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Sideshow Symphonies

ARCTURUS will forever be haunted by their past. Having put out a record like "La Masquerade Infernale", an inarguable classic and one of the cornerstones of this whole "post-black metal" genre, all subsequent releases will be held up to it for comparison and critique. As always, an ARCTURUS album re...

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Anaclasis: A Haunting Gospel of Malice & Hatred

HATE has always been overshadowed by Polish brethren VADER, BEHEMOTH, and DECAPITATED, especially in the States. Some of that I would assume had to do with labels that lacked the promotion muscle of a Metal Blade, Century Media, or Earache. Signing to a hard-working label like France's Listenable an...

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RED HARVEST To Release Live DVD

Norway's RED HARVEST have posted the following message on their official web site: "We have agreed to release the entire gig that we recorded in September 2005 on DVD. The gig was filmed at Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo with a professional film team with twelve cameras. The mixing of the sound has...

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RED HARVEST To Begin Recording New Album In June

Norway's RED HARVEST will enter Multimono studio in June to begin recording their new album for a let 2006 releae via Season of Mist. "At the moment we are working on new songs and the pre-production for the album," the band write on their web site. "We will try to keep you updated with song ...

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Before the Devil

It is not a good thing when I am dissecting the songs on a hardcore album to find anything that may make the music stand apart from the pack. The first reaction should always approximate "holy shit!" When it doesn't, you've got problems. It's not that BLACK MY HEART's "Before the Devil" is a bad ...

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MOONSPELL: New Album Tentatively Due In April

MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribeiro has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Now that the enemy is born and that everyone got their new socks to wear, I feel it is time to address you the few usual words and vows, and to let you know that I trust that 2006 will ...

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Grand Illusion

Welcome to the "Grand Illusion". Oh come on, you know I had to do it. No surprises here, Sweden's NOCTURNAL RITES continue doing what they have done so well for 10 years, that being the creation of standard (though not run-of-the-mill) power metal that takes cues from (who else?) HELLOWEEN, yet emph...

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TAD MOROSE Guitarist Comments On Singer's Departure

TAD MOROSE guitarist Christer "Krunt" Andersson has issued the following statement regarding the recent departure of singer Urban Breed: "As many of you already know, Urban Breed is no longer in the band. He has posted his thoughts about this on the TAD MOROSE forum. I can't see how he could have co...

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CRYPTOPSY, NAPALM DEATH, IMPALED Members Reveal Their Holiday Plans

Every family has its holiday traditions, from the holy to the secular, the materialistic to the generous and everything in between. Screaming through the holiday season Century Media artists prepare for eating, drinking and making merry! CRYPTOPSY's Flo Mounier: "Christmas is a time for family, frie...

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MORGANA LEFAY Offer Update On Guitarist's Condition

Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY have issued the following update on the condition of guitarist Peter Grehn, who was rushed to the hospital on Dec. 16 with major stomach pains: "[Peter] suffered an inflamed appendix and had to get it removed [as soon as possible]. The surgery...

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Vocalist URBAN BREED Quits TAD MOROSE

Vocalist Urban Breed has left acclaimed Swedish metallers TAD MOROSE. In an official statement announcing his departure, Breed writes, "Due to personal differences I have decided to leave the band. This wasn't something I took lightly. However, I really don't see how I could've continued. In fact, I...

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THE LEGION Announce New Singer, Part Ways With Bassist

Swedish black/death metallers THE LEGION, featuring current MARDUK drummer Emil Dragutinovic, have issued the following update: "After a long search we have finally found a new vocalist for the LEGION. He's name is Kjetil Hektoen and he’s also known for his participation in CREST OF DARKNESS and ENT...

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BLOODBOUND: New Metal Sensation From Sweden To Release Debut Album

BLOODBOUND, the new Swedish metal band featuring Urban Breed (TAD MOROSE; vocals),Fredrik Bergh (STREET TALK; bass, keyboards and backing vocals) and Tomas Olsson (lead and rhythm guitars),have just released their debut album, "Nosferatu", in Japan via Marquee Inc./Avalon. The European release is...

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SHE SAID DESTROY: Album Cover Preview Posted Online

Norwegian extreme metal thrashers SHE SAID DESTROY have uploaded a preview of the cover for their upcoming debut album, "Time like Vines", at this location. As previously reported, "Time like Vines" will be released in early 2006 via Nocturnal Art Productions in collaboration with Candlelight Record...

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MORGANA LEFAY Pull Out of BLOODSTOCK Festival's XMas Party

Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the Bloodstock Festival's XMas Party on Sunday, December 18. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: At 4:00 Friday morning [Dec. 16] local time guitarist Peter Gre...