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DEICIDE Signs Worldwide Deal With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE have inked a new worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The band has been working on its new album at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CHIMAIRA) and is looking at a summer release. Bassist/vocalist Gle...

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HEAVEN AND HELL, DISTURBED, ANTHRAX, BLIND GUARDIAN Confirmed For GRASPOP METAL MEETING

According to Ashladan.be, HEAVEN AND HELL, DISTURBED, ANTHRAX and BLIND GUARDIAN are among the artists that will perform at the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The festival biling is shaping up...

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SAMAEL: New Album Artwork, Track Listing, Audio Sample Available

A new SAMAEL track, "Illumination", is currently being streamed on the Swiss metal veterans' MySpace page. The song comes off the band's new album, "Above", which is scheduled for release in Europe on March 6 via Nuclear Blast Records. "Above" track listing: 01. Under One Flag 02. Virtual War 03. Po...

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OBITUARY's RALPH SANTOLLA To Tour Europe With DEICIDE

OBITUARY guitarist Ralph Santolla has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that he will play guitar for DEICIDE on the Florida-based death metal veterans' upcoming "Winterfest 2009" European tour, which is scheduled to kick off on January 8 in Tilburg, Netherlands. Also scheduled to appear on the bill are...

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Relationship Between Heavy Metal And Spirituality Examined In New Book

Editor Justin St. Vincent has released a new book entitled "The Spiritual Significance of Music: Metal Edition" which "provides an exciting exploration of how music powerfully impacts spirituality, and why spirituality influences music," according to a press release. "Readers will discover sincere e...

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MAROON Covers SAMAEL's 'Baphomet's Throne'; Audio Available

German modern metal machine MAROON recently recorded a cover version of SAMAEL's "Baphomet's Throne" for the Century Media Records 2CD compilation "Covering 20 Years Of Extremes", which was released in North America on October 14. The track is now available for streaming at this location. The all-co...

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SAMAEL: 'Above' Release Date Announced

Nuclear Blast Records has set a March 6, 2009 European release date for "Above", the new album from Swiss metal veterans SAMAEL. Steve Markowski of Beyond the Dark Horizon recently conducted an interview with SAMAEL frontman Vorph. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Beyond The Dark Hor...

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DEVIAN: Six New Songs Available For Streaming

Swedish melodic death/black metallers DEVIAN — who feature in their ranks former MARDUK members Legion (vocals) and Emil Dragutinovic (drums) after their departure from MARDUK — are streaming no less than six new songs on their official web site. The tracks come off the group's second album, "God To...

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VADER Confirmed For Germany's WALPURGIS METAL DAYS IX

Polish extreme metal veterans VADER have been confirmed for the Walpurgis Metal Days IX festival, set to take place May 1-2 at Festplatz in Hauzenberg, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ARTAS GRAVE DISBELIEF DORNENREICH ENTHRONED FLESHLESS GRAILKNIGHTS POPPY SEED GRINDER SI...

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SAMAEL Frontman Discusses Upcoming Album 'Above'

Steve Markowski of Beyond the Dark Horizon recently conducted an interview with frontman Vorph of Swiss industrial metallers SAMAEL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Beyond The Dark Horizon: You just finished touring the U.S. How did that go for you all? Vorph: It was definitely grea...

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SAMAEL Going Back To Its Roots With 'Above'

After completing work on the material for their ABOVE side project, Swiss industrial metallers SAMAEL have decided that "Above" will no longer be a project but the title of their new album. Commented SAMAEL frontman Vorph: "After 20 years, we've tried to do an album that would represent what SAMAEL...

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VADER: 'Carnal' Video Available

"Carnal", the new video from Polish death metal veterans VADER, can be viewed below (clip produced by Abysmo). VADER recently debuted its new touring lineup, which is as follows: Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek (guitar, vocals) Reyash (bass) Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka (DECAPITATED) (guitar) Pawel Jaroszewicz (S...

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ZONARIA Pulls Out Of DEICIDE-Headlined 'Winterfest 2009' European Tour

Swedish death/black hopefuls ZONARIA have issued the following update: "ZONARIA regretfully must drop off the Winterfest 2009 tour featuring DEICIDE, VADER, SAMAEL and others due to unforseen circumstances. This is the first time in the band's career that ZONARIA has ever dropped off a tour, and we...

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ORDER OF ENNEAD Added To DEICIDE-Headlined 'Winterfest 2009' European Tour

ORDER OF ENNEAD — the Florida extreme metal band featuring Steve Asheim (drums; DEICIDE),Scott Patrick (bass; RESURRECTION),Kevin Quirion (guitar, vocals; COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN) and John Li (guitar) — has been added to the Winterfest 2009, a European tour that also features the likes of DECIDE, VA...

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SAMAEL: 'Solar Soul Balkans Tour 2009' Dates Announced

Swiss metallers SAMAEL will embark on the "Solar Soul Balkans Tour 2009" in January/February. The trek will consist of 14 shows and will include support from Norway's KEEP OF KALESSIN and Slovenia's NOCTIFERIA. The dates are as follows: Jan. 24 - Lodz, Poland - Dekompresja Jan. 25 - Kraków, Poland -...