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BORKNAGAR Bassist Joins THORNBOUND

Norwegian bassist Erik Tiwaz (a.k.a. Tyr; BORKNAGAR, EMPEROR, SATYRICON) has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Just got recruited for the bassist position in THORNBOUND a couple of months ago, along with drummer Asgeir Mickelson [SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BORKNAGAR]. THORNBOUND had just releas...

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SIMEN HESTNAES Of DIMMU BORGIR/ARCTURUS Is Named CODE's New Vocalist

British/Norwegian black metal project CODE has announced the addition of vocalist Simen Hestnaes (a.k.a. ICS Vortex; DIMMU BORGIR, ARCTURUS, ex-BORKNAGAR, LAMENTED SOULS) to the group's ranks. "Obviously we are really excited about this," the band writes in a press release. "It is going to do great...

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VINTERSORG: New Album Release Date, Cover Artwork Revealed

VINTERSORG, the Swedish band led by BORKNAGAR frontman Andreas Hedlund (a.k.a. Vintersorg),will release its new album, "Solens Rötter" (English translation: "The Origin of the Sun") on April 27 in Europe and May 22 in the U.S. via Napalm Records. The CD was mixed at Ballerina Audio with the enginee...

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BORKNAGAR Drummer ASGEIR MICKELSON Joins THORNBOUND

Drummer/producer/artist Asgeir Mickelson (SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BORKNAGAR) has issued the following update on his current and upcoming activities: "It's time to enter the wicked melodies and painful tempos of death metal. "A couple of months ago I joined a fairly new Norwegian band called THORNBOUND tha...

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VINTERSORG Begins Mixing New Album

VINTERSORG, the Swedish band led by BORKNAGAR frontman Andreas Hedlund (a.k.a. Vintersorg),has issued the following update: "The new album, 'Solens Rötter' [Swedish for 'The Sun's Roots'], is nearly recorded, [only] some bass is missing. Still we've started to mix the album at Ballerina Audio with...

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SADUS Drops Off DESTRUCTION Tour, INTO ETERNITY Steps In

According to a posting on DESTRUCTION's official web site, veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers SADUS have dropped off the upcoming "Thrash Till Death Over North America" tour featuring DESTRUCTION, MUNICIPAL WASTE and HIRAX. "We are still waiting for an official statement from the band and the...

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SCARIOT: 'Momentum Shift' Artwork Revealed

SCARIOT, the Norwegian band led by Død (a.k.a. Daniel Olaisen; BLOOD RED THRONE),has posted the cover artwork for its new album, "Momentum Shift", at this location (artwork by Asgeir Mickelson). Due in February 2007 via FaceFront Records, the CD was mixed at Top Room studios in Norway. Drumming dut...

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ARCTURUS To Tour Australia In March

Norwegian extreme metal band ARCTURUS will embark on a tour of Asutralia in March 2007. The details of the trek, dubbed "Shipwrecked in Australia", are as follows: Mar. 27 - Adelaide @ HQ Complex Mar. 29 - Brisbane @ Her Majesty's Basement Mar. 30 - Sydney @ The Gaelic Theatre (18+) Mar. 31 - Melbou...

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VINTERSORG Extends Deal With NAPALM RECORDS

VINTERSORG, the Swedish band led by BORKNAGAR frontman Andreas Hedlund (a.k.a. Vintersorg),has extended its worldwide recording contract with Napalm Records "to include multiple releases," according to a posting on the Napalm web site. "Band mastermind Andreas Hedlund is currently working on new ma...

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SCARIOT To Release New Album In February

SCARIOT, the Norwegian band led by Død (a.k.a. Daniel Olaisen; BLOOD RED THRONE),will release its new album, "Momentum Shift", in February 2007 via FaceFront Records. The CD was mixed at Top Room studios in Norway. Drumming duties on the album were handled by Asgeir Mickelson (SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BOR...

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DEFTONES, THE HAUNTED, HAMMERFALL, MY DYING BRIDE First-Week Sales Revealed

DEFTONES' new album, "Saturday Night Wrist", sold 76,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart. DEFTONES began work on the disc with PINK FLOYD, ALICE COOPER and JANE'S ADDICTION producer Bob Ezrin, but that relationship di...

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DAGOBA To Support STONE SOUR In Paris

French metallers DAGOBA, who earlier in the year completed a successful 35-date European tour as the opening act for IN FLAMES and SEPULTURA, will open for STONE SOUR on October 31 at the Bataclan in Paris. DAGOBA's sophomore album, "What Hell Is About…", was released in February via Season of Mist....

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BORKNAGAR: New Song Posted Online

A brand new BORKNAGAR track, entitled "Earth Imagery", has been made available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the Norwegian avant-garde black metal band's upcoming acoustic album, "Origin", due on October 31 via Century Media Records (one day earlier internationally). Commented m...

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BERSERK To Release Third Album In The Fall

Spanish black metallers BERSERK will release their third album, "Cries of Blood and Hate", in October/November via the Swedish label Unexploded Records. Recorded at Artica Studios in Ciudad Real, Spain in December 2005, and mixed and mastered by Børge Finstad at Toproom Studio (BORKNAGAR, MAYHEM, VI...

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SCARIOT Finishes Mastering New Album

SCARIOT, the Norwegian band led by Død (a.k.a. Daniel Olaisen; BLOOD RED THRONE),finished mastering its new album, "Momentum Shift", this past weekend. "[Drummer] Asgeir [Mickelson; SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BORKNAGAR) is working on the cover artwork," Død writes on the band's web site. "It's been ages sin...