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MAGENTA HARVEST To Record New Demo

MAGENTA HARVEST, the Finnish death metal band featuring current and former members of FINNTROLL, CHTHONIAN, MYGRAIN and ...AND OCEANS, will enter the studio later this month to begin recording its second demo. According to a press release, the new effort will see the group widening its soundscape wi...

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THERAPY?: New Album Details Revealed

Irish rockers THERAPY? will release their 13th album, "A Brief Crack Of Light", on February 6, 2012 via Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Blast Studios in Newcastle and was produced by the band and Adam Sinclair. The artwork was created by acclaimed artist Nigel Rolfe, who previously worked on T...

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AMORAL To Film New Video Tomorrow

Finnish metal/hard rock outfit AMORAL will film a new video tomorrow (Monday, November 28) at On The Rocks in Helsinki. According to a posting on the band's Facebook page, AMORAL "need[s] a few people to act as audience in one short scene. Anyone up for it? This would be around 15.00 - 16.00. Just s...

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CANDLEMASS: Pre-Production Photos Posted Online

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS are working on material for their final album, tentatively scheduled for a spring 2012 release via Napalm Records. After a six-month writing period, the band spent two weekends in October in a Stockholm studio. In all, eight songs were recorded for demo purpose...

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DEALS DEATH Signs With SPINEFARM RECORDS

Swedish melodic death metallers DEALS DEATH have inked a deal with Spinefarm Records. The band's second album, "Elite", will be released in March 2012. The CD was mixed by Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY). DEALS DEATH's debut CD, 2008's "Internal Demons", was mixed by Peter Tgtgren. It featured a gue...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Is 'Fascinated' By METALLICA/REED's 'Almost-Unlistenable' Collaboration

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has posted the following on his official blog: "I've finally checked out Lou Lou, Loutallica, or whatever you want to call it (actual title: 'Lulu') the 'stranger-than-fiction' collaboration between METALLICA and Lou Reed. I've been hearing what everyone's been sayi...

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BATTLE BEAST Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's debut album, "Steel" which was originally released in Finland earlier this year via Hype Records will be made available internationally on January 27, 2012. Formed in 2008, BATTLE BEAST won the Wac...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist, Singer Talk About Making Of 'Resolution'

Niclas Mller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Morton and vocalist Randy Blythe of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: The artwork [to the new LAMB OF GOD album, "Resolution"] is that...

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THE MAN-EATING TREE: 'Armed' Video Released

"Armed", the new video from THE MAN-EATING TREE the atmospheric metal band featuring former SENTENCED drummer Vesa Ranta alongside current/former members of POISONBLACK, REFLEXION and EMBRAZE can be seen below. The clip was filmed by Mutant Koala Pictures, a production company based in the band's ho...

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AMORAL's 'Beneath' Lands On Finnish Chart

"Beneath", the fifth album from the Finnish metal/hard rock outfit AMORAL, entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 30. Released on October 26, the CD came equipped with a stunning 18-page poster booklet (made by Spanish artist Marta Nael),expanding the cover artwork in...

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Lulu

It might have sounded good on paper. That's the only explanation one can come up with for the genesis of "Lulu", the surprise collaborative album by METALLICA and Lou Reed that first had fans scratching their heads and now, since the album surfaced online ahead of this week's release, shaking them i...

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WARMEN Begins Recording New Album

WARMEN, the brainchild of CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman, has entered the studio to begin recording the follow-up for the band's critically acclaimed 2009 studio album "Japanese Hospitality". A 2012 release is expected. The first batch of photos from the recording sessions for the as-yet...

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AMORAL: The Animated Interview

An animated "South Park"-style video version of a September 2011 interview with Finnish metal/hard rock outfit AMORAL conducted by several of the band's fans can be viewed below (interview by Terri A. Willis, script and animation by Szilvia Szilgy). AMORAL's fifth album, "Beneath", is being released...

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Pighammer

A great deal of explanation is not required in order for a determination to be made concerning whether "Pighammer" — Wayne Static's (STATIC-X) first solo album — is for you. Very little of what's on offer is a departure from the nu-ish, electro/industrial-metal of the first few STATIC-X albums. Cons...

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MOKOMA To Release Acoustic Album

Finnish thrashers MOKOMA will release an acoustic album, "Varjopuoli", on November 2 via Sakara Records. The CD contains acoustic versions of previously released songs along with a new track, "Sydn Paikallaan", which was written by vocalist Marko Annala. "Varjopuoli" was produced by Jarkko Martikain...