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SHAITAN MAZAR To Embark On East Coast Tour In July

SHAITAN MAZAR, the new band featuring former NILE members Chief Spires (bass, vocals) and John Ehlers (guitar),are in the process of booking their first East Coast tour beginning in July. "We look forward to putting faces with names and will be in contact with street team members to help with promo...

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BEHEMOTH Nominated For 'Best Underground Band' At METAL HAMMER AWARDS

Polish death/black metallers BEHEMOTH have been nominated in the "Best Underground Band" category by U.K. magazine Metal Hammer. Also competing in this category are MASTODON, MESHUGGAH, MORTIIS and EXTOL. The award ceremony will take place on June 13 at London's Astoria. BEHEMOTH will be kicking off...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: HELLHAMMER Will Play On Next Album

DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz has confirmed that MAYHEM's Jan Axel Blomberg (a.k.a. Hellhammer) will play on the next DIMMU BORGIR CD as a session drummer (as first reported here on March 30 and subsequently confirmed by a management representative). In a posting on the band's official web site, Si...

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CEPHALIC CARNAGE Announce U.S. Tour Dates

CEPHALIC CARNAGE have announced forthcoming U.S. tour dates in support of their new album, "Anomalies". Fresh off a red hot performance as part of the 2005 Relapse Records SXSW showcase, CEPHALIC will hit the road for a string of dates with DEAD TO FALL beginning April 21 in St. Louis, MO. Immediate...

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It's Official: MAYHEM's HELLHAMMER To Play On New DIMMU BORGIR Album

A representative at DIMMU BORGIR's management company, Dirk Zeiser of Direct Management, has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that MAYHEM's Jan Axel Blomberg (a.k.a. Hellhammer) will play on the next DIMMU BORGIR CD as a session drummer (as first reported here on March 30). The Norwegian symphonic blac...

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CONFESSOR Sign With SEASON OF MIST

Season of Mist has announced the signing of the progressive doom-metal legends, CONFESSOR. Emerging from over a decade of hibernation, the band has returned to form, hungrier and more focused than ever. Once dubbed "The world's most obstinately technical metal band," CONFESSOR will again continue to...

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MAYHEM Drummer To Play On Next DIMMU BORGIR CD?

According to a post on the Pearl Drums web site, MAYHEM's Jan Axel Blomberg (a.k.a. Hellhammer) has agreed to play on the next DIMMU BORGIR CD as a session drummer. The Norwegian symphonic black metallers had previously utilized the services of NILE's Tony Laureano and Reno Kiilerich (PANZERCHRIST,...

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CRISIS: 'Waking The Dead' Video Available For Download

The new CRISIS video, "Waking the Dead", is available for download at The End Records web site. The files are in Quicktime and are available in three different sizes: Small (5 MB),Medium (10 MB),Large (28 MB). As previously reported, the "Waking The Dead" video was filmed at ...

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PROTOTYPE Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Los Angeles-based progressive thrash metal band PROTOTYPE are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on their second album, "Continuum". Drums for the CD were recorded at Steve Vai's Mothership studio in Hollywood, CA by original drummer Damion Ramirez, while the remaining tracks were...

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Annihilation of the Wicked

When Karl Sanders said "be prepared to be crushed" in reference to "Annihilation of the Wicked", he was not exaggerating. I'd venture to say that this is the heaviest NILE album to date, perhaps in part due to Neil Kernon's outstanding (as usual) production, one that brings out the sheer brutality a...

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NILE: New Song Available For Download

A brand new NILE track, entitled "Lashed to the Slave Stick", has been posted online in MP3 format at this location. "Lashed to the Slave Stick" comes off the group's upcoming CD, "Annihilation of the Wicked", due on May 24 via Relapse Records. A special "collector's edition" of the album is current...

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DARK FUNERAL Drop Off NO MERCY FESTIVALS European Tour

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have dropped off the No Mercy Festivals European tour "due to disagreements with the crew from the booking agency," according to a spokesperson at the group's record label, Regain Records. It is not presently clear if a replacement act will be added to the remain...

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NILE: New Album 'Collector's Edition' To Include Exclusive Artifacts

Relapse Records has set a May 24 release date for the new NILE album, "Annihilation of the Wicked". A special "collector's edition" (view artwork here) of the album is currently available for pre-order for $30, featuring exclusive NILE artifacts: a custom Serpent-Ankh necklace, full-color album post...

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DANZIG And DOYLE To Perform Special MISFITS Set At NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL

Glenn Danzig will be joined by his former MISFITS bandmate Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein for a special 30-minute set of MISFITS classics during DANZIG's headlining performance at the 7th annual New England Metal & Hardcore Festival. DANZIG will top the bill on the second night of the three-day...

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NILE, UNLEASHED, HATE ETERNAL, BEHEMOTH European Tour Dates Announced

NILE, UNLEASHED, HATE ETERNAL, BEHEMOTH, INCANTATION and BLOOD RED TRONE will be teaming up for the Harvest Festival 2005 European tour in September 2005. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Sep. 07 - London, UK @ Camden Palace Sep. 08 - Munster (Dieburg),GER @ Live Arena Sep. 09 - Hardenberg, N...