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SATYRICON: 'Rebel Extravaganza' To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

According to MTV.com, SATYRICON will reissue their 1999 album, "Rebel Extravaganza", July 25. The record will be remixed and feature three bonus tracks: "Nemesis Divina (Clean Version Mix)" and "Blessed From Below (Melancholy Oppression Longing)", as well as a cover of SARCOFAGO's "I.N.R.I." As prev...

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SATYRICON To Perform At Oslo's VG LISTA TOPP 20

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have posted the following message on their official web site: "We just got back from England after playing the main stage of Download [festival] at Donington Park on Saturday in front of over 50,000 people. Too short, but still very sweet we felt and that is what...

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1349 Part Ways With Founding Guitarist TJALVE

1349 guitarist and founding member Tjalve (real name: André Kvebek) has left the Norwegian black metal act after nine years and three studio albums to focus on his other bands PANTHEON I and SARKOM. Commented Tjalve in a statement: "I will remember 1349 as the most diabolical, vicious and plague-rid...

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SATYRICON: New Single Announced

According to Rockdetector.com, Sony Music in Norway has revealed that "The Pentagram Burns" will be launched this summer as the second SATYRICON single taken from the "Now, Diabolical" album. "Now, Diabolical" debuted at No. 2 on the national Norwegian charts and also charted in Sweden and Finland....

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TURISAS Frontman Presents Award To SATYRICON

TURISAS frontman Warlord presented the "Best Underground Band" award to SATYRICON at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2006 awards in London on Monday, June 12. According to a posting on TURISAS' web site, MTV2 will broadcast the show across 18 European countries at 9:00 p.m. (GMT) on Tuesday, July 4. TU...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN: Video Clips From 666 Festival Posted Online

Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, featuring Obsidian C. (a.k.a. Arnt Grønbech, also a touring guitarist for SATYRICON) on guitars/bass/synth, have uploaded a couple of video clips from their June 6 performance at the 666 festival in Norway at their MySpace page. Check it out at this locati...

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DARKANE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Swedish high-energy thrashers DARKANE have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 23-25 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 23: WHITESNAKE LACUNA COIL SATYRICON DIE KRUPPS MOONSPELL MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP EVERGREY EDGUY TRIVIU...

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Now, Diabolical

Is SATYRICON true black metal or have those deep roots been abandoned for more accessible fare? Has Satyr sold his soul to the devil for commercial gain? Give me a break. You heard it when "Volcano" was released in 2002 and you'll undoubtedly hear it with the release of "Now, Diabolical". The new al...

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CELTIC FROST Kick Off European Tour: Setlist, Photos Available

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST played their first show in over 15 years on Monday, May 29 at Remise in Wil SG, Switzerland. The group's setlist for the concert was as follows: 01. Totengott (Intro) 02. Procreation (Of the Wicked) 03. Ground 04. Dethroned Emperor 05. The Usurper 06....

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SATYRICON Frontman: 'Americans Have A Different Understanding Of Extreme-Metal Music'

Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven, the snarling frontman for Norwegian black-metallers SATYRICON, told MTV.com that he has no idea what sort of response the band's new album, "Now, Diabolical", is going to receive when it lands in U.S. record stores on June 13. SATYRICON's previous outing, "Volcano", has sol...

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SATYRICON Frontman Ordered To Pay $16,000 In Legal Fees After Losing Defamation Case

According to Dagbladet.no, SATYRICON frontman Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven has been ordered to pay 97,000 Norwegian kroner (approximately $16,000) in legal fees after his lawsuit against the VG newspaper was thrown out of court. Wongraven filed a lawsuit against VG after the newspaper published a story...

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CELTIC FROST Announce New Touring Guitarist

Swiss metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have announced the addition of Norwegian guitar player Anders Odden to their touring lineup. Odden, who has played with APOPTYGMA BERZERK, SATYRICON, CADAVER, and MAYHEM, auditioned for the group in April, and returned to Zurich, Switzerland (CELTIC FROST's base) la...

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1349 Cancel DEATH IN THE FOREST Appearance

Norwegian black metallers 1349 have issued the following statement: "Due to delays in the processing of the visa application to enter the USA, 1349 will unfortunately have to cancel their appearance at the Death In The Forest festival, scheduled to find place tomorrow (May 20) in New York. We've don...

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DOWN: Brand New Photos Posted Online

Several brand-new photos of DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJ...

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YEARNING Part Ways With HOLY RECORDS, Seek New Label Home

Finnish progressive dark/doom-metal band YEARNING have parted ways with France's Holy Records after a four-album collaboration and are currently seeking a new label home. The is currently working on their fourth album with a working title "Merging into Landscapes". According to the band, the new mat...