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LUDICRA, SAROS Confirmed For San Francisco's TIDAL WAVE 11 Festival
San Francisco Bay Area bands LUDICRA and SAROS have been added to the bill for Tidal Wave 11. Tidal Wave 11 is a free metal festival in San Francisco, California at Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in McLaren Park on July 5 and 6, 2008, noon to 6 PM. According to the event organizers, "This is an ...April 19, 2008
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LEATHERWOLF Confirmed For KANSAS CITY POWER METAL FEST
Southern California metal band LEATHERWOLF has been announced as co-headliner for Friday night's portion of Kansas City Power Metal Fest 2008, set to take place August 8-9 at the The Riot Room in Kansas City, Missouri. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MANILLA ROAD CAGE LEATHERWOLF TWEL...April 19, 2008
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MAYHEM: Australian Tour Postponed
Due to the recent amendments of the entertainment visa requirements set by the Australian Immigration Department, Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM will not be able to get their visas approved in time for their scheduled Australian and New Zealand tour dates (which were slated to take place late May)...April 17, 2008
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IXXI Signs To CANDLELIGHT RECORDS
Swedish black metallers IXXI have inked a deal with Candlelight Records. IXXI was formed early 2006, in Stockholm. Some pre-recordings where made and in July 2006 the band entered Endarker Studio to record the first self-titled album. In October a video for the track "Ancient Spirits Are" was record...April 17, 2008
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ANCIENT RITES, METSATLL Confirmed For HEATHEN CRUSADE 3 Festival
ANCIENT RITES (Belgium) and METSATLL (Estonia) have been confirmed bands for the Heathen Crusade 3 festival, set to take place November 14-15 at Station 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANCIENT RITES (Belgium) METSATLL (Estonia) NOMANS LAND (Russia) GERNOTSHAG...April 15, 2008
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MOONSORROW: We Are Not Nazis
Finnish folk/pagan metal band MOONSORROW has issued the following statement: "Recently there have been claims about MOONSORROW being a fascistic-orientated Nazi band. We would hereby like to declare that MOONSORROW is not affiliated or fascinated with the Nazi movement in any way. They are not polit...April 14, 2008
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SABBAT: Interview With MARTIN WALKYIER
By Keith Bergman While they never rose to the levels of fame that their contemporaries enjoyed, England's SABBAT built up quite a cult following during their short tenure in the 1980s. Vocalist Martin Walkyier, guitarist Andy Sneap, bassist Frazer Craske and drummer Simon Negus rose from the UK unde...April 13, 2008
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SUIDAKRA: Medley Of Re-Recorded Tracks Posted Online
German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have uploaded a medley of four re-recorded tracks off their upcoming "13 Years of Celtic Wartunes" DVD + "Best Of" CD digipack package to their MySpace page. "13 Years of Celtic Wartunes" will be released on the following dates: Germany: April 25 Europe:...April 12, 2008
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BURZUM: 'Anthology' Due In May
BURZUM, the now-defunct band led by Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh) who is currently serving a 21-year Norwegian prison term for the August 1993 murder of MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) will release "Anthology" in the U.S. on May 13 via Candlelight Records. According to...April 11, 2008
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ENSLAVED Comments On Upcoming ROADBURN Headlining Appearance
Norwegian metallers ENSLAVED have commented on their upcoming headlining appearance at the Roadburn festival, which will take place April 17-20 at 013 in Tilburg, the Netherlands. ENSLAVED was added to Roadburn as a last-minute replacement for CELTIC FROST after singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Fisc...April 10, 2008
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TRINACRIA Featuring ENSLAVED Members: Debut Album Due Next Week
Indie Recordings has has set an April 14 release date for the debut album from Norwegian experimental noise/metal masters TRINACRIA, entitled "Travel Now Journey Infinitely". According to a press release, "TRINACRIA is named after the ancient symbol of an eye enclosed by a pyramid, as shown on the A...April 8, 2008
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THE SWORD To Support METALLICA In Europe
According to a posting on THE SWORD's MySpace page, the Austin, TX-based quartet will open for METALLICA on the following European shows: Jul. 16 - Bergen, Norway - Koengen Jul. 18 - St. Petersburg, Russia - SKK Hall Jul. 20 - Riga, Latvia - Skonto Stadium Jul. 22 - Bologna, Italy - Parco ...April 8, 2008
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Photographer Discusses 'True Norwegian Black Metal' Book; Audio Available
A podcast interview with American documentary photographer Peter Beste about his book "True Norwegian Black Metal", his initiation into the black metal cadre, his background as a photographer and some of his most memorable experiences hanging with heroes, villains and legends of the genre is availab...April 7, 2008
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UNLEASHED Confirmed For Germany's BOCKMHLEN OPEN AIR Festival
Long-running Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have been confirmed for the Bockmhlen Open Air festival, set to take place July 25-26 in Vogtland, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DEAD REMAINS ERBEN DES ZORNS FATAL EMBRACE FLESHCRAWL FLESHLESS PIKODEATH SARDONIC SPIRITUAL DECAY...April 6, 2008
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Guitarist GAZZ MURDOCK Quits WAYLANDER
Guitarist Gazz Murdock of the Irish folk metal band WAYLANDER has released the following statement: "After over four years of playing with WAYLANDER, I feel it is time for me to leave. "It's been an honour being part of the Northern Irish metal scene and I am proud to have worked on the upcoming alb...April 3, 2008
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