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BIBLEBLACK Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

BIBLEBLACK, the new Swedish band featuring members of KING DIAMOND and MEMORY GARDEN, has parted ways with drummer Tobhias Ljung and has replaced him with Staffan Lundholm (CIRCLE OF CHAOS). The group is currently rehearsing for upcoming shows in Finland and Sweden. BIBLEBLACK's debut album, "The Bl...

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WOLF To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

Swedish metallers WOLF will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, October 16 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the broadcast live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time at BB...

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HORSE THE BAND: 'Shapeshift' Video Released

"Shapeshift", the new video from Southern California's HORSE THE BAND, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Daniel Chesnut. The song features Jaime Stewart of XIU XIU lending his sound design and production skills as well as backing vocals. "Jamie is one of the only people out there experim...

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MANTICORA: Debut Mini-CD Available For Free Download

Danish power/thrash/prog metallers MANTICORA have made their self-financed debut mini-CD, "Dead End Solution", from 1997 available for free download on their web site. Commented the band: "A looooong time ago, we decided to record a mini-CD to promote ourselves and to shop the result to a record lab...

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DÉTENTE Begins Recording New Album

California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — began recording their new album, "Decline", last week with engineer Bill Metoyer, who has previously worked with S...

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HORSE THE BAND: iTunes Version Of New Album To Include 10 Bonus Tracks

When Southern California's HORSE THE BAND releases its Vagrant debut, "Desperate Living", on October 6, fans who buy the album through iTunes will also receive ten bonus tracks that include remixes by some of HTB's favorite artists and friends. The tracks will also be included in the upcoming vinyl...

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FURBOWL Debut To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

Vic Records will re-release the long-out-of-print debut from Sweden's FURBOWL, "Those Shredded Dreams", on October 26. FURBOWL was formed in 1991 when Johan Liiva left CARNAGE and hooked up with his old buddy Max Thornell on drums (both would form HEARSE in the '90s). After a few demos, FURBOWL reco...

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DÉTENTE To Debut New Material At California Gig

California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — will debut some of the material from their upcoming album, "Decline", when they perform at the Jumping Turtle in S...

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DAATH Members Collaborating With CYNIC Drummer

In the latest entry of his "Jumping Darkness Parade" blog for MetalSucks, DAATH guitarist Eyal Levi has revealed that he and fellow DAATH shredder Emil Werstler are working on a record with CYNIC drummer Sean Reinert, to be released in the spring of 2010 on Magna Carta Records. He also indicated tha...

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EYES OF NOCTUM Live In New York; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of EYES OF NOCTUM's September 14, 2009 performance at Club Europa in Brooklyn, New York can be viewed at this location. A couple of the clips are available below (courtesy of "loginkill"). EYES OF NOCTUM is the California-based black metal band fronted by Weston "Arcane" Cop...

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MÅNEGARM: New Song Posted Online

"Mina Fäders Hall", a brand new song from the Swedish "Viking metal" act MÅNEGARM, can be streamed on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Nattväsen" (English translation: "Night Creatures"),which is scheduled for release on October 22 via Regain Records. "Nattväsen"...

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KING DIAMOND's 'Spider', 'Graveyard' To Be Reissued In October

Metal Blade Records has set an October 13 release date for the reissues of KING DIAMOND's "The Spider's Lullabye" and "The Graveyard" albums. Both LPs were remastered by KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque and each title includes bonus material that purchasers will be able to obtain digitally. Bot...

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FLAMER: New Song Posted Online

FLAMER, the new Finnish band launched by former BLEAK vocalist/songwriter Caleb, has posted a new song, "The Imperia (Hear You Call Me Now)", on the group's MySpace page. A new, enhanced version of BLEAK, FLAMER "not only has a new lineup with whom Caleb continues his music but also new songs that s...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS' Bitten By 'Fan' During HAIL!'s Stockholm Concert

In a bizarre show of appreciation, a fan attending HAIL!'s concert last night (Saturday, September 12) in Stockholm, Sweden bit the leg of the band's frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens (also of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR; ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) while the group was on stage performing its headlinin...

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MANTICORA Working On New Material

Danish metallers MANTICORA have issued the following update: "We have three shows left in 2009 — all headliner shows. The first one is in Lübeck, Germany, where we'll kill and destroy on Saturday, September 26 and the last two shows are in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 30 and Nakskov, Denmark on Oc...