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MENCEA Signs With INDIE RECORDINGS
Indie Recordings has announced the signing of the Athens, Greece-based metal band MENCEA. According to a press release, MENCEA "delivers groove-oriented, intense modern metal that bends the listener's perception of the various genres of extreme music. Their music oscillates in between fast, aggressi...October 29, 2008
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MELECHESH, RAVENCULT, FORGOTTEN TOMB Confirmed For Germany's FESTUNG OPEN AIR
MELECHESH, RAVENCULT and FORGOTTEN TOMB are among the newly confirmed bands for next 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) BÖMBERS (N) FORGOTTEN TOMB (ITA) MELE...October 25, 2008
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VIRUS To Release 'The Black Flux' In November
VIRUS, the Norwegian band featuring Carl-Michael Eide (a.k.a. Czral; VED BUENS ENDE),Petter "Plenum" Berntsen (AUDIOPAIN) and Einar "Esso" Sjursø (BEYOND DAWN),will release its new album, "The Black Flux", on November 10 in Europe and November 11 in North America via Season Of Mist. Like a constan...October 21, 2008
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DARK FUNERAL: 'Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part II' Trailer Posted Online
Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL will release "Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part II", the second DVD recorded during the band's world tour in support of the "Attera Totus Sanctus" album, on October 20. A trailer for the set can be viewed below. "Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part II" (see artwork below) fe...October 13, 2008
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DARK FUNERAL: 'Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part II' DVD Trailer Coming Tomorrow
Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL will release "Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part II", the second DVD recorded during the band's world tour in support of the "Attera Totus Sanctus" album, on October 20. A trailer for the release will be made a available tomorrow. "Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part II" (see...October 12, 2008
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AURA NOIR, ABSU Confirmed For Germany's FESTUNG OPEN AIR Festival
Norwegian black/thrash metal band AURA NOIR and Texas-based mythological occult metal outfit ABSU are the first two confirmed bands for next year's edition of the Festung Open Air festival, set to take place May 30-31, 2009 in Bitterfeld, Germany. AURA NOIR released its new album, "Hades Rise", on A...October 6, 2008
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Overcome
After the extremely well-written "The Fall Of Ideals" blew up and ALL THAT REMAINS (deservedly) became one of the most-hyped bands not signed to one of "the bigs," expectations for the follow-up were obviously going to be high. Would the band be able to capitalize on that momentum and duplicate the...October 6, 2008
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GAMMA RAY, BEHEMOTH, PRIMAL FEAR Confirmed For Norway's KARMØYGEDDON Festival
GAMMA RAY, BEHEMOTH and PRIMAL FEAR are among the confirmed bands for the Karmøygeddon 2009 festival, set to take place April 24-25, 2009 in Haugesund, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: GAMMA RAY BEHEMOTH PRIMAL FEAR AURA NOIR PRIMORDIAL BRAINSTORM MERCENARY SAINT DEAMON THUNDER...October 1, 2008
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DARK FUNERAL Video Widget Available
A new widget from Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL is available below. The band says, "Now you can easily put all of our videos on your MySpace page, homepage, blog, etc. webpage, all packed into one tight widget. Widget size is 332x374px." DARK FUNERAL will release "Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part...September 16, 2008
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DARK FUNERAL: 'Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part 2' DVD To be Released In October
Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL will release "Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part II", the second DVD recorded during the band's world tour in support of the "Attera Totus Sanctus" album, on October 20. "Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part II" (see artwork below) focuses on DARK FUNERAL's South American show...September 9, 2008
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In the Name of Satan
Not completely black metal, but not exactly death metal either (nor is it really blackened death, but it's close),"In the Name of Satan" by Massachusetts' BABY STAB HORROR is a tight, punishing, and groovy sophomore effort. Besides, with a name like BABY STAB HORROR and a title like "In the Name of...September 8, 2008
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AURA NOIR To Release New Album In August; Audio Samples Available
Norwegian black/thrash metal band AURA NOIR will release its new album, "Hades Rise", on August 25 via Tyrant Syndicate, DARKTHRONE's Peaceville sub-label. "Hades Rise" follows on from where 2004's "The Merciless" left off. Undoubtedly the band's dirtiest and biggest hammer to the face to date, "Had...July 30, 2008
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Feed The Beast
In case you haven't noticed, the thrash resurgence is in full effect. Though they were in diapers (if even born) when the onslaught of aggression heard on classics like "Kill 'Em All", "Show No Mercy", "Pleasure To Kill" or even "Forbidden Evil" turned the metal world on its collective ear, a new ge...July 7, 2008
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KISS To Give Away CD Of Re-Recorded Classics
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has reportedly told Classic Rock magazine that the English newspaper The Mail On Sunday will give away a KISS "greatest-hits" CD featuring re-recorded versions of some of the band's best-known classics. The newspaper's special edition featuring the disc will appare...June 3, 2008
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Worldfall
It is encouraging to see that those outside of black metal and critical circles have recognized the enormous talent of a band called NACHTMYSTIUM. The Chicago act scored big with 2006's "Instinct: Decay", a tour de force of progressive black metal, dark atmospheres, and swirling psychedelic tones. B...May 19, 2008
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