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USURPER To Enter Studio In June
Chicago death/thrash lords USURPER are tentatively scheduled to enter the studio in June to begin recording their fifth full-length album, due late 2004/early 2005 through Earache Records. The studio and producer are still being determined, according to a post on the band's web site. New songtitles...January 28, 2004
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LACUNA COIL, ANCIENT Confirmed For Spain's PIORNO ROCK FESTIVAL
LACUNA COIL and ANCIENT are the final bands confirmed for the Piorno Rock Festival 2004, which is set to take place on Saturday, February 28 in Pinos Puentes (Granada),Spain. The complete list of artists scheduled to appear at the event is as follows: AMON AMARTH ANCIENT AXXIS BATTELORE CAGE CALLEN...January 14, 2004
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Finland's TURISAS Ink Deal With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS have signed a long-term deal with Century Media Records. The band (named after an ancient Finnish war god) were originally formed in 1997 by Mathias Nygård (vocals) and Jussi Wickström (guitar). Over the years Tuomas Lehtonen (drums),Georg Laakso (guitar),A...December 11, 2003
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CANDLEMASS To Premiere New Song During Hometown Gig
Reformed Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS will premiere a brand new song, called "Witches", during their performance at Klubben in Stockholm this weekend. The track — which is described by songwriter/bassist Leif Edling as following "the true CANDLEMASS style, with both heavy and hard passages, lots...November 26, 2003
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EXMORTEM: AUTOPSY Cover Available For Download
Danish death metallers EXMORTEM have posted their version of the AUTOPSY classic "Critical Madness" in MP3 format at this location. The track, which will be part of the group's upcoming "Pest Campaign" EP (Pestifer Records) and will also be released on the "Killstorms" 7" single (Ancient Darkness Pr...November 23, 2003
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ARK: In The Studio Recording Third Album
ARK, the band featuring ex-CONCEPTION guitarist Tore Østby, former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN drummer John Macaluso, and ex-MALMSTEEN bassist Randy Cove, have posed the following message on their web site: "Dear ARKpeople! "As you know from our last note, we've been underground investigating stalactites and o...November 21, 2003
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ARCH ENEMY's MIKE AMOTT: 'I Am The Biggest Bitch Of All'
ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the band's web site: "Hey ya'll..we're in Texas! And it's fuckin' awesome! The show last night in Houston was really great as we got to play 2 more songs (due to a situation with HATEBREED)...so it was 8 songs instead of the usua...November 14, 2003
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EPHEL DUATH Leader Launches Label Imprint
EPHEL DUATH mastermind Davide Tiso has launched a brand-new label imprint through Code666 Records, dubbed Amaranth Recordings. According to a post on EPHEL DUATH's web site, the label "will work with genres usually not touched by Code666, like post-rock, electronic, trip-hop, post-hardcore and dark...October 30, 2003
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Former ANCIENT Singer To Guest On The Band's New CD
Former ANCIENT singer Lord Kaiaphas (ex-THOKK, GRAND BELIAL'S KEY) will make a guest appearance on the band's forthcoming CD, tentatively due in the spring through Metal Blade Records. The album will be recorded in January at Mirage and Alpha-Omega studios and the mixing and mastering will take plac...October 30, 2003
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KONKHRA: The Israel 'Reality Check Tour' Report
KONKHRA mainman Anders Lundemark has sent us the following report from the band's recent tour of Israel: "After confirming our involvement in this festival we did get some calls from family, asking us what we were thinking. In Denmark, nothing much happens, so if there is something happening in Isra...October 26, 2003
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ANCIENT To Enter Studio In January
Norwegian black metallers ANCIENT will enter the studio in January to record their new album, tentatively due in the spring through Metal Blade Records. The CD will be recorded at Mirage and Alpha-Omega studios and the mixing and mastering will take place in early February at Studio Fredman in Gothe...October 22, 2003
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Review: 'LED ZEPPELIN' Rock Akron Crowd
Malcolm X Abram of the Cleveland Beacon Journal reports that "the Akron Symphony Orchestra collectively loosened its tie Sunday night with 'The Music of Led Zeppelin: A Rock Symphony' (see previous story) and was rewarded with rock-star treatment from an enthusiastic audience. "For two-plus hours, E...October 13, 2003
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EXMORTEM To Release EP, 7" Single
Danish death metallers EXMORTEM have several releases planned for the coming months. Among the items scheduled for release through Osmose Productions is the "Pest Campaign 2003" CD/EP featuring three profesionally recorded live tracks (recorded in Valencia, Spain during our European tour in April 20...October 9, 2003
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ANCIENT, KONKHRA, ABORTED Confirmed For Israel's METALIST FESTIVAL
ANCIENT, KONKHRA and ABORTED are among the artists confirmed for Metalist Festival, the first-ever Israeli metal festival set to take place at the Hangar 11 in Tel-Aviv on October 16 during "sookot" holiday. The event, which will host about 17 black/death/thrash/heavy metal groups (three of them fro...September 19, 2003
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Taiwanese Black Metal Band CHTHONIC Put Spin On The Country's Past
The controversial Taiwanese black metal band CHTHONIC have been criticized for mixing politics and music, and have even been prevented from performing in China after being labeled as "pro-independence musicians." They extolled the virtues of Na Tao Ji, a tragic heroine of Taiwanese folklore, by sing...September 15, 2003
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