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EDGUY: North American Tour Dates Announced

German melodic metallers EDGUY are headed back to the U.S. and Canada this September to play 18 shows armed with their trademarked unbreakable spirit, unbeatable tongue-in-cheek attitude, and truckloads of talent to back everything up. Direct support will come from Minnesota's EPICUREAN. Wisconsin's...

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RIGOR MORTIS Vocalist Pays Tribute To Late Joe's Garage Owner

Vocalist Bruce Corbitt of veteran Texas thrashers RIGOR MORTIS was interviewed by the Dallas Observer about Abboud "Ab" Greig, owner of the Joe's Garage venue in Fort Worth, Texas where bands like PANTERA and RIGOR MORTIS got their start. Greig was found shot in the head on January 12. He was 74 yea...

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LUNA MORTIS Completes Filming 'Forever More' Video

Madison, Wisconsin-based, female-fronted quintet LUNA MORTIS (formerly known as THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE) has finished filming a video for the song "Forever More" with acclaimed director David Brodsky (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, BLEEDING THROUGH). Vocalist Mary Zimmer states, "We filmed the video right here...

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TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE To Enter Studio In April

TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE, the band featuring RIGOR MORTIS vocalist Bruce Corbitt, GAMMACIDE guitarists Rick Perry and Scott Shelby, GAMMACIDE/DEVILFIST bassist Alan Bovee and DEMONSEED drummer Joe Gonzalez, will enter the studio in April to record its debut album for a late 2009 release via Philip Ansel...

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PRIMORDIAL: 'Imrama' Reissue To Include Bonus DVD

Metal Blade Records and Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL have decided to upgrade the upcoming reissue of the band's 1995 album "Imrama" by including a bonus DVD instead of the previously announced CD. The DVD includes a live recording from 1994 in Cork City, Ireland and also features an audio com...

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BLACKGUARD: Another Song From Debut Album Posted Online

Montreal-based sympho/black/folk/power metal act BLACKGUARD (formerly PROFUGUS MORTIS) has posted the song "This Round's On Me" on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off the band's debut album, "Profugus Mortis", which will be released on March 20 in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records and on Ap...

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HELL Forced To Pull Out Of Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XII Festival

Reactivated early '80s Derbyshire, U.K. metallers HELL have cancelled their appearance at the Keep It True XII festival (which is scheduled to take place April 24-25, 2009 at the Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany) because their guitarist Kev Bower has to undergo surgery. Commented the...

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TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE To Film CD-Release Show For Upcoming DVD

TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE, the band featuring RIGOR MORTIS vocalist Bruce Corbitt, GAMMACIDE guitarists Rick Perry and Scott Shelby, GAMMACIDE/DEVILFIST bassist Alan Bovee and DEMONSEED drummer Joe Gonzalez, will release its debut album later in the year via Philip Anselmo's (DOWN, PANTERA) label Houseco...

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LYRIEL Signs With FEMME METAL RECORDS

Femme Metal Records has announced the signing of Germany's LYRIEL for the release of the band's third album, tentatively due late 2009. Formed in 2003, LYRIEL's music can be defined as "dark romantic celtic rock" and combines rock with medieval, classic and folk-elements. On top of this, Jessica's s...

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THE PROJECT HATE Begins Mixing New Album

THE PROJECT HATE — the Swedish band featuring vocalist Jörgen Sandström (ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE),guitarist Lord K. Philipson (GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),bassist Michael Håkansson (ENGEL, ex-EVERGREY),singer Jo Enckell (IGNORANCE BLISS),guitarist Anders Bertilsson (RUIN, COLDWORKER) and drummer...

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LUNA MORTIS: Another New Song Posted Online

Madison, Wisconsin-based, female-fronted quintet LUNA MORTIS (formerly known as THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE) has posted another new song, "Forever More", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off LUNA MORTIS' debut album, "The Absence", which is being released in North America today (February 10) via C...

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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Confirmed For 'Joe's Garage Tribute Weekend'

Texas doom legends SOLITUDE AETURNUS have been confirmed for Joe's Garage Tribute Weekend (in memory of Abboud "Abb" Greig),which will be held on Friday, May 22 and Saturday, May 23 at the Rockstar Sports Bar (7120 South Freeway) in Fort Worth, Texas. The billing is shaping up as follows: SOLITUDE...

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LUNA MORTIS Featured In Latest 'Century Media Podcast'

The latest installment of the Century Media Podcast is now up and ready for download! The podcast features an "On The Record" segment with LUNA MORTIS' Erik Madsen (drums) and Jake Bare (bass),who talk about the making of the Madison, Wisconsin-based, female-fronted quintet's debut album, "The Abse...

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MANTIC RITUAL Pulls Out Of KEEP IT TRUE Festival; PROCESSION Steps In

Pennsylvanian thrash metal band MANTIC RITUAL (formerly MELTDOWN) has been forced to cancel their appearance at the Keep It True XII festival, which is scheduled to take place April 24-25, 2009 at the Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. Replacing them on the festival billing will be Ch...

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RAVENS CREED Issues Studio Update

RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham, and former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske, entered the studio earlier this month to begin recording their debut album, "Albion Thunder", for a late spring/early su...