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AMON AMARTH, SATYRICON, UNLEASHED Confirmed For Czech Republic's UNHOLY FEST

AMON AMARTH, SATYRICON, UNLEASHED, ENTOMBED and CRADLE OF FILTH are among the confirmed bands for the 2009 edition of the Unholy Fest, set to take place July 23-25 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, July 23, 2009 CAS Arena 13:10-13:30 SILVA NIGRA 13:...

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MANIAC's SKITLIV Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Former MAYHEM frontman Maniac, along with members of his black/doom band SKITLIV, will atend a listening session for the long-awaited SKITLIV album, "Skandinavisk Misantropi", at this year's Inferno festival in Oslo. The CD, due for release on the Season of Mist label later this year, features guest...

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GORGOROTH Mainman To Guest On WSCA 106.1 FM

GORGOROTH mastermind/guitarist Infernus will be interviewed live today (Wednesday, April 1) at 1:30 p.m. EST on the WSCA 106.1 FM radio station in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. To listen to the program live via the Internet, go to this location. Infernus recently won a court battle against vocalist Gaa...

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Former NECROPHOBIC/DARK FUNERAL Guitarist Resurrects INFERNAL

Swedish guitarist David Parland (NECROPHOBIC, DARK FUNERAL, INFERNAL) recently joined forces with drummer Tomas Asklund (ex-DARK FUNERAL, DISSECTION, INFERNAL) and guitarist Martin Halfdan (ex-NECROPHOBIC) in a brand new project called INFERNAL (which was also the name of Parland's last group that s...

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GOD SEED Confirmed For HELLFEST; Touring Lineup Revealed

GOD SEED, the new Norwegian band featuring former GORGOROTH members King (bass; real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and Gaahl (vocals; real name: Kristian Espedal),has been confirmed for Hellfest, set to take place June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France. They will headline the Rock Hard stage on June 19. GOD...

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Ex-GORGOROTH Bassist Says GOD SEED Is A 'Suitable Name' For New Project

Former GORGOROTH bassist King (real name: Tom Cato Visnes),who recently lost a court battle against guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name, recently spoke to Imhotep webzine about his newly launched project with fellow ex-GORGOROTH member Gaahl (vocal...

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Former GORGOROTH Members Launch GOD SEED

Former GORGOROTH members Gaahl (vocals; real name: Kristian Espedal) and King (bass; real name: Tom Cato Visnes),who recently lost a court battle against guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name, have chosen the new banner of GOD SEED to represent their...

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PESTILENCE, VADER, CRO-MAGS, VOLBEAT Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

PESTILENCE, VADER, CRO-MAGS, VOLBEAT, STATIC-X and MASTODON have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place July 3-4, 2009 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AUGUST BURNS RED BACKFIRE BOUNCING SOULS BRING ME T...

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OPETH Mainman Comments On Government-Sponsored Tour Of Norway

On March 18, Swedish prog-metal giants OPETH completed an eight-date tour of Norway. The trek included stops in major cities Oslo and Bergen but also covers smaller towns like Volda and Sogndal. The tour was arranged by Rikskonsertene, a Norwegian state-sponsored organization that normally handles e...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist On Court Battle: 'I Won Because I Was Right, And I Was Right All The Way'

Norway's Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) about his court battle against vocalist Gaahl and bassist King ov Hell over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Imhotep: How did you...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist Talks About Winning Court Battle Against Former Bandmates; Audio Available

A new audio interview with GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) conducted by Metalhead.ro is available for streaming at this location. Infernus recently won a court battle against vocalist Gaahl and bassist King ov Hell over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name. According to a post...

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Former GORGOROTH Members GAAHL And KING OV HELL To Announce New Band Name

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has received the folowing statement from bassist King ov Hell (real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and vocalist Gaahl (real name: Kristian Espedal) regarding the latest developments in their legal dispute with guitarist Infernus over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name: "Regarding the rec...

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HATE ETERNAL Schedules South American Dates

Florida-based metallers HATE ETERNAL will play two South American shows in April as part of Shock Metal Fest. The details are as follows: * April 23 - Sadium Obras Pepsi Music Estadio - Buenos Aires, Argentina (with GORGOROTH) * April 25 - Tatero Caupotican - Santiago, Chile (with GORGOROTH, DORSO,...

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INFERNUS Claims Victory In GORGOROTH Name Dispute

The verdict has been reached in the dispute over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name involving vocalist Gaahl, bassist King ov Hell and the group's estranged guitarist Infernus. Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) filed a lawsuit against King ov Hell (real name: Tom Cato Visnes) in September 2008 cl...

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BLACK SEPTEMBER Completes Recording Session

Chicago's black/death masters BLACK SEPTEMBER have completed their latest recording session at Bricktop Studios in Chicago with Andy Nelson. BLACK SEPTEMBER's "The Sermon of Vengeance" seven-inch single will feature two original songs entitled "Blood for Oceans" and "Purification" and will be releas...