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French 'Black Metal' Youths Confess To Attacks On Christian Sites

Three youths between the ages of 21 and 22 have confessed to series of attacks on Christian sites in Brittany in northwest France, according to Yahoo! France. The suspects, who belong to a shadowy anti-religious group with links to heavy metal music, denied having commited the acts as part of a sata...

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IRON MAIDEN Singer's ALEISTER CROWLEY Film To Go Into Production

According to U.K.-based music journalist Dave Ling, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's film about occult legend Aleister Crowley (infamous as "the wickedest man in the world") will shortly go into production, with Simon Callow (IMDb) — of "Amadeus", "Shakespeare in Love" and, appropriately, "The P...

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Seven People Taken Into Custody In Connection With French 'Black Metal' Chapel Burning

Seven people were taken into police custody Thursday (June 21) in connection with a series of attacks on Christian sites in Brittany in northwest France, according to French media reports. The detained individuals range in age from 20 to 30 years, but no further details regarding their identities ha...

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What's He Building...

A name taken from the super cool TOM WAITS' tune, "Waterloo", Ontario's WHAT'S HE BUILDING IN THERE? (WHBIT) offers one of those albums that combines strong musicianship with unconventional song structures that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. In keeping with an anti-formula made very popular...

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BEHEMOTH: Too Dangerous For Poland?

Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com report: This week, a Polish anti-sect organization dubbed "The All-Polish Committee for Defense Against Sects" released a list of artists it claims "promote Satanism" or "encourage murder and animal sacrifice" with their music. The group plans to distribute...

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New Photos Released Of Chapel Destroyed By Heavy Metal 'Satanists'

New photos (slideshow) have been released of the fire-ravaged 16th-century Chapel of the Cross at Loqueffret near the remote tip of Brittany (France),which was destroyed in a blaze this past weekend. The doors of the chapel were forced open, and several original polychrome statues were destroyed. A...

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LIFEND Hard At Work On New Material

Italian death/experimental metallers LIFEND are currently writing and arranging songs that will appear on their next full-length album, tentatively due in early 2008. The follow-up to 2004's "Innerscars" will be recorded in September at Westlink Studios (GF93, DECREW, PROZAC+, BAUSTELLE) with produc...

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MARILYN MANSON, BEHEMOTH To Be Banned From Performing In Poland?

Michal Stangret of Poland's Metro reports that a Polish anti-sect organization calling itself the All-Polish Committee for Defence against Sects has compiled a list of artists who allegedly "promote Satanism" through their music. The list, which will be distributed to various Polish officials in Jul...

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WINDS: New Album Release Date Announced

The End Records has set a September 4 release date of for the new album from Norway's WINDS, entitled "Prominence and Demise". The classical/progressive band — consisting of Lars E. Si, Carl August Tidemann, Jan Axel von Blomberg and Andy Winter — is excited with the upcoming release of "Prominence...

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MASTER Frontman: 'Drugs Are Great'

Germany's Metal1.info webzine recently conducted an interview with MASTER mastermind Paul Speckmann. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal1.info: MASTER has very socio- and particularly America-critical lyrics which distinguish you from most of the other death metal bands, who have satani...

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GENE HOGLAN On Upcoming DVD And Other Projects

Legendary metal drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Well, where to start? There's just too much stuff going on at the moment to remember, let alone catalogue in any sort of abridged manner, so I'll just dive i...

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VANDÖD: 'Burden Of Eden' Video Available

Swedish black metallers VANDÖD have released their full-length debut, "As", on Ex Mortem Records. Formed in 2004 by guitarist Henrik Wendel and drummer Daniel Wikforss, VANDÖD has developed a style all of its own, thanks in part to Wendel's years of playing in local orchestras. Vocalist Niclas Ankar...

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MADDER MORTEM Confirmed For Norway's NORDRE ODALEN ROCKEFESTIVAL

Norway's MADDER MORTEM has been confirmed for the Nordre Odalen Rockefestival, set to take place June 22-23 in Nord-Odal, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 22: SUPERNOVA DOWNTOWN MADDER MORTEM BLACK DOG Saturday, June 23: HÅNK&TÅNK DR. FEEDBACK DESIGNATED DRINKE...

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SAXON: 'Let Me Feel Your Power' Video Posted Online

SAXON's new video for the track "Let Me Feel Your Power" has been posted online at this location. The song comes off the group's new album, "The Inner Sanctum", which was released by SPV in early March. In other news, SAXON has launched its own YouTube channel at this location. The ...

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MARYLAND DEATHFEST V Performances Featured In New 'Brain Damage' Episode

Metal Injection Radio has just posted a brand new episode of "Brain Damage" which features live audio recordings of some of the best performances from Maryland Deathfest V. The bands featured on the podcast are: BIRDFLESH BRUTAL TRUTH GOROD ODIOUS MORTEM MISERY INDEX ZYKLON MALEVOLENT CREATION Click...