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Photographer PETER BESTE Discusses 'True Norwegian Black Metal' Book

Siran Babayan of LA Weekly recently talked with American documentary photographer Peter Beste, who visited Norway thirteen times in seven years while working to develop the definitive photodocumentation of Norwegian black metal scene for his book "True Norwegian Black Metal". "I just read these biza...

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THE FACELESS: 'Planetary Duality' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Planetary Duality", the new album from the Los Angeles, California-based based progressive death metal band THE FACELESS, sold around 5,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 119 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD debuted at No. 2 on the Top New Artist...

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MOONSPELL: 'Lusitanian Metal' DVD Delayed

"Lusitanian Metal", the long-awaited new DVD from Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL has had its release date pushed back by several weeks. The two-disc effort will now be issued on December 8 in Germany, December 9 in Portugal and December 15 in the rest of Europe. The U.S. release will follow in early...

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VADER Frontman Reveals More Information About Forthcoming Album

Guitarist/vocalist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek of the Polish death metal veterans VADER has issued the following update: "What's new in VADER? You know for sure about all the personal changes in line up. We just finished two-weeks tour in Baltic States and Scandinavia with GRAVE, ZONARIA and ZABBADIAH C...

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KULT OV AZAZEL: Cover Of BLACK FLAG Classic Posted Online

Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have posted their cover version of BLACK FLAG's "My War" at this location. Commented the band: "It may seem strange that we would cover a BLACK FLAG song to many. The truth of the matter is it has been no secret that Xaphan and Hammer are both ...

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Siberia's BIZARREKULT And THEOSOPHY Featured On Split CD

MUSICA Production has just released its first split CD featuring two original black metal bands from Siberia. THEOSOPHY, a black metal band in a vein of IMMORTAL, perfectly combines the Nordic black metal sound with interesting melodies and harmonies. BIZARREKULT, the project of DRYADOS mainman Roma...

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ARALLU Completes Work On New Album

Israel's "Mesopotamian black metal" band ARALLU has completed work on its fourth album, "Desert Battles - Descending to the Sands", due in March 2009. The CD was mastered at Maor Appelbaum Mastering in California and will contain 11 tracks, including a live video for the song "Battleground" taken fr...

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FEN: Debut Album Artwork Unveiled

UK-based black metallers FEN will release their debut album, "The Malediction Fields", on January 16 via Code666. Fusing elements of post-rock, ambient soundscapes and gentle acoustic passages alongside raging black metal fury, "The Malediction Fields" is an expression of loss, isolation and hopeles...

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CIVILIZATION ONE To Perform At Sri Lanka's TNL ONSTAGE Event

CIVILIZATION ONE, the band led by singer Chitral "Chity" Somapala (ex-FIREWIND, FARO, AVALON) and bassist Pierre-Emmanuel Pélisson (MALADAPTIVE, ex-HEAVENLY),has scheduled a concert in Colombo, Sri Lanka on November 29 as part of the TNL Onstage event at the SLECC (Sri Lanka Exhibition and Conventi...

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KULT OV AZAZEL: New Song Posted Online

Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have posted a new song called "Conquer & Decimate" on their MySpace page. The track will appear on the band's next studio album, "Destroying the Sacred", which will be released in early 2009. "Destroying the Sacred" was recorded at Mana Recording Studios...

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THE FACELESS: New Video Interview Available

HardTimes.ca recently conducted an interview with the Los Angeles, California-based based progressive death metal band THE FACELESS. Watch the nine-minute chat below. An e-card for "Planetary Duality", the new album from THE FACELESS, can be found at this location. The CD is scheduled for release on...

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South Africa's Top Heavy Metal And Hard Rock Bands To Perform At MOTHERFUDD

21 of South Africa's top heavy metal and hard rock bands are scheduled to perform at the MotherFudd festival, set to take place February 13-15, 2009 at Hennops Pride on the R511 towards Hartebeespoort in South Africa. Hennops Pride has six swimming pools, plenty of shade, braai facilities, clean toi...

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CREAM's JACK BRUCE Says He Was Joking About LED ZEPPELIN — Or Was He?

Jack Bruce of CREAM was in London Monday night (November 3) at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour to accept the award for "Classic Album" for CREAM's "Disraeli Gears". Bruce told Classic Rock magazine at the event, "Everybody talks about LED ZEPPELIN, and they played one fucking [reunion] gig...

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MILITIA: 'Released' Collection of '80s Recordings Now Available

Available now on the Forged In Fire (Rockadrome) label is "Released", a collection of '80s recordings from the legendary Texas heavy metal group MILITIA. The CD contains the classic "Regiments of Death" demo, tracks from the infamous "Sybling" EP and more dusty ancient relics! "Released" features a...

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GAAHL's 'Close Friend' Says Singer Is 'Saving Gay Youths' In Black Metal Scene By Coming Out

GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl's close friend, 20-year-old Norwegian modeling agent Dan DeVero, has told Bergensavisen (a.k.a. BA),the second largest newspaper in Bergen, Norway, that he is happy that the black metal singer has chosen to publicly speak about his sexual orientation. "It's absolutely fanta...