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EXODUS: 'The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for EXODUS' upcoming album, "The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A", can be viewed at this location. Due in late October via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was recorded at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California with producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY...

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EXODUS: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have set "The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A" as the title of their new album, due in late October via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California with producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD, NEVERMORE,...

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LEAVES' EYES Guitarist Checks In From North American Tour

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — is currently touring North America as the support act for KAMELOT. Guitarist Thorsten Bauer has checked in wit the...

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GUTWORM: 'Disfigured Narcissus' Samples Available

British extreme metallers GUTWORM will release their new album, entitled "Disfigured Narcissus", on September 7 via Anticulture Records. Audio samples are available on the group's MySpace page. Since the debut CD's release, GUTWORM has been busier than ever. After a stunning performance at the Blood...

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ELIS To Utilize Session Guitarist For Mexican Dates

Liechtenstein-based gothic metallers ELIS have issued the following update: "Unfortunately, Pete [Streit, guitar] isn't able to come to Mexico with us because of job-related reasons. So we resolved to play these gigs with a replacement guitar player. His name is Kevin and he comes from Basel (CH). H...

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OBSCURA Taps DARK FORTRESS Drummer For European Tour

German death metal band OBSCURA has issued the following update: "Jonas [Baumgartl, drums] is forced to sit out our upcoming European tour in September, so Seraph, known as the drummer of German black metallers DARK FORTRESS will join us on our trip." OBSCURA will team up with AGONIZE from Bosnia &a...

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PUNISH: 'Dawn Of The Martyr' Now Available

Swiss death metallers PUNISH have just released their second full-length album, "Dawn of the Martyr", on Quam Libet Records. The CD was produced by Alex Krull (ATROCITY, LEAVES' EYES) and features "the lightning speed drum skills of Reto Crola (REQUIEM)," according to a press release. "Their top-not...

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SACRIFICE Frontman: 'This Will Be A Punishing Thrash Album'

Guitarist/vocalist Rob Urbinati of the reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE has issued the following update: "People have been asking for an update... It's coming along slowly like every other SACRIFICE album. "We have been using 'Atrocity' as the tentative album title. "We have about five songs do...

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Report: Heavy Metal Festivals Proliferate Across Europe

Bryan Reesman of Grammy.com reports: It's summertime, so plenty of heavy metal and hard rock festivals and tours are rolling across America, shaking the rafters with loud guitars and screaming fans. But for all the hoopla surrounding Ozzfest, Warped Tour, Sounds Of The Underground and other travelin...

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ELIS To Release 'Show Me The Way' Single In November

Liechtenstein-based gothic metallers ELIS will release a new single, "Show Me the Way", on November 2 in Europe. The single's title cut, which originally appeared on last year's "Griefshire" album, will feature lead vocals by the group's new female singer Sandra Schleret (DREAMS OF SANITY, SIEGFRIED...

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OBSCURA To Team Up With AGONIZE For European Tour

German death metal band OBSCURA will team up with AGONIZE from Bosnia & Herzegovina for a 23-date European tour in September. Confirmed "The Blasting Diversity Tour 2007" dates are as follows: Sep. 07 - Athens, Greece - AN Club Sep. 08 - Thessaloniki, Greece – [to be announced] Sep. 09 - Skopje,...

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LEAVES' EYES Singers Comment On METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

LEAVES' EYES vocalists Liv Kristine (ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY) and Alex Krull (ATROCITY) have commented on their recent appearances at the Viruta Rock festival in Spain and Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in the U.K. Said Liv: "We never thought we would ever play in a bullfight arena; we are all vegeta...

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LIFEND Hard At Work On New Material

Italian death/experimental metallers LIFEND are currently writing and arranging songs that will appear on their next full-length album, tentatively due in early 2008. The follow-up to 2004's "Innerscars" will be recorded in September at Westlink Studios (GF93, DECREW, PROZAC+, BAUSTELLE) with produc...

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QOTSA's JOEY CASTILLO: It's Scary Sometimes Being Mobbed By Fans

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE drummer Joey Castillo tells Australia's Beat magazine he does worry about the huge mobs that surround the band when it hits the road. "We are around and surrounded by so many people so often," he explains after discussing the Virginia Tech atrocity. "And I hope we never have...

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The Golden Plague

Coming to you from Los Angeles, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH clearly have no qualms about keeping their old school influenced black metal punishment raw and cutting. The disc has nothing pretentious about it, nor does it come off as some veiled attempt to jump the black metal bandwagon. A spotty produc...