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GORGOROTH Frontman Calls For More Church Burnings; Police To Investigate

According to the Norwegian newspaper Bergens Tidende, the police in Bergen, Norway have launched an investigation into recent statements made by GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl regarding a spate of church burnings that took place in Norway in the early Nineties. In an interview that some consider to be the...

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ARMORED SAINT Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

ARMORED SAINT has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH ARMORED SAINT AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET CATARACT DARK FUNERAL GRAVE DIGGER HARDCOR...

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WATAIN Frontman: 'It's All About Wild, Raw Fire And Getting Loose'

Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com report: Erik Danielsson, the malevolent singer/bassist who fronts Satan-loving Swedish black-metal magicians WATAIN, doesn't have a flip bone in his body. To see WATAIN perform live is nothing if not a pestilent experience, which is just the way Danielsson...

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'Extreme Metal' Book-Length Study Coming From BERG PUBLISHERS

Berg Publishers has issued the following press release: Extreme metal — one step beyond heavy metal — can appear bizarre or terrifying to the uninitiated. Extreme metal musicians have developed an often impenetrable sound that teeters on the edge of screaming, incomprehensible noise. Extreme metal c...

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ICED EARTH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ICED EARTH has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE...

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FATAL SMILE Signs With LOCOMOTIVE MUSIC

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE has inked a deal with Locomotive Music. The group's sophomore album, "Neo Natural Freaks", will be released in the U.S. on February 20. The follow-up to 2002's "Beyond Reality", "Neo Natural Freaks" received a European release in February...

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SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE Completes Work On Sophomore Album

Italian metallers SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE have completed work on their second album, "Obsidian". Recorded by Riccardo Pasini (EPHEL DUATH, THE SECRET, REPRISAL) at Studio 73 and by Ettore Rigotti (DISARMONIA MUNDI) at dB Studio and mixed and produced by Ettore Rigotti, the CD features guest vocals by...

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KALEDON: 'Chapter 4' To Receive Japanese Release Via HOT-ROCKIN

Italian power metal band KALEDON has announced a collaboration with the Japanese record company Hot-Rockin/Disk Heaven. Hot-Rockin will release a special version of the group's new album, "Chapter 4: Twilight of the Gods", featuring a lot of bonus material. More details will follow soon. "Chapter 4:...

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NECRODEMON, DEMON DOG SPERM, NO SOULS LOST Confirmed For MILWAUKEE METALFEST XIX

Open Grave Records has announced a partnership with the long-running Milwaukee Metalfest, which is being held this year at the Waukesha Expo Center in Waukesha, WI on May 11-12. As well as being a sponsor, Open Grave will have its own stage at the festival, which will feature three artists from the...

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DIR EN GREY, NARZISS, THE SORROW Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DIR EN GREY, NARZISS and THE SORROW have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIA...

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THE PROJECT HATE Announces New Record Deal

THE PROJECT HATE, the Swedish band featuring Lord K. Philipson (GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),Jörgen Sandström (ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE),bassist Michael Håkansson (ENGEL, ex-EVERGREY),guitarist Petter S. Freed (2 TON PREDATOR) and singer Jo Enckell (IGNORANCE BLISS),has posted the following message...

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GOD AMONG INSECTS To Record New Album In The Summer

GOD AMONG INSECTS, the Swedish "old-school" death metal band featuring vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula (DARK FUNERAL),guitarist Lord K (a.k.a. Kenth Philipson) (THE PROJECT HATE),bassist Tomas Elofsson (SANCTIFICATION) and drummer Tobias Gustafsson (VOMITORY),has issued the following update: "We...

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GRAVE DIGGER: 'Liberty Or Death' Enters German Chart At No. 30

GRAVE DIGGER's new album, "Liberty or Death", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 30. This is the second highest chart entry in GRAVE DIGGER's history. The band's "Excalibur" CD debuted at No. 21 back in 1999. "Liberty or Death" will be released in North America on January 30...

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THE PROJECT HATE Secures New Record Deal

THE PROJECT HATE, the Swedish band featuring Lord K. Philipson (GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),Jörgen Sandström (ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE),bassist Michael Håkansson (ENGEL, ex-EVERGREY),guitarist Petter S. Freed (2 TON PREDATOR) and singer Jo Enckell (IGNORANCE BLISS),has posted the following message...

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GRAVE DIGGER Guitarist Checks In From THERION Tour

GRAVE DIGGER guitarist Manni Schmidt has check in from the band's current European tour with THERION: "After breaking the first ground and having done three shows, warm-up is nearly complete and I'm glad about all the positive reactions! The new songs seem to be a crowd pleaser. Some of the fans wer...