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ARCTURUS: New Audio Interview With HUGH MINGAY Available

A recent audio interview with ARCTURUS bassist Hugh Mingay, conducted by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia),can be downloaded at this location (2.41 MB). ARCTURUS' current lineup includes DIMMU BORGIR bassist Simen Hestnaes (a.k.a. ICS Vortex, ex-BORKNAGAR, LAMENTED...

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FEARSCAPE: Continuing The Writing And Demoing Phase

Australian Christian metallers FEARSCAPE have issued the following update: "FEARSCAPE will have an extremely busy and important March. We will be playing on the 1st, 9th, 24th and 30th plus the 5th and 6th of April, as well as continuing the writing and demoing phase. "The writing and refining proce...

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PROFESSOR FATE's Debut Album Due Next Week

PROFESSOR FATE's debut album, "The Inferno", will be released this coming Monday (February 19) via Feto Records, the label formed by Kenney and and Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, LOCK-UP, BRUJERIA). PROFESSOR FATE is Mick Kenney's (ANAAL NATHRAKH, EXPLODER, MISTRESS) solo project that produces "cinemat...

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INFERNO MUSIC CONFERENCE Schedule Revealed

Oslo, Norway's Inferno Metal Festival has become a sold-out success each year, as well as an annual gathering of the international metal industry. In 2006, in collaboration with MFO, the Inferno organizers launched the Inferno Music Conference (IMC) as a professional get-together for the metal and r...

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SIMEN HESTNAES Of DIMMU BORGIR/ARCTURUS Is Named CODE's New Vocalist

British/Norwegian black metal project CODE has announced the addition of vocalist Simen Hestnaes (a.k.a. ICS Vortex; DIMMU BORGIR, ARCTURUS, ex-BORKNAGAR, LAMENTED SOULS) to the group's ranks. "Obviously we are really excited about this," the band writes in a press release. "It is going to do great...

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VIRGIN BLACK: Release Date Set For 'Requiem - Mezzo Forte'; U.S. Tour Planned

The End Records has set an April 3 release date for the new album from Australia's gothic/classical/doom band VIRGIN BLACK, titled "Requiem - Mezzo Forte". The album, part of the "Requiem" trilogy, will be the first installment (the second of the trilogy) released and will be followed later on this...

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PROFESSOR FATE Featuring ANAAL NATHRAKH, ULVER Members: Audio Samples Available

Several audio samples from PROFESSOR FATE's upcoming album, "The Inferno", have been posted online on the band's MySpace page. PROFESSOR FATE is Mick Kenney's (ANAAL NATHRAKH, EXPLODER, MISTRESS) solo project that produces "cinematic-style music," acording to a press release. "It is a form of epic c...

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RAVENCULT Signs With DARK ESSENCE RECORDS

Greek black metal band RAVENCULT has inked a deal with Dark Essence Records. The group's debut album, "Temples of Torment", will contain "wicked, raw, grim and cold black metal," according to a posting on the Dark Essence web site. The cover artwork was handled by Stephen O'Malley (SUNN O))),KHANAT...

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ARCTURUS To Tour Australia In March

Norwegian extreme metal band ARCTURUS will embark on a tour of Asutralia in March 2007. The details of the trek, dubbed "Shipwrecked in Australia", are as follows: Mar. 27 - Adelaide @ HQ Complex Mar. 29 - Brisbane @ Her Majesty's Basement Mar. 30 - Sydney @ The Gaelic Theatre (18+) Mar. 31 - Melbou...

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AVA INFERI Books Studio Time For New CD

Portugese metallers AVA INFERI are currently working on the material for their second full-length album, "The Silhouette", tentatively due next year via Season of Mist. The band has issued the following update on the songwriting/recording process for the new CD: "Finally the studio has been selected...

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DAGOBA To Support STONE SOUR In Paris

French metallers DAGOBA, who earlier in the year completed a successful 35-date European tour as the opening act for IN FLAMES and SEPULTURA, will open for STONE SOUR on October 31 at the Bataclan in Paris. DAGOBA's sophomore album, "What Hell Is About…", was released in February via Season of Mist....

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AGE OF SILENCE Offers Update On Bandmembers' Activities

Avant-garde/prog/metal act AGE OF SILENCE, the Norwegian band featuring Lazare (BORKNAGAR, SOLEFALD),Hellhammer (WINDS, ARCTURUS, MAYHEM) and Eikind (KHOLD, TULUS),among others, has issued the following update on the bandmembers' current activities: "Lazare: Just completed recording of the BORKNAG...

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ANAAL NATHRAKH, NAPALM DEATH Members Launch Label

Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH, MISTRESS, PROFESSOR FATE, EXPLODER) and Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, LOCK-UP, BRUJERIA) have set up their own record label, Feto Records, as an outlet to release their own music. The first two releases will be LOCK-UP's long-awaited "Live in Japan" album and Mick's EXPLOD...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH, 1349 Classic Albums To Receive Vinyl Release

Candlelight Records continues its ongoing collector's series this fall with stateside release of new and classic albums from 1349, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CARPATHIAN FOREST, NIGHTWISH, ZYKLON, GORGOROTH and more. Available September 19 the picture disc limited-edition (500 copies) pressing of "Beyond the...

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WINDS: New Album Update

WINDS keyboardist Andy Winter has offered the following update on the recording process for the band's fourth effort: "It has been a nice relaxing summer for all of us in WINDS, but we are now ready to pick up and finally complete this thing we have been working on for so long. The status at ...