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VALKYRIE To Release 'Man Of Two Visions' Via METEORCITY RECORDS
Virginia-based heavy rock band VALKYRIE — driven by brothers Jake and Pete Adams (also of rock unit BARONESS) — will release its sophomore album, "Man of Two Visions", on July 6 via MeteorCity Records. Founded in 2002 in Lexington, Virginia, VALKYRIE's twin harmonized guitar leads and clean dual voc...July 1, 2010
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CONSPIRACY Completes Work On 'Irremediable'
Dutch extreme metal act CONSPIRACY will release its third full-length album, "Irremediable", later this year via Pulverised Records. The CD offers 12 warring tracks with artwork (see below) inspired by controversial 17th century artist Félicien Rops. Previously helmed by sole member Alex "Carpathian...June 30, 2010
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GRAVEHILL Taps EXHUMED Guitarist For 'Campaign' Tour
Journeyman axe-slinger Matt "Hellfiend" Harvey has been tapped by GRAVEHILL for the upcoming "Campaign For Death Metal Purity" tour, also featuring HOD and CARDIAC ARREST. Harvey is known for his work with such extreme acts as EXHUMED, REPULSION, DEKAPITATOR and SCARECROW. Kicking off July 2 in Port...June 28, 2010
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GRAVEHILL's 'Rites Of The Pentagram' To Be Reissued With New Packaging, Bonus EP
GRAVEHILL's "Rites of the Pentagram" album will be reissued on July 6 via Ibex Moon Records. The re-release comes with new packaging and includes the five-song "Metal of Death/Advocation of Murder & Suicide" EP. Originally issued by Enucleation Records, "Rites of the Pentagram" is described in a...June 19, 2010
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CANDLEMASS To Perform Entire 'Epicus Doomicus Metalicus' Album At Stockholm Concert
Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS will celebrate their 25-year anniversary as a band with an extra-long performance at Debaser Medis in Stockholm on December 18. The band's classic 1986 album, "Epicus Doomicus Metalicus", will be performed in its entirety for the first time with CANDLEMASS' ori...June 16, 2010
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NACHTMYSTIUM's BLAKE JUDD Interviewed By Germany's Bunch.TV
Bunch.TV conducted an interview with mastermind Blake Judd of Illinois-based extreme metallers NACHTMYSTIUM on April 16, 2010 at the Turock club in Essen, Germany. Watch the chat in two parts below. NACHTMYSTIUM's new album, "Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II", was released on June 8 via Century Media Re...June 16, 2010
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CANDLEMASS's 'Epicus Doomicus Metallicus' To Be Re-Released On 180-Gram Vinyl
"Epicus Doomicus Metallicus", the classic 1986 album from legendary Swedish doomers CANDLEMASS, will be re-released on fat 180-gram blood-red vinyl in numbered gatefold sleeve on June 28 via Peaceville Records. The gatefold sleeve features the original artwork (red text and skull not white as on the...June 5, 2010
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NACHTMYSTIUM: Another New Song Available For Streaming
"Every Last Drop", a brand new track from Illinois-based extreme metallers NACHTMYSTIUM, is available for streaming at Stereogum. The song comes off the band's new album, "Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II", which is scheduled for release on June 8 via Century Media Records. NACHTMYSTIUM will film a vide...June 4, 2010
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PENTAGRAM's 'Relentless' Inducted In DECIBEL Magazine's 'Hall Of Fame' Series
PENTAGRAM's legendary, genre-defining offering "Relentless" is the latest album inductee in Decibel magazine's prestigious "Hall of Fame" series, which explores landmark albums in the badass pantheon of extreme music. In an interview with J. Bennett for the story, frontman Bobby Liebling recalls a p...May 21, 2010
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LOCK UP: Quality NEUROTIC DEATHFEST Footage Posted Online
Quality fan-filmed video footage of grindcore supergroup LOCK UP — featuring AT THE GATES frontman Tomas Lindberg, Anton Reisenegger of PENTAGRAM and CRIMINAL on guitar, NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury and ex-DIMMU BORGIR and TESTAMENT drummer Nick Barker — performing at this year's Neurotic Death...May 11, 2010
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Walk Through Fire
Yet another veteran band from the storied New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM),England's RAVEN stood apart from the herd for their outrageous image and a style called "athletic rock" that at times bordered on unhinged. While classics like "Wiped Out", "All For One", and more commercially access...May 9, 2010
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LOCK UP: Italian Dates Postponed
Grindcore supergroup LOCK UP — featuring AT THE GATES frontman Tomas Lindberg, Anton Reisenegger of PENTAGRAM and CRIMINAL on guitar, NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury and ex-DIMMU BORGIR and TESTAMENT drummer Nick Barker — has been forced to cancel its previously announced April 23-24 shows in Ital...April 21, 2010
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NACHTMYSTIUM: 'Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II' Trailer Available
A video trailer for "Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II", the upcoming album from Illinois-based extreme metallers NACHTMYSTIUM, can be viewed below. Due on June 8 via Century Media Records, the CD was recorded at Volume Studios (RWAKE, MINSK, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, PELICAN) in Chicago with producer Sanfor...April 16, 2010
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PLACE OF SKULLS Guitar Stolen
PLACE OF SKULLS, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based band featuring former PENTAGRAM guitarist Victor Griffin, has issued the following update: "Bad news on the DEATH ROW/CHURCH OF MISERY Euro tour. A guitar was stolen from DEATH ROW/PLACE OF SKULLS guitarist Victor Griffin in Vienna, Austria on April 7t...April 13, 2010
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NACHTMYSTIUM: New Album Track Listing Revealed
Illinois-based extreme metallers NACHTMYSTIUM, led by mastermind Blake Judd, will release their new album, "Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II", on June 8 via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at Volume Studios (RWAKE, MINSK, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, PELICAN) in Chicago with producer Sanford Parker...April 6, 2010