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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND To Enter Studio In August

DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND, the Vancouver-based band led by STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend, will enter the studio on August 10 to begin recording their new album, "Synchestra", tentatively due in early 2006. The follow-up to 2003's "Accelerated Evolution" will feature the same lineup as its...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Drummer Laying Down Tracks For Ex-ANNIHILATOR Bassist's Solo EP

DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen is currently laying down tracks for former ANNIHILATOR bassist Russell Bergquist's solo EP at Greenhouse Studios in Vancouver. "Russ and I have been jamming his songs consistently over the last few weeks and it's sounding really tight and good to go,"...

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LALU To Release 'Temporal' In Early 2006

LALU, the new heavy/progressive project featuring French composer Vivien Lalu alongside drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen (DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) and bassist Russell Bergquist (ex-ANNIHILATOR),will release their new album, "Temporal", in early 2006 through the Finnish label Lion Music. Two tracks on the C...

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IMMORTAL Tribute Album: More Details Revealed

More details have been revealed about the upcoming IMMORTAL tribute album, "Epimythion - Tribute to Immortal", tentatively due this fall via Greece's Townsend Avalanche Music. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows: TRAGEDY BEGINS - "The Sun No Longer Rises" BEYOND DAWN - "Storming Thro...

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DARKEST HOUR: 'Convalescence' Video Posted Online

DARKEST HOUR's video for the song "Convalescence" has been posted online at this location. The clip was was shot on May 18 in New York City with director Dale Resteghini, who has previously worked with HATEBREED, TRIVIUM, UNEARTH and THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, among others. "Convalescence" comes off...

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RYAN VAN POEDEROOYEN Discusses New DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Album, NON-HUMAN LEVEL Project

Nocturnal Horde recently conducted an interview with DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan van Poederooyen. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Nocturnal Horde: Are you going for any new styles on the new DTB record? The approach you took on "Accelerated Evolution" was outstanding, very groov...

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Drummer GENE HOGLAN Discusses STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DARK ANGEL

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hoglan. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metal-Rules.com: You wrote on the STRAPPING website that you and Devin [Townsend, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind] went through a lot of sh...

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Undoing Ruin

I like what DARKEST HOUR has done on "Undoing Ruin", the follow-up to the excellent "Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation". The band has not abandoned its Americanized AT THE GATES-style melodic thrash 'n bash, yet there are more colors and accents in the songs, more melody as well. A slight smoothing of...

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THE ETERNAL Name New Album

Australian melodic doom metal band THE ETERNAL (formerly CRYPTAL DARKNESS) have set "Sleep of Reason" as the title of their forthcoming second album, due late September via Firebox Records. The follow-up to last year's "The Sombre Light of Isolation" was recorded at Palm Studios in Melbourne and is...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND: 'Synchestra' Due In Early 2006

Drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen (DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Hey, everybody! Well, I'm still keeping very busy with the different albums I'm working on. Here's some updates on what's happening... "Devin Townsend just recently got back from tour with...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN Added To IMMORTAL Tribute Album

Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, featuring Obsidian C. (a.k.a. Arnt Grønbech, also a touring guitarist for SATYRICON) on guitars/bass/synth, have reportedly been confirmed for the upcoming IMMORTAL tribute album, "Epimythion - Tribute to Immortal", tentatively due this fall via Greece's T...

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SMAXONE: MNEMIC Side-Project To Release Debut Album In August

SMAXONE, the new Danish band featuring Michael Bøgballe (vocals) and Brian "Brylle" Rasmussen (drums) from MNEMIC and Casper Skafte (guitar) and Claus Lillelund (vocals) from ELOPA, have inked a deal with Scarlet Records. The group's debut album, "Regression", is scheduled for release in August. Com...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD To Receive Support From END OF DAYS, CEPHALIC CARNAGE On German Tour

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD will be supported by END OF DAYS and CEPHALIC CARNAGE on select dates on the German leg of their upcoming European mini-tour. Commented SYL mainman Devin Townsend: "Hello Germany! This is Devin Townsend, and I'd like to thank you all on behalf of myself and SYL for the positive r...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Wrap Up Successful Headlining U.S. Tour, Guest On 'Headbanger's Ball'

Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD recently completed a highly successful headlining U.S. tour with THE AGONY SCENE, MISERY SIGNALS and REFLUX in the support slots and are now preparing for the massive Sounds of The Underground Tour this summer. The group’s genre-defying, breakthrough new album...

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Layers of Lies

Sure, we're all a little weary of Swedish thrash at this point, thanks to the legions of pretenders and Johnsson-come-latelies of the scene (and their sometimes identical "New Wave of American Metal" counterparts). And it's easy to overlook DARKANE if you're not careful — they rarely tour, and it's...