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UNEARTH Vocalist Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

Adam from The Lowdown conducted an interview with vocalist Trevor Phipps of Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH after the band's performance at the Download festival — which is being held June 11-13 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the chat below. The deluxe version of UNEARTH's latest album, "T...

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GRAND MAGUS: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available; Limited-Edition CD+DVD Detailed

GRAND MAGUS — the three-piece Swedish heavy rock band featuring "JB" Christofferson (guitar, lead vocals),Fox Skinner (bass, backing vocals) and Sebastian "Seb" Sippola (drums) — will release its new album, "Hammer Of The North", on June 23 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at 301 studios...

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TRISTANIA: 'Rubicon' Artwork Unveiled

Norwegian gothic metallers TRISTANIA have set "Rubicon" as the title of their sixth album, which will be released via Austria's Napalm Records on the following dates: Aug. 25 - Spain Aug. 27 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy, Sweden Aug. 30 - Rest of Europe Aug. 31 - USA/Canada Comment...

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DESTRUCTION Signs New Deal With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Legendary German thrashers DESTRUCTION have signed a new deal with Nuclear Blast Records. Comments bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer: "Sometimes I really hate the business side of my job. "We have been through some very difficult decisions in the last couple of months. Now after some weeks...

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SAXON's 'Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie' DVD Lands On U.K. Chart

SAXON's new DVD documentary, "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie", has landed at position No. 3 on the official midweek U.K. Music DVD chart. The film narrowly lost out to MICHAEL JACKSON at No. 2 and U2's new release at No. 1. It's a massive achievement for the DVD, which was made without the backing...

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INSIDIOUS DISEASE: Debut Album Artwork Unveiled

INSIDIOUS DISEASE (formerly INSIDIOUS),the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN'S CHILD and MORGOTH, will release its debut album, "Shadowcast", on July 12 in Europe and July 27 in the U.S. via Century Media Records. The bloodsoaked cover artwork was...

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GRAVE DIGGER: Video Footage From Pre-Production Sessions Posted Online

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER have issued the following update: "We just uploaded the first video [see below] of our rehearsals of the new upcoming album. If you listen carefully, you'll find two little snippets of the pre-production recordings within the video." GRAVE DIGGER recently entered...

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INSIDIOUS DISEASE: 'Shadowcast' North American Release Date Announced

Century Media Records has set a July 27 North American release date for "Shadowcast", the debut album from INSIDIOUS DISEASE (formerly INSIDIOUS),the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN'S CHILD and MORGOTH. The CD was recorded at a studio in Norway w...

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BRUTUS To Release 'Murwgebeukt' In July

Dutch death metallers BRUTUS have inked a deal with Unique Leader Records and Deity Down Records for the release of their sophomore album, "Murwgebeukt" (Total Loss). Due on July 20 in Europe via Deity Down in collaboration with Alpha Prime Music and Unique Leader Records in the rest of the world, t...

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KATAKLYSM Explains WACKEN OPEN AIR Cancellation

Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have been forced to cancel their appearance at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. Commented the band: "Unfortunately because of our extremely tight schedule between the new [KATAKLYSM] album...

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RUNNING WILD Mainman Explains Delay In Live DVD/CD Release

German power metallers RUNNING WILD played their farewell show at last year's edition of Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The band's July 30 "best-of" performance was filmed and recorded for an upcoming DVD and CD. RUNNING WILD's mainman, Rock'n'R...

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SODOM: 'Lords Of Depravity - Part II' DVD Details Revealed

Veteran German thrashers SODOM will release their long-awaited new DVD, "Lords Of Depravity - Part II", on June 28 in Europe and July 13 in the U.S. via SPV/Steamhammer. The double digipak DVD with o-card will contain the following: * DVD 1: the complete history 1995-2009 (approximately 230 minutes)...

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SODOM: U.S. Dates Cancelled

SODOM's previously announced U.S. mini-tour — including an appearance at this year's Maryland Deathfest on May 28-30, 2010 at Sonar in Baltimore — has been cancelled due to visa issues. For the band's official statement regarding the cancellation, visit the SODOM web site. SODOM has completed work o...

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GRAND MAGUS: 'Hammer Of The North' Video Released

"Hammer Of The North", the new video from GRAND MAGUS — the three-piece Swedish heavy rock band featuring "JB" Christofferson (guitar, lead vocals),Fox Skinner (bass, backing vocals) and Sebastian "Seb" Sippola (drums) — can be viewed below. The song is the title cut of the group's new album, which...

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SODOM Completes Work On New DVD

Veteran German thrashers SODOM have completed work on their long-awaited new DVD, "Lords Of Depravity - Part II", tentatively due this summer. The team responsible for the disc's production — Ronald Matthes (director/producer – documentary/concert),Alex Kraudelt (co-director – documentary) and Jan...