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SUPREME PAIN Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Dutch brutal death metallers SUPREME PAIN, who feature in their ranks members of SINISTER, CONSOLATION, PUTREFIED and FONDLECORPSE, have parted ways with bassist Tadej Cholewa and have replaced him with Alesa Sare (ROOTA BALOOTA, SARCASM). Commented the band: "Tadej Cholewa could not combine his wor...

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Sinister Realm

That a band formed by PALE DIVINE veteran John Gaffney (bass) does not suck is no real shock. That the self-titled debut from Allentown, PA's SINISTER REALM is such a finely crafted and seamless blend of classic doom and classic metal may not be the stuff of dropped jaws, but the sheer quality level...

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EPISODE 13: New Album Details Revealed

EPISODE 13, one of the longest-running and best-known black metal bands in Turkey, has entered Midasin Kulakligi Studios in Ankara to begin recording its third full-length album, "Death Reclaims The Earth", for an early 2010 release. The follow-up to 2009's "Pitch Black" will be mastered at Sweden's...

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MEDEIA: 'Antichristmas' Video Released

Finnish "alternative death metal" act MEDEIA has released the video (see below) for its new holiday single, "Antichristmas". A free MP3 or .WAV download is also available from the band's web site.. MEDEIA's second full-length album, "Cult", was released in September 2008 through Fullsteam Records. T...

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D.R.I. Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

Hardcore/metal crossover pioneers D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES) have been confirmed for next year's Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 28-30 at Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, May 28: GORGUTS POSSESSED D.R.I. WATAIN COFFINS NAZXUL TRAP THEM GRIDE B...

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KHAOZ: 'Twist The Knife A Little Deeper' EP Out Now

KHAOZ, the Dutch old-school death metal band featuring current/former members of SINISTER, PLEURISY, THE EMBODIMENT, HOUWITSER and DEAD HEAD, has released a five-song EP entitled "Twist The Knife A Little Deeper". The CD was recorded at Music Lab studios with producer Harris Johns (VOIVOD, SODOM, KR...

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IMPIOUS: Photos From 'Dead Awakening' Video Shoot Available

Swedish death/thrashers IMPIOUS recently filmed a video for the song "Dead Awakening". Photos from the video shoot can be viewed below. "Death Domination", the new album from IMPIOUS, will be released in Asia on December 23. The Asian version of the CD will include the bonus track "The Reaper's End"...

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Wormwood

MARDUK hit pay dirt with 2007's "Rom: 512", thanks to the deft balancing of songwriting dynamics and feral black metal intensity. It was a game changer for the legendary band and although fans will always have their favorites (it seems "Panzer Division Marduk" gets mentioned in every single review,...

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IMPIOUS: Photos From 'I Am The King' Video Shoot Available

Swedish death/thrashers IMPIOUS recently filmed a video for the song "I Am The King". Photos from the video shoot can be viewed below. "Death Domination", the new album from IMPIOUS, will be released in Asia on December 23. The Asian version of the CD will include the bonus track "The Reaper's End",...

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IMPIOUS: Japanese Version Of 'Death Domination' To Include Previously Unreleased Bonus Track

"Death Domination", the new album from Swedish death/thrashers IMPIOUS, will be released in Asia on December 23. The Asian version of the CD will include the bonus track "The Reaper's End", which was previously unreleased. "Death Domination" is being released in North America today (November 24) via...

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Guitarist MICKY MOODY Discusses His Departure From WHITESNAKE

Greece's Rockpages webzine recently conducted an interview with original WHITESNAKE guitarist Micky Moody. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Rockpages: Did you feel a full member of WHITESNAKE or just a player in [vocalist] David Coverdale's band? Micky: Full member, indeed. I wasn't getting t...

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MEDEIA: 'The Unseen' Video Released

"The Unseen", the new video from the Finnish "alternative death metal" act MEDEIA, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's second full-length album, "Cult", which was released in September 2008 through Fullsteam Records. The CD, consisting of eleven "gloomy, hard-hitting yet still melodic...

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Esoteric

In the "it's a small world" department, Sweden's SKYFIRE take a good portion of the European metal scene, stuff it into a blender, and serve the results up extra smooth on the aptly-named "Esoteric". Equal parts melodic death metal, neo-classical, prog, black, and power metal (depending on everyone'...

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IMPIOUS: Another New Song Posted Online

A new IMPIOUS track entitled "Dead Awakening" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the Swedish death/thrashers' new album, "Death Domination", which will be released in North America on November 24 via Metal Blade Records (November 23 in Europe). The CD's cover a...

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Walpurgis Rites-Hexenwahn

I still remember reviewing 2003's "Lucifer Incestus", and here I am already reviewing my fifth BELPHEGOR CD, "Walpurgis Rites-Hexenwahn". It seems that the Austrian act has gotten even more prolific these past few years. What is far more impressive than the sheer number of albums in a relatively sho...