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AMORPHIS: New Album Title, Concept And Release Date Revealed

Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS have set "Circle" as the title of their eleventh album, due on April 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. Production and mixing duties for the follow-up to 2011's "The Beginning Of Times" were handled by HYPOCRISY and PAIN mastermind Peter Tägtgren, who h...

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FOR TODAY Guitarist 'Quits' Band After Posting Controversial Tweets On Homosexuality, Religion

Guitarist Mike Reynolds has quit the Christian metalcore band FOR TODAY — just one day after posting a string of controversial tweets on homosexuality and religion. The remaining members of FOR TODAY have released the following statement regarding Mike's exit from the group: "Mike Reynolds is no lon...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist To Perform At 'Geek To Guitar Hero' Book-Launch Event In New York City

The official launch party for TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick's book, "Geek To Guitar Hero", will be held on Thursday, January 17 at Tammany Hall in New York City. Scheduled performers include PLANETARY COALITION (featuring Skolnick on acoustic guitar) and an "all-star jam with very special guests...

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FOR TODAY Guitarist: 'Homosexuality Is A Sin'

Guitarist Mike Reynolds of the Christian metalcore band FOR TODAY says that "homosexuality is a sin" and is urging fellow Christians to "separate" themselves from any "civil religion that advocates sin." In a series of tweets earlier today, Reynolds commented on the news of Pastor Louie Giglio's wit...

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STARKILL: Debut Album Details Revealed

Century Media's latest signing, Chicagoland-based melodic death metal band STARKILL, will release its debut album, "Fires Of Life", on March 4 in Europe and March 5 in North America. The CD artwork was created by renowned metal artist Joshua Belanger and it "properly portrays the epic musical stylin...

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AMORPHIS Presented With Finnish Gold Plaques For 'The Beginning Of Times'

"The Beginning Of Times", the latest album from Finnish melancholic dark metallers AMORPHIS, has been certified gold in the group's home country for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. The bandmembers were presented with gold plaques commemorating the achievement this past Saturday, December 29 during...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Drummer Says New EP Will Be Released In The Spring

Rádio Evil conducted an interview with drummer Gus Rios of Florida death metal veterans MALEVOLENT CREATION when the band played at Carioca Club in São Paulo, Brazil on December 15 with KRISIUN and VITAL REMAINS. Asked if MALEVOLENT CREATION has been working on material for the follow-up to 2010's "...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'Astro Khaos 2012 - Official Live Bootleg' CD+DVD Released In Japan

"Astro Khaos 2012 - Official Live Bootleg", a brand new CD+DVD release from Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY, has just been made available in Japan. Says the band: "At the end of our Japan tour in April 2012, we played two suddenly announced special intimate shows with setlists voted by t...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist's 'Geek To Guitar Hero' Book Now Due In January

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick's book, "Geek To Guitar Hero", will be available on paperback via Amazon on January 15. Commented Skolnick: "A quick flashback of all that has happened during the few years of writing this book leaves me dizzy. Some of my most definitive recordings — 'Veritas' (ALEX...

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AMORPHIS: Performance Footage Of New Song, Video Interview With TOMI JOUTSEN Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS performing a brand new song — tentatively titled "Mehtä" (English-language translation: "The Forest") — on December 14 at Klubi in Turku, Finland can be seen below. Also available is a new two-part video interview with A...

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Singer FABIO LIONE To Guest On KALEDON's New Album

Italian vocalist Fabio Lione (VISION DIVINE, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, KAMELOT) will make a guest appearance on the new album from fellow Italian metallers KALEDON. The CD was recorded at Outer Sound Studio in Rome, Italy by Giuseppe Orlando (NOVEMBRE). An early 2013 release is expected. KALEDON's best-of a...

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KALEDON: More Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

The fourth and fifth in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the new album from Italian power metallers KALEDON can be seen below. The CD was recorded at Outer Sound Studio in Rome, Italy by Giuseppe Orlando (NOVEMBRE). An early 2013 release is expected. KAL...

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Belgium's BLIKSEM Signs With ALONE RECORDS

Alone Records has announced the signing of Belgium's BLIKSEM. The band's debut album, "Face The Evil", will be released on February 25, 2013 (three days earlier in Germany). Combining blistering tandem guitars, thrashing drums, pounding bass and furious vocals, the resulting eight songs not only exp...

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ZONARIA Parts Ways With Guitarist, Drummer

Swedish death/black metallers ZONARIA have parted ways with drummer Emanuel "Cebbe" Isaksson and guitarist Emil Nystöm. Comments Emil: "So it's time for me to take a break. I've been at this for the better part of 10 years. Through ZONARIA I've learned to know some great friends for life. I've just...

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AMEBIX Calls It Quits

Cult British underground heavyweights AMEBIX have officially called it a day. Commented AMEBIX singer/bassist Rob Miller (a.k.a. The Baron): "To my deep regret, AMEBIX has now come to a point where we can no longer continue as a band. We have spent the past five years engaged in a process of resurre...