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SEVERE TORTURE To Replace BELPHEGOR On Last 11 Shows Of NILE/GRAVE Tour
Dutch death metallers SEVERE TORTURE will replace BELPHEGOR on the last 11 shows of NILE's Ithypalliac Tour 2008. Also appearing on the bill is GRAVE. The affected dates are as follows: Sep. 25 - Haarlem - Patronaat (NL) Sep. 26 - Vosselaar - Biebob (BE) Sep. 27 - Essen - Turock (DE) Sep. 28 - ...May 22, 2008
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Finland's TUSKA Festival Is Officially Sold Out
The eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival which has a capacity of 33,000 has officially sold out, according to the event's organizers. The festival, which is set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland, will feature a total of 32 bands performing on thre...May 20, 2008
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LUX FERRE Confirmed For Portugal's CAOS EMERGENTE - OPEN AIR FEST
LUX FERRE has been confirmed for this year's Caos Emergente Fest - Open Air, set to take place September 12-14 in Recarei, Porto, Portugal. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BELPHEGOR BIOMECHANICAL BIRDFLESH BLOOD RED THRONE CONCEALMENT CONFRONT HATE DESECRATION...May 20, 2008
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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time
Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...May 19, 2008
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Programmed to Consume
Los Angeles' ABYSMAL DAWN hit a home run the first time at bat with "From Ashes", the full-length debut on Crash Music, Inc. in 2006. It ended up being one of a handful of my favorite death metal albums from that year and continues to be today. The album sounded like it was recorded by ...May 19, 2008
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BLINDED BY FAITH Announces New Guitarist
Qubec City, Qubec-based metallers BLINDED BY FAITH have announced the addition of guitarist Daric Grenier to the group's ranks. He replaces Daniel Gingras who played his last show with the band on May 16 in Trois-Rivires, Quebec. BLINDED BY FAITH last fall posted its video for the song "The World Ha...May 18, 2008
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NACHTMYSTIUM Announces Tour Dates With BORIS And TORCHE
Chicago-area psychedelic black metal group NACHTMYSTIUM will join its similarly sonically expansive brethren in BORIS and TORCHE for a week-long run through parts of Canada and the U.S. The dates are as follows: July 12 - La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QC July 13 - Babylon - Ottawa, ON July 14 - Lees Pal...May 16, 2008
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SEVERE TORTURE: More Tour Dates Announced
Dutch death metal band SEVERE TORTURE has scheduled the following dates: May 30 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Neurotic Deathfest, 013 Jun. 07 - Wachenroth, Germany - Suffering Life Festival, Das Gelande Jun. 13 - Den Haag, Netherlands - NK Grunten, Club Bazart Sep. 20 - Prenzlau, Germany - Filthrock Fest...May 16, 2008
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BLINDED BY FAITH Guitarist Quits
Guitarist Daniel Gingras from Qubec City, Qubec-based metallers BLINDED BY FAITH has issued the following update: "The BLINDED BY FAITH show this Friday, on May 16th, at the Stage caf in Trois-Rivires will be the last one ever for me with the band which I helped to form 13 years ago. Although this w...May 15, 2008
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MARDUK Confirmed For VADER's Anniversary Concert
Swedish black metallers MARDUK have been confirmed for VADER's 25-year anniversary gig, scheduled for August 30 at Stodola Club in Warsaw, Poland. Meanwhile, Brazil's KRISUN has been forced to cancel its participation in the event due to "some technical issues," according to a posting on VADER's web...May 15, 2008
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NECROPHAGIA Frontman To Guest On INSIDIOUS Debut
NECROPHAGIA frontman Frank "Killjoy" Pucci has co-written and contributed guest vocals to a song called "Rituals of Bloodshed" which appears on the forthcoming debut album from INSIDIOUS (formerly INSIDIOUS DISEASE),the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OL...May 12, 2008
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LIGHT YOURSELF ON FIRE Signs With SEVENTH RULE RECORDINGS
Seventh Rule Recordings has announced the signing of Tampa, Florida's LIGHT YOURSELF ON FIRE. The group, which consists of four veterans of Tampa's metal and hardcore scenes, hailing from such bands as REVERSAL OF MAN, SCROG and BRUTALITY, will release its new album, "Intimacy", in the fall. The CD...May 10, 2008
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SANCTIFICATION To Enter Studio In July
SANCTIFICATION, the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of GOD AMONG INSECTS, IN BATTLE and SOULDRAINER, has issued the following update on its upcoming CD: "We have tried to fix things with Tony [Laureano, drums; DIMMU BORGIR, ex-NILE, ANGELCORPSE] up till now but it will be i...May 9, 2008
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Former PAROXYSM, BRIEF RESPITE, GURKKHAS Members Join Forces In EXHULT
A new groovy death metal powerhouse is born in the form of EXHULT. The band is part of the Prodisk roster and features Franck Camus (ex-PAROXYSM) on drums, Luc Gigure (ex-BRIEF RESPITE) on vocals, as well as Romain Bellec (ex-GURKKHAS) and Vincent Desrochers on guitars. A permanent bass player will...May 9, 2008
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ASRA To Release Full-Length Debut In July
ASRA the New York city-based band which carries on in the tradition of true pioneers like ASSUCK and BRUTAL TRUTH (acts whose groundbreaking music bridged the gaps between the most extreme forms of metal and punk) will release its debut full-length, "The Way Of All Flesh", on July 8 via Black Box Re...May 2, 2008