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Former ANCIENT Drummer To Tour With POWERS THAT BE

Italian session drummer Diego "Grom" Meraviglia (ANCIENT, HORTUS ANIMAE, DOOMSWORD, HATE PROFILE) will play a series of 15 shows with Australian metal band POWERS THAT BE on their Californian promotional tour in June. The group will open for such acts as PRONG and DORO. Confirmed dates so far are as...

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ICED EARTH: 'Overture Of The Wicked' EP Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for ICED EARTH's upcoming EP, "Overture of the Wicked", has been posted online at IcedEarth.com. The art was created by Felipe Machado of Final Frontier Digital Art and Nathan Perry. Due on June 5 via SPV (one day earlier internationally),the CD will feature the following track li...

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KRONOS To Tour France With BENIGHTED, FATAL

French brutal death metal band KRONOS will team up with fellow French metallers BENIGHTED and FATAL for a tour of France between October 27 and November 4, 2007. KRONOS is currently searching for gigs to book the tour. Interested parties can contact Gab at this address: [email protected]...

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Winds of War

Really now, who wouldn't chuckle at the notion of a black metal band naming itself KULT? I sure did. And then I listened to the debut album, "Winds of War", and the laughter came to a screeching halt. I'm almost of the mind now to think that it is a most apt moniker for an ...

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1349 Vocalist: 'Satan Is Just About Rebellion Of Man'

The Washington Post's Express recently conducted an interview with 1349 vocalist Ravn. While black metal is often brutal, and the genre has had its own share of controversy (murders, church burnings),the music's favorite lyrical themes — pure evil, death, Satan — usually aren't meant literally; the...

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Taiwan's CHTHONIC Added To OZZFEST 2007's Second-Stage Lineup

Taiwan's CHTHONIC, the black metal band that has already broken down musical barriers in its homeland, will spend this summer on Ozzfest 2007 as a part of the second stage's rotating lineup alongside such acclaimed artists as HATEBREED, NILE, THE SHOWDOWN and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, among others. The Ozz...

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Become Death

Another band that consistently puts out strong releases, Germany's SYMPHORCE follow up the style-expansion of 2005's "Godspeed" with an album in "Become Death" that nearly matches the quality of its predecessor (it falls just a hair short). With Andy B. Frank's (also of BRAINSTORM) powerful delivery...

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EYES OF LIGEIA Calls It Quits

Georgia-based cult doom band EYES OF LIGEIA has called it quits. A statement from the group's leader, Dante, reads as follows: "After nine years, the cycle is complete. EYES OF LIGEIA has been laid to rest, having accomplished all that was meant to be. No further information will be forthcoming." EY...

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War of Attrition

This is going to be a short review. If you know American death metal, and you're not retarded, you know DYING FETUS. If you know them, you know they were arguably the hardest-working band in American death metal for years, culminating in a deal with Relapse and 2000's "Destroy the Opposition" — an a...

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MANOWAR Singer ERIC ADAMS: 'We Have A Set Of Nuts, And We Use Them!'

David Iozzia of Dave's On Tour recently conducted an interview with MANOWAR frontman Eric Adams. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Dave's On Tour: "Gods of War" is a concept album and its theme honors Odin, the Norse god of war. MANOWAR has always used warrior imagery to musically visit the...

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ICED EARTH Completes Work On New Single; More Album Details Revealed

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I just wanted to give you an update of what's happening in ICED EARTH world. "We just finished mixing and mastering the [new] single, which will be titled 'Overture of the Wicked' and should be released in late May o...

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SATHANAS Hard At Work On New Album; U.S. Tour With BENEDICTION In The Works

U.S. underground death metal maniacs SATHANAS are hard at work on their brand new studio album, entitled "Crowned Infernal", due later in the year via Pulverised Records. "Crowned Infernal" projected track listing: 01. Crowned Infernal 02. Witches Sabbat 03. Beyond The Blood Red Moon 04. At Death's...

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SOLEMNITY Announces New Drummer, Parts Ways With Guitarist

Germany's SOLEMNITY has announced the addition of drummer Jürgen "The Butcher" to the group's ranks. The band has written more than two dozen songs for its new album, which it plans on recording this summer. In other news, SOLEMNITY has parted ways with guitarist Nosferatu Kuba and is currently seek...

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THE CLAY PEOPLE: New Album Track Listing, Release Date Announced

Albany, NY's THE CLAY PEOPLE has spent about a year and a half recording and re-recording and mixing its new album, "Waking the Dead", with producer Neil Kernon (QUEENSRŸCHE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DECIDE). Due May 22 via Overit Records, the CD marks the band's first full-length release since 1998 and its...

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AKERCOCKE: Footage From Recording Studio Posted Online

U.K. death metallers AKERCOCKE have made footage of their current recording sessions available via YouTube: Video#1, Video#2. AKERCOCKE's as-yet-untitled album is being recorded at the group's Goat of Mendes Studios in West London. Frontman Jason Mendonca describes the new material as "a logical dev...