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Metal News for December 9, 2002

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Daily Reviews

Metal Reviews has 10 new ones this week:

  • Attacker - Battle At Helm's Deep
  • Beholder - Wish For Destruction
  • Dragonforce - Valley of The Damned
  • Eternal Flight - Eternal Flight (demo)
  • Grave - Back From The Grave
  • Iron Maiden - Best Of The B'Sides
  • Kaamos - Kaamos
  • Kamelot - Epica
  • Nemesis - Eden?
  • Silvertide - American Excess

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Cradle of Filth Cancel London Date

Cradle Of Filth have cancelled their show at the Astoria in London on December 13 because frontman Dani Filth has been taken ill.

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Soil In Pre-Production

Soil are aiming to go into pre-production for their new album in February. The Chicago band have yet to decide on a producer for the project, but Johnny K (who worked with them on this year’s ‘Scar’) is on the short list.

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