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VENOM Frontman On New Album: I Wanted To Re-Create What Original Band Was All About

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the subject of the detractors, fans who believe the only "real" VENOM includes Mantas and Abaddon: Cronos: "Look, VENOM has over the years had so m...

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Gospels for the Sick

Hey kids, look, another supergroup! SCUM brings together a motley crew of extreme musicians, including Casey Chaos (AMEN),Samoth and Faust (EMPEROR),Cosmocrator (MINDGRINDER),and Happy Tom (TURBONEGRO). Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE),Mortiis, and Knut "Euroboy" Schreider (TURBONEGRO, EUROBOYS) cont...

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ARUM To Release New EP, Full-Length Album

Brazilian black metallers ARUM will release a new EP in early 2006. Entitled "Prelude to the Cataclysm", the CD will feature two new songs from the band's upcoming third album, "Occult Cataclysm - The New Era Rises", to be released on KillZone Records. Both the EP and album have been recorded and wi...

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VENOM To Release 'Metal Black' In March

British black metal pioneers VENOM have set "Metal Black" as the title of their new studio album, due in March 2006 via Castle Records/Sanctuary Group. According to an official press release, "Metal Black" "sees original founder band member Cronos creating a new masterpiece of metal together with [d...

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RAM To Support GAMMA RAY In Sweden

RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring Leif Larsson (ex-FROZEN EYES, NME WITHIN) and Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG),have been confirmed as the opening act (along with THE STORYTELLER) for GAMMA RAY at the following shows: Jan. 14 - Stockholm, Swe @ Arenan Jan. 19 -...

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SAMAEL: 'Ceremony Of Opposites', 'Worship Him' Reissues Detailed

Century Media Records will re-release SAMAEL's "Ceremony of Opposites" (originally issued in 1994) and "Worship Him" (1991) this fall, both as "deluxe editions," featuring bonus material. The details are as follows: "Ceremony of Opposites/Rebellion" (release date: November 21, 2005): 01. Black Trip...

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AS I LAY DYING, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, MADBALL Featured On 'Metal=Life' Compilation

AS I LAY DYING, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, MADBALL and MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD are among the acts featured on the "Metal=Life" compilation CD/DVD, which is being released by Sub City Records, along with Hot Topic. 100 percent of Hot Topic's profits from the release will go to The Hot Topic Foundation, a charity...

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SOUNDSCAN Report: NONPOINT, HELLOWEEN, SEPULTURA, ANNIHILATOR, UFO

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending November 15, 2005, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all figures are rounded to the nearest ten, except numbers between 1,000 and 2,000, which are rounded to the nearest hundred; and numbers above 2,000, which are...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Talks About The Power Of The Internet

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: How long did it take you to realize that even though music may not be brain surgery, that when something you create isn't accepted t...

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Ex-VENOM Frontman TONY DOLAN Becomes Tour Manager For CHAMBERED

Former VENOM and current ATOMKRAFT bassist/vocalist Tony Dolan has become the official tour manager of the Wilmington, NC-based "melodic hardcore metal" band CHAMBERED. Dolan and CHAMBERED vocalist Steve Bates have become close personal friends and after CHAMBERED signed with BreakThru Artist Manage...

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CONTEMPT: 'In Venom' Video Posted Online

Danish power thrashers CONTEMPT have uploaded a video for the track "In Venom", from their forthcoming album "Death from Below", at this location. CONTEMPT are currently negotiating a new record deal, having parted ways with Diamond Records (founded by longtime KING DIAMOND/MERCYFUL FATE manager Ole...

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Each Breath Haunted

Not every hardcore kid in 2005 is wearing thrift-store Alf t-shirts and pouting his way through hackneyed radio choruses. Consider THE BANNER, a collective so toxic and wrong, they could only be from New Jersey. Their hardcore is of the old-school, east-coast, punk-derived variety, and it encompasse...

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RAM: New Song Available For Download

RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring Leif Larsson (ex-FROZEN EYES, NME WITHIN) and Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG),have uploaded the song "Shadowman" from their full-length debut, "Forced Entry", at this location. "Forced Entry" is scheduled for release on Novembe...

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HATEBREED To Debut Two New Tracks On Upcoming Tour

HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta recently spoke to MTV.com about his two side projects — ICEPICK, with CROWN OF THORNZ and SKARHEAD frontman Lord Ezec; and KINGDOM OF SORROW, known formerly as CROWBREED, with CROWBAR singer/guitarist Kirk Windstein. "I had to get these two other records out of my syst...

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RAM Set Release Date For Full-Length Debut

RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring Leif Larsson (ex-FROZEN EYES, NME WITHIN) and Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG),have set a November 25 release date for their full-length debut, "Forced Entry". The first 1,000 copies will be released through Black Path Metal Rec...