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GUNS N’ ROSES kicked off its Canadian tour last night (Wednesday, January 13) at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba ? the band’s first North American date (and fifth show overall) since the release of “Chinese Democracy” in 2008.
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Inner Wound Recordings has announced the signing of the Brazilian heavy metal band PAINSIDE.
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FIASCO GENERAL, the new band featuring Sami Kukkohovi (ex-SENTENCED bassist, current KYPCK stand-in guitarist) on guitar, has announced the addition of second guitarist Janne “Jakke” Dahlgren (AUDACITY, POISONBLACK) to the group’s ranks.
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Finland’s hard-rock heroes HIM will tour North America this spring in support of their upcoming album, “Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice”, which will be released by Sire Records on February 9.
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Metalpaths conducted an interview with guitarist Esa Holopainen of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS when the band played Greece last fall.
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RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG), has issued the following update: “[Bassist] Christian Strömblad has left RAM after a mutual decision with the band.
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VH1’s Emmy Award-nominated and critically acclaimed series “Behind The Music” returns to continue some of these now iconic stories.
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M.A.N ? the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden’s TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich) ? will support FEAR FACTORY on the following dates: Feb.
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SEPULTURA, SARKE and TRAIL OF TEARS have been confirmed for the 15-year-anniversary edition of the Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 12-14, 2010 in Josefov, Czech Republic.
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Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have been confirmed for this year’s Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden.
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German black metallers DARK FORTRESS will release their new album, “Ylem”, via Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: January 22 Rest of Europe: January 25 USA: February 9 The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01.
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