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HEIDEVOLK: 'Uit Oude Grond' Cover Artwork Unveiled

Dutch folk metal six-piece HEIDEVOLK will release its new album, "Uit Oude Grond" ("From Old Soil"),on March 26 via Napalm Records. "Uit Oude Grond" was recorded at S&K Studio in Doetinchem, Holland with producer Dick Kemper. 11 songs were laid down during the sessions "ranging from epic and so...

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BLOOD REVOLT Prepares To Record Debut Album

Militant extreme metal contingent BLOOD REVOLT will enter the studio within the next week to lay down its much-anticipated debut album for a late spring release in North America via Profound Lore Records and in Europe through Invictus Productions. Featuring the vocals of singer extraordinaire Alan "...

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SCALE THE SUMMIT's CHRIS LETCHFORD To Release Guitar Instructional Book

Guitarist Chris Letchford of Houston progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT will release a guitar instructional book, "Chris Letchford's Guitar Technique Book", on January 2, 2010 via the band's official web store. The book will also be available at SCALE THE SUMMIT's merchandise table during...

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ABIGOR To Release New Album In January; Audio Preview Available

Austrian black metallers ABIGOR will release a new album, "Time Is The Sulphur In The Veins Of The Saint - An Excursion On Satan's Fragmenting Principle", as a CD box and double LP on January 18, 2010 via End All Life, distributed by Season Of Mist. An audio preview is available for streaming using...

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KISS' PAUL STANLEY: 'The Fact That We Can Annoy Or Irritate People So Much Is Kind Of Funny'

Jon Bream of StarTribune.com recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. StarTribune.com: Why did you decide to go with a Wal-Mart exclusive for "Sonic Boom"? Stanley: The reality is that the music retail store has pretty much...

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SCALE THE SUMMIT Featured On PROSTHETIC TV

SCALE THE SUMMIT, the Houston-based progressive metal band, was recently interviewed for Episode 1 of Prosthetic TV. Watch the chat below. SCALE THE SUMMIT's Prosthetic Records debut, "Carving Desert Canyons", came out in February. The CD was recorded last year at New Jersey's Nut House Recording St...

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URGEHAL's 'Rise Of The Monument' Demo To Be Released On CD With Bonus Tracks

"Rise Of The Monument", the second demo from Norway's black metal masters URGEHAL (featuring ex-KVIST members and current members of VULTURE LORD, CREST OF DARKNESS, ASMEGIN, FORGOTTEN REALMS, and BLOODSWORN) — which was previously only available on limited tape and picture disc (via Agonia Records)...

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ABIGOR Completes Recording New Album

Austrian black metallers ABIGOR have issued the following update: "The recordings for the new [ABIGOR] album (the joint venture with [French black metal group] BLACKLODGE, where both [bands] have worked on the same topic and the release will be a split or at least parallel) are finally completed, at...

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FURBOWL Debut To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

Vic Records will re-release the long-out-of-print debut from Sweden's FURBOWL, "Those Shredded Dreams", on October 26. FURBOWL was formed in 1991 when Johan Liiva left CARNAGE and hooked up with his old buddy Max Thornell on drums (both would form HEARSE in the '90s). After a few demos, FURBOWL reco...

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SPINAL TAP's New Short Film Debuts Exclusively On iTunes

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the cult classic film "This is Spinal Tap", Shorts International and INgrooves have released SPINAL TAP's new short film, "Stonehenge: 'Tis A Magic Place". The film is available to download exclusively from iTunes for $1.99. The seven-minute short marks iTun...

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AETERNUS Working On New Material

Norwegian "dark metallers" AETERNUS have issued the following update: "AETERNUS has started to compose material for their seventh album. We don't have a title just yet and so far we got more or less one new song. So, busy months ahead and lots to do." AETERNUS' latest album, "HeXaeon", was released...

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SCALE THE SUMMIT To Play Free Show At Hollywood's Musicians Institute

Houston progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT, whose new album (and Prosthetic Records debut) "Carving Desert Canyons" continues to receive critical acclaim, will perform an afternoon mini-concert at their alma mater, Musicians Institute, today (Friday, April 24). The event is free and open...

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ANCIENT CREATION Announces New Guitarist

Missouri-based traditional metal band ANCIENT CREATION has announced the addition of guitarist Ryan Bender to the group's ranks. The band says, "With Ryan we feel we are a complete unit once again and are looking forward to working on the follow-up to our Melissa Records debut CD, 'Evolution Bound'....

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Report: Members Of French Black Metal Sect 'Torched Chapel'

Tim Finan of Telegraph.co.uk reports: A court in Brittany in northwest France heard yesterday how four members of a fanatical black metal anti-Christian sect went on alcohol fuelled rampages smashing ancient granite crosses in cemeteries and torching a 16th century chapel classified as an ancient mo...

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SCALE THE SUMMIT: 'Carving Desert Canyons' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

SCALE THE SUMMIT, the Houston-based progressive metal band, will unveil its Prosthetic Records debut, "Carving Desert Canyons", on February 17. A track from the CD, "Sargasso Sea", is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. "Carving Desert Canyons" track listing: 01. Bloom 02. Sargasso...