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New Zealand's AMIDST HAZE Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

AMIDST HAZE, the New Zealand-based progressive black/pagan metal band, is putting the finishing touches on its debut album, "A Dying Race". The Celtic-themed album is only awaiting completion of the last track "Ancient Dawn", the lyrics of which are being re-written to fit in with the theme that eme...

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TILES: 'Fly Paper' Artwork Revealed

Detroit-based progressive rock band TILES will release its new album, "Fly Paper", via InsideOut Music on the following dates: Germany, Austria and Switzerland: January 25, 2008 The rest of Europe: January 28, 2008 North America: January 29, 2008 "Fly Paper" (cover artwork) was produced by Terry Bro...

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HELRUNAR: New Album Details Revealed

German pagan black metallers HELRUNAR will release their new album, "Baldr Ok Íss", on October 29 via Lupus Lounge. The set will be available as a normal CD and a luxury edition with a bonus DVD. Besides live recordings from last year's Party.San Open Air festival, the DVD contain a 30-minute docume...

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EILERA's Debut Album Features Ex-APOCALYPTICA Cellist

French singer EILERA — who currently resides in Finland — released her full-length debut, "Fusion", on September 12 through Finnish label Spinefarm Records. The CD was helmed by renowned producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, APOCALYPTICA, SENTENCED, etc.) and features mostly Finnish musicians, such as Antt...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: The Making Of DOWN's 'Over The Under' Part III

To chronicle the past five years leading up to the release of DOWN's new album, "III - Over The Under", singer Philip Anselmo (ex-PANTERA) has been issuing periodic installments leading up to the release of the record. This is Philip's personal communication to the band's loyal fan base and gives a...

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'Black Metal' Graphic Novel Creators Interviewed

The Washington Post's Express recently spoke to the creators of "Black Metal", a new graphic novel from author Rick Spears and artist Chuck BB. "Black Metal", published by Oni Press, is filled with funny sight gags and clever tributes to the music genre that inspired the comic, all told in the sort...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman Working On HELLHAMMER Book

CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "I spent hours yesterday in the presence of HELLHAMMER's two iconic former bass players, Steve Warrior and Martin Eric Ain. We interviewed Steve Warrior in detail for the forthcoming HELLHAMMER book, 'Only Death Is Real', to b...

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AVANTASIA's 'Lost In Space' Parts 1 And 2 Pushed Back To November

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has announced that the release date of the two new six-track albums from his AVANTASIA project, entitled "Lost In Space Part 1" and "Lost In Space - Part 2", has been pushed back to November 16 from the previously announced October 19. "We have produced so much exclusive...

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TILES: New Album Release Dates Announced

Detroit-based progressive rock band TILES will release its new album, "Fly Paper", via InsideOut Music on the following dates: Germany, Austria and Switzerland: January 25, 2008 The rest of Europe: January 28, 2008 North America: January 29, 2008 "Fly Paper" was produced by Terry Brown (RUSH, FATES...

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Xecutioner's Return

Simple to the point of atavism, and crackling with more energy than the band's been able to muster up in at least a decade, "Xecutioner's Return" is pretty much exactly what OBITUARY fans were hoping it'd be. It's a bone-basic tour de force of old-school death metal infused with a bleeding organic g...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Comments On MERENDINE ATOMICHE Album Recordings

Veteran Italian metallers MERENDINE ATOMICHE have tapped guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, DORO) to assist them during the recording sessions for their third full-length album, entitled "Rude Rebel Brotherhood". The CD is being recorded at New Sin studios in Loria - Trevis...

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DOGPOUND: 'III' Samples Available

Audio samples from the third album from Swedish hard rockers DOGPOUND, entitled "III", are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Due on September 14 via Lion Music, the follow-up to 2005's "A Night in the Gutter" was mixed by Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN, DIMMU BORGIR, CELTIC FROST)...

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OBITUARY Frontman Discusses Label Switch

Dave Fonseca of MetalReview.com recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY frontman John Tardy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalReview.com: Was there ever any point during that three or four year time period where you weren't making music, and especially when you came back and mad...

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Former HELLOWEEN Singer Says New AVANTASIA Album Is 'My Type Of Material'

Former HELLOWEEN frontman Michael Kiske has commented on his guest appearance on the third installment of EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, entitled "Lost in Space Part 1 and Part 2". Asked what the AVANTASIA project has been like this time around, Kiske replied, "I like it this time a...

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LIBERTY N' JUSTICE: 'Independence Day' Release Date Announced

Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE, whose most recent release, "Soundtrack of a Soul", featured an all-star cast of guest musicians — including Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Stephen Pearcy (RATT) and Tony Harnell (TNT) — will release its follow-up effort, "Independence Day...