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SUIDAKRA: 'The IXth Legion' Video Posted Online

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have uploaded their video for the song "The IXth Legion" at YouTube.com. The track comes off the group's new album, "Caledonia", due on November 17 via Armageddon Music. The follow-up to 2005's "Command to Charge" was recorded by Martin Buchwalter at Ger...

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DANZIG Taps Former SAMHAIN Bassist For 'Blackest Of The Black' Tour

DANZIG has tapped former SAMHAIN bassist Steve Zing for its upcoming West Coast-only edition of the "Blackest of the Black" tour, which will kick off on November 17 in Seattle, WA. Headliner DANZIG — Glenn Danzig (vocals),Zing, and TYPE O NEGATIVE's Johnny Kelly (drums) and Kenny Hickey (guitar) —...

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Ragnarok

Soaring, epic, majestic progressive Viking metal from the Faroe Islands – how come they're not on top of the charts already? Actually, TYR have been raising quite a ruckus with their "Eric the Red" album, properly released worldwide this year after initially seeing the light of day in 2003 on a tiny...

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MELECHESH: 'Emissaries' Tentative U.S. Release Date Announced

Osmose/The End Records has tentatively set a January 23, 2007 release date for new album from Mesopotamian metallers MELECHESH, entitled "Emissaries". The CD will arrive in Europe on October 30. "Emissaries", the fourth album from MELECHESH, is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2003's brilliant opus...

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DRAGONLAND: 'Astronomy' Details Revealed

Swedish power metallers DRAGONLAND will release their fourth album, "Astronomy", on November 13 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Starfall" was recorded at Studio Fredman (IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL, DIMMU BORGIR) in Gothenburg with producer Fredrik Nordström and features cover art by a...

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SUIDAKRA Films 'The IXth Legion' Video: Photos Available

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA recently filmed a video for the song "The IXth Legion". Check out pictures from the shoot at this location. The track comes off the group's new album, "Caledonia", due on November 17 via Armageddon Music. The follow-up to 2005's "Command to Charge" was r...

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ARCH ENEMY, MOONSORROW, TANKARD Confirmed For Holland's ARNHEM METAL MEETING

ARCH ENEMY, MOONSORROW and TANKARD are among the newly confirmed bands for the Arnhem Metal Meeting, set to take place Saturday, December 9 at Musis Sacrum in Arnhem, Holland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AETERNUS ANCIENT RITES ANTAEUS ARCH ENEMY IMMOLATION...

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NECROWITCH To Release Debut EP

American "Eighties-era black metal" band NECROWITCH has made its entire "Into the Temples of Nar Matarru" demo available for streaming at its MySpace page. The demo contains the first three completed tracks by NECROWITCH: "Catalyst of Retribution", "In Sin, We Gather", and "In The Sign of the Horns"...

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REVEREND Teams Up with GRAMMY Award Winner For New Album

REVEREND will enter Blue Cat Studios on October 7 with Grammy award-wining producer Joe Trevino to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Resurrected". The following ten songs will be laid down for the effort (in no particular order): 01. In the End 02. Epitaph 03. Prelude 04. Darkened H...

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SYCRONOMICA: New Album Track Listing Revealed

German melodic black metal band SYCRONOMICA have completed work on their second album, "Gate", due on November 17 via Armageddon Music. The CD was recorded at Hellion Studios in Munich. "Gate" track listing: 01. Preludium II 02. Beyond The Gate Of Light 03. Für Die Ewigkeit 04. In The Distance... 05...

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New REVEREND Singer Describes Experience Of Playing DAVID WAYNE's Hometown

REVEREND's new frontman Michael Lance (ex-ANCIENT CROSS) recently completed a detailed outline of the band's experience playing in late REVEREND/METAL CHURCH singer David Wayne's hometown of Zillah, Washington. In the short essay, Michael refers to the trip as returning to REVEREND's roots. "When I...

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MESSIAH'S KISS: 'Dragonheart' Track Listing Revealed

MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT touring singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR),has announced the track listing for its upcoming third album, "Dragonheart", tentatively due in early 2007 via SPV Records. "Dragonheart" was mixed at Arena 20 studi...

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MESSIAH'S KISS: New Audio Samples Available

MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT touring singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR),has uploaded three songs ("The Ancient Cries", "Babylon" and "City of Angels") from its forthcoming third album, "Dragonheart", at the group's official web site. "Dr...

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BURNING POINT Finishes Mixing New Album

Finnish metallers BURNING POINT have finished mixing their third album, tentatively titled "Burned Down The Enemy", for a late 2006/early 2007 release via Metal Heaven Records. The mixing sessions took place at the Tonebox studio in the band's hometown of Oulu. Kari "Kakke" Vähäkuopus, who handled t...

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ANCIENT RITES Guitarist Releases New Song From Solo Project

ANCIENT RITES guitarist Raf Jansen has posted a new demo song from his solo project AHRÁYEPH, called "Lilith". Check it out at this location. The track will be featured on the band's forthcoming debut album, "Marooned on Samsara". According to a press release, "The recording of the album suffered a...