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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'New Moon' Artwork Unveiled; Audio Samples Available

Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN will release their fifth album, entitled "New Moon", on November 10 via Spinefarm Records. The CD was recorded at Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with such acts as KATATONIA, OPETH, PARADISE LOST and AMON...

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BLOOD MORTIZED To Record Two New Songs For Upcoming 7" EP

BLOOD MORTIZED, the Swedish death metal band featuring former AMON AMARTH guitarist Anders Hansson (who played on AMON AMARTH's first two albums, 1996's "Sorrow Throughout The Nine Worlds" and 1998's "Once Sent From The Golden Hall") and CRYPT OF KERBEROS drummer Mattias Borgh, has issued the follow...

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Former SCAR SYMMETRY Singer Lays Down Guest Vocals For New UNIVERSUM Album

Video footage of Christian Älvestam (SCAR SYMMETRY, MISERATION, THE FEW AGAINST MANY) laying down guest vocals for the sophomore album from Australian melodic death metallers UNIVERSUM can be viewed below. UNIVERSUM will enter the studio in the coming months to commence recording the follow-up to th...

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AMON AMARTH's 'The Crusher' Reissue Lands On Canadian Chart

The deluxe reissue of AMON AMARTH's "The Crusher" has entered the Canadian Independent chart at position No. 76. Commented the band: "This is awesome and totally surprising to us, thanks to everyone who picked up the CD! We hope you enjoy the songs in their remastered form as well as the live album!...

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A Dark Burial

Norwegian grim-faces SYRACH purport to be doom metal, and in the broadest sense, that's a true statement. They're slow, to the point of being ponderous, and one glimpse at the song titles above will tell you how overwrought with bleakness and despair they are at the dour, obsidian misery of it all....

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MASTIC SCUM: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Austrian extreme metallers MASTIC SCUM have set "Dust" as the title of their new album, due on November 13 via Twilight Distribution. 12 songs were recorded for the effort, which will be mixed at Grindlab Studio and mastered by Jacob Hansen (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, ABORTED, HATESPHERE) in September. Artw...

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AMON AMARTH: Australian Tour Dates Announced

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH will embark on a four-date tour of Australia in November. The details are as follows: Nov. 24 - Perth, Australia - Capitol Nov. 26 - Brisbane, Australia - HiFi Nov. 27 - Melbourne, Australia - Billboard Nov. 28 - Sydney, Australia - Metro Hugh of ThrashHits.com c...

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'Epic Viking Rowing': The Safer Alternative To The 'Wall Of Death'?

Forget about the "wall of death" — fans of the Swedish Viking metal band AMON AMARTH have come up with a much safer — and more audience-friendly — way to rock out to their favorite band while serving as a much-needed source of entertainment for all the onlookers. The so-called "epic Viking rowing" d...

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ASPERA To Support TARJA TURUNEN In Spain, Switzerland

Norwegian progressive metallers ASPERA will support former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen on the following dates: Sep. 26 - Salamandra 1 - Barcelona, Spain Sep. 27 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain Sep. 29 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland ASPERA will also perform at the 10th anniversary of rock festival 1001...

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SIGHT OF EMPTINESS Filming 'Faceless Dream' Video

Costa Rica-based melodic extreme metal band SIGHT OF EMPTINESS has commenced filming the music video for the track "Faceless Dream", from the group's forthcoming second album, "Absolution of Humanity". The clip is being shot in San Pedro, Costa Rica with director Sergio Gutierrez and producer Fernan...

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AMON AMARTH Guitarist Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Hugh of ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with guitarist Johan Söderberg of Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Watch the chat below. The deluxe reissue of AMON AMARTH's "The Cr...

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GOJIRA: Debut Album To Be Re-Released With Bonus Tracks

"Terra Incognita", the debut album from French progressive metallers GOJIRA, will be re-released as a limited-edition digipack with three bonus tracks on August 24 in Europe and October 15 in North America. The track listing is as follows: 01. Clone 02. Lizard Skin 03. Satan Is The Lawyer 04. 04 05....

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HATE PROFILE Begins Recording New Album

HATE PROFILE, the "cold, eerie and chaotic" black metal project featuring Amon 418 (HORTUS ANIMAE, OPPOSITE SIDES),recently entered Fear Studio with engineer Simone Mularoni to begin recording its new album, "Opus II: The Soul Proceeds", for a late 2009 release. The CD will be completed at Amon 418...

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ENTOMBED: Footage From U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival Available

Video footage of Swedish metal veterans ENTOMBED performing the song "Like This With The Devil" at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival on August 15, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England can be viewed below (courtesy of Dave Ingham a.k.a. YouTube user "triptykon"). ENTOMBED will support AM...

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SKELETONWITCH: New Song Available For Streaming

"Crushed Beyond Dust", the lead track from SKELETONWITCH's highly anticipated new album, "Breathing The Fire", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Commented vocalist Chance Garnette: "This song is simply about killing someone with nothing but your bare hands! Plus I was stoked I c...