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H.I.M. Frontman Says New Album Sounds Like 'Gothed-Up BON JOVI'
Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. are set to release their fifth album, "Dark Light", on September 27. The album is the first the band have recorded for their new label, Sire, and is described by frontman Ville Valo as sounding "like a gothed-up BON JOVI." Speaking to the U.K.'s Rock Sound magazine, he...July 16, 2005
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AKERCOCKE Begin Recording New Album
U.K. death metallers AKERCOCKE have once again entered their very own Goat of Mendes studios in West London to record their fourth album. Tentatively titled "Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone", the CD promises to be the band's most ambitious project to date. "The new material is a progres...June 16, 2005
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Salute DIMEBAG On 'City Of Evil'
Singer M. Shadows of the Huntington Beach, California-based quintet AVENGED SEVENFOLD has told MTV.com that the death of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott inspired him to pen the track "Betrayed" from the newly released AVENGED SEVENFOLD album, "City of Evil". The song is written...June 9, 2005
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SENGAIA: Release Date Set For 'Maelstrom EP'
Garden of Exile Records have set a June 21 release date for the SENGAIA debut mini-CD, entitled "Maelstrom EP". To celebrate this release, SENGAIA will be holding a release party on June 17 at The Little Devil in Tilburg, Holland together with ESCADRON and CHARLIE ADLER. A new Dutch deathcore band i...May 26, 2005
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Former A PERFECT CIRCLE Bassist Guests On KAURA EP
Former A PERFECT CIRCLE/ZWAN bassist Paz Lenchantin makes a guest appearance on violin on the song "Dividing Lines" from Los Angeles band KAURA's self-titled debut EP, out today (April 19) on the group's own imprint, Kaum Records. Born from the vision of Malcolm Guess (vocals and instrumentation) an...April 19, 2005
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MELECHESH Confirmed For France's METAL THERAPY FESTIVAL
Mesopotamian black thrash metal pioneers MELECHESH have replaced IN EXTREMO on the billing of the 2005 edition of France's Metal Therapy Festival, set to take place Saturday, April 16 at Salle Saint-Exupéry in Woippy (160 km from Strasbourg, 70 km from Luxembourg, 100 km from Trier). Also scheduled...April 9, 2005
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SENGAIA Sign With GARDEN OF EXILE RECORDS
SENGAIA, a new Dutch deathcore band inspired by bands like BURNT BY THE SUN, SHAI HULUD, EXTOL, CHIMAIRA and MESHUGGAH, has inked a deal with Garden of Exile Records. Featuring members of such bands as TEXTURES and 37 STABWOUNDZ, SENGAIA has rapidly grown from an experimental project to a full-grown...April 4, 2005
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OUTBURST: New Music Posted Online
Dutch thrashers OUTBURST have uploaded two tracks from their upcoming debut album, "Fair and Balanced", at PureVolume.com. Check out the tracks "Hollow" and "My Own Hell" at this location. "Fair and Balanced" was recorded at Double Noise studio in Tilburg, Holland with producer Jochem Jacobs (TEXTUR...March 7, 2005
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TIME OF ORCHIDS To Release New Album In April
New York City-based avant/prog-metal act TIME OF ORCHIDS will release their new album, "Sarcast While", on April 26 via Tzadik Records. According to an official press release, "TIME OF ORCHIDS blurs the line between metal, classical and industrial with stunning technical prowess and this new CD is t...March 6, 2005
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THERION, SAMAEL Confirmed For France's METAL THERAPY FESTIVAL
THERION, SAMAEL, IN EXTREMO and EPICA are among the bands confirmed for the Metal Therapy Festival, set to take place April 16 at Woippy in France. The complete billing for the festival is as follows: THERION (Sweden) SAMAEL (Switzerland) IN EXTREMO (Germany) EPICA (Netherlands) ANOREXIA NERVOSA (Fr...February 10, 2005
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Alien
"Well, aren't you just a traveling shitstorm?" A more appropriate quote couldn't be found for Devin Townsend, nor STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's new one, "Alien". This release has untouchable frenetic speed, fuming and frenzied honesty at its purest, a radical shift in what we've come to know as "extreme" me...February 10, 2005
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HAVOCHATE Sign With INDECENT MEDIA
New York-based metal band HAVOCHATE, now featuring former TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian, have signed a new worldwide deal with Indecent Media. The group's sophomore album, "Cycle of Pain", is scheduled for release on March 15. "We had been in contact with other labels and they all offered us more...February 4, 2005
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Stabbing The Drama
Utter the name SOILWORK and there'll usually be two decisive responses, the "I don't get what this band is all about," or the "SOILWORK rules!" crowd. You get it or you don't, love it or hate it. No matter what category you fall under, the band has to be commended for having the capacity to ...January 30, 2005
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AFTERSHOK: Classic Metal Delivered 'Bigger And Better'
AFTERSHOK, the classic hard rock/metal band fronted by SHOK PARIS lead vocalist Vic Hix, have just released their long-awaited follow-up to 2002's "Unfinished Business", entitled "Burning Chrome". "Burning Chrome", available on Auburn Records, was recorded over a period extending from late 2003 thro...January 16, 2005
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OUTBURST Change Title Of Debut Album
Dutch thrashers OUTBURST have changed the projected title of their debut album to "Fair and Balanced" from the previously announced "From Hell". "Fair and Balanced" was recorded at Double Noise studio in Tilburg, Holland with producer Jochem Jacobs (TEXTURES, HIDING WITH GIRL). The CD will feature t...December 24, 2004