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If there was ever a band to add credibility to the widely despised and often trendy subgenre of deathcore, that band is OCEANO. To be completely fair, the Chicago-based quartet is closer to an evolved and diverse take on modern death metal than they are to the throngs of faceless "breakdown-grind-gr...

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PSYCROPTIC, THE AMENTA, RUINS To Team Up For 'Unleashing The Extreme' Tour

Three of Australia's highest-caliber metal bands — PSYCROPTIC, THE AMENTA and RUINS — will team up for the Unleashing The Extreme Australian tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 28 - Cambridge Hotel - Newcastle May 29 - The Manning Bar - Sydney May 30 - [to be announced] - Wollongong Jun. 04 -...

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OCEANO: 'District Of Misery' Video Available

"District Of Misery", the new video from the Chicago deathcore act OCEANO, can be viewed below. (Note: Video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) The clip will make its television premiere tomorrow night exclusively on MTV2's "Headbangers Ball" (check your local listings) where i...

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HORRICANE: 'The End's Façade' Out Now

Estonian death metallers HORRICANE, who were previously signed to Black Mark Records, released their long-awaited second album, "The End's Façade", on April 1. The CD contains "seven tracks of massive, downtuned, apocalyptic, mid-tempo death metal with keyboards and samples" and a cover version of S...

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SAMAEL: New Video Interview With VORPH Available

Sonic Excess conducted an interview with frontman Vorph of Swiss extreme metallers SAMAEL on March 24, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. Watch the chat in two parts at this location. "Above", the new album from SAMAEL, entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 99. Audio samples of all 10 tracks...

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Norway's INFERNO Festival: Behind The Scenes

Imhotep's Paul Kearns recently conducted an interview with Inferno's Lars Frode Hansen about the history of the Norwegian festival, various bands that have taken part in the event and the ups and downs involved in organizing the annual affair. Watch the chat in two parts below. This year's Inferno f...

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WITCHBREED: 'Heretic Rapture' Artwork, Release Date Revealed; Audio Sample Available

WITCHBREED, the female-fronted Portuguese metal band formed by bassist Ares (ex-MOONSPELL, DEEPSKIN) and guitarist Dikk (ex-DEEPSKIN),will release its debut album, "Heretic Rapture", on June 29 via Ascendance Records. The CD was produced, mixed and mastered by Waldemar Sorychta, who has previously...

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CHICKENFOOT, UFO, CANDLEMASS, STATIC-X Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

CHICKENFOOT, UFO, FLY LEAVE, THE RECKONING, CANDLEMASS, KARMA TO BURN, LAUREN HARRIS, STATIC-X and MANIC MOVEMENT are among the newly confirmed bands for the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The...

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PSYCROPTIC Answers Fan-Submitted Questions; Video Available

Tasmanian tech-death masters PSYCROPTIC recently stopped by Nuclear Blast Records' USA headquarters in Hawthorne, California to answer a few questions sent in by fans. The video responses can be viewed below. PSYCROPTIC is currently on tour with reunited melodic/death/gore-grind legends CARCASS, alo...

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SAMAEL's VORPH Interviewed In Romania; Video Available

A nine-minute interview with frontman Vorph of Swiss extreme metallers SAMAEL conducted on January 27 in Cluj Napoca, Romania can be viewed below. "Above", the new album from SAMAEL, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 99. Audio samples of all 10 tracks that appear on "Above",...

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PSYCROPTIC: JOE HALEY Interview and Guitar Lesson Now Online

Guitarist Joe Haley of Tasmanian tech-death masters PSYCROPTIC was recently interviewed for FPE-TV. In the 28-minute clip, which can be viewed below, he explains his technique, songwriting process, gear setup, and hybrid picking, among other things. The guitar-lesson segment starts around the nine-m...

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SAMAEL's 'Above' Lands On German Chart

"Above", the new album from Swiss extreme metallers SAMAEL, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 99. Audio samples of all 10 tracks that appear on "Above", are available on Amazon.co.uk. "Above" track listing: 01. Under One Flag 02. Virtual War 03. Polygames 04. Earth Country 0...

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DEICIDE/OBITUARY Guitar Being Auctioned For DECAPITATED Singer

A guitar previously owned by Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, DEICIDE, DEATH, ICED EARTH) is currently being auctioned via eBay. All proceeds will go to the family of DECAPITATED singer Adrian "Covan" Kowanek, who was seriously injured on November 2, 2007 in a Russian road collision. Commented Ralph: "As m...

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KORN, NIGHTWISH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, LAMB OF GOD Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

KORN, NIGHTWISH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, LAMB OF GOD, DRAGONFORCE and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH are among the newly confirmed bands for the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The festival biling is sha...

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ARSIS Pulls Out Of CARCASS Tour

Drummer David Kinkade (ARSIS, BORKNAGAR, MALEVOLENT CREATION, DIVINE EMPIRE, COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN) has issued the following update: "I regret to inform everyone that ARSIS will NOT be on the CARCASS tour [also featuring SUICIDE SILENCE, SAMAEL and PSYCROPTIC] scheduled to kick off in Philadelphia o...