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BELPHEGOR Begin Recording New Album

Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR have entered producer Andy Classen's Stage One studios in Germany to begin recording their sixth album, tentatively due next spring via an as-yet-undetermined label. The group have posted the following studio report on their official web site: "After two week...

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KATATONIA: Complete New Album Details Revealed; Audio Sample Available

Sweden's KATATONIA have set "The Great Cold Distance" as the title of their seventh full-length album, due on March 13, 2006 via Peaceville Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Viva Emptiness" was recorded at Fascination Street studios in the outskirts of Örebro, Sweden and was mastered at the Cutting...

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Vampire Circus

The tremors of a giant, throbbing bass guitar send worms slithering to safety above ground as a hot 'n' bluesy doom riff and a steady drum beat introduce the Lemmy-esque bourbon vocals of a man called Sherm. It is EARTHRIDE's second full-length release, "Vampire Circus", and it smokes like an oil fi...

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Disciple of the Heinous Path

Far from any reinvention of the wheel, SARGEIST's "Disciple of the Heinous Path" is a good example of well-written, old school, Norwegian-inspired black metal that just happens to be played by Finns. Morbid guitar melodies and primitive riff tones abound, and a natural drum sound, Torog's strained c...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Frontman Checks In From New York City

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Doogie White (CORNERSTONE, ex-RAINBOW) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Yesterday: Thanksgiving; Today: George Best died. "Well, here we are... New York City, a very fine city indeed. We have two days off and I am going to walk the streets of this...

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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Dark Light', Breaking U.S. Market

Sauli Vuoti of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the songwriting process for "Dark Light": Ville Valo: "We really had fun doing the album — for the first time in ten years. We have always had all these contrasts in...

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HATE PROFILE: Audio Samples Posted Online

One-minute samples of all the tracks from HATE PROFILE's upcoming debut album, "The Khaos Hatefile", have been posted online at this location. HATE PROFILE is the new "cold, eerie and chaotic" black metal project featuring Amon 418 (HORTUS ANIMAE, OPPOSITE SIDES) and GroM (ANCIENT, HORTUS ANIMAE, ex...

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NOMINON: 'Remnants Of A Diabolical History' Limited-Edition CD Details Revealed

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have revealed the details of their "special and limited" CD (1,000 copies) that will be released within a couple of months by Trauma Records from Colombia. The CD will be entitled "Remnants of a Diabolical History" and will contain eleven tracks that previously hadn't...

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Former URIAH HEEP Keyboardist KEN HENSLEY Says He Would Consider Working With Band Again

In a brand new interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe, Ken Hensley discusses his days in URIAH HEEP, his new solo anthology "Cold Autumn Sunday", and what's next on the horizon for one of heavy rock's most legendary keyboardists of all time. Also covered is whether Hensley would consider workin...

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DIABOLIC INTENT Sign With DARK ANGEL PRODUCTIONS

Central Florida's extreme death metal band DIABOLIC INTENT have secured a three-album deal with Dark Angel Productions. The band will fly to Dark Angel Studios in South Africa in February 2006 and spend 19 days with acclaimed producer Ankha recording their sophomore full-length album, "The Cold Path...

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Deviant Current Signal

It is not exactly shocking these days to run into a band that blends a variety of metal styles into its music. The odd MESHUGGAH time signatures and the schizophrenic pace-changes are staples of a seemingly ever-growing movement. France's HACRIDE have created an album in "Deviant Current Signal" tha...

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MNEMIC: Live And Uncensored From The U.S.

MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie has posted the following tour report on the group's official web site: "So we're back! I dont know how to put this, but the MESHUGGAH tour is unfortunately over. "The last week or so has been nothing but fragments of memories merging into one big pile of image...

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SOILWORK Frontman: 'Thanks For Rocking Out'

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Sitting in a very dark and cold dressing room in Houston at the Meridian. I got very surprised when I got up this morning and felt how cold it was outside... Is it usually as cold as this in ...

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ANTHRAX Drummer On Upcoming Tour: 'Bring A Helmet'

ANTHRAX have officially announced the January kick-off of their 2006 headline reunion tour with support acts GOD FORBID and SWORN ENEMY. This tour steamrolls straight through January 21, including a January 7 hometown show at New York City's Nokia Theater in Times Square, a January 13 stop at the re...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Checks In From U.S. Tour

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We are in Boulder, CO today… I had to switch out my camo shorts for camo pants — damn it's cold! "I saw my first racoon today, right outside the coffee shop on the street… Wow… I am from ...