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CEPHALIC CARNAGE: New Album Title Announced

Denver, Colorado's CEPHALIC CARNAGE has completed work on its brand new full-length, titled "Xenosapien". "Xenosapien" was recorded by the band and longtime producer/engineer Dave Otero in their studio in Denver, CO. Advance songtitles include "Endless Cycle of Violence", "Touched by an Angel", "Vap...

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AKERCOCKE To Release 'Antichrist' In May

British masterful dark lords AKERCOCKE have set "Antichrist" as the title of their new album, due on May 28 via Earache Records. Commented the band: "The concept of 'Antichrist' is wonderfully rich. It represents a supreme opposite. The epithet of the great antagonist provided a wonderful metaphoric...

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AESMA DAEVA: 'Dawn Of The New Athens' Now Available

Minneapolis symphonic metal band AESMA DAEVA, which features in its ranks current THERION touring singer Lori Lewis, has released its fourth album, "Dawn of the New Athens". The CD, which features a reworked version of the song "Artemis" and the previously "censored" "Mozart aria 'D'oreste", was hel...

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THE BERZERKER To Headline Australia's FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD

Australian grind deviants THE BERZERKER have been announced as the headliners of Australia's Festival of the Dead, set to take place late October. Dates for the festival are: Sydney - Gaelic Theatre Friday, October 19 Saturday, October 20 Melbourne - Hi-Fi Bar Friday, October 26 Saturday, October 27...

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Metal And Porn Collide In MATT ZANE's 'Radium'

Powerful heavy metal music and skin-slappin' hardcore sex collide in "Radium", a revolutionary adult-oriented music series from the world-bending mind of Matt Zane. In this new line, available exclusively from Pleasure Productions, Zane realizes a dream of combining metal’s sexual energy with porno'...

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AKERCOCKE: Footage From Recording Studio Posted Online

U.K. death metallers AKERCOCKE have made footage of their current recording sessions available via YouTube: Video#1, Video#2. AKERCOCKE's as-yet-untitled album is being recorded at the group's Goat of Mendes Studios in West London. Frontman Jason Mendonca describes the new material as "a logical dev...

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BLOOD ISLAND RAIDERS: Debut CD To Feature Guest Appearance By Ex-CARCASS Guitarist

London-based metallers BLOOD ISLAND RAIDERS have announced the permanent replacement of bassist Seamus O'Hooligan by ex-AKERCOCKE four-stringer Peter Theobalds. The RAIDERS recently split amicably with O'Hooligan who is going on to pursue his other hardcore/punk interests. Theobalds separated from A...

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AKERCOCKE To Tour U.K. With TED MAUL, CEPHALIC CARNAGE

U.K. death metallers AKERCOCKE will team up with TED MAUL and CEPHALIC CARNAGE for a tour of the U.K. and Ireland. The dates are as follows: May 15 - The Attic - Rushden (AKERCOCKE only) May 16 - Rock City - Nottingham May 17 - The Music Box - Manchester May 18 - [to be ...

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U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIAL To Return In October

Damnation Festival returns to retain the crown of the U.K.'s premier independent metal festival by ploughing into Leeds on Saturday, October 20 to host two stages of extreme and uncompromising noise. After two stunning sold-out installments that shook Manchester to its core, the event will expand in...

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Former AKERCOCKE Guitarist Joins SKALDIC CURSE

Former AKERCOCKE guitarist Paul Scanlan has reportedly joined the London-based black/prog metal band SKALDIC CURSE. Scanlan will make his live debut with the group tonight (Saturday, February 17) at the Purple Turtle in Camden Town, London. This will mark Paul's first live appearance since he was ou...

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THE SENSELESS Debut To Arrive In May

Anticulture Records set a May 21 release date for the debut album from THE SENSELESS, the new project led by THE BERZERKER bassist Sam Bean. Entitled "In the Realm of the Senseless", the CD features guest appearances from Matt Wilcock (AKERCOCKE, THE BERZERKER) and Ol Drake (EVILE),and was mixed by...

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AKERCOCKE: In Recording Mode

U.K. death metallers AKERCOCKE have commenced the recoridng sessions for their as-yet-untitled album at their own Goat of Mendes Studios in West London. Commented frontman Jason Mendonca: "The studio has recently undergone a refit following the recording of the previous album 'Words That Go Unspoken...

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'Earache Extreme Metal Racing' PlayStation 2 Game Due In February

Calling all extreme metal fans and gamers: the time has finally come for you to strap yourself into the driving seat for the release of the world’s first exclusively death metal- and grindcore-themed PS2 game. "Earache Extreme Metal Racing" will finally hit the shelves on Friday, February 2, 2007. T...

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Bassist PETER THEOBALDS Quits AKERCOCKE; Replacement Announced

Bassist Peter Theobalds has announced his departure from U.K. death metallers AKERCOCKE. Commented Peter: "It's been possibly the most difficult decision in my life to make but after 10 years of the beast that AKERCOCKE has become, I have decided to pack up my four strings and hit the highway in sea...

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BLACK SABBATH In The U.K.'s SUN Tabloid

In an almost unprecedented move for a tabloid newspaper, the Sun — the world's biggest-selling English-language newspaper, with over eight million readers a day — has acknowledged the world of heavy metal by reviewing a BLACK SABBATH biography in glowing terms. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", the new SABB...