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ICED EARTH: More European Dates With JUDAS PRIEST Announced
While hard at work on their new album, veteran American metallers ICED EARTH have announced more dates for what is shaping up to be a very busy summer. On top of performing at festivals across Europe, the band has just accepted to be special guest to JUDAS PRIEST in Holland, Germany and Switzerland....April 9, 2008
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ARCH ENEMY: 'Stigmata' To Be Released On Limited-Edition Blue Vinyl
Night Of The Vinyl Dead will release the ARCH ENEMY's "Stigmata" album (originally issued in 1998 on CD only) on limited-edition blue vinyl (333 hand-numbered copies) later this month. The track listing is as follows: Side A 01. Beast Of Man 02. Stigmata 03. Sinister Mephisto 04. Dark Of The Sun Sid...April 6, 2008
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ICED EARTH: New Audio Interview With JON SCHAFFER Posted Online
ICED EARTH's official web site, IcedEarth.com, has been updated with a brand new audio interview with the band's mainman, Jon Schaffer. The wide-ranging 37-minute chat, which was recored last week, is available as a free MP3 download at this location (35 MB). Interview topics include: * Where the tr...April 6, 2008
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Advent Parallax
Considering all the talk of the ascendance of USBM in some circles post-2000, one should never forget the veterans of the movement. After all, AVERSE SEFIRA has been kicking around since 1996. It wasn't until the act surprised audiences on the 1349 tour though that many USBM fans began thinking abou...April 5, 2008
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BLUT AUS NORD: New Album Track Listing Revealed
French experimental black metal masters BLUT AUS NORD recently commenced work on their next album, entitled "Memoria Vetusta II - Dialogue With The Stars". The conceptual sequel to 1996's "Memoria Vetusta" will be released later this year on Candlelight Records. Commented the band's singer/guitarist...April 4, 2008
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ICED EARTH: 'I Walk Among You' Single Samples Available
Audio samples from ICED EARTH's forthcoming single, "I Walk Among You", have been posted on the group's MySpace page. With the framework for the Armageddon of Man firmly laid with the bands 2007 full-length release, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I", ICED EARTH is set to launch the next...April 4, 2008
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SUPREME PAIN: Debut Album Release Date Announced
Dutch/Slovenian brutal death metal band SUPREME PAIN will release its debut album, "Cadaver Pleasures", on April 15 via the U.S. label Comatose Music. The drums for the CD were recorded at the Negligence Sound Studio in Slovenia, guitars and vocals at the Garden Shed Of Horror in The Netherlands. Mi...March 30, 2008
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TNT Singer To Guest On Next Weekend's 'Hair Metal Haven'
TNT vocalist Tony Mills will be interviewed by Chris Nelson on next weekend's edition of "Hair Metal Haven" on Rock 247 Online. Tony will take the listeners through each track on his forthcoming solo album, "Vital Designs", and discuss his plans for 2008. There will also be songs taken from Tony's b...March 30, 2008
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ROTTING CHRIST Confirmed For Austria's KALTENBACH OPEN AIR Festival
Long-running Greek metallers ROTTING CHRIST have been confirmed for the Kaltenbach Open Air festival, set to take place July 18-19 in Spital am Semmering, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ASATHOR BEREAVEMENT BLOODFEAST BREWED&CANNED CASKETGARDEN CREMATION DESASTER DEW-SCEN...March 25, 2008
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PHARAOH: Another New Song Posted Online
PHARAOH, the American heavy metal band featuring vocalist Tim Aymar (CONTROL DENIED),has made available a second song from its upcoming album, entitled "Be Gone". The song "Telepath" is now available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Drummer Chris Black explains, "'Telepath' is about the er...March 25, 2008
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The Premonition
FIREWIND's "Allegiance" is a tough disc to follow and would be nearly impossible to top. It was the band's breakout album in many ways, running the gamut from classic Euro heavy metal ("Ready to Strike") to the keyboard-led hard rock of "Falling to "Pieces" to a surprisingly strong duet with Tara on...March 24, 2008
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Omega
Welcome to the first truly great black metal album of 2008. AZAGHAL's "Omega" is an exceedingly well written, well rounded, and utterly devastating album from the Finnish horde. Heck, if you can understand Finnish lyrics, you'll really be in for a treat! Objectively speaking, I'd even put "Omega" a...March 24, 2008
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THE LEGION Parts Ways With Singer
Swedish black/death metallers THE LEGION, who feature in their ranks former MARDUK drummer Emil Dragutinovic, have issued the following update: "As you might know, we've had our share of difficulties managing the vocal position. And once again we're without a permanent singer. A while ago we and Kje...March 20, 2008
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MASSACRE, IMPETIGO, GRUESOME STUFF RELISH Members Join Forces In BEWARE
Razorback Records has announced the formation of the new band BEWARE. This group is the brainchild of Billy Nocera from Razorback Records, who asked his friends Noel and Pablo from GRUESOME STUFF RELISH, Stevo from IMPETIGO, and Kam Lee from DENIAL FIEND and MASSACRE if they wanted to do a new band...March 19, 2008
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ICED EARTH: 'I Walk Among You' Single Release Dates Announced
With the framework for the Armageddon of Man firmly laid with the bands 2007 full-length release, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I", ICED EARTH are set to launch the next installment of Jon Schaffer's "Something Wicked" saga with the release of their new single, "I Walk Among You", on t...March 17, 2008