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BURY TOMORROW Signs With BASICK RECORDS

Basick Records has announced the signing of the U.K. underground metal band BURY TOMORROW. The group's debut album, "Portraits", will be released on September 1. Commented bassist Davyd: "We felt that as a band the thing that was most important to us was working with a label that was as excited abou...

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WOLF: Another New Song Posted Online

A new WOLF song, "Speed On", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the Swedish heavy metallers' new album, "Ravenous", which will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: Friday, February 20 Spai...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game, which is due out in North America on March 29, can be viewed below. The complete track listing for Guitar Hero: Metallica is as follows: METALLICA tracks: * All Nightmare Long * Battery * Creeping Death * Disposable Heroes * Dyers Ev...

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AUGURY Announces New Drummer

Canadian progressive death metal band AUGURY has announced the addition of drummer Antoine Baril to the group's ranks. The group says, "Originating from Quebec City area, Antoine got known with the excellent tribute to DEATH, SYMBOLIC, as well as MAG project, SIGNS OF FATE and many others. An accomp...

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ICED EARTH: Stockholm Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ICED EARTH's February 11, 2009 performance at Tyrol in Stockhol, Sweden can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "uuqela"). Greg Prato of UGO.com last fall conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. UGO.com:...

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EYES OF NOCTUM Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

EYES OF NOCTUM, the California-based black metal band fronted by Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage (son of actor Nicolas Cage),has issued the following update: "Just wanted to let you know that we had a lineup change last week. We have parted ways with Asmodeus. His departure was strictly professional a...

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SNOWY SHAW Launches Record Company

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) has launched his own record company, simply called Snowy Shaw Productions. The first release from the label will be the debut album from the glam/glitter rock act XXX, entitled "Heav...

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HANK SHERMANN's DEMONICA Completes Lineup

DEMONICA, the solo project of MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, has finalized its lineup. It is as follows: Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE) - Guitar Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN) - Guitar Klaus "Hyr" Hansen (BATTALION, TRAUMA CENTER) - Vocals Mark Hernandez (FORBIDDEN, HEATHEN, DEFIANCE, VIO-LENCE)...

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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Confirmed For 'Joe's Garage Tribute Weekend'

Texas doom legends SOLITUDE AETURNUS have been confirmed for Joe's Garage Tribute Weekend (in memory of Abboud "Abb" Greig),which will be held on Friday, May 22 and Saturday, May 23 at the Rockstar Sports Bar (7120 South Freeway) in Fort Worth, Texas. The billing is shaping up as follows: SOLITUDE...

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AMORPHIS: New Album Title, Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Finnish dark metallers AMORPHIS have set "Skyforger" as the title of their new album, due on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to the "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters" LPs, both of which were certified gold in the band's native Finland, was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki. The t...

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THY MAJESTIE: DVD Track Listing Revealed

Italian "symphonic power epic" metal band THY MAJESTIE has finalized the track listing for its forthcoming concert DVD, due later in the year via Dark Balance Records. According to the band, the disc will contain "more than an hour of strictly LIVE music with a fantastic real female choirs as specia...

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SUIDAKRA: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Shattering Swords' Video Shoot Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of SUIDAKRA's video for the new song "Shattering Swords" (directed by Sebastian Radtke) can be viewed below. The track comes off "Crógacht", which will be released through Wacken Records/SPV on the following dates: Germany: February 20, 2009 Rest of Europe:...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Lead Designer Interviewed By Gamereactor; Video Available

Thomas Blichfeldt of the Danish edition of the Scandinavian gaming mag Gamereactor recently conducted an interview with Neversoft lead designer Alan Flores about the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. Watch the chat below. METALLICA has revealed the complete track listing for Guitar Hero: Meta...

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DORO PESCH Guests On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

German metal queen Doro Pesch was IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest earlier tonight (Friday, February 6) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk. "Herzblut", the latest video fr...

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HOD: New Music Posted Online

San Antonio, Texas-based extreme metal band HOD has posted a new song, "Victims", from its full-length debut, "Serpent", at this location. "Serpent" will be released on March 17 via Ibex Moon Records. Commented guitarist Lord Necron, "We are proud to unleash one of our new songs for the public to pr...