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Enemy of God

One of the longest running and most respected metal groups around, Germany's KREATOR are back doing what they do best — delivering no-holds-barred thrash that is heavy on sheer aggression and short on frills. To their credit, KREATOR have only released a couple of albums or so over the course of the...

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SANCTIFICATION: 2004 Promo CD Available For Download

Swedish death metallers SANCTIFICATION have posted the four tracks from their 2004 promotional CD at their official web site. The demo, which was recorded at Abyss studios with producer Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN),can be downloaded at this location. Songs available for download are "Thirst for...

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METALLICA In Ancient World: Photo Available

A visitor of the METALLICA fan site Encyclopedia Metallica by the name of Chris Fekos reports: "I'm not sure if you’ve seen this before, but anyways, I was traveling in Europe this past summer and was at the ancient city of Ephessus, Turkey, not only one of the best surviving archaeological sites fr...

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HORTUS ANIMAE Finish Mixing New Album

HORTUS ANIMAE, the extreme metal project of ANCIENT drummer Diego "GroM" Meraviglia, have finished mixing their new album, "The Blow of Furious Winds", at Italy's Alpha-Omega Studios with producer Alex Azzali (ANCIENT). The CD will be released on February 5, 2005 via Black Lotus Records in a limited...

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ANCIENT Side Project To See Light Of Day

ANCIENT's Aphazel and ex-ANCIENT singer Deadly Kristin have signed a contract with the Greek label Sleaszy Rider for the release of DREAMLIKE HORROR's first album, "Delightful Suicides". The CD will include the five (re-arranged) tracks from the unreleased 2000 promo and five brand new tracks, which...

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KOLDBORN To Support DEICIDE In Denmark; New EP On The Way

Danish death metallers KOLDBORN will support DEICIDE at Voxhall in Århus, Denmark on Thursday, November 25. In other news, KOLDBORN will release a new mini-CD/10-inch vinyl EP on Ancient Darkness Productions in late December/early January. KOLDBORN recently acquired an as-yet-undisclosed new singer...

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COMMUNIC Complete Work On Debut Album

Norwegian progressive/power metallers COMMUNIC, featuring ex-SCARIOT members Oddleif Stensland (vocals) and Tor Atle Andersen (drums),have completed work on their debut album, "Conspiracy In Mind", at Hansen studio in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, ILLDISPOSED, ANCIENT, MANTICOR...

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KREATOR: 'Enemy Of God' Bonus DVD Detailed

A limited-edition version of KREATOR's new album, "Enemy of God", will come with a bonus DVD containing a "making of" documentary and video clips. The CD is scheduled for release in Europe and South America on January 10 and North America on January 11 via SPV Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Viole...

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GWAR Frontman Apologizes To PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Hurt Some People I Really Love And Respect'

GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (a.k.a. Oderus Ungurus) has issued an apology for his scathingly negative comments (Story#1, Story#2) about former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL singer Phil Anselmo and his girlfriend Kate. Brockie's statement, as sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET by Adrenaline PR, reads as fol...

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IMPERIA Confirmed For Holland's EUROSONIC FESTIVAL

IMPERIA, the new band fronted by former TRAIL OF TEARS singer Helena Iren Michaelsen, have been confirmed for EuroSonic Festival 2005, a two-day event set to be held January 13-14 in in Groningen, Holland. More than 110 bands (including Italy's LINEA 77 and Holland's NEMESEA) are expected to perform...

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METALHEADS AGAINST RACISM Founder Responds To THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT's 'Open Letter'

Mike Meier of the Metalheads Against Racism web site has issued a statement slamming the Dutch death metal band THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT for allegedly using his web site as a promotional platform for their new album and explaining why he had previously referred to the group in an online posting as "kn...

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CANDLEMASS: 'Essential' Collection To Include Brand New Song

GMR Music has set a November 22 release date for CANDLEMASS' "Essential Doom" CD, a posthumous collection of the group's best material plus their newly recorded and previously unreleased song "Witches". The album will come with a bonus DVD featuring video footage of the band's performance at the Roc...

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IMPERIA To Play Special Acoustic Set In Belgium

IMPERIA, the new band fronted by former TRAIL OF TEARS singer Helena Iren Michaelsen, will play special acoustic set at the MindView Metal Convention in Stekene, Belgium on November 7. The show starts at 4:30 p.m. and will be preceded by a signing session at 3:00 p.m. As previously reported, IMPERIA...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Checks In With Russian Tour Report

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following Russian tour report on his official web site: "This a tour of seventeen cities spread across parts of what was, until relatively recently, known as the Soviet Union and now called Russia and the Ukraine. As I write this, we are roughly at the...

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BLACK SABBATH: Unreleased Song Posted Online

A 53-second MP3 sample of an unreleased BLACK SABBATH song called "When I Came Down" has been posted online at the OZZY OSBOURNE fan site Ozzyhead.com. According to the Sept. 2003 edition of Record Collector magazine, "When I Came Down" was included on a two-track BLACK SABBATH acetate 45 rpm record...