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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS: New Live Recording Posted Online

North American black metal band ABIGAIL WILLIAMS recently posted a live recording of its first show since reforming earlier in the fall. The concert took place in the group's new home — Cleveland, Ohio — at Peabody's Downunder opening for friends ENSLAVED, THE FACELESS, ARSIS, and THE AGONIST. Check...

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GORGOROTH: Tour Diary Updated

GORGOROTH bassist King ov Hell has posted the third chapter in the group's ongoing tour diary. The latest entry includes an episode where the light technician "ran away from the band, afraid, and leaving the black metal force 30 minutes prior to their gig without a light guy." You can find the blog...

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STEEL ATTACK To Release New Album In February

Swedish metallers STEEL ATTACK will release their as-yet-untitled new album on February 22, 2008 via Massacre Records. The drums for the CD were recorded at KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque's Sonic Train studio and the guitar tracks are currently being laid down at Solnasound. STEEL ATTACK earl...

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ENSLAVED: New York City Concert Footage Posted Online

MetalKult.com has posted a live video of ENSLAVED's "Fusion of Sense and Earth" from the Norwegian progressive black metal band's 2006 full-length "Ruun". You can also view the clip below. The footage was captured on November 8, 2007, when ENSLAVED was in New York City to play at B.B. King Blues Clu...

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GORGOROTH: European Tour Diary Launched

While it may still up to the Norwegian court to decide who rightfully owns the band name GORGOROTH following a split between guitarist Infernus on one side and bassist King and vocalist Gaahl on the other, the Gaahl/King version of the Norwegian black metal outfit commenced its European tour a few d...

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ENSLAVED: New Audio Interview With GRUTLE KJELLSON Posted Online

Anthony Chowanec of All Metal Music conducted an interview with Grutle Kjellson of ENSLAVED last night (Thursday, November 8) at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. Listen to the interview on YouTube. ENSLAVED was honored with the Spellemann award (the Norwegian equivalent to the Gram...

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ENSLAVED Featured In New York Times' 'Arts' Section

Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED were featured in yesterday's (Thursday, November 8) "Arts" section of the New York Times. An excerpt from the article follows: "On Tuesday night, in a plush tour bus parked in this city’s scruffy downtown, a couple of Norwegians were talking about world music. Th...

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THE AGONIST Kicks Off North American Tour With ENSLAVED And ARSIS

Montreal's hottest new export THE AGONIST recently embarked on a massive month-long North American trek alongside ENSLAVED and ARSIS. The group just completed lengthy treks as direct support to SONATA ARCTICA and OVERKILL, further proving that their commanding and intense live performance can win ov...

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OVERKILL To Tour Europe In February/March

Legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will embark on a European headlining tour in February/March. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 29 - UA Kiev CCA NAU * Mar. 01 - RU Moscow Tochka Club * Mar. 02 - RU Saint Petersburg [venue to be announced] * Mar. 03 - EE Tallinn Rock Cafe Mar. 04 ...

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ENSLAVED: Video Interview With GRUTLE KJELLSON Posted Online

René Ackermann of Contraband Candy had the privilege of meeting up with ENSLAVED vocalist Grutle Kjellson during the first leg of the band's Ruun Tour 2007 at London's Mean Fiddler for an exclusive interview, discussing black metal, metal gigs in India and "South Park", among other topics. Watch the...

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DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER, the U.K./Norwegian band featuring Benny Calvert from KILLING JOKE, Ivar S. Peersen from ENSLAVED, Reuben Gotto from TWINZERO/JOHNNY TRUANT and Julia Ruzicka from MILLION DEAD, has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place J...

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OCTAVIA SPERATI To Utilize Session Bassist, Drummer For UK Tour

Norwegian metal band OCTAVIA SPERATI has issued the following update: "We will be using a session bass player and a session drummer during our upcoming UK tour. Don't worry, there are no problems in the Octavian camp. It so happens that both Trine and Ivar's partner are pregnant. Due to this joyful...

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GORGOROTH Recruits Drummer NICK BARKER For European Tour

Nick Barker (ex-DIMMU BORGIR, CRADLE OF FILTH, TESTAMENT) will play drums on GORGOROTH's upcoming tour across Europe beginning November 2007. In addition to Nick, guitarist Teloch (NIDINGR, UMORAL, 1349) will again return to GORGOROTH's live assault, while guitarist Sykelig completes the group's 200...

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ENSLAVED, NIFELHEIM, THE BATALLION Confirmed For Germany's FESTUNG OPEN AIR

ENSLAVED (Norway),NIFELHEIM (Sweden),THE BATALLION (Norway) and SVARTAHRID (Norway) are the first four confirmed bands for next year's Festung Open Air festival, set to take place May 10-11, 2008 in Bitterfeld, Germany. A flyer for the event can be found at this location. For more information, vis...

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MAYHEM Drummer HELLHAMMER Joins GAAHL-Fronted Version Of GORGOROTH

GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl and bassist King ov Hell — who are involved in a legal dispute with guitarist Infernus over the rights to the group's name — have released the following update: "Continuing on with the new agenda now forged for GORGOROTH, Gaahl and King have enlisted none other than Hellhamm...