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Poisoned Legacy
This school of Danish death metal gets surprisingly little attention outside a rabid worldwide cult following. Its trademarks — super-heavy and chunky riffing delivered in a clean, immaculate tone, barbaric guttural barking vocals, tightly-controlled but blisteringly fast blasting — seem like hallma...November 3, 2009
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NIGHTWISH Mainman Says Next Album Will Be 'A Bit Brighter' Than 'Dark Passion Play'
U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen. A few excerpts from the chat follows below. Terrorizer: You've done it. The [last] show [of the "Dark Passion Play" tour] is over. You're officially on "holiday." How do you feel? Tuomas:...November 3, 2009
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CANCER BATS: Performance Footage Of New Song Available
Video footage of Toronto, Canada's hardcore/metal band CANCER BATS performing a new song called "Darkness" on October 25, 2009 at Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland can be viewed below. CANCER BATS has set "Bears, Mayors, Scraps And Bones" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in early 2010...October 31, 2009
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Former/Current Members Of MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT, CHIMAIRA To Guest On GOD.FEAR.NONE CD
Greek death metallers GOD.FEAR.NONE have completed recording their new album, "Over Black Clouds". The CD contains 11 new songs of technical and melodic death metal, plus three re-recordings of songs taken from the "Vultures" album, which was released in 2007 (available only through iTunes and Upper...October 30, 2009
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GHOST MACHINERY Recruits Former ALTARIA Singer
Oulu, Finland-based metallers GHOST MACHINERY have recruited Taage Laiho (KILPI, ALTARIA) as the band's new vocalist. Laiho sang on two ALTARIA albums — "Divinity" and "The Fallen Empire" — and he also took part in an extensive European tour with the band in 2006. KILPI just released its fifth album...October 29, 2009
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DAATH Interviewed By Germany's PITCAM PRODUCTION
Berlin, Germany's PitCam Production conducted an interview with Atlanta's DAATH prior to the band's September 26, 2009 performance in Berlin during the "Our Hate Will Destroy You" European tour with CHIMAIRA, THROWDOWN and UNEARTH. Watch the chat below. In a recent entry of his "Jumping Darkness Par...October 28, 2009
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CATHEDRAL: New Album Title Announced
Veteran British doom/stoner band CATHEDRAL will enter Chapel studios (THE DARKNESS, NAPALM DEATH, URIAH HEEP, WET WET WET, SIMPLE MINDS) in Lincolnshire, U.K. in November to record its ninth full-length album and second for the Nuclear Blast label. Entitled "The Guessing Game", the new CD will once...October 28, 2009
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ELIS Drummer Forced To Sit Out European Tour
Drummer Max Naescher of Liechtenstein-based gothic metallers ELIS will sit out the band's upcoming "Beauty & The Beast" European tour with LEAVES' EYES, ATROCITY, SIRENIA and STREAM OF PASSION due to "job-related reasons." An "amazing" replacement drummer by the name of Trevor has been enlisted...October 28, 2009
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NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Featured In New THE RASMUS Video
"October & April", the new video from Finland's THE RASMUS which features a guest appearance by NIGHTWISH frontwoman Anette Olzon, can be viewed below. Scheduled for release on November 11, the single was sent to radio stations in Europe last week. In a September 2008 interview with Italy's Musi...October 23, 2009
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ALICE COOPER Interviewed On 107.7 THE BONE; Video Available
Steven Seaweed of 107.7 The Bone, the San Francisco Bay Area's rock station, conducted an interview with legendary rocker Alice Cooper on October 21, 2009. Watch the chat in four parts below. Alice Cooper celebrates his eternal love for the infernal holiday on his syndicated classic rock radio show...October 22, 2009
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DAATH Interviewed In Vienna; Video Available
Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with Eyal Levi and Sean Z. of Georgia extreme metallers DAATH on September 27, 2009 in Vienna, Austria. Watch the chat below. In a recent entry of his "Jumping Darkness Parade" blog for MetalSucks, DAATH guitarist Eyal Levi revealed that he an...October 22, 2009
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ELIS: Audio Samples Of Two New Songs Posted Online
Liechtenstein-based gothic metallers ELIS have posted audio samples of two new songs — "Firefly" and "I Come Undone" (JENNIFER RUSH cover) — on their MySpace page. Both tracks will appear on the band's new album, "Catharsis", which will be released via Napalm Records on the following dates: Nov. 25...October 20, 2009
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Drummer MIKE TERRANA Talks About Playing With TARJA, Recording With MASTERPLAN, AXEL RUDI PELL
Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with drummer Mike Terrana (TARJA TURUNEN, SAVAGE CIRCUS, MASTERPLAN, AXEL RUDI PELL) when he played Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen on October 12, 2009. Watch the chat below. Photos of the Tarja concert — which was...October 20, 2009
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HIM, THE 69 EYES, FLAMER, GHOST BRIGADE Confirmed For Finland's HELLDONE Festival
HIM, THE 69 EYES, FLAMER, GHOST BRIGADE, VANITY BEACH, MAJOR LABEL and ANATHEMA will perform at the fifth annual Helldone festival, set to take place December 28-31, 2008 at Tavastia and Semifinal clubs in Helsinki, Finland. The festival schedule is shaping up as follows: Monday, December 28: Tavast...October 16, 2009
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NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Featured On New THE RASMUS Single
NIGHTWISH frontwoman Anette Olzon makes a guest appearance on "October & April", the new single from Finland's THE RASMUS, which is scheduled for release on November 11. The song, which is available for streaming below, has been sent to radio stations in Europe and the video for the track will p...October 15, 2009