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ARCH ENEMY Singer: 'Religion Is A Tool For Power, An Excuse For War, A Strong Source Of Income'

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow recently answered several questions submitted by the visitors of her official web site. A couple of excerpts follow: Q: Would you like to be mom? Angela: I am not sure. I have the utmost respect for parents. It is real tough to raise kids in our society. You can p...

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SATURNUS Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Denmark's melodic doom metal masters SATURNUS have issued the following update: "After releasing 'Veronika Decides To Die' in 2006 and touring the States, Russia and parts of Europe, SATURNUS and bass player Lennart Jacobsen has decided to go our separate ways. No hard feelings involved and we wish...

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MARTRIDEN: 'The Unsettling Dark' U.S. Release Date Announced

Montana-based blackened death metal group MARTRIDEN will release its full-length debut, "The Unsettling Dark", in the U.S. on February 5 via Candlelight Records USA. Two songs from the CD are available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. "The Unsettling Dark" will be released in Europe on Mar...

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DARK SUNS To Release 'Grave Human Genuine' Next Month

German progressive dark metallers DARK SUNS will release their fourth album, "Grave Human Genuine", on February 25 via Prophecy Productions. According to a press release, the CD's "unconventional title was chosen with care and purpose, as it represents the three characteristic elements of this work:...

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KING DIAMOND: Classic 1986 Concert Footage Posted Online

MetalKult.com has posted 11 classic KING DIAMOND live videos for download. In the summer of 1986, former MERCYFUL FATE vocalist King Diamond released his first solo album, "Fatal Portrait", and was on tour in the U.S. with his new group. The concert, filmed in San Francisco on August 13, 1986, featu...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: Debut Album Due In January

Finnish female-fronted metal band AMBERIAN DAWN will release its debut album, "River of Tuoni", on January 30, 2008 via Suomen Musiikki. Commented the group: "Our label, Suomen Musiikki, has defined AMBERIAN DAWN's music as fantasy metal, but as always, the genre borders are very thin and hard to de...

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LION'S SHARE: Footage From SWEDEN ROCK Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE performing the song "Clones of Fate" at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, which took place in June 2007 in Sölvesborg, Sweden, can be viewed below. LION'S SHARE will release its new album, "Emotional Coma", in the U.S. on January...

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THERION With MESSIAH MARCOLIN: Paris Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of THERION performing a cover version of the MERCYFUL FATE classic "Black Funeral" on December 22, 2007 in Paris, France, with a special guest appearance by former CANDLEMASS singer Messiah Marcolin, can be viewed below. Photos of the concert can be found at HolyMetal.com. T...

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MARTRIDEN: Debut Album Samples Available

Montana-based blackened death metal group MARTRIDEN has posted two songs from its forthcoming full-length debut, "The Unsettling Dark", on the group's MySpace page. "The Unsettling Dark" will be released in Europe on March 3, 2008 via Siege of Amida/Candlelight Records. The track listing for the CD...

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USURPER: 'Threshold Of The Usurper' Reissue Artwork Revealed

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the "Threshold of the Usurper" CD, Chicago's now-defunct band USURPER has teamed up with Finnish label Primitive Reaction to reissue this classic effort. "Threshold..." was originally released in 1997 on Necropolis Records and quickly became one of the band's...

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SAXON, MERCYFUL FATE Classic Titles To Be Reissued On Limited-Edition Vinyl

Night of the Vinyl Dead will reissue SAXON's "Dogs of War" and MERCYFUL FATE's "Into the Unknown" albums on limited-edition vinyl this month. The details are as follows: SAXON - "Dogs of War" (originally released by SPV in 1995) * Limited-edition sandy vinyl plus bonus SAXON stickers set * Hand-numb...

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THERION's SNOWY SHAW To Play Drums For DEATHSTARS On KORN Tour

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) will play drums for the industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS on their upcoming European tour as the support act for KORN. For a list of dates, click here. DEATHSTARS' regular drumme...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: New Video Interview With JON RUBIN Available

Jon Rubin of MALEVOLENT CREATION was interviewed by Johnny Orlando, Jr. in Chicago during the recently completed Death By Decibels tour, also featuring VADER, CATTLE DECAPITATION, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, VEIL OF MAYA and LIGHT THIS CITY. Jon talks about French horns, Fort Lauderdale and his love of sculpt...

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Former CANDLEMASS Singer Performs With THERION In London; Video Footage, Photos Available

Former CANDLEMASS singer Messiah Marcolin joined THERION on stage in London, England on Sunday, December 16. Messiah sang on THERION's "Kali Youga" trilogy and performed a duet with Snowy Shaw at the end of the show on MERCYFUL FATE's "Black Funeral". The full setlist was as follows: 01. Rise Of Sod...

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COR SCORPII Completes Work On Debut Album

Norwegian extreme metal band COR SCORPII has completed work on its debut album, "Monument", due in late February via Descent Productions. The CD was recorded and mixed at TopRoom studio (BORKNAGAR, MAYHEM, TRISTANIA) by Borge Finstad and it was mastered by at Tailor Maid Productions (DIMMU BORGIR, K...