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BEHEMOTH To Headline Three 'Summer Slaughter' Shows

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have been confirmed as "special guest headliners" for three shows on the 2009 edition of the Summer Slaughter Tour: July 05 - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room July 06 - Calgary, AB @ The Whiskey July 07 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Presented by Affliction and Decibe...

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THE FACELESS, AMORAL Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

THE FACELESS and AMORAL have been confirmed for the 12th annual Tuska open-air metal festival, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. Meanwhile, guitarist Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X) has been forced to cancel his appearance at the event. A total of 32 bands will p...

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NECROPHAGIST, ORIGIN, DARKEST HOUR, DYING FETUS Confirmed For Michigan's DIRT FEST

Dirt Fest, Michigan's premier independent outdoor music festival, will celebrate 13 years of metal and alternative music mayhem on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Birch Run Expo Center in Birch Run. The 13th annual Dirt Fest boasts an impressive lineup of well known hard rock, metal, alternative, and...

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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ENSIFERUM Confirmed For Finland's ANKKAROCK

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY and ENSIFERUM have been confirmed for the Ankkarock festival, set to take place August 1-2, 2009 in Korso, Vantaa, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, August 1, 2009: CAVALERA CONSPIRACY DRAGONFORCE TEHOSEKOITIN HARDCORE SUPERSTAR CMX EGOTRIPPI ENSIF...

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WARCALL Signs With PANOPTIC RECORDS

Panoptic Records has announced the signing of Montreal battalion WARCALL. The quartet, which plays a mixture of death-black and thrash metal in the style of DISSECTION, AT THE GATES and ENSIFERUM, will release its debut album, "Demonarchy", later in the year. It features 11 songs of "pure war metal...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and KORPIKLAANI have been confirmed for the 12th annual Tuska open-air metal festival, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. Meanwhile, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE was forced to cancel its appearance at the event due to recording commitments for the b...

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ENSIFERUM: More New Album Details Revealed

Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM have issued the following update: "As you might know, ENSIFERUM started recording [our] fourth album on April 13. Album is recorded/produced by Tero Kinnunen (NIGHTWISH, AMORPHIS) and Janne Joutsenniemi ('Victory Songs' producer). Album will be mixed by Hiili Hiilesm...

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ENSIFERUM: European Headlining Tour Announced

Finnish "heroic folk metallers" ENSIFERUM will embark on a European headlining tour in October. Support on the trek will come from METSATOLL and TRACEDAWN. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 01 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Oct. 02 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Romein Oct. 03 - Hamm, Germany - Dev...

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ENSIFERUM: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Finnish folk-influenced melodic metallers ENSIFERUM have posted the first in a series of video clips documenting the recording sessions for the band's fourth album, due on September 9, 2009. Watch it at this location. ENSIFERUM had its first two albums made officially available in the U.K. for the v...

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NORTHER Announces New Singer

Finnish metal outfit NORTHER has issued the following update: "After a hard search for a new vocalist, we are honoured to announce Aleksi Sihvonen [MEDICATED] as our new lead singer. He's a creative and diverse vocalist with loads of experience. He will surely add new input to the band with his tale...

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ENSIFERUM: Footage From India Available

A short video clip of the Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal act ENSIFERUM performing the song "Ahti" live in Mumbai, India on December 20, 2008 can be viewed below. Also available is a brief video greeting from the band before entering the studio. ENSIFERUM had its first two albums made of...

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THE SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR: First Dates Announced

This year's "The Summer Slaughter Tour" will feature the following acts: NECROPHAGIST (co-headliner) SUFFOCATION (co-headliner) ENSIFERUM ** DARKEST HOUR WINDS OF PLAGUE DYING FETUS BORN OF OSIRIS ORIGIN BENEATH THE MASSACRE * AFTER THE BURIAL DECREPIT BIRTH * BLACKGUARD ** * First half of tour only...

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THE ABSENCE Added To Last Three Shows Of AMON AMARTH Tour

Tampa, Florida melodic thrash outfit THE ABSENCE will replace LAZARUS A.D. on the last three shows of AMON AMARTH's "Twilight Of The Thunder God North American Tour Pt. 2" with GOATWHORE and SKELETONWITCH. The affected dates are as follows: Apr. 30 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade May 01 - Orlando, FL @ C...

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HAMMERFALL Confirmed For Germany's ROCK AM HÄRTSFELDSEE Festival

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Rock am Härtsfeldsee festival, set to take place June 19-20, 2009 in Dischingen Lkr. Heidenheim, Germany. The festival billing is as follows: DORO CALLEJON EDGUY END OF GREEN ENSIFERUM EXILIA FEUERSCHWANZ FIDDLER...

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BLACKGUARD: Two More Songs Posted Online

Montreal-based sympho/black/folk/power metal act BLACKGUARD (formerly PROFUGUS MORTIS) has posted two more songs — "The Last We Wage" and "The Sword" (featuring guest vocals by THE AGONIST singer Alissa White-Gluz) — on the group's MySpace page. Both tracks come off the band's debut album, "Profugus...