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ENSLAVED To Be Joined By DARKTHRONE, EMPEROR, DARKTHRONE Members At Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY

Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED have been confirmed for the Hole in the Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest X),set to take place August 26-29, 2009 in Bergen, Norway. Commented promoter Torgrim Øyre: "Wow, it's been 10 years already. Who would have though that when w...

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PENTAGRAM Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

PENTAGRAM, the band led by the "Godfather of U.S. doom," Brooklyn-born Bobby Liebling, has been confirmed for the Hole in the Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest X),set to take place August 26-29, 2009 in Bergen, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AURA NOIR NECROS CHRISTOS PE...

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ENTHRONED, URGEHAL, VALKYRJA Confirmed For Germany's FESTUNG OPEN AIR

ENTHRONED, URGEHAL and VALKYRJA have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Festung Open Air festival, set to take place May 30-31, 2009 in Bitterfeld, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AURA NOIR (N) ABSU (US) BLACK FLAME (I) BÖMBERS (N) DEAD TO THIS WORLD (N) DESTRÖYER...

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Depths

If there was ever a band to add credibility to the widely despised and often trendy subgenre of deathcore, that band is OCEANO. To be completely fair, the Chicago-based quartet is closer to an evolved and diverse take on modern death metal than they are to the throngs of faceless "breakdown-grind-gr...

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MINETHORN To Release Long-Awaited Debut

U.K. noise metallers MINETHORN, who feature in their ranks Brooke Johnson of THE AXIS OF PERDITION, will release their long-awaited debut album, "Junk Hive Noir", in late April via Code666 Records. Influenced by the likes of GODFLESH, MESHUGGAH, CANNIBAL CORPSE and VOID OF SILENCE, MINETHORN's CD co...

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TEAM CYBERGEIST: 'Justified' Studio Video Posted Online

TEAM CYBERGEIST — the solo/side project of Angel (a.k.a. Andrew Bartolotta),best known as the past/present drummer of such bands as DOPE, GENITORTURERS, PIG, CROSSBREED, SWITCHED, THE UNDEAD, and many others — has posted a video for the song "Justified". According to a press release, "It is a look...

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TAAKE, NECROS CHRISTOS Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

TAAKE and NECROS CHRISTOS have been confirmed for the Hole in the Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest X),set to take place August 26-29, 2009 in Bergen, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: TAAKE NECROS CHRISTOS VOIVOD AURA NOIR PORTRAIT For more information, visit www.holeinth...

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Frozen in the Moment: Live in Atlanta

This may be the first time I can determine whether a concert DVD actually captures the energy of the live performance. I was in attendance when REDEMPTION played their captivating nine-song set in Atlanta at ProgPower USA in 2007. Practically speaking, no DVD recording can ever truly mimic the exper...

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Awaken

It's not like anyone in the storied Virginia/Maryland/DC doom scene is rolling in Benzes and taking private jets. But despite the insular nature of that pocket of the music world, someone like Wino still gets his due from fans and critics worldwide, even if he is rocking a day job. For a guy like Da...

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MASTERCASTLE To Release 'The Phoenix' In April

MASTERCASTLE, the new project featuring LABYRINTH guitarist Pier Gonella, will release its debut album, "The Phoenix", on April 19 via Lion Music. According to a press release, "The Phoenix" is "a potent slice of metal with neo-classical and traditional metal influences within its ten songs. The gui...

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KITTIE Frontwoman Guests On TEAM CYBERGEIST Track; Audio Available

KITTIE frontwoman Morgan Lander has recorded a guest appearance on the track "The End Of All We Know" from TEAM CYBERGEIST, the solo/side project of Angel (a.k.a. Andrew Bartolotta),best known as the past/present drummer of such bands as DOPE, GENITORTURERS, PIG, CROSSBREED, SWITCHED, THE UNDEAD, a...

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DIAMANTHIAN To Enter Studio This Month

U.K. death metallers DIAMANTHIAN will enter Foel Studio in Wales later this month to begin recording their long-awaited sophomore album, "Arcana Doctrina". The CD promises to be an improvement in all departments, and will be released through Texan label Ossuary Industries in May. A preview track wil...

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QUO VADIS Announces European Tour Dates

Canadian progressive tech-death giants QUO VADIS have announced their first European dates since their 2007 tour with KATAKLYSM. The band will cross the Atlantic for the four-country, 10-day trek in April. The dates are as follows: April 03 - Istanbul, Turkey - Kemanci April 04 - Ankara, Turkey - IF...

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TODAY IS THE DAY Pulls Out Of MARYLAND DEATHFEST; WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Steps In

TODAY IS THE DAY has cancelled its appearance at the 2009 edition of the Maryland Deathfest, set to take place from May 22-24 at the Sonar in Baltimore. Replacing them on the bill will be Pacific Northwestern black metal eco-terrorists WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM. As previously reported, legendary Bos...

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DREAM THEATER Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have been confirmed for this year's Hellfest, set to take place June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED ADAGIO ALL SHALL PERISH AMEBIX AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX AUGUST BURN RED AURA NOIR BACKYARD BABIES BETRAYED BLO...