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MOONSPELL, SAMAEL: 'Night Eternal Above America Tour' Widget Available

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL will team up with Switzerland's SAMAEL for the "Night Eternal Above America Tour" in October/November. Also scheduled to appear are BOOK OF BLACK EARTH and SECRETS OF THE MOON. A widget for the trek can be found below. Fernando Ribeiro of MOONSPELL commented: "Call me...

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RAVENLAND: Two New Songs Posted Online

Brazilian goth metallers RAVENLAND will release their new album, "...And A Crow Brings Me Back", at the end of July via Free Mind Records. The CD was produced by Ricardo Confessori (ANGRA, SHAMAN) and features guitar parts by Tommy Lindal (ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY). "...And A Crow Brings Me Back" was m...

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ATHEIST Confirmed For Mexico's MONTERREY METAL FEST IV

American technical death metal pioneers ATHEIST have been confirmed for the Monterrey Metal Fest IV, set to take place Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (Mexican Independence Day holiday) at the Santa Lucia Arena in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The festival billing is shaping up as follows...

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SAMAEL Confirmed For Mexico's MONTERREY METAL FEST IV

Swiss extreme metallers SAMAEL have been confirmed for the Monterrey Metal Fest IV, set to take place Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (Mexican Independence Day holiday) at the Santa Lucia Arena in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CHILDREN OF BOD...

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MOONSPELL, SAMAEL Members Comment On 'Night Eternal Above America Tour'

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL will team up with Switzerland's SAMAEL for the "Night Eternal Above America Tour" in October/November. Also scheduled to appear are BOOK OF BLACK EARTH and SECRETS OF THE MOON. Fernando Ribeiro of MOONSPELL commented: "Call me emotional, but as a southern dark fuck I h...

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MOONSPELL, SAMAEL: 'Night Eternal Above America Tour' Dates Announced

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL will team up with Switzerland's SAMAEL for the "Night Eternal Above America Tour" in October/November. Also scheduled to appear are BOOK OF BLACK EARTH and SECRETS OF THE MOON. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 14 - Tampa, FL - Czar Oct. 15 - Atlanta, GA - Masqueera...

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SAMAEL Wine Is Here

Swiss extreme metallers SAMAEL have issued the following update: "Some of you could feel it coming… today we’re proud to present you the first SAMAEL wine. 'Alliance' is a fine assemblage made from grapes of Gamay, Diolinoir and Sangiovese. It should surprise the connoisseurs by its mixtures of dark...

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I stuck with SAMAEL longer than most people I know, but after "Passage", the former Swiss black metal heroes lost me with their sardonic drum-machine electro-frippery. I never hated them, but I lost interest, and it's been years since I gave anything but their 1994 masterpiece "Ceremony of Opposites...

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OCEANO Vs. Internet S**t-Talkers

Metal Injection has uploaded video footage of the Chicago deathcore act OCEANO hitting back at Internet smacktalkers. Watch the eight-minute clip below. "Depths", the debut album from OCEANO, sold 2,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD...

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MOONSPELL, SAMAEL: New York City Show Announced

According to the web site of the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City, Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL will play a headlining show at the venue on October 18. Also scheduled to appear are "special guests," Switzerland's SAMAEL, alongside BOOK OF BLACK EARTH and SECRETS OF THE MOON. MOONS...

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WITCHBREED: 'Heretic Rapture' E-Card Available

An e-card for "Heretic Rapture", the debut album from WITCHBREED, the female-fronted Portuguese metal band formed by bassist Ares (ex-MOONSPELL, DEEPSKIN) and guitarist Dikk (ex-DEEPSKIN),is available at this location. "Heretic Rapture" is scheduled for release on June 29 via Ascendance Records. Th...

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WITCHBREED: 'Heretic Rapture' Video Teaser Available

A two-minute video teaser for "Heretic Rapture", the debut album from WITCHBREED, the female-fronted Portuguese metal band formed by bassist Ares (ex-MOONSPELL, DEEPSKIN) and guitarist Dikk (ex-DEEPSKIN),can be viewed below. "Heretic Rapture" is scheduled for release on June 29 via Ascendance Recor...

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RAVENLAND Prepares To Release '...And A Crow Brings Me Back'

Brazilian goth metallers RAVENLAND will release their new album, "...And A Crow Brings Me Back", in the next few weeks via Free Mind Records. The CD was produced by Ricardo Confessori (ANGRA, SHAMAN) and features guitar parts by Tommy Lindal (ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY). "...And A Crow Brings Me Back" wa...

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OCEANO: 'Depths' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Depths", the debut album from the Chicago deathcore act OCEANO, sold 2,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at No. 16 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing ar...

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Depths

If there was ever a band to add credibility to the widely despised and often trendy subgenre of deathcore, that band is OCEANO. To be completely fair, the Chicago-based quartet is closer to an evolved and diverse take on modern death metal than they are to the throngs of faceless "breakdown-grind-gr...