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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...

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SYRACH: 'A Dark Burial' Release Dates Announced

Norwegian doom metallers SYRACH will release their sophomore album, "A Dark Burial", via Napalm Records on the following dates: July 22 – Finland, Spain July 24 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France, Italy, Sweden July 27 - Rest of Europe July 28 - USA, Canada The CD was produced by Bjørn...

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HULL: New Song Available For Download

Brooklyn quintet HULL has leaked an MP3 for the song "Architect" today via BrooklynVegan.com. The track comes off the band's full-length debut, "Sole Lord", which is scheduled for release on May 26 via The End Records. The CD, which was mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side, contains ten tracks...

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EXMORTUS: Fair Oaks Footage Posted Online

Capital Chaos has uploaded video footage of Los Angeles-based neo-classical death purveyors EXMORTUS performing on April 20, 2009 at Java Cafe/420 Fest in Fair Oaks, California. Also on the bill were WITCHAVEN, BONDED BY BLOOD, SAVAGE MACHINE, STONEHEAD and OF ASHES. EXMORTUS's debut album, "In Hatr...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and KORPIKLAANI 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, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE was forced to cancel its appearance at the event due to recording commitments for the b...

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Report: There Is No Black Metal Scene In New York

Adam Wisnieski of the New York Press has penned an article about the New York black metal scene. An excerpt follows below. "Black metal is different from other forms of metal, in both sound and content. Think of SLAYER, only scarier and lo-fi.The guitars sound like phonebooks being continuously ripp...

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COVERED CALL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Swedish melodic hard rock band COVERED CALL — which features established members of the Swedish music scene, including founding member/drummer Ronny Svanströmer and Thomas Vikström (ex-CANDLEMASS, THERION) — has been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesb...

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IMMORTAL Begins Recording New Album

Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have commenced recording their new album. According to the band's management, "They will be working in both Grieghallen [Norway] and Abyss [Sweden] studios this time." Professionally filmed video footage of IMMORTAL's June 28, 2008 performance at the Graspop Metal...

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SYRACH: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Norwegian doom metallers SYRACH have set "A Dark Burial" as the title of their sophomore album, tentatively due this summer. The CD was produced by Bjørnar Nilsen and features artwork (see below) by Martin Kvamme, who has previously worked with FANTOMAS, Mike Patton, DARKTHRONE and lots of other art...

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UNHOLY: 'New Life Behind Closed Eyes' Artwork Unveiled

The Aeron Alfrey-designed cover artwork for "New Life Behind Closed Eyes", the new album from the Syracuse, New York-based quintet UNHOLY, can be viewed below. "The cover as well as the interior art has really captured the mood of the lyrical content of our new record," says guitarist Jonathan Denni...