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IGGY POP's First Interview About Death Of THE STOOGES Guitarist RON ASHETON; Audio Available

Iggy Pop gave his first interview today (Monday, January 11) about the passing of his longtime friend and THE STOOGES guitarist Ron Asheton who was found dead in his Ann Arbor, Michigan home on January 6. A few excerpts from the chat, which aired on the "Deminski & Doyle" morning show (hosted by...

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UNLEASHED, BELPHEGOR, DEVIAN: 'Battalion North Tour' Dates Announced

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED will team up with BELPHEGOR, DEVIAN and DIABOLICAL for the "Battalion North Tour" in February/March. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 27 - Tapper - Tallin, Estonia Feb. 28 - Yo-talo - Tampere, Finland Mar. 01 - Nosturi - Helsinki, Finland Mar. 03 - Klubi Tu...

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EDGE OF ANGER Adds Two Guitarists

Dutch melodic metal band EDGE OF ANGER has issued the following update: "Let's start the New Year with the announcement that two great guitar players have joined our team; we welcome Noud Smeets and Jacco Dekker, both lead guitar players and both bring the band to a higher level. Wietze [guitar, voc...

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ALESTORM: First-Ever Demo Recording, Early Video Footage Unearthed

Vocalist Christopher Bowes of the Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM has issued the following update: "I'm sure a lot of you know that we used to be called BATTLEHEART. And we released a couple of demos in 2006, one called 'Terror On The High Seas' and one simply called 'Battleheart'. And they...

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KALKI AVATARA To Enter Studio In February

KALKI AVATARA, the solo project of ABORYM/MALFEITOR guitarist Paolo "Hell-I0-Kabbalus" Pieri, has inked a deal with the Canadian label Shaytan Productions for the release of the "Mantra for the End of Times" EP. Due in late January, the effort will be distributed by Plastic Head. In other news, Paol...

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RUDRA: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Singaporean metallers RUDRA have issued the following update: "The band is pleased to announce the title of the forthcoming album. The album shall bear the name 'Brahmavidya: Transcendental I'. It shall feature fourteen tracks with a total running time of about 70 minutes, produced by Joshua G. Nair...

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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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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...