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CANDLEMASS Finish Recording Four New Songs With Producer ANDY SNEAP

Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have recorded four new songs with producer Andy Sneap (NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, MACHINE HEAD). The recordings took place last weekend at the new Polar studios in Stockholm, Sweden and the band say that they are very happy with the result. “The songs are pretty much in the...

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ANCIENT RITES To Release 'Rubicon' In May

Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES will release their new album, entitled "Rubicon", on May 15 via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2001's "Dim Carcosa" was recorded at the Spacelab Studio in Germany under the watchful eye of veteran ANCIENT RITES producers Oliver Phillips and Christian Moos. "Rubicon"...

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AMON AMARTH: 'Wrath Of The Norsemen' DVD Details Revealed

Metal Blade Records has released the details of the upcoming AMON AMARTH DVD, "Wrath of the Norsemen", due in Europe on April 24 (April 21 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The three-disc set will be released in a deluxe 10-page digipack with special gold-laminated slipcase. The main body of the DV...

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Opus I: The Khaos Hatefile

It was seven years in the making, but Amon 418 finally completed his debut HATE PROFILE release, "Opus I: The Khaos Hatefile". The first of a planned trilogy, "The Khaos Hatefile" is "a spiritual and existential growth concept," and I'll spare you any feeble attempts at interpreting the rest. Musica...

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ANCIENT RITES, AVULSED Confirmed For U.K.'s INFERNAL DAMNATION Festival

ANCIENT RITES, AVULSED, DESOLATION and VESPERIAN SORROW are among the confirmed bands for the third annual Infernal Damnation festival, set to take place April 29 at the Purple Turtle, Camden Town, London, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANCIENT RITES AVULSED DESOLATION VESPE...

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SUIDAKRA: Songwriting For New Album 'Coming To An End'

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have posted the following update on their official web site: "To kick off our first real update of 2006, the band would like to send out a big [thank you] to all SUIDAKRA fans in Russia! The two shows have been a blast, thanks very much especially to the...

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ARMORED SAINT Announce European Mini-Tour

"First off, in mid-January I was called to play some bass parts (from my buddy Jim Matheos of FATES WARNING) for the follow-up OSI record, tentatively titled 'Free'. For those of you who don't know who OSI is, shame on you! OSI is the project band from Jim Matheos (guitar, FATES WARNING),Kevin Moor...

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CANDLEMASS Win Swedish 'GRAMMY' Award For 'Best Hard Rock' Album

CANDLEMASS won a Swedish "Grammy" award in the "Best Hard Rock" category, beating out the likes of HAMMERFALL, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, MESHUGGAH and OPETH. The Swedish doom legends were honored for their self-titled 2005 opus, which is available on Nuclear Blast Records. EVERGREY were nominated in the "...

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ANCIENT RITES' THEYS Featured On IRON CLAD / LION'S PRIDE Split CD

An IRON CLAD / LION'S PRIDE split CD, featuring vocalist Gunther Theys of ANCIENT RITES on vocals for both bands, has just been released via the Belgian label NephereX (home of such acts as THEUDHO, KLUDDE and WANHOOP). According to a press release, "IRON CLAD plays medieval oriented Eighties heavy...

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CANDLEMASS To Tour South America In March

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have announced the following South American dates in March: Mar. 24 – Santiago, CHL – Venue TBC Mar. 25 - Sao Paulo, BRA – Venue TBC Mar. 26 - Porto Alegre, BRA – Venue TBC CANDLEMASS's latest album, simply titled "Candlemass", was released in May 2005 via Nucl...

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ANCIENT RITES Finish Recording New Album

Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES, freshly signed on Season of Mist, have finished recording their new album, entitled "Rubicon", and are currently mixing the effort for a spring release. The follow-up to 2001's "Dim Carcosa" was recorded at the Spacelab Studio in Germany under the watchful eye of vet...

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ANCIENT Drummer To Tour With K-AGAIN

Session drummer Diego "Grom" Meraviglia (ANCIENT, HORTUS ANIMAE, DOOMSWORD, HATE PROFILE) has joined Italian metalcore act K-AGAIN for their upcoming European tour. The trek will kick off on April 22 all the way through to the end of May and will hit all major European countries. The band, who have...

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TEXAS METAL HEALTH Concert To Be Filmed For Future Broadcast

"Robb's Metal Works", long-standing San Antonio Time Warner cable show, has joined forces with PICC Line Productions and TacomaScene.com, as an official sponsor of the fourth annual Texas Metal Health show, a tribute to late METAL CHURCH frontman David Wayne, to be held May 13 at Sam’s Burger Joint...

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THEUDHO Announce New Album, Lineup

Flemish pagan metal band THEUDHO will release the follow-up to the 2004 critically acclaimed debut album "Treachery" in the first half of 2006 through Nepherex, home of such underground acts as WANHOOP, KLUDDE and IRON CLAD. The new material, conceptually based on a yet undisclosed theme in Germanic...

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SUIDAKRA Announce New Album Title

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have set "Caledonia" as the title of their eighth album, tentatively due next fall. The follow-up to this year's "Command to Charge" will be a concept album dealing with Scotland's ancient history. "At the moment, the band are working on the album's eigh...