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ANTHRAX: New Photos From The Studio Available

ANTHRAX entered a Chicago studio on November 4 to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Worship Music", for a May 2009 release via Nuclear Blast Records (in Europe). Check out new photos of the band's bassist, Frank Bello, from the studio at this location. ANTHRAX is laying down 13 new...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman Issues Asian Tour Recap

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have just completed their first-ever Asian tour. The band's frontman, Adam "Nergal" Darski, has checked in with the following report: "I'm writing this while sitting and waiting for our flight back to Poland from Amsterdam. I'm slowly 'digesting' this experience fro...

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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Democracy' Banned In China: Video Report Available

New Tang Dynasty Television has posted a one-and-a-half-minute video report on the alleged ban of the new GUNS N' ROSES album, "Chinese Democracy", in China. Watch the clip below. Although rampant piracy will probably come into play, the album's content is not exactly music to the ears of the Chines...

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ANTHRAX: Photos From Recording Studio Available

ANTHRAX entered a Chicago studio on November 4 to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Worship Music", for a May 2009 release via Nuclear Blast Records (in Europe). Check out a slideshow from some of the early sessions below. The band is laying down 13 new original songs and at least f...

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ANTHRAX Begins Recording New Album; Studio Footage Available

ANTHRAX has entered a Chicago studio to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Worship Music", for a May 2009 release via Nuclear Blast Records (in Europe). The band will record 13 new original songs and at least four covers, including "Brain Of J" (PEARL JAM),"Big Eyes" (CHEAP TRICK),...

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CHTHONIC Frontman Finds His Voice

Taiwanese black metallers CHTHONIC recently entered the studio with producer Rob Caggiano (CRADLE OF FILTH, ANTHRAX, SAHG, BLEEDING THROUGH) to begin recording their new CD, titled "Mirror of Retribution". Commented vocalist Freddy Lim: "During the recording process of CHTHONIC's new album, I was tr...

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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time

Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...

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CHTHONIC: Video Interview With FREDDY LIM Available

Vocalist Freddy Lim of Taiwanese metal sensation CHTHONIC was recently interviewed by Germany's The Hard Way. Watch the chat below. As previously reported, CHTHONIC will record its as-yet-untitled fifth album between May 5 and June 3 at a studio in North Hollywood, California. Producing the effort w...

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CHTHONIC To Enter Studio Next Month

The Taiwanese symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC will record its as-yet-untitled fifth album between May 5 and June 3 at a studio in North Hollywood, California. Producing the effort will be ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano, who has previously worked with CRADLE OF FILTH, SAHG and BLEEDING THROUGH, a...

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Voyage.../Dawn of the End

Sometimes all it takes is a monolithic riff, a rumbling pace, and smoke-damaged vocal to float one's boat. Some might even say an hour's worth of it is even better. Such is the case with RUNEMAGICK's "Voyage to Desolation/Dawn of the End", and in this writer's opinion, that's a good thing. Eighteen...

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BAL-SAGOTH: New Video Interview Available

Antti "Deggael" Turpeinen of Finland's Get in the Pit TV conducted an interview with UK's BAL-SAGOTH prior to the band's January 25, 2008 concert at Nosturi in Helsinki. Watch the chat in two parts below. BAL-SAGOTH parted ways with drummer Dan Mullins this past fall. Dan was replaced full-time by P...

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CHTHONIC Prepares For ENSIFERUM Tour

The Taiwanese symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC kicks off the third and final leg of its European "UNlimited" tour Friday night (Nov. 30) in Hamburg, Germany. For the next two weeks, the group will support the Finnish "heroic folk metal" act ENSIFERUM. CHTHONIC's European tour began earlier this m...

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CHTHONIC: New Video Interview Available

Get in the Pit TV conducted an interview with the Taiwanese black metallers CHTHONIC yesterday (Monday, November 19) prior to the band's gig in Tampere, Finland. Watch the nine-minute chat below: SPV/Deathlight will release a new CHTHONIC compilation, "Pandemonium", early next year. This album will...

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CHTHONIC To Release 'Pandemonium' Compilation Early Next Year

The Taiwanese symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC, who this summer became the first-ever Asian extreme metal band to tour with Ozzfest, kicked off its European tour Wednesday night (Nov. 7) in Wolverhampton, England. The band will play a week's worth of shows with Ozzfest tourmates 3 INCHES OF BLOOD...

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CHTHONIC To Support MARDUK In Eastern Europe, Finland

Having recently completed a 60-show North American tour that saw them become the first-ever Asian extreme metal band to play Ozzfest, the Taiwanese six-piece CHTHONIC has confirmed a third leg of its fall European tour. In between tours of England with Canada's 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and Western Europe w...