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ATHEIST Regroup, Announce Exclusive Festival Appearances

Seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have regrouped for a run of exclusive live performances. Guitarist/vocalist Kelly Shaefer has reassembled what is widely considered the band's classic recording lineup (Shaefer, guitarist Rand Burkey, bassist Tony Choy, and drummer Steven Flynn) for two exclu...

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NECROPHOBIC Sign With REGAIN RECORDS, Announce New Album Title

Swedish death metallers NECROPHOBIC have inked a deal with Regain Records for the release of their fifth album, entitled "Hrimthursum". The follow-up to 2002's "Bloodhymns" is being recorded at the Dark Voodoo Studio with engineers Anders Bentell and Fredrik Folkare (guitarist and producer of UNLEAS...

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Japanese All-Girl Band GALLHAMMER Sign With PEACEVILLE RECORDS

Peaceville Records has announced the signing of GALLHAMMER. Hailing from Tokyo, Japan, this three-girl combo is anything but what you’ve come to expect from the polite and serene land of the rising sun (or daughter in this case). Peaceville are currently compiling GALLHAMMER's first major European r...

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BLOODTHORN Prepare To Release 'Genocide'

Norwegian death metallers BLOODTHORN will release their fourth studio album, "Genocide", in January/February via Red Stream Inc. (Morningstar Records in Europe). The long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "Under the Reign of Terror" was recorded at Godt Selskap Studio (CHTON, GRIFFIN, KEEP OF KALESSIN) in...

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Unreleased VINNIE VINCENT CD To Air On Radio Show

On Saturday, January 7, "The Classic Metal Show" will be airing the "lost" Vinnie Vincent (ex-KISS) album "Guitars from Hell" that he recorded circa 1991 but then never saw the light of day. Vinnie had released two albums with his band VINNIE VINCENT INVASION — the 1986 self-titled debut album and 1...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman: 'Nobody Would Believe The Events That Permeate My Life'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following cryptic message on his official blog: "But a remnant of a former self. Darkness so exceedingly grave and bottomless. A solemn, impenetrable layer of blackness. "A thousand photographs. I am barely recognizable. I can barely comprehen...

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RAVEN Frontman Talks About Band's Influence On IRON MAIDEN, METALLICA

In a recent fan posting on RAVEN's official message board, the band's frontman John Gallagher was asked about RAVEN's influence on other metal bands and whether he was aware that VOIVOD performed RAVEN's "Chainsaw" at their first-ever concert in early 1984. "Piggy's [VOIVOD guitarist] passing was sa...

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MEGADETH: Album Sales Update

According to a posting on MEGADETH's official web site, the following are the official MEGADETH sales figures in the United States as of December 14, 2005 (rounded to nearest 1,000): "Killing is My Business...And Business is Good!"* (original, out of print) - 197,000 "Killing is My Business...And Bu...

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MACABRE: DVD Sample Available For Download

Chicago "murder metal" legends MACABRE will release a DVD, entitled "True Tales of Slaughter and Slaying", in early 2006. A rough-edit sample is available for download at LowlifeMedia.net (Quicktime required, 21 MB). In other news, MACABRE will headline the Holiday of Horror 8 festival on Friday, De...

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WITCHERY To Release New Album In February

Century Media Records has set a February 27, 2006 European release date for the fourth full-length album from Sweden's WITCHERY, entitled "Don't Fear the Reaper". WITCHERY's spell was cast upon our earthly existence when four members splintered off SATANIC SLAUGHTER in 1997: Jensen (later with THE H...

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OPETH Drummer Talks About Touring, Current Status Of WITCHERY

Drummerszone.com recently conducted an interview with OPETH drummer Martin Axenrot (NIFELHEIM, SATANIC SLAUGHTER, WITCHERY). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Drummerszone.com: In 2004 you joined the all-star line-up of BLOODBATH, replacing Dan Swanö who switched to guitar. And now you're o...

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SUTURE: New Demo Tracks Available For Download

Louisiana's "sickest" death metal act SUTURE have posted two new tracks from their latest demo, "Skeletal Vortex", on their web site. Download the songs "Skeletal Vortex" and "Exiled to Undead" at this location. The band have also posted the track "Horror Be Thy Name" from their split CD with LEUKOR...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist GEEZER BUTLER Joins PETA's KFC Boycott

What do Geezer Butler, the longtime bassist of heavy metal pioneers BLACK SABBATH, and Bobby Ingram, the frontman of the venerable Southern rock band MOLLY HATCHET, have in common besides making legendary music? Both rockers have joined PETA's boycott of KFC until the company ends the worst abuses o...

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All the Way to the Sun

Norwegian-American band TNT have been proudly flying the flag of melodic hard rock for over 20 years (including a "break" before the 2002 reunion) and 2005 sees the release of the band's eight studio disc, "All The Way to the Sun". It seems I have probably encountered the band's music at some point...

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DAWN OF AZAZEL Frontman Thanks Fans For Support In Wake Of Controversy

Ibex Moon Records has issued the following update on the New Zealand-based death/grind outfit DAWN OF AZAZEL: "[DAWN OF AZAZEL] have been the subject of controversy and received considerable publicity this week [check previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET stories: Story#1, Story#2, Story#3] after a sensationali...