RAMMSTEIN's long-awaited new album, Mutter, is being released this week on CD, MC, as a limited edition and on vinyl. The limited edition is a digipack with an extra poster included. The vinyl will be available only in select German record stores.
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RAMMSTEIN will be embarking on a European tour ...
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Despite previous reports to the contrary, it now appears that COAL CHAMBER have selected former SAIGON KICK guitarist Jason Bieler (NONPOINT, SW1TCHED) to produce their third full-length effort, which is tentatively scheduled to be released in the fall. Pre-production for the as-yet-untitled album is set to begin in Los Angeles on April 9th, with the ...
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For anyone that's interested, photos taken at the so-called 'St. Patrick's Day Jam', featuring former FLOODGATE / EXHORDER vocalist Kyle Thomas, CROWBAR / DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein, and ex-CROWBAR drummer Craig Nunenmacher, which took place at Pat's Pub in Fat City, Lousiana on Saturday, March 17th, have been posted at this location.
H2O's ...
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Ultra-talented Canadian madman Devin Townsend (i.e. STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, OCEAN MACHINE, PHYSICIST) has posted the following update on the progress of his TERRIA project, which is presently being recorded in Vancouver and is tentatively scheduled for release in the fall.
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'Update time! Man, it's been kind of stupid around here in terms ...
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Germany's DESTRUCTION are continuing their world tour in support of the All Hell Breaks Loose release while preparing to return to The Abyss Studio in Sweden to begin recording the album's follow-up (which will tentatively take place during April). DESTRUCTION were also recently confirmed as the main support act on the upcoming DIMMU BORGIR European ...
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Guitar aficionados and METALLICA fans will be interested to know that ESP Guitars is releasing several new Kirk Hammett models:
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KH-2 Relic - The KH-2 is an exact reproduction of Kirk Hammett's main stage guitar. Every detail was considered, including the wear and tear resulting from years of extensive touring. Production in 2001 will ...
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SATANIC SLAUGHTER have been confirmed for the Dist 2001 Festival, taking place July 20th and July 21st in Sweden. The band will also be performing at the Party.San Open Air Festival, which is scheduled to take place August 9-11 in Germany.
Japan's SIGH have completed work on their new album, Imaginary Sonicscape, for release ...
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According to Jayne Andrews, Management Co-ordinator for JUDAS PRIEST, the reason Sad Wings Of Destiny and Rocka Rolla are not included in upcoming The Remasters series through the Sony / Columbia label is because the rights to the aforementioned releases are owned by Gull Records and the band 'get nothing from them'. JUDAS PRIEST are ...
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The fourth installment of the Fuck The Commerce festival will be taking place between May 24th and May 26th in Neiden, Holland. The following bands are confirmed so far:
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CRYPTOPSY (Can)
EXHUMED (US)
REGURGITATE (Swe)
C.S.S.O. (Jap)
SKINLESS (US)
DEFLESHED (Swe)
DESASTER (Ger)
CENTINEX (Swe)
HOUWITSER (NL)
GROINCHURN (RSA)
BELPHEGOR (A)
CRIPPLE BASTARDS (Ita)
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The official line-up for this years Ozzfest has now been announced. It is as follows:
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Main Stage:
BLACK SABBATH
MARILYN MANSON
SLIPKNOT
PAPA ROACH
LINKIN PARK
CRAZYTOWN
 
Second and Third Stages:
DISTURBED
MUDVAYNE
COLD
TAPROOT
UNION UNDERGROUND
NONPOINT
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE
PURE RUBBISH
HATEBREED
DROWNING POOL
SYSTEMATIC
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
BOY ...
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TAETRE guitarist/vocalist Jonas Lindblood and TRANSPORT LEAGUE's Tony Jelencovich have formed an 'early '80s British-style heavy metal' project called COMMANDER. Presently unsigned, COMMANDER played a gig at Belsepub in Gothenburg on February 16th and completed mixing their debut demo at Studio Fredman 2 on March 12th.
THRONEAEON's upcoming album Neither of Gods will be ...
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TAPROOT are tentatively set to take some time off in April/May to continue writing new material for their next album, which they hope to begin recording shortly after their Ozzfest stint ends later in the summer. Among the tracks set to appear on TAPROOT's sophomore offering for Velvet Hammer / Atlantic Records is 'Poem To ...
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V.O.D. (VISION OF DISORDER) will release their new studio album, From Bliss To Devastation, through TVT Records on June 26th. All the tracking  for the album was recently completed at Machine Shop Studios (home of producer 'Machine') in Hoboken, New Jersey.
EMPEROR have announced the title of their forthcoming studio album: PROMETHEUS - ...
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