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EXMORTUS To Film 'Triumph By Fire' Video Tomorrow

On Friday, July 18, Los Angeles-based neo-classical death purveyors EXMORTUS will shoot a video for the song "Triumph by Fire" from the band's upcoming album "In Hatred's Flame". Filming will take place during the Masters Of Disaster showcase at the Mutant House in Chino, California and the band has...

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Third Installment of Limited-Edition SPEED N' SPIKES 7" Series Now Available

Speed N' Spikes is a series of five limited-edition split 7" releases from ten of the best underground thrash metal bands today. Volume three features all-new and exclusive material from Japan's ABIGAIL and Norway's NEKROMANTHEON. This split 7" is available now and includes the ABIGAIL track "Infern...

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ABSU's PROSCRIPTOR Releases Instrumental Album

Tarot Productions, the label run by Proscriptor McGovern (a.k.a. Russ R. Givens),leader of the Texas-based mythological occult metal outfit ABSU, has just released "726", the latest excursion from Proscriptor. According to a press release, "this is visionary esoteric music that remains unpredictabl...

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MELECHESH: 'The Siege Of Lachish' Limited-Edition Picture Disc Reissue Now Available

MELECHESH's long-out-of-print 1996 seven-inch EP "The Siege of Lachish" has been reissued via Proscriptor McGovern's (a.k.a. Russ R. Givens; leader of the Texas-based mythological occult metal outfit ABSU) label Tarot Productions. The EP is a collector's limited-edition picture disc made on heavy, 7...

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EXMORTUS: 'In Hatred's Flame' Release Date Announced

Los Angeles-based neo-classical death purveyors EXMORTUS have set a July 29 release date street date for their debut album, "In Hatred's Flame", via Heavy Artillery Records. Armed with a diverse array of influences from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN to SLAYER, MARDUK and DEICIDE, "I...

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GOREAPHOBIA Signs With IBEX MOON RECORDS

Philadelphia's death metal legends GOREAPHOBIA have inked a deal with Ibex Moon Records. The band will play a few select shows this year while working on new material for its first full-length recording, due out in 2009. According to a press release, GOREAPHOBIA was "one of the most important and hi...

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Final Excerpt From SLAYER Biography Now Online

Author Joel McIver has placed a third and final excerpt from his forthcoming book, "The Bloody Reign of Slayer", online at www.joelmciver.co.uk. The excerpt, which features the band and associated personnel discussing the ferocious opening tracks of the classic 1986 album "Reign in Blood", has been...

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Brand New ABSU Material To Be Released As Part Of SPEED N' SPIKES 7" Series

Speed N' Spikes is a series of five limited edition split 7" releases from ten of the best underground thrash metal bands today. Volume two features all new and exclusive material from RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER and the first new material from ABSU in nearly 10 years. This split 7" will be available Ma...

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666: Satan's Soldiers Syndicate

There is a reason why Germany's DESASTER took their name from DESTRUCTION's "Total Desaster" way back in 1988. They knew then as they know now that Germany's thrash movement was something special and continues to be so. The sound emanates from deep within the fires of Hell, the riffs melting flesh,...

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ABSU Parts Ways With Guitarist (Again),Announces Replacement

Texas-based mythological occult metal outfit ABSU has announced the addition of guitarist/keyboardist Zawicizuz (ex-RAPE, PILLAGE & BURN, INFERNAL OAK) to the group's ranks. He replaces Vastator, who recently quit the band due to musical and personal differences. Drummer/vocalist Proscriptor say...

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THEUDHO Completes Work On New Album

Blackened pagan metallers THEUDHO have completed work on their new album, "Cult Of Wuotan", with producer Raf (AHRÁYEPH, ex-ANCIENT RITES). The following tracks will appear on the CD: 01. Zeitenwende 02. Terror Cimbricus 03. Thumelicus 04. Harjaz 05. Silence Reigned Over The Bog 06. The Fall Of Rome...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Featured On DVD Focusing On Dallas/Ft. Worth Metal Underground

Bruce Corbitt (RIGOR MORTIS, TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE) has spent the last few months working with 12 Pound Productions on a DVD that is based on the birth of the Dallas/Ft. Worth metal underground. The disc will focus on the mid-'80s and up and until the early '90s and will feature such bands as RIGOR M...

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First Installment Of Limited-Edition SPEED N' SPIKES 7" Series Available

Speed N' Spikes is a series of five limited-edition split 7" releases from ten of the best underground thrash metal bands today. Volume one features all new and exclusive material from recent Relapse signees TOXIC HOLOCAUST and Rochester's BLUDWULF. This split 7” is available now and includes the TO...

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INCANTATION To Headline MAYHEM IN MAY Festival

Pennsylvania-based death metallers INCANTATION will headline day one of the Mayhem in May 3 festival, set to take place May 17-18, 2008 at Uncle Pleasant's in Louisville, Kentucky. "We look forward to headlining this killer fest," stated INCANTATION mainman John McEntee. "Our friends in ESTUARY play...

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THEUDHO Signs With DET GERMANSKE FOLKET

Blackened pagan metallers THEUDHO have inked a deal with the German label Det Germanske Folket, the home of such acts as ANGANTYR, HEL, RIGER, MYRKGRAV and DANTALION. The group's third full-length album is scheduled for release in the spring. Also planned are reissues of the band's first two albums...