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SUIDAKRA To Join PAGANFEST USA Tour For Six West Coast Dates

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have issued the following update: "Although 2007 was a great year for SUIDAKRA, we eagerly look forward to some great opportunities on the horizon for us in 2008! After being confirmed to make our debut at Chicago Powerfest (May 1-3),we can proudly anno...

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ANCIENT RITES: Spanish Dates Cancelled

Vocalist Gunther Theys of Belium's ANCIENT RITES has issued the following update: "To our supporters in the Iberian lands: We received the news that our tour, which was supposed to start next week in your lands, is cancelled. The tour organisers informed us that clubs that booked ANCIENT RITES recei...

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Crowned Infernal

When I reviewed SATHANAS' "Entering the Diabolic Trinity" for this site I emphasized the no-nonsense, in your face approach to its fierce brand of stripped down blackened thrash. SATHANAS is indeed a band that takes cues from the old school, mainly because they were part of the old school (the "Ripp...

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MASTODON To Support NEUROSIS In Brooklyn

Atlanta's MASTODON has been confirmed as the opening act for long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple in Brooklyn, New York on January 24 and January 25. A few tickets are still available and can be purchased here. MetalKult...

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ANCIENT RITES Singer: 'It Is No Secret That I Always Took A Deep Interest In History'

Vocalist Gunther Theys of Belium's ANCIENT RITES has issued the following update: "It is no secret that I always took a deep interest in history, ever since my childhood. Before I became a musician (or pretended to be one) I tried to express this passion through drawing and creating graphic novels....

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ANCIENT RITES Confirmed For Greece's METAL HEALING Festival

Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES will perform at Greece's Metal Healing festival on Sunday, July 27. More information will be made available soon. ANCIENT RITES's latest album, "Rubicon", was released in May 2006 via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2001's "Dim Carcosa" was recorded at the Spacelab S...

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Former SCARVE Singer: '2007 Is Damned. Hail 2008!'

Former SCARVE and current PHAZM vocalist Pierrick Valence has issued the following update: "2007's been a fucking nightmare. The year of all changes, bad news and near-death experiences. "I left SCARVE after six years of pure joy and musical hopes. "We'd been together through the best and the worst....

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ARALLU To Enter Studio Next Month

Israel's "Mesopotamian black metal" band ARALLU will enter the studio on January 11, 2008 to begin recording its fourth album for a spring release. The as-yet-untitled effort will contain eight songs. The group's third CD, "The Demon from the Ancient World", was released in 2005 via the Czech label...

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Heavy Metal Stars Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2007

Thiago Sarkis of the Imhotep webzine has compiled a list of more than 60 hard rock/heavy metal stars' favorite albums of 2007 and has posted it online at this location. The following is complete list of the musicians offering their picks for the finest releases of last year: Alan Nemtheanga (PRIMORD...

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OBITUARY, ROYAL HUNT, GRAVE DIGGER Confirmed For Portugal's LAGOA BURNING LIVE

OBITUARY, ROYAL HUNT and GRAVE DIGGER are among the confirmed bands for the the second edition of the Lagoa Burning Live festival, set to take place July 25-27, 2008 at Estombar-parque de ferias in Algarve, Portugal. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANCESTRAL ANCIENT RITES ANGRA ANGRIF...

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THEUDHO Signs With DET GERMANSKE FOLKET

Blackened pagan metallers THEUDHO have inked a deal with the German label Det Germanske Folket, the home of such acts as ANGANTYR, HEL, RIGER, MYRKGRAV and DANTALION. The group's third full-length album is scheduled for release in the spring. Also planned are reissues of the band's first two albums...

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FEAR FACTORY Singer's ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS: Debut Album Details Revealed

ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, the band featuring FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell and John Bechdel (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE, FALSE ICONS),will release its full-length debut, "Numinosum", on February 19, 2008 via MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen's 13th Planet Records Commented Bell: "I am very excite...

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REVEREND Schedules San Antonio Date

REVEREND will perform at Sneakers in San Antonio, Texas on February 9, 2008. Also scheduled to appear are STARZ and ANGEL. REVEREND is still working on its new CD, which was recorded at Blue Cat Studios with Grammy Award-wining producer Joe Trevino. The album, tentatively titled "Crossing Over", wil...

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SUIDAKRA: Instrumental Version Of 'Fall Of Tara' Posted Online

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have issued the following update: "We have a little suprise for you. Maybe some of you know the song 'Fall of Tara' from our 'Auld Lang Syne' album. To reduce some waiting time to our DVD/'best of' release, we've add an instrumental version of this song...

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Canadian Black Metallers FUNERAL FOG Call It Quits

Canadian black metal band FUNERAL FOG has officially called it quits. "Eight years to the day since their inception, the decision was a consensus among all members due to lack of time and various personal issues," reads a statement from the group. "As the fog rolls away and the horns cease to sound,...