Primal Fear Studio Bound In April/May

Primal Fear have posted this message on their official website:

Hi Metalheads, the songwriting is still the No. 1 priority at the moment in the Fear Camp. We will have some more extended sessions, strating in December. One more new song is in the can called "Seven Seals". OK, let's break the first two seals now.

It is confirmed - the recordings will take place in April / May 2005 at the House Of Music Studio near Stuutgart / Germany. Mat will produce the new album again. This time, we will work together for the first time with acclaimed sound wizard Charlie Bauerfeind (Blind Guardian, Halford, Hammerfall, etc.). Charlie will be engineering and co-produce the album. Just check his comments from Charlie's website:

Working with Primal Fear in April / May 2005

I will be working on the recordings of the next Primal Fear album in April/May 2005 (right up to the start of the next Blind Guardian production). The mix of the album will be handled by a yet undisclosed producer/engineer overseas or somewhere else in Europe, in June 2005.

I'm really exited about this plannings, as it will, after over 10 years, bring me back to work again with one of Germanys finest and most oustanding metalvoices ever, Ralf Scheepers. Also it will give me the chance to work for the first time with bassist-, vocalist- and producer-veteran, Mat Sinner.

Be asured, I will give (as always) my very best, to make this album as seriously asskicking as you metalfans out there diserve.

Sounds great! Regarding the album mix, we are in negotiations with some great names of the scene - maybe we will move to Vancouver, maybe L.A., maybe Stockholm, or Derby ...... we will see - we will keep you updated and break some more holy seals in the near future - Yours, Primal Fear

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Finntroll Confirmed For Wacken 2005

Finland's Finntroll is the latest act to be confirmed for the Wacken Open Air festival, scheduled to take place on August 4-6, 2005 in Wacken, Germany.

The other confirmed bands to appear are Accept, Sinner, Nightwish, Marduk, Overkill, Obituary, Axel Rudi Pell, Edguy, Ensiferum, Illdisposed, Endstille, Turisas, Mercenary, Eisregen and Potentia Animi. More bands will be announced soon.

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Exodus Guitarist Checks In From The Road

Exodus guitarist Gary Holt has posted this tour update on the band's official website:

"Hey all, sorry about my absence here but finding internet cafes in the U.S. is so fucking difficult. I just want to let everyone know how awesome this tour has been. Dave and his band have been so generous to us, it's fucking amazing! The level of brotherhood on this tour would have to seen to be believed. The shows are all sold out through the rest of the tour and the crowds have ruled. Cold as fuck up here in Canada though.

Thanks to everyone I have had the opportunity to meet out on the road, you have all been great. To my friends at home, I'll see you all soon!"

Exodus' next show is tomorrow night at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, B.C.

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Cradle Of Filth Confirms Vancouver In-Store

Cradle of Filth will be making an in-store appearance at Vancouver's Scrape Records on December 1, 2004 at 4 PM to meet and greet fans and sign autographs. The in-store signing session will be a great opportunity for everyone to get out there and meet the band. This marks Cradle of Filth's second appearance at Scrape Records.

Later that same night, Cradle of Filth will be performing live at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, headlining the MTV2 Headbangers Ball Tour. Supporting acts will be Arch Enemy, Bleeding Through, and Himsa.

For more information on the in-store, go here.

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Secret Sphere To Enter Studio In December

Italian Power metallers Secret Sphere have finished writing material for their next album "Heart & Anger" and will enter the studio in December. The new record will be mixed and mastered by Achim Kohler (Primal Fear, Sinner, Brainstorm, Pungent Stench and many more) at the "House Of Music Studio" in Winterbach, Germany.

Asked about the sound, the band states that "Heart & Anger" shall become "the most dynamic, symphonic and heavy album by the Spheres!!!" – so stay tuned as more information & important details about the recordings will arise soon!

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Flotsam & Jetsam, Jag Panzer To Play Metal Fest

Flotsam and Jetsam and Jag Panzer are among the bands confirmed for the Deep Freeze winter metal festival on Saturday, January 15, 2005 at Pink E's Black Den in Westminster, Colorado. Other groups scheduled to perform at the festival include Silencer, Corruption, Esovae, Depth Charge, Empyrean Eclise and Of Winds and Faint Echoes.

Flotsam and Jetsam are currently supporting their new DVD, "Live in Phoenix", released through the Magick imprint of Cleopatra Records, and will mark their first live appearance in Colorado in almost five years. Jag Panzer are currently supporting last month's critically acclaimed Century Media release, "Casting the Stones", and will play the festival for the first time to a hometown crowd. Also playing is Silencer, who are currently finishing up recording their first full-length album at Valkyrie Studios and Flatline Audio with Dave Otero (Serberus, Cephalic Carnage).

The bill is rounded out by a number of strong regional bands creating the most diverse lineup to date.

Tickets for the 18-and-up festival be on sale soon through Ticketweb.com.

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Society's Finest Drop Off Of Reflux Tour

SOCIETY'S FINEST, unfortunately, must drop off of the scheduled Reflux tour for December.Here's a statement from the band. "Unfortunately we had to drop off our tour with Reflux and others for the first 2 weeks of December. We've been on the road since July and as of right now we are phsyically and financially exhausted. We'd like to apologize to anyone that planned on coming out to see us on this tour. We just need to take care of some things before we are able to be on the road again. We will be doing the hxcmp3.com tour with our good friends GODS as well as many other great bands and we look forward to seeing you all then. We've been very busy working on new material on the road and we'll be debuting yet another new song on the hxcmp3.com tour. So come on out and see some amazing bands and some brand new material that we've been writing for months. We love you all and we can't thank you enough for all of your love and support."

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