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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...

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South Africa's A WALK WITH THE WICKED Prepares To Record Debut EP

Cape Town, South Africa's A WALK WITH THE WICKED is currently in pre-production for its first release, a five-track EP, tentatively due in early 2009 via Middle Finger Records. The CD will be recorded with Cape Town's Dean Bailey (THE HORROR CAST, MARCHING DEAD) at Dean Bailey Productions and will b...

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GAAHL's Ex-Boyfriend Claims To Have Received Death Threats From Black Metal Community

According to VG Nett, the former boyfriend of GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl (real name: Kristian Espedal),20-year-old Norwegian modeling agent Dan DeVero, claims to have received death threats from the black metal community after Gaahl publicly acknowledged that he was gay. In an interview that was publ...

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IMPERIA Schedules One-Off Show In Norway

Dutch/Norwegian goth metal band IMPERIA — which is fronted by Norwegian singer Helena Iren Michaelsen (the original vocalist of the Holland-based band SAHARA DUST, which later changed its name to EPICA) — will play a one-off show at the Rock-In club in Oslo, Norway on Friday, November 7. IMPERIA's s...

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KIUAS: 'The Decaying Doctrine' Video Posted Online

"The Decaying Doctrine", the new video from Finnish power metallers KIUAS, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Owe Lingvall of Village Road Film. The song comes off the group's third album, "The New Dark Age", which was released in the UK via Spinefarm Records, accompanied by reissues of t...