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Guitarist RAF JANSEN Quits ANCIENT RITES To Focus On Solo Project

After two years and one album ("Rubicon") with the band, guitarist Raf Jansen has left Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES. Commented Raf: "I've enjoyed playing with ANCIENT RITES, but I had to make a decision. As things are these days, something had to go, and after a long deliberation, I chose to leav...

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MESSIAH'S KISS: 'Dragonheart' To Receive North American Release In March

SPV has set a March 13 North American release date for the third album from MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT touring singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR). Entitled "Dragonheart", the CD will arrive on the following dates: Germany: February 23 R...

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NAUMACHIA: New Song Available For Download

A brand new NAUMACHIA track, entitled "Harvesterror", has been posted online at this location. The song comes off the Polish black/death metallers' upcoming album, "Callous Kagathos", which will be released mid-January, attached to the Thrash 'Em All magazine. The artwork for the CD was designed by...

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SOLEMNITY: Limited-Edition Vinyl Containing BATHORY Cover Due Next Week

Germany's SOLEMNITY has set a January 11 release date for its limited-edition 10-inch vinyl containing a classical version of BATHORY's "One Rode to Asa Bay" backed with a cover of LIZZY BORDEN's 'There will be Blood Tonight'. SOLEMNITY recorded "One Rode to Asa Bay" with the help of the Bamberg Sym...

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REVEREND Pays Tribute to U.S. Troops

REVEREND has uploaded its 1992 live version of "B.O.B. - Butcher of Baghdad" (from the "Reverend Live" EP, released through Charisma Records) to its MySpace page as a show of support for U.S. troops and recent events in Iraq. "We have recieved quite a few requests for us to do this and with ...

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ICED EARTH To Enter Studio In February

ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Again I have to apologize for the delay in updates. I've been extremely busy with writing and preproduction for the new ICED EARTH CDs. "I also lost the one person that was my true mentor and...

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ANATHEMA Mastermind Announces More Acoustic Dates

ANATHEMA mastermind Daniel Cavanagh will team up with Sean Jude (LEAFBLADE) for an acoustic tour of Greece and the Benelux countries in the first week of January. Expect old and new ANATHEMA songs from Danny, performed in a very intimate setting, and a stunning set from Sean, playing his LEAFBLADE m...

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DOMINE: European Release Date Announced For 'Ancient Spirit Rising'

Dragonheart Records has set a February 16 European release date for the fifth album from Italian "epic power metal" band DOMINE, entitled "Ancient Spirit Rising". The CD will arrive in Japan on January 24. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. The Messenger 02. Tempest Calling 03. The...

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SONIC REIGN Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of SONIC REIGN. According to a press release, SONIC REIGN is one of the best black metal bands ever to come out of Germany and will take the metal world by storm with their upcoming album "Raw Dark Pure". "SONIC REIGN is exactly the band we were looking...

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REVEREND: New Song Posted Online

REVEREND has posted a raw, unmastered sample of a new song, entitled "Epitaph", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, which is currently being recorded at Blue Cat Studios with Grammy Award-wining producer Joe Trevino. Commented REVEREND bassist Brendon Kyle: "'Epita...

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DOMINE To Release 'Ancient Spirit Rising' In January

Italian "epic power metal" band DOMINE will release its fifth album, "Ancient Spirit Rising", on January 24. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. The Messenger 02. Tempest Calling 03. The Lady of Shalott 04. I Stand Alone 05. Ancient Spirit Rising 06. On the Wings of the Firebird 07....

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ANATHEMA: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

ANATHEMA mastermind Daniel Cavanagh has issued the following update: "We are well aware that for one reason or another, it has taken a long time for ANATHEMA to get to this place, but now we are ready. The album tracklist is decided. The rehearsals are going very well. Everything, quite literally, i...

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ARNHEM METAL MEETING 2006 Photos Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos from the Arnhem Metal Meeting, which took place last night (Saturday, December 9) at Musis Sacrum in Arnhem, Holland have been posted online at Metal Experience. Included in the gallery are photos from such bands as AETERNUS, ANATHEMA, ANCIENT RITES, ARCH ENEMY, IMMOL...

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MESSIAH'S KISS: 'Dragonheart' Release Date Confirmed

MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT touring singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR),has announced the following release dates for its upcoming third album, "Dragonheart" (SPV Records): Germany: February 23, 2007 Rest of Europe: February 26, 2007 USA...

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NILE Mainman, Ex-CELTIC FROST Guitarist Guest On AMARNA SKY CD

NILE mastermind Karl Sanders and former APOLLYON SUN/CELTIC FROST guitarist Erol Unala are among the guest musicians who appear on the debut album from the Brazilian "exotic doom," ancient Egypt-themed project AMARNA SKY, entitled "Rising Heresy". Karl appears in the song "Beyond the Horizon (Legacy...