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UNLEASHED Mainman: 'Our Music Is A Way Of Life'

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED will release their ninth full-length album, "Hammer Battalion", via SPV Records on the following dates: June 6: Germany June 9: Rest of Europe June 10: USA/Canada According to the band, "The new UNLEASHED CD will continue in the same victorious spirit as our pr...

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HEAVEN SHALL BURN Confirmed For Holland's ELSROCK Festival

Germany's groundbreaking death metal and hardcore fusionists HEAVEN SHALL BURN have been confirmed for the Elsrock festival, set to take place August 30 in Rijssen, The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HEAVEN SHALL BURN PRO-PAIN DEATHSTARS ANCIENT RITES GENERC CRUACHAN For...

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THRESHOLD Confirmed For Portugal's LAGOA BURNING LIVE FESTIVAL

UK progressive metallers THRESHOLD have been confirmed for the second edition of the Lagoa Burning Live Festival, set to take place July 25-27 in Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANCESTRAL ANCIENT RITES ANGRA ANGRIFF ASTRA ATTICK DEMON...

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IMPERIA In Writing Mode

Dutch/Norwegian goth metal band IMPERIA which is fronted by Norwegian singer Helena Iren Michaelsen (the original vocalist of the Holland-based band SAHARA DUST, which later changed its name to EPICA) has issued the following update: "Right now IMPERIA is busy with writing songs for the new album, w...

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NILE: Video Interview Available

Jasmin St. Claire of Metal's Darkside TV conducted an interview with NILE guitarist/vocalist Dallas Toler-Wade and drummer George Kollias during the band's recent tour. Watch the interview at this location (Quicktime required). NILE's latest album, "Ithyphallic", sold 4,600 copies in the United Stat...

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HIRAX To Perform At San Francisco's THE TIDALWAVE 11 Festival

Veteran California thrashers HIRAX will reportedly perform at The Tidalwave 11 festival, set to take place July 5-6 at McLaren Park in San Francisco, California. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: EXODUS HIRAX DTENTE PSYCHOSOMATIC PILLAGER ANCIENT AT BIRTH ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST According...

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EXODUS, DTENTE, PSYCHOSOMATIC Confirmed For THE TIDALWAVE 11 Festival

EXODUS, DTENTE, PSYCHOSOMATIC, ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST, ANCIENT AT BIRTH and PILLAGER have been confirmed for The Tidalwave 11 festival, set to take place July 5-6 at McLaren Park in San Francisco, California. According to the event organizers, Tidal Wave is "like a picnic with metal, bring whatever you wa...

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Gods of the Earth

The self-appointed guardians of the underground have gotten so good at sniffing out frauds, they can even spot a swindle where none exists. How else to explain the hate directed by scenesters at THE SWORD — why? Because they're young, or from Austin, or don't have matted beards flapping desultorily...

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Eidolon

While Germany's DARK FORTRESS has been ripping the corpse-painted faces off of black metal enthusiasts around the European scene since '94, it wasn't until signing to Century Media and subsequently releasing their breakthrough "Séance" in 2006 that the world stood up and took notice. Capitalizing on...

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CAGE, SEVENTH CALLING, PHANTOM-X Confirmed For KANSAS CITY POWER METAL FEST

CAGE, SEVENTH CALLING and PHANTOM-X have been confirmed for the 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: CAGE SEVENTH CALLING PHANTOM-X MANILLA ROAD WIDOW ANCIENT CREATION TWELFTH GAT...

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ANCIENT RITES, PRO-PAIN, CRUACHAN Confirmed For Holland's ELSROCK Festival

ANCIENT RITES, PRO-PAIN and CRUACHAN have been confirmed for the Elsrock Festival 2008, set to take place August 30 in Rijssen, The Netherlands. For more information, visit www.elsrock.nl. ANCIENT RITES's latest album, "Rubicon", was released in May 2006 via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2001's "...

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KIUAS: 'The New Dark Age' Lands On Finnish Chart

"The New Dark Age", the third album from Finnish power metallers KIUAS, has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 10. An e-card for "The New Dark Age" is available at this location. The CD will be released in the UK on May 12 and in ...

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THE SWORD's 'Fire Lances Of The Ancient Hyperzephyrians' Video Posted Online

THE SWORD's brand new music video for the song "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" sees its world online premiere today via Stereogum. Check out the eye-catching clip for THE SWORD's new single now at this location. "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians" is taken from THE SWORD's impe...

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WARRIOR Reunites With Original Vocalist, Guitarist; Begins Work On New CD

The Los Angeles, California-based '80s classic heavy metal band WARRIOR has announced its reunion with original vocalist Parramore McCarty and guitarist Joe Floyd. The complete 2008 reunion WARRIOR lineup is as follows: Parramore McCarty (Vocals) Joe Floyd (Guitars) AC Alexander (Guitars) Rob Farr (...

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TWELFTH GATE, SACRED DAWN Confirmed For KANSAS CITY POWER METAL FEST

TWELFTH GATE and SACRED DAWN have been confirmed for the Kansas City Power Metal Fest 2008, set to take place August 9 at the The Riot Room In Kansas City, Missouri. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MANILLA ROAD WIDOW ANCIENT CREATION TWELFTH GATE SACRED DAWN A LOWER DEEP For more info...