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BRUTAL TRUTH, PIG DESTROYER REPULSION To Team Up For Special New York Show

Three legendary extreme metal bands — BRUTAL TRUTH, PIG DESTROYER and REPULSION — will team up for the inaugural Blackened Music Series show, to be held Friday, July 31 in Brooklyn, New York. This event will also serve as a release party for the "Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 2...

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OPETH: 'The Candlelight Years' Box Set To Receive European Release

The OPETH three-CD box set called "The Candlelight Years", featuring the the band's first three albums, will be released in Europe on July 13 via Candlelight Records. The set, which originally came out in Japan in June 2008, features the following track listing: "Orchid" (1995): 01. In Mist She Was...

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IMMORTAL: New Album Title Announced

Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have completed work on their new album, "All Shall Fall", tentatively due in the fall via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Grieghallen and Abyss studios in Norway and Sweden, respectively. Professionally filmed video footage of IMMORTAL's June 28, 2008...

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Ex-MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS Interviewed In Greece; Video Available

Greece's Metalpaths.com conducted an interview with former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman and his solo band on May 10, 2009, the day after Ross' appearance in Thessaloniki as part of his five-show Greek tour. The chat is available in video and text format at this location. Ross was prese...

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'Precious Metal': Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces

Edited by Albert Mudrian — Editor-in-Chief of Decibel magazine — "Precious Metal" (due July 15 via Da Capo Press) takes you inside the recording studios where the most intense heavy metal albums of all time were created, providing background on the savage guitar sounds and bloodcurdling screams that...

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CANDLEMASS, MAYHEM, SOLITUDE AETURNUS Confirmed For Romania's ROCK CITY OPEN AIR

CANDLEMASS, MAYHEM, SOLITUDE AETURNUS and DEW-SCENTED are among the newly confirmed bands for the Rock City Open Air 2009 festival, set to take place August 20-23 in Fetesti, Romania. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGATHODAIMON AMON AMARTH ANCIENT RITES BELPHEGOR BETRAYER BLAZE BAYLE...

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ILL BILL's 'War' Featuring MAX CAVALERA; Video Available

Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ex-SEPULTURA) can be heard screaming out the chorus of the song "War Is My Destiny" in the latest video (see below) from rapper ILL BILL, who is reportedly the former bassist/vocalist of underground death metal band INJUSTICE and the brother of self-procla...

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Ex-MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS Interviewed In Greece; Audio Available

Greece's "Kokkina Fegaria" rock radio show conducted an interview with former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman on May 8, 2009 at the Thessaloniki stop of his five-show Greek tour. The six-minute chat can be streamed below. Also available is a performance clip from the Thessaloniki show. Ro...

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LEADSLEDGE: New Three-Song Demo Posted Online

LEADSLEDGE, the new Norwegian new project featuring members of such bands as CLOWN, POZE, HELLISH OUTCAST and IN CONFESSO, has posted its recently completed three-song demo on the group's MySpace page. The self-recorded and -produced effort features the following tracks: 01. Teethmark 02. Bloodlette...

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THE FACELESS, AMORAL Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

THE FACELESS and AMORAL have been confirmed for the 12th annual Tuska open-air metal festival, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. Meanwhile, guitarist Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X) has been forced to cancel his appearance at the event. A total of 32 bands will p...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'Stigmata', 'Burning Bridges' Reissues To Receive U.S. Release In August

The first two Century Media releases from Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY — "Stigmata" (1998) and "Burning Bridges" (1999) — will be reissued in North America on August 11, 2009, featuring new layouts, additional slipcase packaging, multiple bonus tracks (including live tracks from Japan...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'Stigmata', 'Burning Bridges' To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

The first two Century Media releases from Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY — "Stigmata" (1998) and "Burning Bridges" (1999) — will be reissued in Europe on May 25, 2009, featuring new layouts, additional slipcase packaging, multiple bonus tracks (including live tracks from Japan featuring...

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UNHOLY: Entire New Album To Be Streamed Online

"New Life Behind Closed Eyes", the new album from the Syracuse, New York-based quintet UNHOLY, wil be made available for streaming in its entirety on Lambgoat.com starting on Tuesday, May 5. Due on May 12 via Prosthetic Records, the follow-up to 2007's "Blood of the Medusa" (Lambgoat Records) was re...

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Former MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS To Be Presented With Commemorative Plaque

Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman will be presented with a commemorative plaque for his 35-year career in music by Nikos Athineos, a rock DJ and presenter on the "Stargazer" metal radio show, one of the longest-running metal radio programs in the world. The award presentation will be...

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New Life Behind Closed Eyes

It is not surprising that Prosthetic Records snatched up UNHOLY based on the strength of its debut album, "Blood of the Medusa". After all, the band's modern metallic hardcore style fits snugly on the label's roster, right down to the impossibly tight, down-tuned production (i.e. no breathing room a...