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RAGE: Austrian Tribute Album Due In June

A tribute album to German power metallers RAGE consisting of contributions from 28 Austrian metal bands will be released on June 3. Entitled "Back In Time - A Tribute To Rage" (view cover here),the double CD will contain the following tracks: 01. ASPHYXIA - "All I Want" 02. CEEJAY & SEQUOIA DEN...

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HORTUS ANIMAE Part Ways With BLACK LOTUS RECORDS, Seek New Label Home

HORTUS ANIMAE, the prog-extreme metal project of ANCIENT drummer Diego "GroM" Meraviglia, have cut ties with label Black Lotus Records due to problems in connection with the release of their recently completed second album, "The Blow of Furious Winds". The follow-up to the group's acclaimed 2003 deb...

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Blessed Black Wings

Clattering right into the massive "Devilution", a drum-driven barn-burner worthy of MOTÖRHEAD, HIGH ON FIRE up the adrenaline level on third full-length, "Blessed Black Wings". The Steve Albini recording leaves all the rough edges, managing to sound massive and metallic and dirty and grimy all at on...

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COMMUNIC: 'Conspiracy In Mind' Video Posted Online

COMMUNIC, the Norwegian progressive/power metal band featuring ex-SCARIOT members Oddleif Stensland (vocals) and Tor Atle Andersen (drums),have posted their video for the track "Conspiracy In Mind" at this location (Real Media). The clip was directed by the Dutch production company Lowlife Media, w...

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Israeli Metal Model ANGEL OGASTA To Appear In Reality TV Show 'The Models'

Israeli "metal model producer and journalist" Angel Ogasta (photos) has been selected to appear in Israel's version of the "America's Next Top Model" show, called simply "The Models" ("A Dugmaniyot" in Hebrew). Ogasta, 20, who starred in ANCIENT's "Night Visit" video (ZIP file, Launch) and was featu...

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HATE PROFILE Complete Work On Debut Album, Seek Label Home

HATE PROFILE, the new "cold, eerie and chaotic" black metal project featuring Amon 418 (HORTUS ANIMAE, OPPOSITE SIDES) and GroM (ANCIENT, HORTUS ANIMAE),have completed work on their debut album, "The Khaos Hatefile". The CD was produced by Amon 418 for Era Vulgaris Musick and it comes in an "icy" d...

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ANCIENT RITES And ANOREXIA NERVOSA To Headline Holland's WACKENINGEN Festival

Belgium's ANCIENT RITES and France's ANOREXIA NERVOSA have been confirmed as the headliners of the Wackeningen 2005 festival, set to take place on Saturday, February 5 at JV Unitas in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Also scheduled to perform are Sweden's LORD BELIAL and Holland's HATRED, plus three Dut...

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MINE[THORN] Sign With CODE666 RECORDS

U.K.-based brutal black/death metallers MINE[THORN] have inked a deal with Code666 Records. Formed in 1999 as a THE AXIS OF PERDITION side-project, MINE[THORN] call what they create "bio mechanical disturbance metal" — "the sound of city sized slabs of living ancient alien machinery descending from...

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COMMUNIC Complete Work On 'Conspiracy In Mind' Video

COMMUNIC, the Norwegian progressive/power metal band featuring ex-SCARIOT members Oddleif Stensland (vocals) and Tor Atle Andersen (drums),have completed work on a video for the track "Conspiracy In Mind". The clip was directed by the Dutch production company Lowlife Media, who have previously work...

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IMPERIA: 'Angelchild' Video Posted Online

IMPERIA, the new band fronted by former TRAIL OF TEARS singer Helena Iren Michaelsen, have uploaded their video for the track "Angelchild" at this location. "Angelchild" comes off IMPERIA's debut album, "The Ancient Dance of Qetesh", available now on Ebony Tears. The CD was mixed at Franky's Recordi...

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ILLDISPOSED Bassist Survives Tsunami Disaster; Offers First-Hand Account

Danish metallers ILLDISPOSED have been confirmed as one of the headlining acts of the Wacken Roadshow 2005, which will be a two-week tour through Europe in May. Co-headlining the trek will be HOLY MOSES. More information will follow soon. In other news, ILLDISPOSED bassist Jonas Kloge was on holiday...

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COMMUNIC: 'Conspiracy In Mind' Cover Artwork Posted Online

The cover artwork for COMMUNIC's debut album, "Conspiracy In Mind", has been posted online at ProgArt.com. COMMUNIC is the Norwegian progressive/power metal band featuring ex-SCARIOT members Oddleif Stensland (vocals) and Tor Atle Andersen (drums). "Conspiracy In Mind", was recorded at Hansen studio...

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DIMMU BORGIR, MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY Among Bands Featured On 'Alone In The Dark' Soundtrack

Nuclear Blast Records has announced the release of "Alone In The Dark", the original motion picture soundtrack inspired and from the movie. "Alone In The Dark" is based on the best-selling Atari video game series of the same name. The soundtrack will feature some of today's best metal bands such as...

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DIMEBAG's Murder: Conspiracy Theories Examined

The Etemenanki web site, which examines hidden history/reality of Earth, mythology, symbology, prophecies, ancient/esoteric traditions, Atlantis, Mars, secret societies, and grand conspiracies, has offered an interesting theory about the murder of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Ab...

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COMMUNIC Film Video For 'Conspiracy In Mind'

Norwegian progressive/power metallers COMMUNIC, featuring ex-SCARIOT members Oddleif Stensland (vocals) and Tor Atle Andersen (drums),have posted the following message on their official web site: "It has been a really amazing year for COMMUNIC. One year ago we made our first demo and was unknown of...