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ELUVEITIE: New Album Track Listing, Guest Musicians Revealed

Swiss folk metal pioneers ELUVEITIE just revealed the track listing as well as the guest musicians who appear on their upcoming acoustic/folk album, "Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion", due on April 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will contain 15 folk songs, most of them written in ancient gauli...

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KIUAS, NOVEMBERS DOOM, PERZONAL WAR Confirmed For CHICAGO POWERFEST

Finland's KIUAS, Chicago's very own metal veterans NOVEMBERS DOOM, and Germany's PERZONAL WAR are among the first bands to be announced for Chicago Powerfest 2009. The seventh edition of the Chicago Powerfest will take place May 7-9, 2009 at the Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. The Paganfest USA: Par...

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ELUVEITIE: 'Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion' Artwork Unveiled

Swiss pagan metal horde ELUVEITIE will release its new folk/acoustic album, "Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion", on April 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will feature guest appearances by Oliver S. Tyr of FAUN and Alan A. Nemtheanga of PRIMORDIAL, among others. It will contain 15 folk songs, mos...

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EVEMASTER Continuing Work On New Album

Finnish "dark metal" band EVEMASTER, which features in its ranks BATTLELORE's Tomi Mykkänen, is continuing work on its long-awaited new CD. According to Tomi, "We have sported the old-school way of recording with the album. As the drums are pretty much one take with no quantizing or corrections, I d...

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W.A.S.P., THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, BRING ME THE HORIZON Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

The following bands are newly confirmed for this year's Hellfest, set to take place June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France: ABORTED ADAGIO AMEBIX AUGUST BURN RED BETRAYED BLOCKHEADS BLOODCLOT BRING ME THE HORIZON COALESCE DAGOBA DEICIDE DESPISED ICON EYEHATEGOD GIRLSCHOOL GOJIRA JARBOE KATAKLYSM KEEP O...

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ELUVEITIE: New Album Release Date Announced

Swiss pagan metal horde ELUVEITIE will release its new folk/acoustic album, "Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion", on April 10 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will feature guest appearances by Oliver S. Tyr of FAUN and Alan A. Nemtheanga of PRIMORDIAL, among others. It will contain 15 folk songs, mos...

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'PaganFest America: Part II': First Dates Announced

"PaganFest America: Part II" will include Finland's folk freaks KORPIKLAANI as the headliners, Switzerland's ELUVEITIE, Ireland's PRIMORDIAL, Finland's MOONSORROW, Canada's BLACKGUARD (formerly known as PROFUGUS MORTIS) and straight off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey's crazy pirate meta...

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SWORN ENEMY, MOONSORROW, HOLLENTHON Confirmed For Austria's METAL FOR FAIRNESS Festival

SWORN ENEMY, MOONSORROW and HOLLENTHON are among the confirmed bands for the 2009 edition of the Metal For Fairness festival, set to take place March 20 at Arena Wein in Vienna, Austria. The festival billing is as follows: SWORN ENEMY MOONSORROW HOLLENTHON MAROON HAIL OF BULLETS FREYA OUTRAGE LIONHE...

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PRIMORDIAL: 'Imrama' Reissue Detailed

2008 was a great year for Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL. After the release of their magnum opus, "To The Nameless Dead", in late 2007, the band played shows and festivals all over Europe and gained loads of new fans. The Pagan metallers have lots of plans for the New Year, including a tour thr...

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MOONSORROW: More Dates Announced

Finnish folk/pagan metal band MOONSORROW has scheduled the following dates: Dec. 31 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi / Uudenvuoden Nahkamiekka (w/ KORPIKLAANI, KIUAS) Jan. 24 - Osnabrück, Germany - N8 / Winternoise Festival Jan. 29 - Tallink Baltic Princess - Spinefeast Cruise 2009 Feb. 21 - Giessen, G...

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PROFANE OMEN: 'Inherit The Void' Video Teaser Posted Online

A video teaser for "Inherit The Void", the sophomore full-length album from the Finnish metal band PROFANE OMEN, can be viewed below. Due in March 2009 through Playground Music Scandinavia, the CD was recorded with producer Ville Sorvali of MOONSORROW and Aleksanteri Kuosa. "Inherit The Void" track...

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'Dimebag Beyond Forever Tour': Performance, Behind-The-Scenes Footage Available

A dozen or so Finnish metal musicians took part in the fifth annual "Dimebag Beyond Forever Tour" in early December. The four-date trek honored the legendary PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot and killed on stage on December 8, 2004. The musicians performed for free...

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KREATOR, MOONSORROW, SWALLOW THE SUN Members Join Forces In BARREN EARTH

BARREN EARTH is the name of a new Helsinki, Finland-based project featuring members of KREATOR, MOONSORROW, SWALLOW THE SUN and MANNHAI, among other bands. Formed in the fall of 2007, BARREN EARTH's music "combines elements of modern and traditional (death) metal with '70s prog rock and folk," accor...

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PRIMORDIAL Frontman Issues Year-End Update

Vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of the of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has issued the following update: "Another year nearly over and the vultures are circling. "The rain is still teeming down from the grey skies outside. The weather seems to match perfectly the recession we have plung...

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KORPIKLAANI, SWASHBUCKLE Added To PAGANFEST USA: PART 2

Rock The Nation has announced the final tour lineup of PaganFest USA: Part 2 with two brand new additions to the upcoming traveling spectacle: Finland's folk freaks KORPIKLAANI as the new headliners, and straight off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey's crazy pirate metal drunks SWASHBUCKLE...