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INCUBATOR: New Album Samples Available

German death metal veterans INCUBATOR have posted a medley of songs from their upcoming album, "lieBISSlieder", on their MySpace page. INCUBATOR recently announced the addition of bassist Dirk "Digger" Weiss to the group's ranks. Weiss is known in metal circles as the former frontman of WARPATH and...

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Former SENTENCED Guitarist Joins Forces With HIM Producer In KYPCK

Former SENTENCED guitarist Sami Lopakka (a.k.a. S.S. Lopakka) has resurfaced in KYPCK ("Kursk" in the western alphabet),a Russian-singing Finnish doom metal band which will release its debut album, "Cherno", on March 12 via UHO Production. The group's song "1917" has just been released as a digital...

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WITCHCRAFT: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

Swedish doom rockers WITCHCRAFT will embark on a short tour of Japan in February. The dates are as follows: Feb. 08 - Shinkagura - Osaka, Japan Feb. 09 - Day Trip - Nagoya, Japan Feb. 10 - Earthdom - Tokyo, Japan Feb. 11 - Earthdom Tokyo, Japan WITCHCRAFT, who formed in 2000 in tribute to ...

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INCUBATOR Announces New Bassist

German death metal veterans INCUBATOR have announced the addition of bassist Dirk "Digger" Weiss to the group's ranks. Weiss is known in metal circles as the former frontman of WARPATH and RICHTHOFEN. Weiss previously sang on INCUBATOR's cover of the RICHTHOFEN track "Der jüngste Tag/An die Wand", t...

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TEXTURES: Third Video Update From Recording Studio Available

Dutch progressive metallers TEXTURES entered Split Second Sound studio last month to begin recording their new album for an early 2008 release. The production duties are being handled by the group's guitarist Jochem Jacobs, who also oversaw the recording process for TEXTURES' last CD, "Drawing Circl...

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NOVEMBER 5, 1955 Signs With IRONCLAD RECORDINGS

Ironclad Recordings, the label formed by UNEARTH frontman Trevor Phipps, has announced the signing of Massachusetts hardcore/rock project NOVEMBER 5, 1955. The experimental four-piece will release its debut album, entitled "Bears of the Sea", on February 19. Two songs from the CD can be streamed at...

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STORMING DARKNESS To Release Debut This Month

Russian black metal beast STORMING DARKNESS will release its debut full-length album, entitled "Sin-thesis", through U.S. label Knightmare Recordings. The CD will be released worldwide in late January directly from Knightmare, while distribution will be provided in the U.K. by Code 7/Plastic Head wi...

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TEXTURES: Second Video Update From Recording Studio Available

Dutch progressive metallers TEXTURES entered Split Second Sound studio earlier in the month to begin recording their new album for an early 2008 release. The production duties are being handled by the group's guitarist Jochem Jacobs, who also oversaw the recording process for TEXTURES' last CD, "Dra...

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ULVER Tribute Album Available For Free Download

Russian underground production team Aspherical Asphyxia has just released an international tribute to ULVER called "My Own Wolf: A New Approach". The nearly three-hour long set, which commemorates ULVER's 15th anniversary, is being released in two ways: The first is the free Internet release, availa...

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INCANTATION Mainman: 'This Year Has Been A Milestone In Our Career As A Band'

Mainman John McEntee of the Pennsylvania-based death metallers INCANTATION has issued the following update: "Well, first off I want to send out a big thanks to everyone at Massive Music [tour organizers] for making this amazing tour [INCANTATION's recent tour of Europe] a reality. We are very gratef...

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MNEMIC Guitarist Looks Back On 2007

Guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie of the Danish modern metallers MNEMIC has issued the following update: "We have kept rather quiet since the Danish Metal Awards, which was our last performance for the year 2007, and now it's about time for an update from the cold shores of the north to let all of yo...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Schedules First-Ever Russian Concert

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION will play their first-ever show in Russia on February 17, 2008 at the Shadow Club in Moscow. WITHIN TEMPTATION's November 24, 2007 concert at the Beursgebouw in Eindhoven, Holland was filmed for an upcoming DVD, tentatively due next summer....

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TEXTURES: Video Update From Recording Studio Available

Dutch progressive metallers TEXTURES have entered Split Second Sound studio to begin recording their new album for an early 2008 release. The production duties are being handled by the group's guitarist Jochem Jacobs, who also oversaw the recording process for TEXTURES' last CD, "Drawing Circles". T...

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NEW YORK DOLLS In Russia; Video Report Available

A two-minute Russian TV report (featuring both interview and performance footage) on NEW YORK DOLLS' December 5, 2007 concert in Moscow can be viewed below. NEW YORK DOLLS last year marked their return after an extended hiatus with the critically acclaimed album "One Day It Will Please Us To Remembe...

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Heavy Metal Fanatic To Succeed PUTIN As Rusian Leader?

Russia's RIA Novosti reports: The man backed by Vladimir Putin for next year's presidential election is a heavy-metal-loving 42-year-old whose surname comes from the Russian word for 'bear'. First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was nominated by the ruling United Russia party and three other s...