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MARDUK: New Live Photos Posted Online

Swedish black metallers MARDUK made their live debut with new singer Mortuus (previously a member of FUNERAL MIST and TRIUMPHATOR under the alias Arioch) on Saturday, May 1 at the Motala Metal Festival in Motala, Sweden. Photos of the group's performance have been posted online at the Tartarean Desi...

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MINISTRY Frontman Pens Track For Videogame

MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen has written the theme song, "Bloodlines", for the videogame "Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines" (web site),due in stores around Halloween through Activision, according to a posting on the group's web site. The track will be released exclusively to iTunes in the fall...

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RUNNING WILD: Tribute Album Track Listing Revealed

The track listing has been finalized for the "Tribute To Running Wild" album being released this summer/autumn through Remedy Records. It is as follows: 01. ASARU - "Black Hand Inn" 02. BURDEN OF GRIEF - "Raise your Fist" 03. CROSSFIRE - "Beggars' Night" 04. CRYSTAL SHARK - "Conquistadores" 05. JONT...

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LAST CRACK Line Up Hometown Appearance

Madison, Wisconsin natives LAST CRACK have booked their first show since playing at this year's South by Southwest Music Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. The concert will be held at The Annex in Madison, WI on Saturday, June 19. The band will be showcasing new material as well as old favorites from...

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ANTHRAX Frontman Speaks To Australia's SINISTER ONLINE: Audio Available

ANTHRAX frontman John Bush's recent interview with Australia's Sinister Online has been posted online in Quicktime format at this location (10 minutes 32 seconds, 1.27MB). ANTHRAX's have just released their live DVD, "Music Of Mass Destruction", through Sanctuary. Filmed at a sold-out Metro in Chica...

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SINISTER Call It Quits

Dutch death metal pioneers SINISTER have officially called it quits. In a statement issued through band's web site, drummer and founding member Aad had this to say: "After 16 years of serving, SINISTER is no more...It was a hard decision for me, SINISTER was a way of life for me. But sitting behind...

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DISMEMBER To Headline Ireland's DAY OF DARKNESS METAL FESTIVAL

Swedish death metallers DISMEMBER and Belgian black metallers ANCIENT RITES are among the bands confirmed for this year's Day of Darkness Metal Festival, scheduled to take place June 12 in Ballylinan, Co Laois, Ireland. The festival "will showcase some of the biggest acts from Ireland's domestic met...

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POSSESSED Tribute Album: U.S. Release Date Confirmed

Candlelight Records has set May 18 as the U.S. release date for the POSSESSED tribute album, entitled "Tribute To Possessed... Seven Gates of Horror". The mid-priced recording features selections from CANNIBAL CORPSE, AMON AMARTH, VADER and many other metal notables. Included on the CD is an appeara...

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MINISTRY Set Release Date For 'Houses of the Molé'

Industrial-metal pioneers MINISTRY have set a June 22 release date through Sanctuary Records for their new album, "Houses of the Molé". The follow-up to 2003's "Animositisomina" was previously described by MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen as "all MINISTRY, all the time, with a dash of sinister Southw...

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Blast Tyrant

There are few bands who have been as consistent and individualistic as CLUTCH over the last decade. Kicking off their career with the novelty hit, "A Shogun Named Marcus", the band could have easily disappeared down the major label black hole when they failed to deliver more radio-friendly fodder af...

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Former DEATH/CYNIC Guitarist To Guest On ILLEGIMITATION CD

Former DEATH/CYNIC guitarist Paul Masvidal will reportedly make a guest appearance on the debut album from German black/death metallers ILLEGIMITATION. The as-yet-untitled effort will be recorded in August at Mastersound Studio in Fellbach, Germany under the production guidance of Alex Krull (ATROCI...

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AETERNUS Name New Album

AETERNUS mainman Ares has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Yes, well, this is not something huge really... Considering the fact that we are basically into making new songs and so forth and nothing else I guess we should share whatever we do within our work, making songs...

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LAST CRACK To Play Two Showcases at SXSW

Madison, Wisconsin natives LAST CRACK have scheduled two appearances at this year's South by Southwest Music Festival (SXSW). It will mark their first nationally publicized live performances since reforming and will feature both new material and selections from their two Roadrunner/Roadracer release...

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LAST CRACK: New Demo Song Posted Online

Reunited Midwest hard rockers LAST CRACK have made available for download a brand-new demo song, entitled "Siren Song", at this location. "Siren Song" comes off the group's recently recorded four-song demo, which is currently being used to procure a new record deal. LAST CRACK's current lineup consi...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE, VADER Among Bands On POSSESSED Tribute CD

Holland's Karmageddon Media has just issued a tribute CD to the legendary San Francisco Bay Area death metallers POSSESSED. Entitled "Tribute To Possessed... Seven Gates of Horror", the album features "some of the most respected names in the scene paying tribute to this legendary act," according to...