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RAM Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XIII Festival

Swedish heavy metallers RAM have been confirmed for next year's Keep It True XIII festival, set to take place April 23-24, 2010 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ADX (FRA) ANACRUSIS (USA) CANDLEMASS (SWE / USA)...

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CANDLEMASS To Perform With Original Singer At Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XIII Festival

Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS will headline next year's Keep It True XIII festival, set to take place April 23-24, 2010 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. According to the organizers, the band will celebrate its 25th anniversary at the event by performing a very special two...

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Reunited ANACRUSIS Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XIII Festival

The original lineup of the long-defunct St. Louis, Missouri-based progressive/melodic thrash metal band ANACRUSIS — Kenn Nardi (guitar, vocals),Kevin Heidbreder (guitar),John Emery (bass) and Mike Owen (drums) — will reunite for an appearance at the Keep It True XIII festival, set to take place Ap...

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OBSCURA Guitarist Discusses Songwriting Process; Video Available

Like many other bands, German death metallers OBSCURA rely on modern technology to write and exchange their music before going into the studio. Guitarist Christian Muenzner (ex-NECROPHAGIST) is not a newcomer when it comes to this way of working. "I think today a lot of bands work like this, but we...

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CULT OF LUNA: DVD Sample Posted Online

Swedish "art rockers" CULT OF LUNA have posted a video clip (see below) for the song "Adrift", taken from their forthcoming DVD, "Fire Was Born". Due to "technical problems at the pressing plant," the release date of "Fire Was Born" has been pushed back to April 27 (via Earache Records) from the pre...

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HADES, PAINMUSEUM Members Join Forces In AUTUMN HOUR

AUTUMN HOUR, the new band featuring vocalist Alan Tecchio (HADES, WATCHTOWER, NON-FICTION, SEVEN WITCHES),drummer Dave Lescinsky (HADES),bassist Clint Arent (PAINMUSEUM, SEVEN WITCHES),and guitarist Justin Jurman, will release its debut CD, "Dethroned", on May 5 via Rock Ridge Music. Already garn...

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CULT OF LUNA: 'Fire Was Born' DVD Delayed

Due to "technical problems at the pressing plant," the release date of "Fire Was Born", the new DVD from Swedish "art rockers" CULT OF LUNA, has been pushed back to late April (via Earache Records) from the previously announced March 23. Along with an epic live show recorded on July 1, 2008 at Scala...

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WATCHTOWER To Co-Headline Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XIII Festival

Texas progressive metal legends WATCHTOWER will co-headline the Keep It True XIII festival, set to take place in April 2010 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ADX (FRA) CRYSTAL VIPER (POL) DEMON (UK) HADES (USA)...

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OBSCURA: 'Cosmogenesis' First-Week U.S. Sales Revealed

"Cosmogenesis", the second full-length album from German death metallers OBSCURA, sold around 900 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 71 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums b...

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OBSCURA: Video Interview With JEROEN PAUL THESSELING Available

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling of German death metallers OBSCURA. Watch the chat below. "Cosmogenesis", the second full-length album from OBSCURA, was released in the U.S. on February 17 via Relapse Records (March 2 internationally). The CD...

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OBSCURA: Video Interview Available

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with guitarist Christian Muenzner of German death metallers OBSCURA. Watch the chat below. "Cosmogenesis", the second full-length album from OBSCURA, was released in the U.S. on February 17 via Relapse Records (March 2 internationally). The CD fe...

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CULT OF LUNA: New Audio Interview With JOHANNES PERSSON Available

Guitarist Johannes Persson of Swedish "art rockers" CULT OF LUNA was interviewed earlier this week by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The first part of the Johann...

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OBSCURA: 'Anticosmic Overload' Video Available

"Anticosmic Overload", the new video from German death metallers OBSCURA, can be viewed below. The clip was directed and filmed by OBSCURA's own Steffen Kummerer as well as Christoph Harrer as part of their final project in video design at the University of Deggendorf, Germany. The video was shot la...

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OBSCURA: Another New Song Posted Online

German death metallers OBSCURA have posted another brand new track, "Cosmogenesis", on their MySpace page. The song is the title cut of the group's second full-length album, which will be released in the U.S. on February 17 via Relapse Records (March 2 internationally). The CD features guest appeara...

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CULT OF LUNA: 'Fire Was Born' DVD Teaser Available

Swedish "art rockers" CULT OF LUNA will release the "Fire Was Born" DVD on March 23 via Earache Records. Along with an epic live show recorded on July 1, 2008 at Scala in London, England, the disc — which was mixed, edited and designed by the band — will feature footage of Johannes Persson (guitar)...