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SAHG Frontman Talks About Upcoming Tour With CELTIC FROST

Jeff Maki of Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with SAHG frontman Olav. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Live-Metal.net: The band is set for an upcoming tour in the U.S. with CELTIC FROST. How did this tour get put together and what can we expect from a live SAHG show? Olav: We ...

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Hrimthursum

It seems like an eternity since long-time Swedish deathsters NECROPHOBIC released an album. It's actually only been four years or so. The excellent "Bloodhymns" was unleashed upon the world in 2002 on the now-defunct Hammerheart Records and left a bloody wake with its lethal blackened death/thrash d...

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Sahg 1

If Norway's SAHG could keep the vibe they launch at the beginning of this lead-heavy album, they'd be serious Album of the Year contenders. It's a doomy, crushing SABBATH stomp with soaring melodic vocals and ponderous, coffin-lidded grooves, the kind of monumental doom birthed by "Children of the S...

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GOD DETHRONED: New Album Details Revealed

Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED will release their new album, "The Toxic Touch", on October 23 in Europe (except Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where it will arrive on October 20) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Soundlodge Studios in Germany with producer Joerg Uken. Mastering...

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II

If you have not yet been exposed to the "Cruel Tanked Fucking Warfare" of Swedish black metallers BLODULV, then this re-release is a good place to start. (The album was original released by Total Holocaust Records and limited to 1,000 copies). Taking a BURZUM-esque style and twisting into their own...

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GOD DETHRONED Members To Take Part In ROTTERDAM POP ACADEMY Graduation Exam

Guitarist Isaac Delahaye of the Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "On the 4th of July, Ariën [van Weesenbeek, drums] and me will play an exclusive show with SIC in Nighttown, Holland. This project is the initiative of Coen Janssen (...

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Instinct: Decay

Azentrius is quickly climbing the ladder of USBM greatness with an ever growing roster of quality products on his Battle Kommand label, his participation in USBM super group TWILIGHT, and his accomplished string of releases as front man for NACHTMYSTIUM. With "Instinct: Decay" he has pushed his crea...

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MARDUK Confirmed For Germany's HELLFLAME Festival

Swedish black metallers MARDUK have been confirmed for the Hellflame festival, set to take place September 2 at Eventcenter B51 in Osnabrück, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ADVERSUS CEPHALIC CARNAGE GOD DETHRONED GOREFEST MARDUK UNLEASHED WINTERS...

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GOD DETHRONED Announce New Album Title

Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED recently entered Soundlodge Studios in Germany to begin recording their new album, tentatively due before the end of the year. The band's frontman Henri Sattler has posted the following studio update on the band's official web site: "Tomorrow producer Jörg Uken wi...

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CENTRAL ILLINOIS METALFEST: Complete Schedule Announced

The full two-day schedule has been announced for the Central Illinois Metalfest, set to take place July 21-22 at the Canopy Club in Urbana, IL. It is as follows: Friday, July 21, 2006: 02:00-02:30 p.m. UNHALLOWED (NJ) 02:45-03:15 p.m. DECRYPT (IN) 03:30-04:00 p.m. LAPIDATE (CANADA) 04:15-04:45 p.m....

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MARDUK: 'La Grande Danse Macabre', 'World Funeral' Limited-Edition CD/DVD Boxsets Due In June

Limited-edition CD/DVD boxsets of MARDUK's classic "La Grande Danse Macabre" and "World Funeral" albums are being released by Regain Records in June. The details are as follows: MARDUK "La Grande Danse Macabre" limited edition CD/DVD box-set edition (limited to 3,000 copies). Brand new luxurious lim...

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HIBERNUS MORTIS Call It Quits

South Florida cult death metal act HIBERNUS MORTIS have officially called it quits. Drummer Cesar Placeres' statement on the matter reads as follows: "It's with sad regret I have to announce that we are calling it quits. I don't wanna get too sappy, even though it does make me kind of at a loss for...

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Pitch Black Brigade

Norway's VREID put the world on notice with debut album, "Kraft", the statement made one of razor-wire riff black metal, strong songwriting, and a dash of rock and roll groove. It helped the band, which features former members of the now defunct WINDIR, stand out just a bit from the pack. It was wit...

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ELECTRIC WIZARD: Remastered CDs To Be Released This Month

The entire Rise Above back catalogue of ELECTRIC WIZARD titles has been re-mastered and repackaged in digi format with booklet and extra tracks. These are the definitive versions with ultra crushing sound. The details are as follows: * Pre-ELECTRIC WIZARD – 1989/1994 (Featuring tracks from LORD OF P...

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MACABRE To Headline Germany's BRINGER OF DEATH FEST VI

"Murder metallers" MACABRE have been confirmed as the headliners of the Bringer Of Death Fest VI, set to take place Saturday, April 29 at the Sportshall I-Park Klingholz in Giebelstadt (close to Wurzburg),Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MACABRE (USA) JUNGLE ROT (USA) EMETH (...