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THE LEGION Announce New Singer, Part Ways With Bassist

Swedish black/death metallers THE LEGION, featuring current MARDUK drummer Emil Dragutinovic, have issued the following update: "After a long search we have finally found a new vocalist for the LEGION. He's name is Kjetil Hektoen and he’s also known for his participation in CREST OF DARKNESS and ENT...

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Bands Needed For LIZZY BORDEN, CRIMSON GLORY Tribute Albums

Metallicarchangel Records is still looking for 2-3 more bands for the upcoming LIZZY BORDEN tribute CD, entitled "Baptized in Blood...A True Metal Tribute". Bands confirmed to appear on the CD so far (and the songs they are covering, if available) are as follows: DEADLY BLESSING - "Notorious" ICARUS...

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Norway's AMOK Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

AMOK, the Norwegian death metal quartet featuring Lava (TAAKE, ex-AETERNUS) on guitar, Necrocum (MYSTICUM, ABORYM) on vocals, Iscariah (NECROPHAGIA, ex-IMMORTAL, WURDULAK) on bass and Stanley on drums, are putting the finishing touches on their debut album, "Necrospiritual Deathcore". The CD, which...

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KORN's 'Greatest Hits' Certified Platinum

KORN's "best of" album, "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" (Immortal/Epic),featuring highlights from the first 10 years of the band's recording career, has been certified platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of one million copies. In addition to KORN's bigge...

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HYPOCRISY Mainman Is 'Looking Forward' To Touring With NILE

Returning to North America in support their acclaimed album "Virus", Sweden's HYPOCRISY will be joining one of death metal's most revered bands, NILE, New Orleans' SOILENT GREEN, U.K.'s RAGING SPEEDHORN (touring U.S. for first time) and Polish brutalitarians DECAPITATED on a mission to infect the ma...

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WITCHERY To Release New Album In February

Century Media Records has set a February 27, 2006 European release date for the fourth full-length album from Sweden's WITCHERY, entitled "Don't Fear the Reaper". WITCHERY's spell was cast upon our earthly existence when four members splintered off SATANIC SLAUGHTER in 1997: Jensen (later with THE H...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist Issues Post-Tour Update

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "That's it, we are now back home in Sweden and there are no more shows scheduled. We had a fantastic five weeks on the road with STRATOVARIUS! Thank you Timo, Timo, Jörg, Lauri and especially Jens, I...

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Mythological Occult Metal 1991-2001

Not a best-of, which North America in particular could really use, but rather a nicely-packaged odds-and-sods collection of rarities from this ever-mutating, currently on hiatus Texas underground horde. You'd have to be a big fan to begin with to shell out cash for a 99-minute excursion into underpr...

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FUNERAL PROCESSION: New Recordings Detailed

German black metallers FUNERAL PROCESSION have returned from the recording studio where they finished tracking 12 new songs. The cuts that were laid down during the sessions are as follows: 01. Beholde the Stars Fall From The Heavens 02. Bloode of the Elder (Building the Anti-Kosmos) 03. Doom 04. He...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist To Guest On New PHARAOH CD

PHARAOH, the Pennsylvania-based four-piece featuring veteran vocal powerhouse Tim Aymar (best known for his work with Chuck Schuldiner's CONTROL DENIED),have completed work on their second full-length album, "The Longest Night", for a February 2006 release via Cruz del Sur. The close of the mixing...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Would Have Taken A Bullet' For DIMEBAG

Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo has spoken exclusively to Revolver magazine (web site) about the death of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Anselmo's much-rumored substance-abuse problems and the role the heavy metal media has played in PANTERA's eventual demise, among many other topics. Several exce...

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THE LEGION: New Song Available For Download

Swedish black/death metallers THE LEGION, featuring current MARDUK drummer Emil Dragutinovic, have uploaded a new song, entitled "Horror Vacui", at this location (MP3, 8.5 MB). The track comes off the group's sophomore album, tentatively due in late January via France's Listenable Records. The artwo...

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THE LEGION: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Swedish black/death metallers THE LEGION, featuring current MARDUK drummer Emil Dragutinovic, have set "Revocation" as the title of their sophomore album, tentatively due in early 2006 via France's Listenable Records. The artwork was once again designed by Kris Verwimp (MARDUK, ABSU, IMMORTAL),who...

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BOMBERS: Ex-IMMORTAL Frontman's MOTÖRHEAD Tribute Band Release Studio Effort

BOMBERS, the Norwegian MOTÖRHEAD tribute band featuring Abbath (ex-IMMORTAL, currently in I) on bass/vocals, Tore Bratseth (ex-OLD FUNERAL) on guitar and Pez (PUNISHMENT PARK, JEF) on drums, have released their first studio effort — a three-song vinyl release containing the tracks "Bomber", "No Clas...

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PRIMAL FEAR Guitarist Says 'Painkiller' Was The Last 'Real' JUDAS PRIEST Album

Rock Something recently conducted an interview with PRIMAL FEAR guitarist Tom Naumann. An excerpt from the chat follows: Rock Something: You’re clearly big JUDAS PRIEST fans – what did you think of "Angel of Retribution"? Tom Naumann: "To be honest I think that they not deliver the stuff that everyb...