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MAYHEM: New Documentary 'Pure F*cking Mayhem' Nearing Completion

A sequel to the acclaimed Norwegian/Swedish documentary "Cult of Aggression", focusing on the Norwegian black metal pioneers MAYHEM, is in the final stages of production and is planned for release sometime in the spring. Entitled "Pure Fucking Mayhem", the new documentary is being financed by the fi...

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In the Glory of Heroes

"In the Glory of Heroes" from Poland's HELLVETO is another in a long-line of strong releases from Singapore's Pulverised Records. Mastermind L.O.N. who began the project in 1995 has crafted a haunting and majestic album that sews together pagan black metal with a substantial symphonic element that i...

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Vulcanus

Germany's FEAR MY THOUGHTS has been honing their musical form on each release, making the term "progression" a most fitting description for what has occurred on the basically traditional thrash of "The Great Collapse" to the more varied work (keys, melodic development) of "Hell Sweet Hell", both rel...

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Passenger

Denmark's MNEMIC turned quite a few heads with its futuristic thrash, MESHUGGAH-like rhythms and shades of FEAR FACTORY/STRAPPING YOUNG LAD songwriting on 2003's "Mechanical Spin Phenomena" and 2004's "The Audio Injected Soul". While the soon-to-be-released "Passenger" may not reach the heights achi...

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Book Of Lyrics From NOVEMBERS DOOMS Frontman Available With New Album Pre-Order

Paul Kuhr, frontman for Chicago dark metal act NOVEMBERS DOOM, will be releasing a limited-edition book of lyrics, titled "The Wayfaring Chronicles" (300 copies),to accompany the pre-order of their forthcoming album, "The Novella Reservoir", out February 20 on The End Records. About the book of lyr...

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DESPISED ICON Begins Recording New Album

Singer Alex Erian of the Montreal-based deathcore six-piece DESPISED ICON has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We've been in the studio [recording our new album] for about two weeks now. The drums were recorded with a click track/metronome and the result is tight as fuc...

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MORGANA LEFAY: New Album Title Changed

Sweden's "thrashy dark metallers" MORGANA LEFAY have changed the projected title of their new album to "Aberrations of the Mind" from the previously announced "Primal Chaos". According to the band, the new title "better suits the feel of the record as a whole." Set to be released on March 19 on Blac...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'I Carry Incredible Hatred For My Mother'

In a candid, 5,000-word interview with Guitar World magazine (web site) (March 2007 issue, on sale now),CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer recounts the shocking details of his troubled youth, explains how music and the guitar became an outlet for his loneliness and aggression, and talks abou...

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IRON MAIDEN Spanish Inquisition

Living metal legends they may be, but from playing their new album in its entirety on tour to insisting they aren't metal, their legacy is hardly set in stone. Metal Hammer magazine's (web site) Geoff Barton rakes them over the coals. Read on: Q: Do you believe your fans want to hear the ...

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DIMEBAG Book Author Says There Is No Evidence Killer Was Influenced By PHIL ANSELMO's Words

Brandon Daviet of NewDealers.com recently conducted an interview with Chris A., author of the upcoming book about the murder of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, "A Vulgar Display Of Power: Courage And Carnage At The Alrosa Villa". The question-and-answer session follows: NewDea...

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SEVENDUST: More U.S. Dates Announced

SEVENDUST has announced more shows for its 57-date North American tour, scheduled to begin on February 8 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Also appearing on the trek will be DIECAST. The tour will be in support of the Atlanta-based band's sixth studio album, "Alpha", which arrives on March 6. SEVENDUST / DIEC...

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GOREFEST To Record New Album In March

Guitarist Boudewijn Vincent Bonebakker of the Dutch metallers GOREFEST has issued the following update: "We're well into the writing sessions of our new album, due to be released mid-2007. We just finished the demo tapes with the foundations for 11 new songs. Drum tracks and rhythm guitars have been...

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KRYPTOS To Enter Studio This Month

Bangalore, India-based thrashers KRYPTOS are set to hit the studio on January 25 to begin recording their follow-up to their debut album. The new CD, entitled "The Ark of Gemini", will feature "ten new tracks of heavy, precision, melodic metal with lethal doses of thrash aggression," according to a...

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1349 Guitarist Comments On Touring With CELTIC FROST

Dr. Abner Mality of Wormwood Chronicles recently conducted an interview with guitarist Archaon of Norwegian black metallers 1349. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Wormwood Chronicles: CELTIC FROST is such a legendary band in the underground. When you first met them, were you overawed...

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A PERFECT MURDER Declares 'War'

Victory Records thrash-metal masters A PERFECT MURDER are about to entire the recording studio to cut their third album, to be called "War of Aggression". This time around, lead guitarist Carl Bouchard, singer Kevin Randel and drummer Yan Chausse are being joined by new members Kyrill Ducharme on gu...