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New Zealand's AMIDST HAZE Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

AMIDST HAZE, the New Zealand-based progressive black/pagan metal band, is putting the finishing touches on its debut album, "A Dying Race". The Celtic-themed album is only awaiting completion of the last track "Ancient Dawn", the lyrics of which are being re-written to fit in with the theme that eme...

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MOTÖRHEAD, WHITESNAKE, SAXON, JUDAS PRIEST Featured On 'Rock S'Cool' Double CD And DVD

Steamhammer/SPV has set an October 8 European release date for "Rock S'Cool", a double CD and DVD containing material some of the label's biggest and most promising hard rock and heavy metal artists. The "Rock S'Cool - A Spanking Good Song Collection" double CD consists of 30 tracks with a total pla...

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ANCIENT RITES: North American Tour Cancelled

ANCIENT RITES mainman Gunther Theys has issued the following update: "ANCIENT RITES were approached to tour the USA/Canada during winter. We agreed on the terms. Many dates were booked. The word was spread. The band kept the dates free and prepared for the tour. "One day we received a mail from the...

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ARALLU To Enter Studio In December

Israel's "Mesopotamian black metal" band ARALLU will open for Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM show on September 29 in Tel Aviv. ARALLU will film the performance for its second DVD (the follow-up to 2003's "Visual Chaos Invasion"),tentatively due next year. ARALLU is scheduled to enter the studio i...

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SATHANAS: 'Crowned Infernal' Samples Available

U.S. black/death metallers SATHANAS have posted audio samples from their new album, "Crowned Infernal", on their MySpace page. Due later this month via Singapore's Pulverised Records, the CD features the following track listing: 01. Crowned Infernal 02. At Death's Command 03. Cast Into The Fire 04....

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CATAMENIA Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival

Finnish melodic black metal act CATAMENIA has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Metalcamp festival, set to take place July 4-8, 2008 in Tolmin, Slovenia. As previously reported, CATAMENIA will team up with Belgium's ANCIENT RITES for a U.S. tour beginning in late November. Also appearing...

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Egyptian Artist Explains NILE's Non-Involvement In 'The Faceless' Project

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek — whose multimedia installation "The Faceless" opens tonight (Thursday, September 6) at Michael Steinberg Fine Art in New York's Chelsea district — has released the following statement explaining the non-involvement in the project of legendary death metallers NILE (whose...

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Reactivated MASSACRE Announces Exclusive U.S. Concert

Reactivated death metal band MASSACRE — consisting of DENIAL FIEND members Sam Williams (guitar),Curt Beeson (drums; NASTY SAVAGE),along with ex-MASSACRE/current DENIAL FIEND members Terry Butler (bass),Steve Swanson (guitars) and Kam Lee (vocals) — will make its only U.S. appearance on October 6...

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KRONOS Signs With NEUROTIC RECORDS

KRONOS, the French death metal quintet influenced by Greek mythology, has inked deal with Neurotic Records. The band's first release for the label is expected to surface in 2009. Commented Ruud Lemmen of Neurotic Records: "It will be great to work with KRONOS. This band have impressed us for awhile...

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More Bands Announced For South Africa's NIGHTFALL FESTIVAL

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will headline the Nightfall Festival at the Pretoria Showgrounds/Absa Arena in South Africa on October 13. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGRO ANCIENT INFLUENCE BLIND GUARDIAN CHROMIUM CONTRAST THE WATER DIETY'S MUSE L.A. COBRA MAN IN SUIT NEW BO...

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CATAMENIA, ANCIENT RITES: Tentative U.S. Dates Announced

Finnish melodic black metal act CATAMENIA will team up with Belgium's ANCIENT RITES for a U.S. tour beginning in late November. Also appearing on the bill will be SECRETS SHE KEPT. Tentative dates so far are as follows: Nov. 22 - Station 4 St. Paul, MN Nov. 24 - [to be announced] Chicago, IL Nov. .....

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KAM LEE: 'MASSACRE Will NOT Be Touring The U.S. And That Is FINAL!'

Former MASSACRE/DEATH frontman Kam Lee, who will be touring Europe this fall with both MASSACRE and his new band DENIAL FIEND, has issued the following statement in response to requests from fans for MASSACRE to do some U.S. dates: "MASSACRE will NOT be touring the U.S. and that is FINAL! "This has...

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MOONSPELL: 'Under SatanÆ' Release Date Announced

SPV has set an October 12 German release date for MOONSPELL's new CD, "Under SatanÆ", which consists of re-recordings of the band's legendary EP "Under the Moonspell" (1994) as well as their first demo "Anno SatanÆ" and their sole track as MORBID GOD, "Serpent Angel". All songs were re-arranged and...

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ANCIENT CREATION: Debut Album Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Missouri-based traditional metal band ANCIENT CREATION has revealed the track listing and artwork for its debut album, "Evolution Bound", due on November 23 via Melissa Records. The CD will contain nine tracks of the finest technical power metal, featuring lots of dual lead guitars and great melodie...

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Terra Necrosis

Sweden's NOMINON have been bouncing around the underground since 1993, releasing material all along the way, including several demos and a couple of full-length albums. Considering the towering giants of vintage Swedish death metal (ENTOMBED, DISMEMBER, GRAVE, UNLEASHED, etc.) around the scene durin...