Blooddawn Productions/Regain Records has set a June 20 release date for the sophomore album from Swedish death metallers SARGATANAS REIGN, entitled "Bloodwork". The follow-up to 2002's "Euthanasia...Last Resort" (I Hate Records) was recorded at Endarker studio in Norrköping, Sweden with producer Devo Andersson (MARDUK, OVERFLASH). Mastering duties were handled by Peter In de Betou (DIMMU ...
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MOTÖRHEAD will be issuing a 30th anniversary DVD, entitled "Stage Fright", on July 4 via SPV Records. The two-disc set will feature the band's December 7, 2004 concert in Düsseldorf, Germany on one disc and a documentary feature on the second disc. The Düsseldorf show was shot with 23 high-definition cameras under the direction of ...
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RAMMSTEIN, APOCALYPTICA, DARK TRANQUILLITY, NINE, HAMMERFALL and BESEECH are the confirmed acts for this year's Metaltown festival, set to take palce July 30 at Frihamnen in Gothenburg, Sweden. Last year's Metaltown festival included appearances by ALICE COOPER, DIMMU BORGIR, TURBONEGRO, IN FLAMES, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION and MUSTASCH. For more information, visit www.metaltown.se. ...
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The Japanese version of RAMMSTEIN's latest abum, "Reise, Reise", which was issued in Japan on April 21 via Universal Music, includes completely different artwork, and two bonus remixes. There is also an edition that comes with a DVD, which includes 20 minutes of footage taken from "Lichtspielhaus". The bonus cuts are "Mein Teil (You Are ...
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DEATHSTARS guitarist Emil Nödtveidt (a.k.a. Nightmare Industries) has posted the following update on the group's official web site: "We've been busy as hell over here, I moved to Stockholm back in November and it's been chaotic but creative ever since. "Me and Skinny [bass] has opened up a studio called Black Syndicate Studios where we ...
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The nominations for the 2005 Metal Hammer Golden Gods, the U.K.'s most prestigious rock and metal awards ceremony, were announced on Wednesday (April 20). On Monday, June 13, the Metal Hammer Golden Gods will relocate to the heartland of London's rock mecca, the London Astoria, for its third annual honors ceremony. Organized by Metal Hammer ...
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Former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch has issued an update on his SAVAGE CIRCUS project featuring PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar) and the still-unnamed collaboration with SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid. Stauch's message reads as follows: "First I would like to thank you for your positive response to the ...
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SOULFLY, ARCH ENEMY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and TEAM SLEEP are the latest acts confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Fields of Rock festival, set to be held June 18 in Nijmegen, Holland. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: AFTER FOREVER ALTER BRIDGE ARCH ENEMY ...
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APOCALYPTICA's video for their new single, "Life Burns", has been posted online. Check it out: Windows Media (Broadband, Dial-Up), Real Media (Broadband, Dial-Up). The third single from the Finnish cello rockers' self-titled album, "Life Burns" is scheduled for release on Monday, April 11. The maxi-single version of ...
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A short-but-funny video clip of RAMMSTEIN performing their new single, "Keine Lust", at the annual Echo awards (German equivalent of the Grammys) on Saturday (April 2) at the Estrel Convention Center in Berlin has been posted online at the Swedish web site Aftonbladet.se. As previously reported, RAMMSTEIN entered the stage in a white ...
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Former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch has issued another statement explaining in greater detail the circumstances that led to his departure from the group. Stauch's statement reads as follows: "Hi friends, "I hope this news doesn’t shock you too much, but from this point on I am no longer BLIND GUARDIAN's drummer. "Over the last ...
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RAMMSTEIN took home two prizes at the annual Echo awards (German equivalent of the Grammys), which were held Saturday (April 2) at the Estrel Convention Center in Berlin. RAMMSTEIN received an Echo for Artist/Group of the Year in the category New Rock/Metal/Alternative and another in the category Best Live Act. The band performed their latest ...
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German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have parted ways with longtime drummer Thomen Stauch. Frontman Hansi Kürsch's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "No news is good news. This obviously is bad news. After walking along the same musical paths for about 20 years and after several long, open and honest discussions between the ...
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The Smoking Gun is reporting that the Minnesota teenager responsible for Monday's (March 21) high-school shooting spree created a violent, blood-soaked video last year that included an animated character shooting four people and blowing up a police car before committing suicide. Using the alias "Regret," Jeff Weise, 16, last October posted online a ...
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SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid and BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch are currently seeking a name for their new project. The collaboration, which originally went under the COLDSEED moniker, is described by Strid as "a mixture between RAMMSTEIN and ALICE IN CHAINS." A full-length album is currently being recorded and is due later in the ...
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STURMGEIST, the Norwegian solo project of SOLEFALD mastermind Cornelius Jakhelln Brastad, recently released their debut album, "Meister Mephisto", via Season of Mist. STURMGEIST's touring lineup consists of drummer Asgeir Mickelson (BORKNAGAR, LUNARIS, SPIRAL ARCHITECT), and guitarists Henrik Strømme and John E. Jacobsen. Brastad has issued a statement explaining his reasoning behind the project: "A few ...
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SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Right now we're preparing to kick some serious ass on the upcoming U.S. tour and make the setlist as varied as possible with some songs that we haven't played live before. We are so fucking excited to make our ...
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MACHINE HEAD, ALTER BRIDGE, PAPA ROACH and CHIMAIRA are the latest acts confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Fields of Rock festival, set to be held June 18 in Nijmegen, Holland. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: AFTER FOREVER ALTER BRIDGE AUDIOSLAVE BLACK SABBATH CHIMAIRA ...
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RAMMSTEIN's video for "Keine Lust", the fourth single from their latest CD, "Reise Reise", has been posted online at VideoPimp.com. The "Keine Lust" clip was shot in January with director Jörn Heitman, who had previously helmed the group's videos for "Amerika" and "Ohne Dich", among others. RAMMSTEIN's "Keine Lust" single is scheduled for ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have posted the English and German versions of their "Wie Weit" video at their official web site. Check them out at this location. The English and German versions of "Wie Weit" feature Marta Jandová of Germany's alternative-hipsters DIE HAPPY while the French version (which is included on the group's new ...
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DYNABYTE, the Italian band featuring former OPERA IX vocalist Cadaveria and NECRODEATH bassist John, have uploaded photos from their video shoot for the song "I'm My Enemy", remixed by John and LJ Dusk (guitar) and produced by Flegias (NECRODEATH). Check out the pictures at this location. "I'm My Enemy" comes off the group's ...
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Hungarian hardcore/thrash metallers EKTOMORF have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Aerodrome festival, set to take place May 26-28 at Civitas Nova in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD BLIND PETITION BUNFIRE SQUAD CLAWFINGER CLIENT DOG EAT DOG DOGMA EDO MAAJKA EKTOMORF INCUBUS ...
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Holland's WITHIN TEMPTATION won an Edison Dutch music award in the "Best Band" category at a special presentation ceremony in Amsterdam on Monday night (Feb. 14), according to Expatica.com. Also honored were German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN, who took home the "Alternative" award. Edison awards have been presented since 1960, making it the oldest ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA will release a new single, "Wie Weit", on February 14 containing three different versions of their track "Quutamo": The French version featuring Manu of DOLLY, plus the English and German versions featuring Marta Jandová of Germany's alternative-hipsters DIE HAPPY. An online preview is available at this location. In other news, ...
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German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN have revealed the details of their "Keine Lust" single, due on February 28 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as a maxi-single, a limited edition digipak single, and as a two-track. A full list of other release dates for various countries will be available shortly. The complete track listing is as follows: ...
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Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have entered the German and Finnish album charts at position No. 5 with their latest CD, "Apocalyptica". As previously reported, SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo guested on "Apocalyptica" on a song called "Betrayal/Forgiveness". The track, which is described by APOCALYPTICA's Perttu Kivilaakso as a "really fast, thrash metal-influenced song," marks the second time ...
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BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER, MOTÖRHEAD, AUDIOSLAVE and VELVET REVOLVER are the latest acts confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Fields of Rock festival, set to be held June 18 in Nijmegen, Holland. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN. More information is available at www.fields-of-rock.nl. ...
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GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" was the third best-selling album of 2004 in Finland by an international act, having sold 31,665 copies in the nine months following its March 2004 release. The following are the Top 15 best-selling albums in 2004 in Finland by international acts (number in parenthesis represents total number of copies sold ...
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SLIPKNOT, SLAYER and RAMMSTEIN are the first bands confirmed for the Aerodrome festival, set to take place May 26-28 at Civitas Nova in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. More information is available at www.aerodrome.at. ...
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