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LUDICRA/HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE's JOHN COBBETT Seeks Financial Aid For Uninsured Surgery
After more than a decade of being U.S. black metal's best-kept secret, LUDICRA finally got a dream offer to play main support to Norwegian legends MAYHEM. Then, approximately sixty days prior to the tour launch, MAYHEM pulled the plug. Against all odds, LUDICRA was able to book a full U.S. tour — 31...April 6, 2010
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THORNAFIRE Films 'Deconstruccion' Video
Chilean death metal act THORNAFIRE recently shot a video for "Deconstruccion", a track which bassist/vocalist Alexis Munoz describes as a "futuristic song inspired by the religious and social decline experienced in the current era Eon oh Hourus." The clip was filmed, produced and edited by Daniel Du...April 3, 2010
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The Ritualist
If you listened closely you might have heard critical rumblings about an outstanding new heavy/doom metal band called HOUR OF 13 that released a monumentally impressive self-titled debut album in 2007 on Shadow Kingdom Records. It was an underground success story that garnered little attention initi...March 28, 2010
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LOCK UP Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
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 confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival,...March 17, 2010
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PENTAGRAM's BOBBY LIEBLING Says He Blew Millions On Drugs
JJ Koczan of The Obelisk recently conducted an interview with legendary PENTAGRAM frontman Bobby Liebling. A couple of excerpts follow below. On playing his hometown: "When you live somewhere, people say, 'Wow, it's gonna be great! The hometown crowd!' No. It's going to be empty because they take fo...March 16, 2010
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Chile's PENTAGRAM Completes First Studio Recording In Over 20 Years
Chile's death metal legends PENTAGRAM have completed their first studio recording in over 20 years. During their European tour in the summer of 2009, the band recorded the track "Demented" — which was written in the '80s but didn't make it onto either of PENTAGRAM's groundbreaking demos — at HVR Stu...March 11, 2010
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PLACE OF SKULLS: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed
PLACE OF SKULLS, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based band featuring former PENTAGRAM guitarist Victor Griffin, has finished recording its fourth album, "As A Dog Returns", at Lakeside Studios in the group's hometown. The band states, "We're still putting the final touches on production and then mastering...March 10, 2010
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NAPALM DEATH Bassist Talks New LOCK UP Material
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 — is preparing to enter the studio to record new material to be included on a...February 26, 2010
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Tomb Coven
The thing about "Tomb Coven" from SKELETAL SPECTRE is that had it been released on one of the "bigger" or less cult/underground metal labels it would no doubt have been played up as one of the year's premiere doom/death metal releases, complete with associated propaganda about those "old-school" qua...February 23, 2010
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NIRVANA 2002 Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST
Swedish death metal outfit NIRVANA 2002 (a.k.a. N2002),the highly underrated yet influential band which only released a series of demos and splits during their existence through the late '80s and early '90s, has been confirmed this year's Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 28-30, 2010 at Son...February 22, 2010
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PLACE OF SKULLS Hard At Work On New Album
PLACE OF SKULLS, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based band featuring former PENTAGRAM guitarist Victor Griffin, entered Lakeside Studios in the group's hometown on January 25 to begin recording its as-yet-untitled new album. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include: * Dayspring * As A Dog Returns * The...February 18, 2010
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MALEVOLENT CREATION Pulls Out Of MARYLAND DEATHFEST
Due to "conflicts with their upcoming recording schedule," Florida extreme-metal veterans MALEVOLENT CREATION have cancelled their appearance at this year's Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 28-30, 2010 at Sonar in Baltimore. Their replacement will be announced sometime next week. 16 has als...February 18, 2010
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LOCK UP To Release Split 7" Single With BRUTAL TRUTH; New Album In The Works
Grindcore supergroup LOCK UP will enter the studio in the next month to record new material to be included on a split seven-inch single with U.S. grind merchants BRUTAL TRUTH. The almost mythical extreme metal behemoth — AT THE GATES frontman Tomas Lindberg, Anton Reisenegger of PENTAGRAM and CRIMIN...January 26, 2010
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LOCK UP: New Tour Dates Announced
Grindcore supergroup LOCK UP has scheduled the following dates: Apr. 23 - Init Club - Rome, Italy Apr. 24 - Rock Planet - Pinarella di Cervia, Italy May 01 - Neurotic Deathfest - Tilburg, The Netherlands LOCK UP headlined the Terrorizer Stage at the U.K.'s Damnation Festival on October 24, 2009 at L...January 7, 2010
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GRAVEHILL Signs With IBEX MOON RECORDS
California-based death metallers GRAVEHILL have inked a deal with Ibex Moon Records. The band will enter Trench Studios in Santa Ana later this year with engineer John Haddad to begin recording its sophomore album, "Pravus Tyrannis!", for a summer release. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include...January 5, 2010
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