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MANTICORA Preparing To Enter Studio
Danish power/thrash/prog metallers MANTICORA have issued the following update: "We have three shows here in Denmark during the next 14 days and we have also been booked for the Metalfest Hungary for May 23rd. Looking forward to that!! In the meantime, we're going to pay Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, PRET...April 19, 2010
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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Cancels European Dates
Indianapolis, Indiana doom metal masters THE GATES OF SLUMBER have been forced to cancel a number of dates in continental Europe after a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano continued to blanket Europe Saturday, shutting down airspace in 23 countries and causing travel misery for millions of peopl...April 17, 2010
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STEEL ATTACK To Be Accompanied By Singer ANDERS HULTÉN For Upcoming Live Performances
Swedish metallers STEEL ATTACK recently announced that they were "back together again" with a lineup that includes members from the band's first two albums: Steve Steel (Stefan Westerberg) - Bass, Vocals John Allan - Guitar Dennis Westman - Guitar Andereas de Vera - Drums The group has since issued...April 16, 2010
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WITCHERY Is Back!
Sweden's WITCHERY will release a new album, "Witchkrieg", in July via Century Media Records. The CD will mark the recording debut of the band's new vocalist, Legion (MARDUK, DEVIAN). Commented guitarist Jensen: "So it's finally, finally, FINALLY time for a new WITCHERY album! And not just any ol' ne...April 16, 2010
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ICED EARTH: First 'Box Of The Wicked' Photo Released
ICED EARTH's "Box Of The Wicked" will be released in Europe on April 26 (three days earlier in Germany) and May 18 in the U.S. via SPV/Steamhammer Records. The set is limited to 10,000 copies worldwide. While ICED EARTH's 1998 album "Something Wicked This Way Comes" provided a general overview of th...April 13, 2010
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NIGHTFALL Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS
Reformed Greek metallers NIGHTFALL — featuring frontman and lyricist Efthimis Karadimas alongside Evan Hensley on guitar, Stathis Kassios on keyboards and Jörg Uken on drums — have inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The band's new album, "Astron Black And The Thirty Tyrants", will be released la...April 12, 2010
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SATURNUS Working On New Material
Denmark's melodic doom metal masters SATURNUS have issued the following update: "As you might know, we went through a substantial 're-grouping' last year. Thomas A.G. Nielsen and Brian Hansen are, of course, still in the band handling vocals and bass while lead guitarist Rune Stiassny, who already p...April 10, 2010
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Chile's BREAKDOWN Completes Work On 'Made Of Scars'
Chilean metallers BREAKDOWN have completed work on their new album, "Made Of Scars". The CD was produced by Pablo Stipicic (BLACKOUT, MPD) contains "10 tracks of metal and rock sound with more contemporary passages groove metal technique involving rhythms and melodic," according to a press release....April 7, 2010
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HEIDEVOLK: 'Nehalennia' Video Released
"Nehalennia", the new video from the Dutch folk metal six-piece HEIDEVOLK, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Uit Oude Grond" ("From Old Soil"),which was released on March 26 via Napalm Records. "Uit Oude Grond" was recorded at S&K Studio in Doetinchem, Holland with...April 6, 2010
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WOLF: 'Hail Cesar' Video Released
"Hail Cesar", the new video from Swedish heavy metallers WOLF, can be viewed below. Commented guitarist Johannes "Axeman" Losbäck: "When approached by Morningstar Film Production to shoot a video for 'Hail Cesar', we were thrilled since we've never worked with them before. They had similar ideas as...April 1, 2010
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MUNICIPAL WASTE's RYAN WASTE Launches VOLTURE
Starting in early 2009 in between a rigorous MUNICIPAL WASTE touring schedule, guitarist Ryan Waste began working on a new project entitled VOLTURE. As a longtime fan of bands like MERCYFUL FATE, HEAVY LOAD, and JUDAS PRIEST he thought it would only be approproate to form a proper band in that vein....April 1, 2010
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The Ritualist
If you listened closely you might have heard critical rumblings about an outstanding new heavy/doom metal band called HOUR OF 13 that released a monumentally impressive self-titled debut album in 2007 on Shadow Kingdom Records. It was an underground success story that garnered little attention initi...March 28, 2010
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ICED EARTH's 'Box Of The Wicked' Detailed
ICED EARTH's "Box Of The Wicked" will be released in Europe on April 26 (three days earlier in Germany) and May 18 in the U.S. via SPV/Steamhammer Records. The set is limited to 10,000 copies worldwide. While ICED EARTH's 1998 album "Something Wicked This Way Comes" provided a general overview of th...March 24, 2010
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BLOOD FEAST To Play First Show In Over A Year
Reunited New Jersey thrashers BLOOD FEAST will take to the stage for the first time in over a year at this year's March Metal Massacre on Saturday, March 27 at the Silo in Reading, Pennsylvania. The band's current lineup features two original members — Kevin Kuzma on drums and Adam Tranquilli on gui...March 24, 2010
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EYES OF NOCTUM: New Album Pushed Back To July
EYES OF NOCTUM, the California-based black metal band fronted by Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage (19-year-old son of actor Nicolas Cage),will release its new album on July 13 through Morbid Rose Records. A single, "Inside The Minds Of Unrest", will precede the full-length CD on June 22. EYES OF NOCTUM...March 23, 2010
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