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NAGLFAR Guitarist Talks About New Album, Vocalist Change

Denmark's Antenna webzine recently conducted an interview with NAGLFAR guitarist and founding member Andreas Nilsson. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Antenna: Founding member and vocalist Jens Rydén decided to leave the band earlier this year. Did this come as a surprise to you? Andr...

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HORTUS ANIMAE Sign With SLEASZY RIDER RECORDS

HORTUS ANIMAE, the extreme experimental metal project of ANCIENT drummer Diego "GroM" Meraviglia, have inked a deal with Greece's Sleaszy Rider Records for the release of their recently completed sophomore album, "The Blow of Furious Winds". The follow-up to the group's acclaimed 2003 debut, "Waltzi...

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SIN ORIGIN Finalize Track Listing For Debut Album

U.S. black metallers SIN ORIGIN have finalized the track listing for their debut album, "In the Presence of a Dread Magician", due in early June on Cybertzara/Blackmetal.com Records. 65 minutes in duration, "In the Presence of a Dread Magician" (view cover here) will contain the following tracks: 01...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Talks About Lyrical Inspiration For 'Tyranny Of Souls' Album

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's last three solo outings have seen him raid both his library and his DVD collection for thematic muse. Science-fiction-inspired metal is hardly a novel concept, but in mining this well-worn seam Bruce has delved deep into history and chosen a quintessentially Br...

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ASPHYX: Debut Album To Be Reissued On Vinyl This Month

From Beyond Productions, a Displeased Records subsidiary specializing in "(re)releasing extreme (oc)cult metal recordings," will issue a limited vinyl version of the very first ASPHYX album, "Embrace the Death", on May 28. Originally written in 1988-1989 and recorded in 1990, the LP was shelved for...

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COMMUNIC: Live Video Posted Online

A video of Norwegian progressive/power metal band COMMUNIC performing live in Essen, Germany last month has been posted online at Communic.org (Windows Media, 19.8 MB). COMMUNIC, who feature in their ranks ex-SCARIOT members Oddleif Stensland (vocals) and Tor Atle Andersen (drums),released their de...

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DEAD TO THIS WORLD: Former IMMORTAL Bassist Goes Solo

A brand-new three-song demo recording from DEAD TO THIS WORLD, the solo project of Norwegian musician Iscariah (IMMORTAL, NECROPHAGIA, THE CLAN DESTINED),has been uploaded at MySpace.com. Formed in Bergen, Norway, in 2002, DEAD TO THIS WORLD sees Iscariah's return to the ancient speed/thrash/black...

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RUNNING WILD: Tribute Album Title And Artwork Revealed

Belgian artist Kris Verwimp (ANCIENT RITES, ARCH ENEMY, CENTINEX, OLD MAN'S CHILD, THYRFING) has completed the front-cover artwork for the upcoming tribute to RUNNING WILD, "The Revivalry", tentatively due in June via Remedy Records. The final cover art can be seen at this location. The album will b...

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ARCH ENEMY Vocalist: New Songs 'Rock Like Hell'!

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has issued the following update on the recording sessions for the group's new album: "I have now completed all the vocal tracks for the new album! Some very intense stuff going on there, I found a couple of new vocal sounds along the way. From extremely high screa...

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Candlemass

With an ominous rushing sound, the first album of new material from the classic CANDLEMASS lineup in 16 years roars into the spotlight. As opening statements go, they don't get much more kickass than "Black Dwarf" — cranking along at what for CANDLEMASS is practically thrash speeds. This midtempo ro...

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Former A PERFECT CIRCLE Bassist Guests On KAURA EP

Former A PERFECT CIRCLE/ZWAN bassist Paz Lenchantin makes a guest appearance on violin on the song "Dividing Lines" from Los Angeles band KAURA's self-titled debut EP, out today (April 19) on the group's own imprint, Kaum Records. Born from the vision of Malcolm Guess (vocals and instrumentation) an...

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ANCIENT's DIEGO MERAVIGLIA Confirmed As 'Possible' New Drummer of FIRE TRAILS

After a series of "trial rehearsals," ANCIENT's Diego "GroM" Meraviglia hs officially been confirmed as the "possible" new drummer of the hard rock/heavy metal band FIRE TRAILS, according to a press release issued by Meraviglia . FIRE TRAILS is the group that was born out of the ashes of the classic...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: METALLICA Documentary Proves LARS ULRICH Is 'Mental'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to The Sydney Morning Herald about his ongoing "feud" with METALLICA, the nerve injury to his arm that brought his career to a halt, and the band's most recent album, "The System Has Failed". A few excerpts from the interview follow: On METALLICA's "Some...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Discusses 'Matzo and Metal' VH1 CLASSIC Special

The New York Post reports that TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider joined three Jewish rockers — MOUNTAIN's Leslie West, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian and SISTER bandmate JJ French — for VH1 Classic's "Matzo and Metal: A Very Classic Passover", which airs April 24, the second night of Passover. West leads the...

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DOG FACED GODS: No-Holds Barred Rock From California's San Manuel Indian Reservation

DOG FACED GODS, a no-holds-barred, rock quartet from the ancient San Manuel Indian Reservation in California, recently released its debut CD, "Stoned Council", on Voodoo Nation/AGU Music. Incorporating the traditional sounds of their native heritage with the pulse-pounding sounds of today's alt-meta...