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HOLLENTHON Hard At Work On New Album

Austria's HOLLENTHON, which features in its ranks PUNGENT STENCH guitarist/vocalist Martin Schirenc, is recording new tracks at Schirenc's studio for a brnad new full-length release, to be made available in March/April via Napalm Records. According to the label, "the new material is much heavier, bu...

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CRIPPLE BASTARDS Sign With FETO RECORDS

Feto Records — the U.K.-based label headed up by Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH) and Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH) — has anounced the signing of Italy's CRIPPLE BASTARDS. According to a posting on the label's web site, "CRIPPLE BASTARDS have built a strong fanbase over the years. Their dedication and per...

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DEICIDE Begins Recording 'Till Death Do Us Part'

Legendary death metal outfit DEICIDE has begun work on its ninth studio album at Florida's Morrisound Studios. Entitled "Till Death Do Us Part", the follow-up to 2006's "The Stench of Redemption" promises to be DEICIDE's "most savage and aggressive [offering] to date," according to a press release....

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PUNGENT STENCH Drummer Says Frontman's 'Jealousy' Caused Band's Split

Drummer Alex Wank (a.k.a. Rector Stench, Mr. Stench, Sex Slave) of the long-running Austrian extreme metallers PUNGENT STENCH has released the following statement: "It has come to an very sudden and sad end between me and Cochino [guitarist/vocalist Martin Schirenc] and due to an email conversation...

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PUNGENT STENCH Calls It Quits?

Guitarist/vocalist Martin Schirenc (a.k.a. Don Cochino) of the long-running Austrian extreme metallers PUNGENT STENCH has released the following statement: "You probably have noticed that I didn't [release] any updates on our forthcoming album for the last four weeks and now I have a sad announcemen...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II' Due In September

Earache Records' sequel to this year's "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion" is due to be released next month. With a fresh collection of over 100 blistering Earache tracks spread over six CDs, all for the price of one CD, "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II", housed in a sturdy box, gives value for mon...

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DEICIDE Gearing Up To Record New Album

Earache Records head honcho Digby Pearson has revealed that DEICIDE has finished demoing most of the material that will appear on the group's next album, tentatively due in early 2008. "Touring as been curtailed as Glen [Benton, bass/vocals] has some legal issues pending BUT that has given the main...

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OBITUARY/Ex-DEICIDE Guitarist SANTOLLA Selling Gear On eBay

Guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, ex-DEATH, DEICIDE, ICED EARTH) is currently selling two of his ESP DV8 guitars and a Madison head via eBay. "This gear was used extensively on DEICIDE's 'Stench of Redemption' album and the new OBITUARY CD 'Xecutioner's Return'," says Santolla. "I'm getting some n...

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FALCONER Guitarist Comments On WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance

FALCONER guitarist Stefan Weinerhall has issued the following update: "So, after [an appearance at this year's] Wacken [Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany], we can only say WOW!!!! We had a blast before, during and after the show. Great to see so many of you there, we can't wait to return. The dea...

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CRYPTICUS To Release 'They Called Me Mad' Early Next Year

Razorback Records is will release the second album from Colorado's "supernatural horror death metal band" CRYPTICUS, entitled "They Called Me Mad", in early 2008. 13 songs were written for the effort and vocalist/guitar/mastermind Patrick Bruss will be uploading a new song on his official MySpace pa...

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DESASTER Completes Work On '666 - Satan's Soldiers Syndicate'

German black/thrash metallers DESASTER have finished recording their sixth album, entitled "666 - Satan's Soldiers Syndicate". The album was tracked at Harrows Studios (ASPHYX, PENTACLE, OCCULT, SOULBURN etc.) in Holland. According to a press release, "666 – Satan's Soldiers Syndicate" "again shows...

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Room Full of Sinners

If New Jersey was ever gonna be used as an adjective, for anything besides bricks of dried toxic swamp gunk, it'd have to be busted out for THE CURSED. The prime movers in this side project are former HADES and NON-FICTION axeman Dan Lorenzo and inimitable OVERKILL vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth,...

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SPLATTERED MERMAIDS Sign With BIZARRE LEPROUS PRODUCTIONS

SPLATTERED MERMAIDS, the Swedish death/grind band featuring members of DERANGED and VISCERAL BLEEDING, has signed a deal with Czech gore-grind label Bizarre Leprous Productions. The band is currently writing songs for its new album, to be entitled "Stench of Flesh". Commented the group: "We have six...

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PUNGENT STENCH Finishes Recording New Album

Long-running Austrian extreme metallers PUNGENT STENCH have finished recording their new album, tentatively due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined label. The CD, which is currently being mixed by guitarist/vocalist Martin Schirenc (a.k.a. Don Cochino) will feature the following track listi...

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DEICIDE Parts Ways With Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA

Florida-based death metallers DEICIDE have parted ways with guitarist Ralph Santolla. A replacement axeman has not yet been announced. Santolla (ex-DEATH, ICED EARTH) told BLABBERMOUTH.NET last month that he was looking to join a new band "in any genre of metal." "I like to keep busy writing, record...