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SABBAT Frontman MARTIN WALKYIER: One Step Nearer The Fatherland?

SABBAT/ex-SKYCLAD frontman Martin Walkyier has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "It is New Year's Eve as I write this to you, and I am sitting here alone at my computer. This is traditionally a time for reflection on the past; and when I look back upon the truly insane behaviour of...

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THANATEROS To Release New Album In April

German "celtic goth metal" band THANATEROS will release its fourth album, "Liber Lux", on April 3, 2009 via New Crusade Records. The CD was recorded at RedHouse Studio and was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. A record-release party will take place on April 3 at K17 i...

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UNLEASHED: Video Interview With JOHNNY HEDLUND

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Johnny Hedlund of Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED. Johnny talks about living in Sweden, rebelling and spreading his message through UNLEASHED, the up and down periods of UNLEASHED, recording in the band's own studio, the g...

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UNLEASHED: Warsaw Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of UNLEASHED's December 7, 2008 concert at Progresja in Warsaw, Poland can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "Zwierzak26"). UNLEASHED's ninth full-length album, "Hammer Battalion", sold 370 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen Sound...

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LORD Begins Recording New Album

Australian metallers LORD have commenced the recording process for the follow-up to 2007's "Ascendence" album, entitled "Set In Stone". Commented LORD mainman Lord Tim: "Work has finally started on the next LORD album! This album has a lot to live up to, as 'Ascendence' was very well received and we...

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Planetary Duality

Now this is technical/progressive death metal with flair, uniqueness, and accessibility. Whereas a capable band like DECREPIT BIRTH — whose latest is impressive as well — is filled to the brim with chops and better than average song structuring, THE FACELESS never, ever sacrifices the central essenc...

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RUDRA Prepares To Film New Video

Singaporean metallers RUDRA have issued the following update: "We are currently preparing for the shooting of our first professional music video for the upcoming 'yet-to-be-titled' album. This epic video will be for a track titled 'Hymns From The Blazing Chariot', directed by Jacen Tan. "We are work...

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MOONSPELL: 'Lusitanian Metal' DVD Trailer Available

A three-minute trailer for "Lusitanian Metal", the long-awaited new DVD from Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL, can be viewed below. The two-disc effort is being released via Century Media Records on the following dates: Italy: Friday, December 5 Spain, Portugal: Tuesday, December 9 Germany, Austria, S...

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Brooklyn's HULL Signs To THE END RECORDS

The End Records has announced today the signing of Brooklyn heavy metallers HULL. The hard-working quintet has made a name for itself in the New York underground over the past few years and will be a welcome addition to The End's growing family of diverse artists. The band comments: "We are very exc...

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ENEMYNSIDE: New Album Out Now

Italian thrashers ENEMYNSIDE have issued the following update: "After long and troubled discussions that led the band to cancel their record deal with Sleaszy Rider Records, ENEMYNSIDE are happy to announce that their second album, 'In The Middle Of Nowhere', is now available through Hatestone Recor...

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KULT OV AZAZEL: 'Destroying The Sacred' Artwork Unveiled

Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have unveiled the cover artwork (see below) of their new album, "Destroying the Sacred", which will be released in March 2009 via Arctic Music. "Destroying the Sacred" was recorded at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida between October 28 and No...

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ARALLU: New Song Posted Online

Israel's "Mesopotamian black metal" band ARALLU has posted a new song, "Possessor Of The Code", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's fourth album, "Desert Battles - Descending to the Sands", which is scheduled for relase in March 2009. The CD was mastered at Maor Appelbaum Mastering...

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Reunited MILITIA Plays First Show In 22 Years; Photos Available

Reunited Texas heavy metallers MILITIA played their first show in 22 years this past Friday, December 5 at the Rockstar Sports Bar in Fort Worth. Check out photos at this location. Available now on the Forged In Fire (Rockadrome) label is "Released", a collection of '80s recordings from MILITIA. The...

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Musical Featuring SERJ TANKIAN Songs Now In Workshop

The Pulse of Radio reports that "Prometheus Bound", a new rock-based musical featuring songs composed by SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian, is currently being workshopped at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The show's book and lyrics were written by Steven Sater, the...

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VALBORG's 'Glorification of Pain' Pushed Back To February

"Glorification of Pain", the debut album of Germany's atmospheric/death metal/rock band VALBORG, has been postponed to February 2009. The CD will be released via Vendlus Records and will include nine songs of nihilistic and painful dark metal with its roots in the German forests of the Rhine area. C...