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WATAIN Mainman: 'MAYHEM Was Revolutionary'

Darren Cowan of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with WATAIN mainman Erik Danielsson. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: The plans that [former MAYHEM members] Dead and Euronymous started died after they were gone, and no one really carried on those ideas. GORGO...

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MAYHEM, WATAIN, DARK FUNERAL Confirmed For Germany's KINGS OF BLACK METAL Festival

MAYHEM, WATAIN and DARK FUNERAL are among the confirmed bands for the Kings of Black Metal festival, set to take place on April 18, 2009 at Hessenhallen in Giessen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MAYHEM WATAIN TAAKE DARK FUNERAL LORD BELIAL HELLSAW MATHYR NECROS CHRISTOS NIF...

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NIFELHEIM: We 'Approved' Anti-CLIFF BURTON, -DIMEBAG Comments Before They Were Published

Swedish black metallers NIFELHEIM have released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET insisting that they "approved" the comments that were attributed to them in the latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine where they appeared to be disrespecting the memories of both METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton and PANTERA...

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WITHERED: Live Clip Posted Online

Tortured blackened doomsters WITHERED have posted video footage of the band's October 31, 2008 performance at Jaxx in Springfield, Virginia on the Black Metal Magic tour with BOOK OF BLACK EARTH and WATAIN. The clip, which was shot by Jake Benedict, can be viewed below. WITHERED was touring in suppo...

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WATAIN's 'Fiery' 10-Year-Anniversary Show: Photos, Video Footage Available

Swedish black metallers WATAIN celebrated their 10-year anniversary by performing a special show on December 6, 2008 in Uppsala, Sweden. The band has issued the following recap of the event: "And so it's done! 10 years of darkness and death have passed and the commemoration ceremony became just as l...

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DIE HARD: 'Evil Always Return' EP Available In U.S.

Uppsala, Sweden-based death thrash metallers DIE HARD have released their latest CD, "Evil Always Return", in the U.S. through upstart label Abyss Records. The six-track EP was released in Europe via S.M.P. Records. Formed in 2005, DIE HARD plays an aggressive old school style of death thrash, and f...

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VANMAKT: 'Ad Luciferi Regnum' Track Listing Revealed

Swedish black metallers VANMAKT have finalized the track listing for their second album, "Ad Luciferi Regnum" (rough translation: To the Kingdom of Lucifer),due in early 2009 release via Pulverised Records. The CD was mixed at Necromorbus Studio (WATAIN, SETHERIAL) with Tore Stjerna. The band says,...

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NIFELHEIM: Anti-CLIFF BURTON, -DIMEBAG Comments Were A 'Bad Joke' That Was Taken Out Of Context

Swedish black metallers NIFELHEIM have released a statement clarifying the comments they made in the latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine where they appeared to be disrespecting the memories of both METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton and PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In the Swed...

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VANMAKT: New Song Available For Streaming

"Ad Luciferi Regnum" (rough translation: To the Kingdom of Lucifer),the title track of the forthcoming second album from Swedish black metallers VANMAKT, is available for streaming at this location. The CD was mixed at Necromorbus Studio (WATAIN, SETHERIAL) with Tore Stjerna. The band says, "it sou...

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NIFELHEIM Bassist Disrespects DIMEBAG, CLIFF BURTON

The latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine features an interview with the Swedish black metal band NIFELHEIM conducted in late September during the group's Finnish tour with WATAIN. "MÖTLEY CRÜE and MUNICIPAL WASTE are likely the worst bands in the world. Next to METALLICA," the group's bassist Tyrant...

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BOOK OF BLACK EARTH: New York City Footage Posted Online

MetalKult.com has posted four live videos from Seattle black metal band BOOK OF BLACK EARTH. The footage comes as the final installment in MetalKult's coverage of the October 8, 2008 WATAIN/WITHERED/KRALLICE show at New York's Knitting Factory. BOOK OF BLACK EARTH was touring behind its 2008 release...

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WITHERED: New York City Performance Footage Available

MetalKult.com has posted two live videos from WITHERED's New York City show. The footage was shot on October 8, 2008 at the Knitting Factory, where the Atlanta, Georgia black metallers were opening for WATAIN. Go to MetalKult.com to see WITHERED perform "Reveal the Essence of Suffering" and "Clamor...

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WITHERED: New Video Interview Available

Having recently played the band's sole 2008 homecoming show in Atlanta after a month-long trek alongside Swedish black metal titans WATAIN and labelmates BOOK OF BLACK EARTH, tortured blackened doomsters WITHERED are currently at home working on new material. Guitarist/vocalist Mike Thompson comment...

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Black Metal Satanica

The creators (or marketers) of "Black Metal Satanica" have dubbed it "the most haunting and evil documentary ever made." I wouldn't go that far, but it certainly does explore the morbid history and dark underworld of Scandinavian black metal in a way that is not run of the mill. The 80-minute DVD ta...

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MY OWN GRAVE: 'Necrology' Track Listing Revealed

Swedish death metal band MY OWN GRAVE is putting the finishing touches on its new album, "Necrology", due in early 2009 via Pulverised Records. The recording sessions are taking place at Studio Domsaga and Moshpit in Sundsvall while the mixing and mastering will be carried out at Unisound with legen...