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MASTERCASTLE To Release 'The Phoenix' In April

MASTERCASTLE, the new project featuring LABYRINTH guitarist Pier Gonella, will release its debut album, "The Phoenix", on April 19 via Lion Music. According to a press release, "The Phoenix" is "a potent slice of metal with neo-classical and traditional metal influences within its ten songs. The gui...

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VADER: New Demo Track Posted Online

Polish death metal veterans VADER have issued the following update: "In the middle of March, VADER will enter Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland to begin recording session of band's next studio album, entitled 'Necropolis'. All the tracks will be recorded at Hertz and engineered by Wieslawski Bros. T...

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ALMAH: Santo André Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ALMAH — the side project of ANGRA members Edu Falaschi (vocals) and Felipe Andreoli (bass) — performing on February 13, 2009 in Santo André, Brazil can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "leomarsousa"). The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Birds of Prey 02. Take Back Yo...

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CLOUDSCAPE Parts Ways With Drummer

Swedish metallers CLOUDSCAPE have parted ways with drummer Roger Landin. According to the band, Roger's decision to leave "is personal and has nothing to do with CLOUDSCAPE and we are still the best of friends. We have recorded three albums that we are really proud of and we will miss Roger enormous...

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EPICA Mainman Comments On AFTER FOREVER Split

EPICA mainman/guitarist Mark Jansen recently spoke to Roadie Crew's Thiago Sarkis about the breakup of his former band AFTER FOREVER. Mark was a founding member of AFTER FOREVER and the main songwriter on the band's first two releases, "Prison Of Desire" and "Decipher". "When I heard about the news,...

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ECHOES OF ETERNITY Completes Work On New Album

California-based, female-fronted progressive metallers ECHOES OF ETERNITY have completed work on their second album, tentatively titled "As Shadows Burn", for an April release via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2007's "The Forgotten Goddess" was produced and mixed by former MACHINE HEAD/SOU...

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HOD: New Music Posted Online

San Antonio, Texas-based extreme metal band HOD has posted a new song, "Victims", from its full-length debut, "Serpent", at this location. "Serpent" will be released on March 17 via Ibex Moon Records. Commented guitarist Lord Necron, "We are proud to unleash one of our new songs for the public to pr...

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Former AGGRESSION Drummer Dead At 43

Drummer Gaetan "Gate" Bourassa of the cult Canadian death/thrash band AGGRESSION passed away in Laval, Quebec, Canada at age 43. Autopsy revealed that he suffered a heart attack caused by a heavy intake of a controlled substance. Commented AGGRESSION guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe: "Gate was an...

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Domination and Servitude

Had I spent time with this when it first arrived in the last quarter of 2008, it would have been worth at least an honorable mention in my year-end list. "Domination and Servitude" from New England's COLD NORTHERN VENGEANCE is one of the more imaginative efforts from the USBM scene, at least among t...

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NACHTMYSTIUM Confirmed For Germany's FESTUNG OPEN AIR

NACHTMYSTIUM, BLACK FLAME and VORKREIST have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Festung Open Air festival, set to take place May 30-31, 2009 in Bitterfeld, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AURA NOIR (N) ABSU (US) BLACK FLAME (I) BÖMBERS (N) DEAD TO THIS WORLD (N) DE...

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ALTAR OF PLAGUES Completes Work On New Album

Ireland's most promising extreme metal band since PRIMORDIAL, namely ALTAR OF PLAGUES, has completed work on its debut full-length album, "White Tomb". Already gaining quite a reputation with their "Through The Cracks Of The Earth" demo and especially with the band's self-released "Sol" glorified EP...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE/POWER QUEST Releases Tribute To SHAWN LANE

CIRCLE II CIRCLE/POWER QUEST guitarist Bill Hudson (also formerly of CELLADOR) has made his tribute to late guitar virtuoso Shawn Lane available for streaming on his MySpace page. Hudson recorded a version of Shawn Lane's song "Get You Back" the day he heard about his passing. Commented Bill: "On my...

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RIOT: Rare Demo Tracks Posted Online

RIOT mainman/guitarist Mark Reale has issued the following update: "As you may have heard by now, RIOT is gearing up for the '20th Anniversary Thundersteel Reunion'. It's been almost two decades since I last played with Tony Moore, Don Van Stavern, Bobby Jarzombek, and Mike Flyntz and we are really...

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Legendary Drummer GENE HOGLAN Issues Update

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DARK ANGEL, DEATH, DETHKLOK, MELDRUM) has issued the following update: "It's been a while since I've scribbled anything, but frankly, I just haven't felt all that witty over the past few months. I do like these things to be reasonably en...

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FORGOTTEN SUNS Signs With PROGROCK RECORDS

Portuguese progressive metal band FORGOTTEN SUNS has inked a deal with ProgRock Records for the release of its third album, "Innergy". Due on March 3, the CD "sees some personnel changes and a quantum leap forward in songwriting and recording quality," according to a press release. "Having shared th...