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THERION: 'Gothic Kaballah' Chart Positions Revealed

THERION's new album, "Gothic Kaballah", has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: Greece: #13 Poland: #21 Sweden: #26 UK (Indie Chart): #45 Netherlands: #55 France: #58 Germany: #59 Switzerland: #73 Hungary: #74 Belgium: #84 Inspired by the life of 17th century Swedish antiq...

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KING DIAMOND: 'I Certainly Won't Say That The Book Has Been Closed On MERCYFUL FATE'

Nick Green of Decibel magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with KING DIAMOND/MERCYFUL FATE frontman King Diamond. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Decibel: Is it true that you're an American citizen now? King Diamond: I've lived in Texas for the last 15 years, but I just bec...

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ROTTING CHRIST Mainman Feels 'Sorry' For MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE

Decibel magazine (web site) reports that MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine forced Greece's ROTTING CHRIST off a 2005 Athens gig, later saying he didn't want to play with "full-on" Satanic band since being "saved" in 2002. He further spouted off on MEGADETH's web site that "No one knows for sure what [R...

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CARNAL FORGE: New Album Title Revealed

Candlelight Records has confirmed the worldwide signing of Sweden's CARNAL FORGE. The group's sixth album, tentatively titled "Testify For My Victims", will be mixed at Black Lounge Studios in early February with an expected May release date. Two videos have already been filmed for the album tracks...

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THERION: 'Gothic Kaballah' Listening Party Launched

In an exclusive partnership between Nuclear Blast Records and MP3.com, THERION's latest studio album, the dual-disc "Gothic Kaballah", will be available for streaming in its entirety for seven days prior to the album's North American street date of February 6 at this location. "THERION are never pre...

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REGURGITATE Announces World Tour Dates

Swedish grindcore mainstays REGURGITATE have announced a number of international tour dates in support of their most recent release, "Sickening Bliss". REGURGITATE will make its first live appearance of the year this weekend in Linköping, Sweden with labelmates GADGET, followed by a run of Finnish t...

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WALLS OF JERICHO To Support STONE SOUR In Japan

WALLS OF JERICHO, Detroit's own hardcore warriors, have been chosen as direct support for KITTIE beginning the first week in February. This tour will be their first club tour of 2007, and the band is looking forward to pounding the pavement again, says vocalist Candace Kucsulain. "What we are especi...

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THE END Unveils New Track

Canadian quintet THE END will kick off its tour of Eastern Canada with Toronto's CANCER BATS next week. The trek will begin in Hamilton, ON at the Underground on January 9 before heading eastward and is set to conclude on January 27 in Toronto, ON. This will be THE END's first extended run in suppor...

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Auction Launched To Raise Money San Francisco Punk Promoter DIRK DIRKSEN

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Kathy Peck, bass player for pioneering S.F. lady-punks the CONTRACTIONS and co-founder of HEAR Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to alerting musicians of the permanent hearing damage that can result from repeated exposure to concert-decibel musi...

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BLOODY PANDA Signs With LEVEL-PLANE RECORDS

Diverse indie label Level-Plane has announced the signing of New York doom act BLOODY PANDA. Driven by the mournful, melodic vocals of Japanese frontwoman Yoshiko Ohara, BLOODY PANDA's transcendent sound finds its roots in the dirge-like power of SWANS, the amplifier-worshipping textures of EARTH, a...

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FU MANCHU Announces First Leg Of 'We Must Obey' Tour

On February 28, California rock powerhouse FU MANCHU will commence their first North American tour in nearly two years, a six-week headlining trek. This will kick off the world tour in support of their new album "We Must Obey" (street date: February 20),praised by Decibel magazine as the band's "be...

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ABBATH's I To Film 'Cursed We Are' Video In January

I, the new band featuring Abbath (IMMORTAL),Ice Dale (ENSLAVED, AUDREY HORNE),TC King (SAHG, ex-GORGOROTH) and Armagedda (ex-IMMORTAL),will shoot a video for the track "Cursed We Are" in January with director Tommy Næss. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Between Two Worlds", which came...

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NAPALM DEATH: Long Island Concert Cancellation Explained

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have posted the following message on their official web site: "Many, many apologies to all our fans that turned up to [Friday night's, Nov. 24] show [at Club Ritual in Levittown, New York]. The club did not have a working PA/sound system. We tried to resolve t...

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NAPALM DEATH Bassist Checks In From The Road

NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Just played a blinding, sweaty hot show in Belfort, France... Hot and sweaty is the word — what a crazy show! Kids diving everywhere; very cool. It was so hot I even had to take my shirt off so ...

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NAPALM DEATH Frontman Comments On 'When All Is Said And Done' Video

NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway has commented on the band's video for the song "When All is Said and Done", the first clip from the their "Smear Campaign' album. The video was shot during the band's hectic touring schedule by the young, upcoming director and photographer Kevin Wildt. Sa...