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UNLEASHED: 'Hammer Battalion' Audio Samples Available; Artwork Revealed
Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED will release their ninth full-length album, "Hammer Battalion", via SPV Records on the following dates: June 6: Germany June 9: Rest of Europe June 10: USA/Canada According to the band, "The new UNLEASHED CD will continue in the same victorious spirit as our pr...April 28, 2008
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Reactivated UNANIMATED Signs With REGAIN RECORDS
Regain Records has announced the signing of UNANIMATED, the reunited Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former members of ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER. The group is currently remastering its first two albums 1993's "In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead" (Pavement Records) and 1995's "Ancient God of...April 24, 2008
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MAYHEM Parts Ways With Guitarist
MAYHEM guitarist/songwriter Blasphemer (a.k.a. Rune Eriksen) has decided to leave the legendary Norwegian black metal band. His statement on the matter reads as follows: "It is with these written words that I hereby retract myself from my position as the guitar player of MAYHEM. "The main reason beh...April 22, 2008
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DETONATION Confirmed For Holland's ELSROCK Festival
Dutch melodic thrashers DETONATION have been confirmed for the Elsrock festival, set to take place August 30 in Rijssen, The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: PRO-PAIN HEAVEN SHALL BURN DEATHSTARS ANCIENT RITES GENERC CRUACHAN DEFENDER BRAINSTORM MOTHER MISERY CARNAL LEFTOV...April 22, 2008
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LUDICRA, SAROS Confirmed For San Francisco's TIDAL WAVE 11 Festival
San Francisco Bay Area bands LUDICRA and SAROS have been added to the bill for Tidal Wave 11. Tidal Wave 11 is a free metal festival in San Francisco, California at Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in McLaren Park on July 5 and 6, 2008, noon to 6 PM. According to the event organizers, "This is an ...April 19, 2008
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LEATHERWOLF Confirmed For KANSAS CITY POWER METAL FEST
Southern California metal band LEATHERWOLF has been announced as co-headliner for Friday night's portion of Kansas City Power Metal Fest 2008, set to take place August 8-9 at the The Riot Room in Kansas City, Missouri. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MANILLA ROAD CAGE LEATHERWOLF TWEL...April 19, 2008
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MAYHEM: Australian Tour Postponed
Due to the recent amendments of the entertainment visa requirements set by the Australian Immigration Department, Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM will not be able to get their visas approved in time for their scheduled Australian and New Zealand tour dates (which were slated to take place late May)...April 17, 2008
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IXXI Signs To CANDLELIGHT RECORDS
Swedish black metallers IXXI have inked a deal with Candlelight Records. IXXI was formed early 2006, in Stockholm. Some pre-recordings where made and in July 2006 the band entered Endarker Studio to record the first self-titled album. In October a video for the track "Ancient Spirits Are" was record...April 17, 2008
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ANCIENT RITES, METSATLL Confirmed For HEATHEN CRUSADE 3 Festival
ANCIENT RITES (Belgium) and METSATLL (Estonia) have been confirmed bands for the Heathen Crusade 3 festival, set to take place November 14-15 at Station 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANCIENT RITES (Belgium) METSATLL (Estonia) NOMANS LAND (Russia) GERNOTSHAG...April 15, 2008
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MOONSORROW: We Are Not Nazis
Finnish folk/pagan metal band MOONSORROW has issued the following statement: "Recently there have been claims about MOONSORROW being a fascistic-orientated Nazi band. We would hereby like to declare that MOONSORROW is not affiliated or fascinated with the Nazi movement in any way. They are not polit...April 14, 2008
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SABBAT: Interview With MARTIN WALKYIER
By Keith Bergman While they never rose to the levels of fame that their contemporaries enjoyed, England's SABBAT built up quite a cult following during their short tenure in the 1980s. Vocalist Martin Walkyier, guitarist Andy Sneap, bassist Frazer Craske and drummer Simon Negus rose from the UK unde...April 13, 2008
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SUIDAKRA: Medley Of Re-Recorded Tracks Posted Online
German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have uploaded a medley of four re-recorded tracks off their upcoming "13 Years of Celtic Wartunes" DVD + "Best Of" CD digipack package to their MySpace page. "13 Years of Celtic Wartunes" will be released on the following dates: Germany: April 25 Europe:...April 12, 2008
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BURZUM: 'Anthology' Due In May
BURZUM, the now-defunct band led by Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh) who is currently serving a 21-year Norwegian prison term for the August 1993 murder of MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) will release "Anthology" in the U.S. on May 13 via Candlelight Records. According to...April 11, 2008
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ENSLAVED Comments On Upcoming ROADBURN Headlining Appearance
Norwegian metallers ENSLAVED have commented on their upcoming headlining appearance at the Roadburn festival, which will take place April 17-20 at 013 in Tilburg, the Netherlands. ENSLAVED was added to Roadburn as a last-minute replacement for CELTIC FROST after singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Fisc...April 10, 2008
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TRINACRIA Featuring ENSLAVED Members: Debut Album Due Next Week
Indie Recordings has has set an April 14 release date for the debut album from Norwegian experimental noise/metal masters TRINACRIA, entitled "Travel Now Journey Infinitely". According to a press release, "TRINACRIA is named after the ancient symbol of an eye enclosed by a pyramid, as shown on the A...April 8, 2008