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EPICA Mainman Comments On AFTER FOREVER Split

EPICA mainman/guitarist Mark Jansen recently spoke to Roadie Crew's Thiago Sarkis about the breakup of his former band AFTER FOREVER. Mark was a founding member of AFTER FOREVER and the main songwriter on the band's first two releases, "Prison Of Desire" and "Decipher". "When I heard about the news,...

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ECHOES OF ETERNITY Completes Work On New Album

California-based, female-fronted progressive metallers ECHOES OF ETERNITY have completed work on their second album, tentatively titled "As Shadows Burn", for an April release via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2007's "The Forgotten Goddess" was produced and mixed by former MACHINE HEAD/SOU...

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HOD: New Music Posted Online

San Antonio, Texas-based extreme metal band HOD has posted a new song, "Victims", from its full-length debut, "Serpent", at this location. "Serpent" will be released on March 17 via Ibex Moon Records. Commented guitarist Lord Necron, "We are proud to unleash one of our new songs for the public to pr...

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Former AGGRESSION Drummer Dead At 43

Drummer Gaetan "Gate" Bourassa of the cult Canadian death/thrash band AGGRESSION passed away in Laval, Quebec, Canada at age 43. Autopsy revealed that he suffered a heart attack caused by a heavy intake of a controlled substance. Commented AGGRESSION guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe: "Gate was an...

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Domination and Servitude

Had I spent time with this when it first arrived in the last quarter of 2008, it would have been worth at least an honorable mention in my year-end list. "Domination and Servitude" from New England's COLD NORTHERN VENGEANCE is one of the more imaginative efforts from the USBM scene, at least among t...

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NACHTMYSTIUM Confirmed For Germany's FESTUNG OPEN AIR

NACHTMYSTIUM, BLACK FLAME and VORKREIST have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Festung Open Air festival, set to take place May 30-31, 2009 in Bitterfeld, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AURA NOIR (N) ABSU (US) BLACK FLAME (I) BÖMBERS (N) DEAD TO THIS WORLD (N) DE...

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ALTAR OF PLAGUES Completes Work On New Album

Ireland's most promising extreme metal band since PRIMORDIAL, namely ALTAR OF PLAGUES, has completed work on its debut full-length album, "White Tomb". Already gaining quite a reputation with their "Through The Cracks Of The Earth" demo and especially with the band's self-released "Sol" glorified EP...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE/POWER QUEST Releases Tribute To SHAWN LANE

CIRCLE II CIRCLE/POWER QUEST guitarist Bill Hudson (also formerly of CELLADOR) has made his tribute to late guitar virtuoso Shawn Lane available for streaming on his MySpace page. Hudson recorded a version of Shawn Lane's song "Get You Back" the day he heard about his passing. Commented Bill: "On my...

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RIOT: Rare Demo Tracks Posted Online

RIOT mainman/guitarist Mark Reale has issued the following update: "As you may have heard by now, RIOT is gearing up for the '20th Anniversary Thundersteel Reunion'. It's been almost two decades since I last played with Tony Moore, Don Van Stavern, Bobby Jarzombek, and Mike Flyntz and we are really...

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Legendary Drummer GENE HOGLAN Issues Update

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DARK ANGEL, DEATH, DETHKLOK, MELDRUM) has issued the following update: "It's been a while since I've scribbled anything, but frankly, I just haven't felt all that witty over the past few months. I do like these things to be reasonably en...

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FORGOTTEN SUNS Signs With PROGROCK RECORDS

Portuguese progressive metal band FORGOTTEN SUNS has inked a deal with ProgRock Records for the release of its third album, "Innergy". Due on March 3, the CD "sees some personnel changes and a quantum leap forward in songwriting and recording quality," according to a press release. "Having shared th...

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RAGING SPEEDHORN Guitarist To Fans: 'You Helped Change Our Lives For The Better'

Guitarist Gareth Smith of now-defunct Corby, U.K. metallers RAGING SPEEDHORN has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "Just want to say a belated thank you to Toshi, Kenta, Hiro and Yoshi for giving the us the best possible send-off in Japan. We had the time of our lives over the...

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WAR OF AGES To Film New Video

Erie, Pennsylvania-based Christian metalcore band WAR OF AGES will film a video for the song "All Consuming Fire" on Saturday, February 7 at Forward Hall in the group's hometown. The band will shoot a "live" clip and wants to make it a family affair. "We want this video to show our appreciation to a...

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FORGOTTEN TALES Working On New Material

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada-based female-fronted power metal band FORGOTTEN TALES is currently writing material for its third album, tentatively due before the end of the year. Formed in 1999 as a cover band, FORGOTTEN TALES recorded its debut effort, "The Promise", in April 2001 at Victor studios i...

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DENDURA Parts Ways With Bassist

DENDURA, the female-fronted, progressive metal band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has parted ways with bassist Jason Stevens. He explained in a statement, "DENDURA is on an exciting and difficult journey; a journey where soul-searching is required and utmost dedication is expected. For those of you t...