due later in the year. "I think the music has a good feel to it," Arch said. "There are a lot of ...
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DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy spent two days last May recording at the Carriage House in Stamford, Connecticut for the hugely-anticipated solo debut from original FATES WARNING vocalist John Arch, due later in the year through Metal Blade Records. "I must say that it is soooo great to hear one of my favorite vocalists of ...
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Swedish hard rockers SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, the band featuring former CARCASS and current ARCH ENEMY axeman Mike Amott, will perform a headlining show at Rockstugan in Halmstad, Sweden on March 21. The group, whose fifth full-length album, "On Fire", was released in the U.S. in October, will embark on a four-date Japanese tour in April. ...
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Former FATES WARNING vocalist John Arch has inked a solo deal with Metal Blade Records. The singer's first release through the label will be a 20-minute EP, "A Twist Of Fate", featuring FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos, FATES WARNING/ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera and DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A late 2003 release is expected. ...
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Ever since METALLICA popularized the concept of recording other artists' songs for use as either single B-sides or bonus tracks, cover songs in metal have been as commonplace as the CDs themselves — much to the dismay of the record-buying public, who have been subjected to some hideous attempts at other people's material over the ...
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Swedish hard rockers SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, featuring former CARCASS and current ARCH ENEMY axeman Mike Amott, have announced the details of their Japanese tour, set to take place in April. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 17 – Nagoya, JAP @ Club Quattro Apr. 18 – Tokyo, JAP @ Shibuya AX Apr. 20 – Osaka, JAP ...
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ARCH ENEMY's Scandinavian tour, originally set to take place last month, has been rescheduled for January 2003. The new dates are as follows: Jan. 25 – Västerås, SWE @ Club Rockers Jan. 26 – Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser Jan. 28 – Oslo, NOR @ John Dee website Jan. 29 – Gothenburg, SWE @ Musikens Hus ...
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Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED have completed work on their new album, "Into the Lungs of Hell", at Berno studios in Malmö, Sweden with producer Henrik Larsson (AMON AMARTH). The album features eight songs with a total running time of 38 minutes. According to an official press release, the songs this time have a more ...
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Swedish high-energy thrashers THE HAUNTED have finalized the track listing for their new album, "One Kill Wonder", due on Feb. 17, 2003 through Earache Records. The complete track listing for the album is as follows: 01. Privation of Faith 02. God Puppet 03. Shadow World 04. Everlasting 05. D.O.A. 06. Demon Eyes 07. Urban Predator ...
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DOWN are the latest act to have cancelled their participation in Beast Feast 2002, a two-day festival set to take place on December 14-15 at Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Tokyo, Japan. No reason was given for the cancellation. The complete schedule for the event now looks as follows: Saturday, Dec. 14: SOULFLY MOTÖRHEAD ARCH ...
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BIOHAZARD have been confirmed as direct support to HATEBREED at the New York City and Philadelphia stops on the Stillborn Fest mini-tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 26 – New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom Dec. 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory Also scheduled to appear at the New York show are E-TOWN ...
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NILE have cancelled their participation in Beast Feast 2002, a two-day festival set to take place on December 14-15 at Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Tokyo, Japan. No reason was given for the cancellation. The complete schedule for the event now looks as follows: Saturday, Dec. 14: SOULFLY MOTÖRHEAD ARCH ENEMY CONVERGE SHADOWS FALL TODAY ...
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Reunited Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have delayed the recording of their new studio album until early next year. The as-yet-untitled effort — the group's first studio CD since 1992's "Force of Habit" — was originally scheduled to be recorded during November at Sonic Ranch studios (formerly Village Productions) in Tornillo, Texas with producer Andy Sneap ...
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A brand new track from THE HAUNTED, titled "Shithead", has been posted online via the Earache Records web site at this location. "Shithead" comes off the group's much-anticipated "One Kill Wonder" effort, due on Feb. 17, 2003. The follow-up to the critically-acclaimed "The Haunted Made Me Do It" (2000) was recorded at Studio ...
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IN FLAMES are the latest act to have been confirmed for Beast Feast 2002, a two-day festival set to take place on December 14-15 at Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The complete schedule for the event is as follows: Saturday, Dec. 14: SOULFLY MOTÖRHEAD ARCH ENEMY CONVERGE SHADOWS FALL TODAY IS THE DAY ...
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Swedish high-energy thrashers THE HAUNTED will be touring South Africa in March 2003 as part of the first-ever Witchfest Roaming Festival. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 03 - Cape Town, RSA @ The Mercury Mar. 07 - Durban, RSA @ Burn Mar. 08 - Johannesburg, RSA @ The Door Support at all shows will ...
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Sweden's ARCH ENEMY will embark on a short West Coast tour during December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 17 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA Dec. 18 - Graceland - Seattle, WA Dec. 20 - The Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA Stated guitarist/songwriter Michael Amott: "We look forward to seeing all you crazy Arch ...
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ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has laid down a guest solo on the new THE HAUNTED CD, tentatively titled "One Kill Wonder". "That was really cool," commented Amott. "Their new album is sounding frighteningly good [laughs]. That was pretty scary, but I enjoyed playing on that. Me and Anders [Björler], the lead guitar player, traded ...
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Sweden's ARCH ENEMY, originally scheduled for a day off today, Nov. 1, have instead opted to play a show in Richmond, Virginia at the 929 Café (929 W. Grace Street, Richmond, VA 23220). Tickets go on sale at 10:00 p.m. for $8. If fans arrive by 10:45 p.m., they'll be there in plenty of time ...
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Atlanta's 420 MONKS, featuring former STUCK MOJO frontman Bonz, ex-CHUM (Puerto Rico) drummer Carlos Torres, guitarist John B., and former PUBLIC ENEMY touring DJ DJ Lord, have lined up the following dates during November/December: Nov. 08 - Orlando, FL @ Lost & Found Nov. 09 - Melbourne, FL @ The Hustler Nov. 21 - Huntington, ...
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Sweden's HEARSE, featuring current NONEXIST vocalist Johan Liiva (ex-ARCH ENEMY) and ex-FURBOWL drummer Max Thornell, has finished recording its debut album, "Dominion Reptilian", at Stockholm-based Dog Pound Studios (ENTOMBED, TERRA FIRMA) for an early 2003 release through Hammerheart Records. "Dominion Reptilian" was recorded over a four-week period with technician Jonas Elder, and is described by ...
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SHADOWS FALL is the latest act to have been confirmed for Beast Feast 2002, a two-day festival set to take place on December 14-15 at Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The complete schedule for the event is as follows: Saturday, Dec. 14: SOULFLY MOTÖRHEAD ARCH ENEMY HATEBREED SHADOWS FALL TODAY IS THE DAY ...
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ORGY drummer Bobby Hewitt has joined SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY. He is expected to remain a member of ORGY, who are believed to be working on the material for their third full-length effort, due sometime in 2003. The following is an update from SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY mainman Jason Slater, as posted on the group's newly-relaunched official ...
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TODAY IS THE DAY and MURDERDOLLS are the latest acts to have been confirmed for Beast Feast 2002, a two-day festival set to take place on December 14-15 at Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The complete schedule for the event is as follows: Saturday, Dec. 14: SOULFLY MOTÖRHEAD ARCH ENEMY HATEBREED TODAY IS ...
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The following article comes to us courtesy of NME.com: AUDIOSLAVE, the supergroup featuring former members of SOUNDGARDEN and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, have handed over $30,000 just to share their name with an unsigned Liverpool, UK band. AUDIOSLAVE were formed in 2001 with ex-SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell on vocals and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE members ...
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ARCH ENEMY have announced the first confirmed dates for their upcoming European tour. They are as follows: Nov. 29 – Eindhoven, NETH @ Effenaar Nov. 30 – Sneek, NETH @ Bolwerk Dec. 01 - Vosselaar, BEL @ Biebob Dec. 07 – Newport, UK @ TJ's Dec. 08 – London, UK @ Underworld Dec. 09 – ...
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