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OPETH Performs In India For First Time

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH played in India for the first time ever Sunday night (January 25) at the Indian Institute of Technology's Saarang festival in the city of Chennai to a metal-starved Indian audience who loved every minute of it. They also took part in a signing session after the sh...

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LION'S SHARE: 'Dark Hours' Artwork Available

Swedish melodic heavy metal masters LION'S SHARE will release their new album, "Dark Hours", on March 25 via Blistering Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Emotional Coma" was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (OPETH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST, AMON AMARTH) and features guest appearances by SYMPHONY X...

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THE QUILL Is 'Still Around'

Sweden's THE QUILL has issued the following update: "THE QUILL are — even though it might not look like it — still around. It's true, the last year or so nothing much have happened that could be noticed on the outside, and yes, we've been through a sort of hibernation. But we haven't gave up ...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist Discusses ACHOZEN Project

SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian recently spoke to the Artisan New Service about ACHOZEN, his collaboration with WU-TANG CLAN founder The RZA. Shavo and The RZA plan to have ACHOZEN's debut album finished by the end of January but have not yet set a release date for the concept record as ...

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P.O.D. Bassist Interviewed At NAMM; Video Available

Starr Ackerman of IK Multimedia caught up with bassist Traa Daniels of spiritual rockers P.O.D. at the 2009 winter NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 15-18, 2009 in Anaheim, California. Watch the seven-minute chat below. P.O.D. sold 34,000 copies of its new a...

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HATE PROFILE To Enter Studio In April

HATE PROFILE, the "cold, eerie and chaotic" black metal project featuring Amon 418 (HORTUS ANIMAE, OPPOSITE SIDES),will enter One Voice Studio in Turin, Italy in April to begin recording its new album, "Opus II: The Soul Proceeds", for a late 2009 release. The CD will be completed at Amon 418's Hid...

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MONSTROSITY To Tour North America In July

Long-running Florida death metallers MONSTROSITY will hit the road in North America between July 1 and July 25. Support on the tour will come from Chile's THORNAFIRE and Missouri's TORN THE FUCK APART. Commented MONSTROSITY drummer/founder Lee Harrison: "We are eager to get back on the road and prov...

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Taiwan's CHTHONIC Receives DALAI LAMA's Blessing For This Year's 'Free Tibet Concert'

Asian symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC, which made international headlines by championing Taiwanese democracy from the Ozzfest and Wacken Open Air stages in 2007, has posted the following message on its MySpace page: "In order to facilitate the 2009 Free Tibet Concert, CHTHONIC vocalist Freddy Li...

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Peel Sessions

I've said it before and I'll say it again; when power trios fire on all cylinders, there is no impact more powerful than a bass/drums/guitar mix. Obviously, it requires tight playing, but that indefinable sixth sense that turns three individual musicians into an indistinguishable grouping that moves...

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SAHG: Oslo Concert To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

SAHG, the Norwegian heavy rockers who feature in their ranks members of GORGOROTH, MANNGARD and AUDREY HORNE, will have their January 16 concert at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway filmed for a live DVD. The footage will be released as bonus material for the band's next studio album, due later this year....

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SCOTT VON HELDT's 'Mind Over Metal' Audiobook Available For Free Streaming

Extreme Voice and guitar guru Scott "SVH" Von Heldt (who has worked with members of WHITE ZOMBIE, BAD COMPANY and many others) have uploaded the audiobook version of Scott's new book, "Mind Over Metal - A Musician's Guide To Mental Mastery", to his official web site where it is streaming for free fo...

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Relationship Between Heavy Metal And Spirituality Examined In New Book

Editor Justin St. Vincent has released a new book entitled "The Spiritual Significance of Music: Metal Edition" which "provides an exciting exploration of how music powerfully impacts spirituality, and why spirituality influences music," according to a press release. "Readers will discover sincere e...

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Drummer KEVIN TALLEY To Guest On ABSENCE OF THE SACRED Album

Singapore-based death/thrash metallers ABSENCE OF THE SACRED have tapped DAATH's Kevin Talley — who has previously recorded and/or toured with DYING FETUS, CHIMAIRA, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, THE RED CHORD, HATE ETERNAL, M.O.D., MISERY INDEX and SUFFOCATION — to lay down the drum tracks on their upco...

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OLD WAINDS: 'Religion Of Spiritual Violence' Released Via NEGATIVE EXISTENCE

Negative Existence has released the highly sought-after recording "Religion of Spiritual Violence" from OLD WAINDS. The album is now available from Negative Existence for North and South American territories. The music on this album can be described as "unholy Nordic metal comparable to early MAYHEM...

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SPICE AND THE RJ BAND To Release New Album In February

SPICE AND THE RJ BAND — the new project featuring vocalist/songwriter Spice (KAISER, ex-SPIRITUAL BEGGARS) and drummer Bob Ruben (KAYSER, THE MUSHROOM RIVER BAND) — will release its sophomore album, "Shave Your Fear", in February 2009 on Scarlet Records. The CD consists of 15 songs with influences f...