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PENTAGRAM, SOILENT GREEN Confirmed For Norway's INFERNO Festival
Long-running D.C. doom legends PENTAGRAM, with riff-meister Victor Griffin back in the fold, will celebrate their 40th anniversary at next year's edition of the Inferno festival, set to take place April 20-23, 2011 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. Also scheduled to appear are...September 13, 2010
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NECRONAUT: New Song Available For Streaming
"Returning To Kill The Light", a brand new song from NECRONAUT, the solo project of former DISMEMBER/CARNAGE drummer Fred Estby, is available for streaming at this location. The track comes off NECRONAUT's self-titled album, which is scheduled for release on October 18 release via Regain Records. Th...September 9, 2010
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DENIM AND LEATHER Recruits Former VANDERHOOF Singer
DENIM AND LEATHER — a tribute to classic hard rock and heavy metal — has announced the addition of lead vocalist Drew Hart (VANDERHOOF, KAMELOT, TIMELESS HALL),drummer Zak Nilsson (son of legendary singer and songwriter Harry Nilsson) and guitarist Nate McCaslin (AURA SURREAL) to the group's ranks....September 1, 2010
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WILDESTARR Recording New Album
WILDESTARR, the California-based symphonic metal duo consisting of powerhouse vocalist London Wilde and guitarist/bassist Dave Starr (VICIOUS RUMORS, CHASTAIN),has entered Big White studios in Alameda, California to begin recording its sophomore album for a tentative spring 2011 release. Commented...August 23, 2010
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Hindsight: Suffering Hour and Reason Revisited
Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and there was no such thing as Pro Tools, bands used to routinely sound like truckloads of dogshit when they first tried to record something. The equipment they had at their disposal was usually old, broken, or worthless, and most of the players suffered from the...August 22, 2010
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Former DISMEMBER Drummer FRED ESTBY's NECRONAUT: More Album Details Revealed
NECRONAUT, the solo project of former DISMEMBER/CARNAGE drummer Fred Estby, will release its self-titled album on October 18 release via Regain Records. The cover artwork for the CD (see below) was designed by Chat Zar, who was reponsible for creating the prosthetic effects for such movies as "The R...August 9, 2010
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IMMORTAL, AURA NOIR Confirmed For Norway's INFERNO Festival
IMMORTAL and AURA NOIR have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Inferno festival, set to take place April 20-23, 2011 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. Tickets go on sale today (Monday, August 2). The Inferno metal festival has become a true black Easter tradition for...August 2, 2010
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VIRUS Splits With SEASON OF MIST, Completes Recording New Album
VIRUS, the Norwegian band featuring Carl-Michael Eide (a.k.a. Czral; VED BUENS ENDE) and Einar "Esso" Sjursø (BEYOND DAWN),has issued the following update: "VIRUS have parted ways with Season Of Mist and will take care of the release of our third album ourselves. We are just about to start mixing t...July 30, 2010
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'The Cold Embrace Of Fear' 35-Minute Symphony
Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release an epic monument called "The Cold Embrace Of Fear - A Dark Romantic Symphony" on October 15 via Nuclear Blast Records. Comments RHAPSODY OF FIRE guitarist Luca Turilli: "For this special CD we composed a unique song of around 35 minutes d...July 30, 2010
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Mounds of Ash
This album makes me tense, anxious, and kind of angry. It is not an uncommon feeling with this type of noisy-USBM-meets-abrasive-hardcore sprinkled with atmospherics to make certain that you also become paranoid over some undefined feeling of impending doom. Yep, it is one of those Profound Lore rel...July 27, 2010
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DEATH OF DESIRE Joined By EYES OF NOCTUM Keyboardist
German extreme metallers DEATH OF DESIRE, whose recording lineup includes MAYHEM drummer Hellhammer (a.k.a. Jan Axel Blomberg),have announced the addition of keyboardist Arcane (pictured below; EYES OF NOCTUM) to the group's ranks. Commented DEATH OF DESIRE guitarist Morbid: "Our songs have always...July 7, 2010
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DECEASED Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO
Fan-filmed video footage of DECEASED performing a cover version of the DIO classic "Stand Up And Shout" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio on June 25, 2010 at Club Encore in Austin, Texas can be viewed below. DECEASED is currently working on material for its new album, entitled "Surreal Overdose". Son...June 28, 2010
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Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II
Farther down the rabbit hole goes NACHTMYSTIUM with the follow up to their envelope-pushing 2008 release "Assassins: Black Metal Pt. I". This second leg of Blake Judd's journey to discover uncharted musical territories is another wild and captivating ride. Where "Assassins" saw ample amounts of psyc...June 20, 2010
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Full Of Hell
One of the highlights from my trip to this year's SXSW (South By Southwest) festival was the Relapse Records showcase. Already exhausted from an afternoon full of music, beverage and the sweltering Texas heat, the mere thought of seeing KILL THE CLIENT, TOMBS and the almighty VOIVOD on one stage was...June 20, 2010
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1973 LED ZEPPELIN Photos Up For Auction
According to a posting on the LED ZEPPELIN fan site Achilles Last Stand, 56 black-and-white negatives, a corresponding set of prints and two contact sheets, taken by Bengt H. Malmqvist, are up for auction at Bonhams U.K. as part of an entertainment memorabilia auction beginning June 23. Pre-auction...June 4, 2010
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