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SAMAEL: 'Ceremony Of Opposites', 'Worship Him' Reissues Detailed
Century Media Records will re-release SAMAEL's "Ceremony of Opposites" (originally issued in 1994) and "Worship Him" (1991) this fall, both as "deluxe editions," featuring bonus material. The details are as follows: "Ceremony of Opposites/Rebellion" (release date: November 21, 2005): 01. Black Trip...November 18, 2005
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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Sign With I HATE RECORDS
Indiana-based doomsters THE GATES OF SLUMBER have inked a deal with I Hate Records. The group are scheduled to enter the studio in early 2006 to begin recording their sophomore album, "Suffer No Guilt", tentatively due in June. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Suffer No Guilt", "Dweller i...November 10, 2005
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GORGOROTH To Record Live Album
Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH wil record several shows on their current European tour with 1349 for an upcoming live album, entitled "True Norwegian Black Metal". Scheduled for a late autumn release in 2007, it will mark and celebrate GORGOROTH's 15-year anniversary. GORGOROTH's new album, "Ad...October 30, 2005
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EXHUMED Frontman To Guest On WIPZ's 'The Metal Massacre'
EXHUMED frontman Matt Harvey will be interviewed by Andy Scheeler of "The Metal Massacre" radio show on WIPZ 101.7 FM (University of Wisconsin) this Saturday, October 22 between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. CST. Listen to the program live on the Internet at www.wipzradio.com. As previously reported, EXHU...October 21, 2005
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EXHUMED: Fall/Winter Tour Dates Announced
EXHUMED have announced fall/winter tour dates in support of their upcoming release, "Garage Daze Re-Regurgitated", to be issued on Parasitic Twin Records, distributed via Relapse Records. These West Coast gore fiends will kick off their five week tour on October 27 in Aptos, CA. Throughout the cours...October 20, 2005
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Destroyers from the Western Skies
Right or wrong, there was a time when those with using "black metal" and "elite" in the same sentence were referring to bands of a Scandinavian heritage, while those same folks snickered at the idea of a legitimate U.S. black metal world presence. Regardless of the questionable validity of the origi...September 6, 2005
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Former GORGOROTH Drummer To Publish First Novel
Former GORGOROTH drummer Erlend Erichsen (who played on the "Incipit Satan" album) has finished work on his debut novel, entitled "Nasjonalsatanisten", which is scheduled to be released in October via Damm Forlag (major Norwegian publisher). The story of the novel is set in the early/mid-Nineties, w...September 3, 2005
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RESUSCITATOR To Record New Album, Tour With ROTTING CHRIST
California-based "dark occult blackened death metal" act RESUSCITATOR will enter the studio on September 9 to begin recording their new album, "Crusades to Immortality". This release will contain two covers — ROTTING CHRIST's "Sign of Evil Existence" and SAMAEL's "Into the Pentagram". The band are a...August 26, 2005
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Thor Against the World
One of those legendary 1980s types that no one you know actually seems to have ever have heard of, Jon Mikl Thor is some sort of Canadian bodybuilding heavy metal movie star. He's been working on a comeback for a few years now, releasing an album last year (the quasi-conceptual "Thor Vs. The Beastwo...July 25, 2005
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H.I.M. To Tour U.S. With SKINDRED, FINCH
Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. will be teaming up with SKINDRED and FINCH for a U.S. tour this fall. More information will be made available soon. As previously reported, H.I.M. will release "Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly" as the first international single off their upcoming CD, "Dark Light". It i...July 14, 2005
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PLACE OF SKULLS To Enter Studio In August
PLACE OF SKULLS, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based band featuring former PENTAGRAM guitarist Victor Griffin, will enter Lakeside Studios studio on August 1 with producers Travis Wyrick and Mike Dearing to begin recording their third full-length CD, tentatively due in early 2006 via Exile On Mainstream...July 14, 2005
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H.I.M. Frontman Gets Engaged; Finnish TV Documentary Posted Online
H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo got engaged to his longtime girlfriend Jonna Nygren last weekend at the Finnish rock festival Ruisrock. Instead of giving each other the customary engagement rings, the couple tattooed their left ring fingers with the letters "DILLIGAF," which reportedly stands for "Do I l...July 12, 2005
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H.I.M. Complete Work On 'Rip Out The Wings Of A Butterfly' Video
The Greek H.I.M. fan club DarkSecret Club recently conducted an exclusive interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo, to be published in an upcoming issue of an international music magazine. Ville spoke for more than 25 minutes about the grup's upcoming album, "Dark Light", and offered new informatio...July 8, 2005
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CRIMINAL Finalize Track Listing For 'Sicario'
Anglo-Chilean thrash extremists CRIMINAL, featuring former PENTAGRAM frontman Anton Reisenegger, have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Sicario", due in Europe on September 5 via Metal Blade Records. "Sicario" (a Spanish word for "assassin," most commonly associated with the hired ki...July 7, 2005
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Firewood
The story goes that Sweden's WITCHCRAFT first began as a tribute to former 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS legend Roky Erickson and PENTAGRAM's Bobby Liebling. The self-titled debut album caused quite a buzz and if it's anything like "Firewood", I can understand why. Prior to actually hearing "Firewood", I wou...July 2, 2005
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