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GLOOMY GRIM Signs With ANTICULTURE RECORDS

Anticulture Records has announced the signing of the Finnish black metal project GLOOMY GRIM. According to a press release, "It all began in 1984 as HELLSTORM. Agathon (vocals) got his first influences as a teenager from the bands like VENOM, HELLHAMMER and BATHORY. HELLSTORM ended quite soon, but t...

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Ex-GRIM REAPER Singer STEVE GRIMMETT: New Video Interview Available

A two-minute video interview with former GRIM REAPER/ONSLAUGHT singer Steve Grimmett promoting his solo band's appearance at the Firefest 4 on October 26-27 in Nottingham, England can be viewed below. THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND will release its debut album, "Personal Crisis", on October 26 via Metal He...

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Some Enchanted Evening

It's one of those moot points that'll get any music message board worth its salt into a good and ugly debate, but I hold fast to the idea that if BLUE ÖYSTER CULT had imploded like BLACK SABBATH Mark I did, at the end of the 1970's, we'd talk about the former with the same ...

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STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, HELSTAR, CAGE Confirmed For FESTIVAL DE METAL BORICUA

STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, HELSTAR and CAGE are among the confirmed bands for the Festival de Metal Boricua, set to take palce November 17, 2007 at Coliseo de Cayey (Raul "Rolo" Colon),Cayey, Puerto Rico. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: STEVE GRIMMETT's GRIM REAPER HELSTAR CAGE SI...

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TERROR To Tour U.S. With CHIMAIRA, KATAKLYSM, DIVINE HERESY

Los Angeles hardcore/metal act TERROR will team up with CHIMAIRA, KATAKLYSM and DIVINE HERESY for a U.S. tour in November/December. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. In other news, TERROR recently completed work on a new EP, "Rhythm amongst the Chaos", for an October 30 release through...

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In Life & In Death/Verden og Fanden

Split discs sometimes work, sometimes don't, and always provide more exposure to a band's music than it may get otherwise. Here is a case of a split on which the music of the two acts, CURSE and SYKDOM, flow seamlessly and almost seem like it was written during a coordinated session, which is, of co...

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STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, JAGUAR Confirmed For Holland's HEAVY METAL MANIACS FESTIVAL

STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER and JAGUAR are among the confirmed bands for the Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival VIII, set to take place Saturday, October 27, 2007, at Manifesto in Hoorn, Holland. Commented the festival organizers: "This year the HM Maniacs foundation celebrates its 10 year anniversary. T...

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Former GRIM REAPER Singer Returns With THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND

THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, the new U.K.-based group led by former GRIM REAPER/ONSLAUGHT singer Steve Grimmett, will release its debut album, "Personal Crisis", on October 26 via Metal Heaven. This new outfit features Grimmett's former LIONSHEART bandmate Ian Nash on guitar, Pete Newdeck (PAUL DI'ANNO,...

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6TH AWAKENING: New Drummer Announced

Umeå, Sweden-based, female-fronted metal band 6TH AWAKENING has announced the addition of drummer Alexander Gustavsson (RIVERIA) to the group's ranks. 6TH AWAKENING recently signed a deal with the Bainbridge Island, Washington label Aphotic Records. The group will enter the studio this fall to begin...

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Exclusive: A Conversation With WINDS' ANDY WINTER And CARL AUGUST TIDEMANN

By: Scott Alisoglu The music of Norway's WINDS is not something that is easily classified. What one can say about it though is that it is magnificently composed and breathtaking in its delivery. Challenging, yet often soothing, melodic, yet unconventional, WINDS' combination of classical music, prog...

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'Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' Details Revealed

Halloween rocks as writer/director Rob Zombie unleashes his terrifying remake of the classic film "Halloween". "Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Hip-O/UMe),released August 21, 2007, precedes the premiere of the film on more than 2,000 screens on August 31. "Halloween" is a trick-or-t...

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VULTURE INDUSTRIES: Album Tracks To Be Made Available Online

VULTURE INDUSTRIES, the avant-garde metal band that features current and former members of BLACK HOLE GENERATOR, SULPHUR, ENSLAVED, DEATHCON, SYRACH, MALICE IN WONDERLAND and TAAKE, will put tracks from its new album, "The Dystopia Journals", on the group's MySpace page on a rotational basis, so tha...

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VOIVOD Drummer's KOSMOS: 'Psycho' Video Posted Online

A promo video for the song "Psycho" from the self-titled debut from Canadian prog/psych quartet KOSMOS (featuring VOIVOD's drummer Michel "Away" Langevin),has been posted on YouTube and can be viewed below. KOSMOS has had the release date of its self-titled debut album pushed back to September 4 fr...

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Speed Kills… Again

Just in case you missed the whiff of stale beer in denim and heard the sound of creaking leathers, the Heavy Artillery label is reminding you with all the subtlety of a boot to a poseur's face that thrash is back. Rising up from the American underground (particularly in the Latino community, for som...

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HATESPHERE: 'Drinking With The King Of The Dead' Video Available

HATESPHERE's video for the song "Drinking with the King of the Dead" has been completed and is available for viewing below. The clip was shot in late April 2007 with Swedish director Roger Johansson in Århus, Denmark. In other news, fan-filmed video footage of HATESPHERE's performance at this year's...