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EXPLODER Records Christmas Single

EXPLODER, the U.K. rock/metal band led by Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH, PROFESSOR FATE, MISTRESS),has recorded a Christmas single, entitled "Hell's Bells It's Christmas". An accompanying video for the track was shot this past weekend. The single should be available for digital download through iTune...

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THERION Gets A Mention On NPR's 'Weekend Edition Saturday'

A sample of THERION's version of "O Fortuna" was aired as part of NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday" program about the lasting appeal of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana". The THERION version opens the show and gets a mention in the piece as well. Listen to the show at this location (click on the "Listen"...

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THERION: More Details Revealed About Upcoming Orchestra Show In Romania

Sweden's THERION has revealed more details about their upcoming show with a full symphonic orchestra, choir and international opera stars, which will take place on December 9, 2006 at the Palace Hall in Bucharest, Romania. According to the band, the concert will consist of three parts: 1. Pure orche...

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SNOWY SHAW To Create Artwork For New HELLFUELED Album

Swedish multi-instrumentalist/artist Snowy Shaw (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, DREAM EVIL) has been tapped to create the artwork and take photos for the upcoming HELLFUELED album, tentatively due in early 2007 via Black Lodge Records. HELLFUELED will enter Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with pr...

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THE FINAL SLEEP Completes New Demo

THE FINAL SLEEP, the Troy, NY-based band featuring members of DYING BREED, WITHSTAND, END OF LINE and OF OLD, has just finished recording its new demo. According to a press release, "the CD contains over 40 minutes of music covering a wide range of styles and dynamics" drawn from such influences as...

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HEATHEN: 'Victims Of Deception' Reissue Details Revealed

On November 13, Metal Mind Productions will re-release the "Victims Of Deception" album from HEATHEN, one of the most unique bands to rise from the second wave of the Bay Area thrash explosion. This reissue will come in a new digipack edition, having been digitally remastered using 24-bit technology...

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WRETCH Confirmed For 2007 HEADBANGER'S OPEN AIR Festival

Cleveland '80s-style, traditional power metal band WRETCH will be making their European debut with an exclusive performance at next year's Headbanger's Open Air Festival in Germany. The event takes place July 13 and 14, 2007 and will celebrate the festival's 10th Anniversary. HOA usually sells out i...

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KING DIAMOND: 'As Long As I Don't F*ck Up The Vocals, This Should Be Our Best Record'

Revolver magazine (web site) reports that most album art is inspired by the music on the disc, but KING DIAMOND inverted the process for his yet-untitled 12th studio record, which is scheduled for a spring release. When his band's distributor in Denmark stumbled across a painting called "My Mother's...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Guests On New BURNING IN HELL Album

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser makes a guest appearance on the track "The Waterfalls" from Brazilian power/speed metal band BURNING IN HELL's second album, "Believe". Kisser previously completed a series of successful workshops throughout Brazil with BURNING IN HELL drummer Marcelo Moreira. In a...

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THERION: One Soprano Short

Sweden's THERION has issued the following update: "THERION had planned to use the same singers from the latest album also live, but unexpectedly, we are one soprano short. We're reight now checking our contacts for a replacement, but thought we might surprise a bit and actually do like NIGHTWISH did...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Suffering From 'End-Of-Tour Blues'

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her MySpace page: "If you wanna know how to play the blues, get yourself a woman.. "Well, I am both. Woman and 'end-of-tour'-bluesy. Terrible. "My Mac broke down (the battery gave out, a serial defect) and I was offline for abou...

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FATAL SMILE Working On New Material

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE is currently writing songs for its next studio album, tentatively due in early 2007. According to the band, the new material "seems to be heavier and angrier than the previous ones, so prepare for some heavy duty when the 'Fatals' are deli...

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MERCYFUL FATE Albums Available For Download For First Time

According to Roadrunner Records, MERCYFUL FATE's massively influential — and still utterly unique — studio albums are now available for download for the first time! Visit your digital retailer of choice right now and you'll be able to replace those dusty vinyl albums or sticky CDs with 1983's ground...

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SINISTER Frontman To Guest On SUPREME PAIN's New Promo CD

SINISTER vocalist Aad Kloosterwaard will lay down the vocals for brutal death metal band SUPREME PAIN's upcoming two-track promo CD, which is scheduled to be recorded in December. As previously reported, MVD Visual has set a January 16, 2007 North American release date for the first-ever live DVD fr...

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AMON AMARTH: More Rescheduled Scandinavian Tour Dates Announced

Sweden's AMON AMARTH has released more information about the rescheduled Scandinavian dates that the band was forced to cancel in late Novemeber/early December in order to join the CHILDREN OF BODOM North American trek. The new dates are as follows: Jan. 31 - Göteborg, SWE @ Musikens Hus Feb. 01 - M...