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SUIDAKRA Prepare To Record New Album

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have posted the following message on their official web site: "The writing process for [the new SUIDAKRA album] 'Caledonia' is now complete! Currently, the band are rehearsing, rehearsing and in between that, rehearsing, to perfect their technical skills...

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Monotheist

CELTIC FROST has had one of the strangest and more controversial career arcs in recent metal history. Rising out of the ashes of Swiss act HELLHAMMER in 1984, FROST centered largely around singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom Warrior) and bassist Martin Eric Ain. Early releases such...

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CANDLEMASS: New Studio Photos Posted Online

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have uploaded several photos from their recent recording sessions at Stockholm's Polar Studios. Check them out at Candlemass.se. As previously reported, CANDLEMASS frontman Messiah Marcolin contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET on April 28, 2006 to reveal that he has part...

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ANCIENT RITES Frontman Rejects 'Rock-Star' Accusations

ANCIENT RITES mainman Gunther Theys recently spoke to the Terrorverlag.de webzine about the controversy surrounding the band's recent appearance at the Ultima Ratio Festival in Krefeld, Germany. Commented Theys: "Things really need to be cleared up around this. Our management had been at the festiva...

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DYING FETUS Announce New Drummer

DYING FETUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "DYING FETUS are glad to announce Duane Timlin as the new drummer. It's been a long year of searching, but we wanted to move forward in the certainty of having the right person for the group. Duane joins Mike Kimball [guitar],...

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DEAD TO THIS WORLD Featuring ISCARIAH: New EP On The Way

DEAD TO THIS WORLD, the new band founded by Iscariah (ex-IMMORTAL, NECROPHAGIA),have completed their lineup. The group's current formation is as follows: Iscariah - Bass, Vocals Goatpromoter Lava - Guitars Mord - Drums Intense rehearsing is now underway and the band are working on the final touches...

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ANCIENT RITES Take Over DEICIDE's Slot At Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES have posted the following message on their official web site: "This is a big one! The organisers of the Graspop Metal Meeting [set to take place June 23-25 in Dessel, Belgium] contacted the band just a few hours ago to tell them ANCIENT RITES will NOT play on Friday t...

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CANDLEMASS Continue Work On New Album

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Hello doomlovers!! Not everything is clouded in the C-MASS camp. The band is currently recording the new album with full force, again in Stockholm's Polar Studios — the new place. Ten killer doom me...

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ANCIENT RITES Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 23-25 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 23: WHITESNAKE LACUNA COIL SATYRICON SEVENDUST MOONSPELL MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP EVERGREY EDGUY TRIVIUM Y&amp...

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ANCIENT RITES Confirmed For Holland's EXTREME AGGRESSION FESTIVAL

Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES have been confirmed for the Extreme Aggression Festival in Leeuwarden, Holland on June 10. It will mark the first gig in support of the band's new album, "Rubicon", due on May 15 via Season of Mist. In other news, ANCIENT RITES debuted four songs from the album at the...

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DARKTHRONE, IMMORTAL, DISSECTION Featured On 'The Dark Psyche' Compilation

The End Records and associates have compiled some of the top acts of the black metal scene to showcase "The Dark Psyche". On June 6, The End Records will release this extraordinary compilation at the special price of $6.66. The label will also offer exclusively through its mail-order site The Omega,...

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CANDLEMASS Are 'Confident' MESSIAH Will Sing On New Album

Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have posted a new message on their official web site regarding singer Messiah Marcolin's announcement that he was leaving the band. As previously reported, Marcolin contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Friday (April 28) to reveal that he has parted ways with the group and that...

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Eric the Red

To paraphrase the great Doug Stanhope, being the biggest band on the Faroe Islands is kinda like being the prettiest waitress at a Denny's diner. With a population of less than 50,000 and an area about the size of a large city, this group of tiny isles in the Norwegian Sea is home to numerous ...

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CANDLEMASS Bassist Says Singer MESSIAH Is Suffering From 'Severe Pre-Recording Psychosis'

CANDLEMASS bassist/songwriter Leif Edling has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding singer Messiah Marcolin's announcement that he was leaving the band. As previously reported, Marcolin contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today (April 28) to reveal that he has parted ways with the Swedis...

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Exclusive: CANDLEMASS Frontman MESSIAH Quits Band

CANDLEMASS vocalist Messiah Marcolin contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET today (April 28) to reveal that he has left the Swedish doomsters and that it's 100 percent definite that he will not return. "We could not agree on how to do the new album," he said, but would not further elaborate on his sudden depart...