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SACRED REICH Frontman Issues European Tour Recap

Bassist/vocalist Phil Rind of reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH has issued the following update: "We're back now from our trip to Europe. The shows were great! Thanks to everyone who came out, hung out, had a chat, got an autograph, a pick, bought a shirt or otherwise made it a fun time. Th...

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SARKE To Be Joined By Former CELTIC FROST Frontman For WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance

SARKE, the Norwegian band featuring Sarke (KHOLD, TULUS, OLD MAN'S CHILD, SENSA ANIMA) and Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE),will be joined by Tom Gabriel Fischer (CELTIC FROST, HELLHAMMER) on stage at this year's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany for a performance of the CELTIC FROST classic "...

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SILENT MEMORIAL: 'Retrospective' U.S. Release Date Announced

SILENT MEMORIAL, the Swiss project featuring vocalist Mike Andersson of the Swedish metal band CLOUDSCAPE, will release its long-awaited second album, "Retrospective", in the U.S. on September 22. The CD, which was completed in late 2006, was mixed and mastered at the RoastingHouse studio in Malmö,...

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WOLF, HACRIDE Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

WOLF and HACRIDE have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Hole In The Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest X),set to take place August 25-29 in Bergen, Norway. The festival billing is now as follows: Tuesday, August 25 - Hole in the Sky: Incoming SAHG HACRIDE KVELERTAK DERIDE KRAKOW Wed...

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INSOMNIUM, THE ROTTED Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Finnish melodic deathsters INSOMNIUM and London grinders THE ROTTED have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ALTERNATIVE CARPARK AMON AMARTH ANATHEM...

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CANDLEMASS Performs Cover Of RAINBOW's 'Kill The King'; Video Available

Video footage of Swedish/American doomsters CANDLEMASS performing a cover version of the RAINBOW classic "Kill The King" at this year's Sweden Rock festival, which was held June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, can be viewed below. "Death Magic Doom", the new album from CANDLEMASS, sold around 800 copies in...

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AMORPHIS: 'Skyforger' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Skyforger", the new album from Finnish metallers AMORPHIS, sold around 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at position No. 33 on the Top New Artist Albu...

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ENTOMBED Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Swedish metal veterans ENTOMBED have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Commented ENTOMBED guitarist Alex Hellid: "Yes, finally! Back to the U.K.! Look forward to Bloodstock very very much! It’s bee...

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HOODED MENACE Signs With PROFOUND LORE

Finland's masters of horror-inspired dirgy down-tuned death doom HOODED MENACE have signed with Profound Lore Records. Mastermind Lasse Pyykko is currently putting the finishing touches (while conjuring inspiration from the most cult of horror films) on the material for the follow-up to the masterfu...

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ANATHEMA, WOLF Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Atmospheric rock veterans ANATHEMA and Swedish heavy metallers WOLF have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ALTERNATIVE CARPARK AMON AMARTH ANATHEM...

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NITEFALL's 'Red Moon Rising' Due This Week

Stormspell Records will release NITEFALL's "Red Moon Rising" album on June 16. NITEFALL — which was named after the classic CANDLEMASS album from 1987 — is a mystical metal trio which was formed out of the ashes of one of the most cult '80s thrash acts from Ohio, SEVERE WARNING. Although they shared...

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CANDLEMASS: Video Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK Performance Available

Video footage of CANDLEMASS's performance at this year's Sweden Rock festival, which was held June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, can be viewed below. "Death Magic Doom", the new album from CANDLEMASS, sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan...

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AMORPHIS Frontman Interviewed At SAUNA OPEN AIR; Video Available

Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with vocalist Tomi Joutsen of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS at the Sauna Open Air festival on June 5, 2009 in Tampere, Finland. Watch the seven-minute chat below. "Skyforger", the new album from AMORPHIS, entered the official chart in Finland at posit...

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AMORPHIS' 'Skyforger' Tops Finnish Chart

"Skyforger", the new album from Finnish metallers AMORPHIS, has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 1. Released on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records (May 27 in Finland),the follow-up to the "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters" LPs, both of which were certified gold in the...

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ONSLAUGHT Confirmed For Slovenia's PARANOID OPEN AIR Festival

British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have been confirmed for the confirmed for the Paranoid Open Air festival, set to take place August 13-15 in Slovenia (exact location to be announced). The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AGNOSTIC FRONT ATHEIST BAREHANDED BENEATH THE MASS...