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VENOM: 'Resurrection' To Be Re-Released

Sanctuary Records will re-release VENOM's 2000 album, "Resurrection", later in the year. The CD, which was originally issued in 2000 on the Steamhammer label, was the first VENOM album to feature Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant) on the drums. An exact release dat...

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Ex-CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Frontman To Walk Down Memory Lane At WINTER METALFEST

Former CORROSION OF CONFORMITY/current LEADFOOT vocalist Karl Agell is set to debut his new project, KARL AGELL'S BLIND, this Saturday, January 6 at the Winter Metalfest at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, NC. In a recent interview with The Independent Weekly, Agell spoke about his stint with C.O.C....

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ANGELA GOSSOW: 'It Has Been A Great Year For ARCH ENEMY'

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her MySpace page: "Dear friends, "The year 2006 is abruptly coming to an end. Where did all the months go??? "I had a blast and it has been a great year for ARCH ENEMY as well. We played exciting festivals, went on a dream-quest...

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RESURRECTION Completes Work On New EP

Former Nuclear Blast recording artists RESURRECTION, who had moderate success with their debut album "Embalmed Existence" (1993),have finished recording a new four-song EP. The tracks "Ritual Slaughter", "Coward", "Unholy", and "Death By Desire" mark the first new recordings from the group since it...

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Ex-PESTILENCE Frontman: CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Wasn't A Sympathetic Man'

Deathrasher magazine recently conducted an interview with former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX/BOLT THROWER and current DEATH BY DAWN frontman Martin van Drunen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Deathrasher: Old metalheads prefer to stay with their classic bands and are not interested in listen to the...

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BLACK SABBATH In The U.K.'s SUN Tabloid

In an almost unprecedented move for a tabloid newspaper, the Sun — the world's biggest-selling English-language newspaper, with over eight million readers a day — has acknowledged the world of heavy metal by reviewing a BLACK SABBATH biography in glowing terms. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", the new SABB...

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NECRODEATH: 'Fragments Of Insanity' Reissue Due Next Week

Originally released in 1989, "Fragments of Insanity" is NECRODEATH's second full-length album, one of those records that every true fan of heavy music should worship, a real masterpiece that contributed to set the standards for Europe's death/thrash scene. The long-awaited reissue on CD will be fina...

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'Black Metal Special' To Air Next Week On OPEN GRAVE RADIO

On Tuesday, December 12 at 9:00 p.m. GMT (4:00 p.m. EST) The Brothers Grim (Ljosalfur and Dokkalfur of PRIMITIVE GRAVEN IMAGE) will host a black metal special on Open Grave Radio. The show will take you through the history, the magic, and the mayhem, of black metal — from VENOM to BATHORY to EMPEROR...

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TRAIL OF TEARS Calls It Quits

Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS has split up. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "It is with great regret that we announce that Jonathan [Perez; drums], Kjell [Hagen; bass], Runar [Hansen; guitar] and Kjetil [Nordhus; vocals] yesterday (November 28th, 2006) left TRAIL OF TEARS. T...

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THROWDOWN Selects Producer For New CD

Orange County, CA-based band THROWDOWN will enter the studio early next year with producer Mudrock (AVENGED SEVENFOLD, GODSMACK, POWERMAN 5000) to begin recording its new album, "Venom and Tears", tentatively due next spring via Trustkill Records. Commented the band: We're actually still writing thi...

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WATAIN: European Release Date Set For New Album

Season of Mist has set a February 19, 2007 European release date for the third full-length album from Swedish black metallers WATAIN. A European tour will follow. After the release of the highly acclaimed "Casus Luciferi" album in 2003 and the tour with DISSECTION in 2004, WATAIN has been forging an...

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THROWDOWN To Enter Studio In January

Orange County, CA-based band THROWDOWN will enter the studio mid-January to begin recording its new album, "Venom and Tears", tentatively due next spring via Trustkill Records. Commented bassist Matt Mentley: "It is coming along awesome, and we can't wait to get in the studio to start recording. Rig...

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DEICIDE To Guest-Host Hour Of Programming On SIRIUS' 'Hard Attack'

Floridian death metallers DEICIDE will host a full hour of "demonic, piercing metal" on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack channel. Tune in to experience the antics of Glen Benton and company, spinning music from renowned metal acts such as VENOM, CELTIC FROST, SLAYER, IRON MAIDEN and much more! T...

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WATAIN Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Swedish black metallers WATAIN have inked a deal with Season of Mist to issue their third full-length album in Europe. The tentative release date is set for March 2007. A European tour will follow. After the release of the highly acclaimed "Casus Luciferi" album in 2003 and the tour with DISSECTION...

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The Dead Eye

What to make of this new HAUNTED album? It's hard to take it out of context and judge it on its own merits — on one hand, you have the band's formidable back catalog to measure it against, a smorgasbord of modern-day Swedish thrash that renders 95% of their colleagues obsolete. Tied to that is ...