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MANES Recording New EP

MANES, the Norwegian band featuring members of THIRD AND THE MORTAL, ATROX and CHTON, has issued the following update: "Well, we've actually started a little recording now. We have no planned releasedate or much more to share about this, apart from the fact that it isn't for a new album. An EP maybe...

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Japanese All-Girl Trio GALLHAMMER: Video Interview Available

René Ackermann of UK's Contraband Candy conducted an interview with Japanese all-girl trio GALLHAMMER at the band's first-ever live gig out of Japan. Watch the 10-minute chat below. GALLHAMMER released its new album, "Ill Innocence", on September 24 via Peaceville Records. Following the introduction...

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DETHKLOK, DOWN, ARCH ENEMY, THE BLED First-Week Sales Revealed

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending September 30, 2007, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all CD figures are rounded to the nearest hundred [except numbers over 20,000, which are rounded to the nearest thousand]; The Billboard 200 chart position incl...

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DEATHWISH: 1986 Demo Available For Download

The 1986 debut three-song demo cassette by UK thrash quartet DEATHWISH has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "DEATHWISH weren't like UK counterparts XENTRIX, who wished to be American. Already the title track, 'Sword of Justice', sounds...

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ENTOMBED, EX-MAYHEM Vocalist To Guest On Tonight's 'Tinitus'

Ex-MAYHEM vocalist and ENTOMBED bassist Nicko Elgstrand and guitarist Alex Hellid were interviewed for this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tonight (Wednesday, September 19) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. According to a press release, "Maniac drops by o...

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Japanese All-Girl Trio GALLHAMMER To Release 'Ill Innocence' This Month

Japanese all-girl trio GALLHAMMER will release its new album, "Ill Innocence", on September 24 via Peaceville Records. Following the introduction (for many people) in early 2007 to this extra-special band, with the release of "The Dawn of…" (a CD/DVD of demo/rehearsal material with a ton of live foo...

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VORKUTA Announces New Drummer

Hungarian black metallers VORKUTA have announced the addition of a permanent drummer, Khrul, who is also known for drumming in other Hungarian black metal bands such as WITCHCRAFT, MARBLEBOG, and VÉRZIVATAR. VORKUTA's first release to feature their new drummer will be a split 7" EP with Japanese thr...

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DEINONYCHUS To Release New Album In October

Dutch doomsters DEINONYCHUS have issued the following update: "'Warfare Machines' is the new title of the forthcoming DEINONYCHUS album which will be released on My Kingdom Music on the 12th of October 2007. Recorded and mastered in Italy under the guidance of Giuseppe Orlando [NOVEMBRE] (who also p...

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GOATWHORE Frontman: 'We've Never Claimed To Be Fully Black Metal'

Andre Mihsin of ChartAttack.com recently asked GOATWHORE lead vocalist Ben Falgoust about his stance on the attitude and seriousness that come with being considered true black metal, or as the black metal elitists call it "trve." "It's just that sometimes I think people do it because it's this 'cult...

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BLUT AUS NORD: 'Odinist' Artwork Revealed

French extremists BLUT AUS NORD have posted the cover artwork for their new album, "Odinist", at this location. According to the group's record label, Candlelight Records, "this opus is considered by the band as a return to the feeling of their first creations. More epic, melodic and powerful!" A fe...

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Devils in Iron

The Northwest U.S. Cult known as SCORCHED EARTH has been kicking around for a good many years now and continue to keep its vicious mix of thrash and black metal (with bits of doom and death) dirty as hell and rotten to the core. I recall reviewing 2003's "Gods, Kings, and Conquerors" and getting qui...

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Ex-ENFORSAKEN Guitarist Launches 'Trend-Free Death Metal' Band THE SHOTGUN SUICIDES

Former ENFORSAKEN guitarist Steve Stell has resurfaced in the Chicago, Illinois-based band called THE SHOTGUN SUICIDES. Commented Stell: "When ENFORSAKEN broke up in August of 2006, I took a few months off from the music thing. After eight years of playing with and managing ENFORSAKEN, I definitely...

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NACHTMYSTIUM: New Video Interview Posted Online

MetalKult.com has posted a new video interview with NACHTMYSTIUM's founding guitarist/vocalist Blake Judd and bassist Zion Meagher in which the progressive black metal band talks about lineup changes, the importance of warm tones and combating unoriginal black metal music. "We started off as a prett...

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NECROMANTIA Signs With DOCKYARD 1

Greek black metal pioneers NECROMANTIA have inked a deal with Dockyard 1. The group is currently working on its new album, "The Sound of Lucifer Blasting Heaven", for a November release. Says the band: "Be prepared for a mix of harsh black metal, dark orchestrations and ritualistic parts the NECROMA...

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DARKTHRONE To Release 'F.O.A.D.' In September

Norwegian black metallers DARKTHRONE have set "F.O.A.D." as the title of their new CD, tentatively due in September. "This album will [be the subject of] lots of debate...I'm pretty sure of it," said DARKTHRONE's Nocturno Culto. "There will be a small taster in the form of an exclusive EP in July, t...