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ENSLAVED's 'Vertebrae' Crowned TERRORIZER Magazine's 'Album Of The Year'

As 2008 draws to an end, Terrorizer magazine staff and writers have donned their headphone to deliberate over which album should be crowned with the hallowed title of album of the year, an honor roll that sees its awardee join a heady list topped previously by DEATHSPELL OMEGA, MESHUGGAH, CELTIC FRO...

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WACKEN OPEN AIR 2009 Sold Out!

ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has announced that all 70,000 tickets have already been sold for next year's event, which will be held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. "Never before [has] a festival of this size [been] sold out two times within on...

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MASTODON: 'Crack The Skye' Track-By-Track Review Available

John Doran of The Quietus has posted a track-by-track review of the forthcoming MASTODON album, "Crack The Skye". Read it at this location. Patrizia Mazzuoccolo of the "Tinitus" radio show, which airs every Wednesday on Norway's NRK P3, spoke to MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor in late November prior t...

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FATAL SMILE Singer's Home Destroyed In Fire

Vocalist Blade of the Swedish hard rock band FATAL SMILE received the terrible news early yesterday while he was on his holiday in Thailand that his house was on fire (see photo below). According to a press release, 13 fire trucks fought the blaze for over 12 hours but couldn't save the singer's hom...

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GOD FORBID: 'Earthsblood' Press Conference/Listening Party To Be Held In San Antonio

Chavez Crime Family Productions and San Antonio cult TV show "Robb's MetalWorks" will host a press conference/listening party for GOD FORBID's new album, "Earthsblood", on February 15, 2009 at Cabo Grill in San Antonio, Texas. This free event will be attended by the band's guitarists Doc and Dallas...

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BLOOD MORTIZED To Release Debut Via VRYKOBLAST PRODUCTIONS

BLOOD MORTIZED, the Swedish death metal band featuring former AMON AMARTH guitarist Anders Hansson (who played on AMON AMARTH's first two albums, 1996's "Sorrow Throughout The Nine Worlds" and 1998's "Once Sent From The Golden Hall") and CRYPT OF KERBEROS drummer Mattias Borgh, will release its self...

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SLAYER, AMON AMARTH, TRIVIUM Members Interviewed By ROCK HARD Magazine; Video Available

Tom Araya (SLAYER),Johan Hegg (AMON AMARTH) and Matt Heafy (TRIVIUM) took part in a joint interview with Germany's Rock Hard magazine during the recently completed "The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" European tour (which also featured MASTODON). Watch the 12-minute chat below. The UK portion of the...

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DIMMU BORGIR, GOD FORBID, DEADLOCK, THE SORROW Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

DIMMU BORGIR, DEADLOCK, THE SORROW and GOD FORBID have been confirmed for next year's With Full Force festival, set to take place July 3-4, 2009 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL SHALL PERISH AMON AMARTH ASPHYX BACKFIRE BOUNCING SOULS C...

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GOD FORBID: New Song Available For Free Download

New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID have made a new song, "War Of Attrition", available for free download at this location (free sign-up required). The web site features a live chat room where members of GOD FORBID will take turns chatting with fans as they listen and download the the track. The new...

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GOD FORBID: New Song To Be Made Available For Download This Friday

New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID have issued the following update: "A free MP3 download of 'War Of Attrition' will be posted and made available December 26 on the band's newly unveiled website. GodForbid1.com will switch over to the new website on December 26, the day of the MP3 download promotion...

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BOLT THROWER, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, ONSLAUGHT Confirmed For Germany's ROCKAREA Festival

BOLT THROWER, SCHANDMAUL, HEAVEN SHALL BURN and ONSLAUGHT have been confirmed for the Rockarea festival, set to take place August 28-29, 2009 at Stausee in Losheim, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH A.O.K. BOLT THROWER BRAINSTORM CALLEJON CLEAN STATE DIMPLE MINDS EL...

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OPETH Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE...

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FIREWIND Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MAS...

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THIS ENDING: New Song Posted Online

THIS ENDING, the Swedish death metal band featuring AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson, has uploaded a new song, "Parasites", to its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's second album, "Dead Harvest", which is scheduled for release on January 30, 2009 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and...

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SAXON: More 'Into The Labyrinth' Samples Available

Audio samples of all 13 tracks that appear on "Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British metal legends SAXON, are available at the JPC.de web site. "Into The Labyrinth" will be released in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany: January 9; USA: January 13) via SPV Records. The CD was recorded at...