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The Fathomless Mastery

Swedish "superstar" death metallers BLOODBATH have been the critical darlings of extreme metal for quite some time now, even more so since the release of the "Unblessing the Purity" EP and the "The Wacken Carnage" CD/DVD. At least some of that has to do with the now widely accepted role of OPETH's M...

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MORBID ANGEL In Milan: Video Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of MORBID ANGEL performing the song "Lord Of All Fevers And Plague" earlier tonight (Tuesday, December 9) in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Photos of the concert, which was held at the Rolling Stone club, are available by following the links below: Musica Metal MetalItali...

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IN FLAMES Bassist On Touring, 20-Year Milestone, METALLICA

Zach Dionne of The Maine Campus newspaper at the University of Maine conducted an interview with bassist Peter Iwers of Swedish metal band IN FLAMES on December 6, 2008 in Worcester, Massachusetts. You can listen to the 18-minute conversation at this location. The interview is also available in text...

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MORBID ANGEL, KATAKLYSM, MARDUK, ABORTED: Photos From Switzerland's METALFEST Posted Online

Photos of MORBID ANGEL, KATAKLYSM, MARDUK, ABORTED, THYRFING, KEEP OF KALESSIN and ARSIS taken at the Metalfest 2008 at the Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland on December 5, 2008 have been posted at Metalpics.ch. MORBID ANGEL played its first show with new touring guitarist, ZYKLON's longtime axemeister De...

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KATATONIA Announces Dates In Cyprus, Russia

Swedish metallers KATATONIA have added dates in Cyprus and Russia to their schedule. Guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström comments, "Our last trip, with gigs in St Petersburg and Moscow, marked a live highlight for the band in 2005. With the KATATONIA season in full bloom, we can't think of anything...

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NIGHTRAGE: More Footage From New Album Pre-Production Posted Online

Multi-national thrashers NIGHTRAGE have updated their YouTube channel with the fifth episode of their 2008 diary. The four-minute clip once again focuses on the demo-recording sessions for the band's fourth full-length album, "Wearing a Martyr's Crown". NIGHTRAGE will enter Studio Fredman in Gothenb...

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KATATONIA Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Sweden's KATATONIA has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CATARACT CORVUS CORAX EPICA EVOCATION HATE ETERNAL J.B.O. KATA...

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GLENN HUGHES Working On 'Bootilicious And Soul-Saturated' New Material

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has been writing material for a new solo album, tentatively due in the spring of 2010. According to Glenn, his latest solo CD, "First Underground Nuclear Kitchen (F.U.N.K.)", is "a benchmark achievement... I have raised the bar. I...

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BLOODBATH: 'Mock The Cross' Shirt Controversy

Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has issued the following update: "We have just learned that our latest shirt design [see images below] has run into some controversy. Actually, it's been a bit of a rocky road from the start with this one. Back at the sketch board, some of our art direction...

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GLENN HUGHES: New York City Show Announced

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has announced his first U.S. show of 2009: Saturday, March 28, 2009 B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill 237 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 Showtime: 8 PM Tickets go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 from both...

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EVOCATION, KATRA Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Swedish death metal band EVOCATION and Finland's KATRA (the gothic metal band named after its charismatric frontwoman Katra Solopuro) have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is s...

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MEMORY GARDEN Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

MEMORY GARDEN — the Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson — has been confirmed for the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 23-25, 2009 in in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGEL WITCH BULLET DEA...

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ALL ENDS: New Bassist Announced

ALL ENDS — the Swedish hard rock band featuring Emma Gelotte (sister of IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte) and Tinna Karlsdotter on vocals, Fredrik Johansson (DIMENSION ZERO, IN FLAMES' "The Jester Race" album) and Peter Mårdklint (EMBRACED, TENEBRE) on guitar, along with Josef Skanås on drums — has...

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OBITUS Signs With EERIE ART RECORDS

Swedish black metallers OBITUS have inked a deal with Eerie Art Records. The group's new CD, "The March of the Drones", will be released in early 2009. "The March of the Drones" is OBITUS' second full-length and fifth overall release. It was recorded and mixed at Studio H. Manaicus by OBITUS during...

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DEGRADEAD Members Discuss New Album Recording Process; Video Available

Stockholm, Sweden-based melodic death metallers DEGRADEAD recently entered Abyss Studio (owned by HYPOCRISY/PAIN's Peter Tägtgren) with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY) to begin recording their new album for a 2009 release via Dockyard 1 Records. The CD will be mixed and mastered at Dug Out...