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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS: New Album Title Announced

North American black metal band ABIGAIL WILLIAMS has set "In The Shadow Of A Thousands Suns" as the title of its new album, due this summer via Candlelight Records. The recording sessions have commenced in Notodden, Norway, with guest drummer Trym (EMPEROR, ZYKLON) laying down tracks at Akkerhaugen...

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Report: Satan Rules The Night At Virginia's Jaxx

Michelle Boorstein of the Washington Post reports: Self-described Satanist Emperor Magus Caligula, lead singer for the Swedish black-metal band DARK FUNERAL, is scream-growling at an internal-organ-rattling volume inside Jaxx's concert hall. Thrilled fans, many of them teenagers clad in black, shoot...

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French-Canadian TV To Air Report On 'Ultimate DEATH Tribute'

The French-Canadian TV channel Télé-Québec will present a special report on the benefit concert to honor late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, which took place on December 12, 2007 at the Theatre Imperial in Quebec City, QC, Canada. "Méchant Contraste" producer Marc Bergeron and his...

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'True Norwegian Black Metal' Book Due In May; More Details Revealed

American documentary photographer Peter Beste's book "True Norwegian Black Metal" will be issued on May 15 via Vice Books. In the last two decades a bizarre and violent musical subculture called black metal has emerged in Norway. It has its roots in a heady blend of splatter movies, heavy metal musi...

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OPETH Frontman To Guest On New IHSAHN Album

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has recorded a guest appearance on the track "Unhealer" from the forthcoming solo album from former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn, entitled "angL". Commented Ihsahn: "We've been talking about doing something for a while and I'm really happy it finally came togethe...

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STAROFASH: New Single Available On iTunes

Mnemosyne Productions — the company owned/operated since 2003 by partners Ihsahn (EMPEROR frontman) and wife Ihriel (real name: Heidi S. Tveitan; PECCATUM) — has announced that the first digital single from the new album from Ihriel's STAROFASH solo project is now available on iTunes. The track titl...

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THIN LIZZY Guitarist's Son Follows In Dad's Footsteps

Sean, the 16-year-old son of THIN LIZZY/ex-WHITESNAKE guitarist John Sykes, is currently playing keyboards for the California-based thrash/death metal band STATIUS. The unsigned group, which is influenced by such acts as CHILDREN OF BODOM, STRATOVARIOUS, OUTWORLD, EMPEROR and TESTAMENT, has posted t...

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EMANCER To Release 'Twilight And Randomness' In March

Norwegian progressive black metallers EMANCER will release their new album, "Twilight And Randomness", at the end of March via Naga Productions. The album was mastered by Tom Kvalsvoll (EMPEROR, WINDIR, IHSAHN) at Strype Audio in Oslo, Norway. "Twilight And Randomness" (cover artwork) track listing:...

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INCRAVE: 'Dead End' Release Dates Announced

Ulterium Records (Sweden) and Nightmare Records (U.S.) have struck up a deal for the North American release of the "Dead End" album by the Swedish heavy-/power metal band INCRAVE. Nightmare Records will release the CD in North America on May 13. The album will arrive in Europe on April 25, with dist...

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ABYSMAL DAWN: New Songs Available For Streaming

Los Angeles-based extreme metal band ABYSMAL DAWN has posted two new songs — "Programmed to Consume" and "Compulsory Ressurection" — on its MySpace page. ABYSMAL DAWN's forthcoming sophomore album was produced by John Haddad (INTRONAUT, EYES OF FIRE) and wil feature artwork by Pär Olofsson (PSYCROPT...

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SANCTIFICATION Preparing To Record New Album

SANCTIFICATION, the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of GOD AMONG INSECTS, IN BATTLE and SOULDRAINER, has recruited Tony Laureano (DIMMU BORGIR, ex-NILE, ANGELCORPSE) to lay down the drum tracks for its upcoming CD. The recording sessions will take place this spring at the A...

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SCUM: 'Gospels For The Sick' Available On Limited-Edition Vinyl

SCUM, the Norwegian/American project featuring Samoth (ZYKLON, ex-EMPEROR),Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust) (ex-EMPEROR),Happy Tom (TURBONEGRO),Casey Chaos (AMEN) and Cosmocrator (MINDGRINDER),has had its 2005 debut album, "Gospels for the Sick", made available on limited-edition vinyl. To order a...

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Former EMPEROR Frontman Says New Solo Album Is 'Natural Progression' From 'The Adversary'

Former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn has set "angL" as the title of his second solo album, tentatively due mid-spring via Mnemosyne Productions/Candlelight Records. "I'm currently doing the final mixes for this album, and hope to have everything ready for mastering within a couple of weeks", say...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Backing Singer Releases Solo Track

CRADLE OF FILTH backing vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva, who also fronts the Swedish/British orchestral/metal band ANGTORIA, has posted a solo track, entitled "Daddy's Not Coming Home", on her MySpace page. Commented Sarah: "I have decided to upload a song I wrote when I was 12 years old. This song will...

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INCRAVE: New Album Details Revealed

Swedish heavy/power metal band INCRAVE will release its new album, "Dead End", on April 25 in Europe through Ulterium Records. The CD will be distributed by Sound Pollution in Scandinavia and by Metal Heaven in the rest of Europe. The North American release date will be announced within the coming w...