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RAZORBACK Working On 'Modern, Heavy And Pop' Sophomore Album

RAZORBACK, the new band consisting of Rolf Munkes (guitar, MAJESTY, ex-VANIZE),Stefan Berggren (vocals, ex-COMPANY OF SNAKES),Marcus Bielenberg (bass, ex-VANIZE),and Chris Heun (guitar, ex-SHYLOCK),are continuing work on their sophomore album, tentatively due in October/November via Massacre Rec...

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BLACK MAJESTY To Support HAMMERFALL And EDGUY At PLZEN CZECH REPUBLIC OPEN AIR

Australian melodic power metal band BLACK MAJESTY have been added to the Plzen Czech Republic Open Air show on Saturday, July 16 as support to HAMMERFALL and EDGUY. Confirmed BLACK MAJESTY European dates include: Jul. 08 – Headbangers Open Air Festival Germany Jul. 10 – Headbangers Ballroom Open Air...

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RAZORBACK Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement

RAZORBACK, the new band consisting of Rolf Munkes (guitar, MAJESTY, ex-VANIZE),Stefan Berggren (vocals, ex-COMPANY OF SNAKES),Marcus Bielenberg (bass, ex-VANIZE),and Chris Heun (guitar, ex-SHYLOCK),have parted ways with drummer Pierre Fienhold (ex-VANIZE) for "personal reasons." Replacing him in...

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NAZXUL And INFERNAL METHOD Pull Out Of Australia's BLOODLUST V Festival

According to PyroMusic.net, NAZXUL and INFERNAL METHOD have pulled out of the Bloodlust V festival, set to take place Saturday, July 9 at Blacktown RSL in Sydney, Australia. Replacing them on the bill will be CARBON, DENOUNCEMENT PYRE and LYCANTHIA. The updated lineup for the festival is as follows:...

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END OF GREEN And MAJESTY Confirmed For Germany's NIGHT OF POWER Festival

END OF GREEN and MAJESTY have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Night of Power festival, set to be held on October 15 at I-Park Halle Klingholz in Giebelstadt (near Würzburg),Germany. The complete lineup for the festival so far is as follows (in alphabetical order): CIRCLE OF TYRANTS DI...

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JON SCHAFFER Discusses DEMONS & WIZARDS And The Future Of ICED EARTH

That's So Metal recently conducted an in-depth interview with Jon Schaffer of ICED EARTH/DEMONS & WIZARDS. Several excerpts from the interview follow: That's So Metal: When writing music for DEMONS & WIZARDS, do you ever write in the style of BLIND GUARDIAN? Jon Schaffer: "No, that never ent...

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HELL-BORN Complete Work On New Album; Audio Samples Available

Polish black metallers HELL-BORN, featuring former members of BEHEMOTH and DAMNATION, have finished recording their fourth full-length album, entitled "Cursed Infernal Steel". The CD, which features 10 brand-new songs, was recorded at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland and is currently being shopped...

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SENGAIA: Release Date Set For 'Maelstrom EP'

Garden of Exile Records have set a June 21 release date for the SENGAIA debut mini-CD, entitled "Maelstrom EP". To celebrate this release, SENGAIA will be holding a release party on June 17 at The Little Devil in Tilburg, Holland together with ESCADRON and CHARLIE ADLER. A new Dutch deathcore band i...

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Wolf's Return

Draped in doom and powered by classic heavy metal, Stockholm's GRAND MAGUS continue the quality streak with "Wolf's Return", the band's third release. A majestic and soulful album, yet heavy metal in the truest sense of the term. I can always tell when an album has had a big impact on me, as I'll be...

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INFERNAL METHOD And DAWN OF AZAZEL Confirmed For Australia's BLOODLUST V Festival

INFERNAL METHOD and DAWN OF AZAZEL are among the bands confirmed for the Bloodlust V festival, set to take place Saturday, July 9 at Blacktown RSL in Sydney, Australia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BACKYARD MORTUARY CAULDRON BLACK RAM CHAOTIC IMPURITY DARKLORD DAWN OF AZAZEL GOSPEL...

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DISSECTION: New Album Update

Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION entered the studio on February 2 to begin recording their long-awaited third album, the group's first release since 1995's classic album "Storm of the Light's Bane". The recording is taking place at Black Syndicate Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, with DIS...

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KALMAH Re-Sign With SPIKEFARM, Prepare To Record New Album

Finland's KALMAH have inked a new deal with Spikefarm Records (a division of Spinefarm) and have begun the songwriting process for their fourth studio album, to be recorded this fall. Demo samples of the new songs "Bitter Metallic Side" and "Infernal Death" are still available for download at this l...

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Touched By the Crimson King

You pretty much can't go wrong with Jon Schaffer or Hansi Kürsch. The ICED EARTH guitarist and BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist are masters of their chosen callings, and two of traditional metal's leading lights, so when they get together, the results are bound to be pretty stellar. Schaffer's precision trip...

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THE ETERNAL Complete Work On Sophomore Album, Prepare To Hit The Road

Australian melodic doom metal band THE ETERNAL (formerly CRYPTAL DARKNESS) have finished recording their second album with producer Endel Rivers (BLACK MAJESTY, VANISHING POINT) at Palm Studios in Melbourne. The as-yet-untitled CD will contain 11 tracks, including "Everlasting", "A Dream's End", "Be...

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BLACK MAJESTY To Release New Album 'Silent Company' In June

Australian melodic power metal band BLACK MAJESTY will release their second album, "Silent Company", on June 27 via Germany's Limb Music Products/Diversity Music. "Silent Company" was recorded with IRON SAVIOR mainman Piet Sielck and producer Endel Rivers and sees the band pay tribute to their homel...