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The Farthest Reaches

So it looks like the next big thing in tech-death hail from Santa Cruz, California and go by the name of SON OF AURELIUS. For a group of dudes that got together with the intention of being a recording project barely a year ago and not rounding out the lineup until shortly before recording their ...
May 10, 2010
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THULCANDRA: Two Full New Songs Available For Streaming

Two new songs from THULCANDRA — the reactivated German black/death metal band featuring members of OBSCURA, DARK FORTRESS and HELFAHRT — are available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Spirit Of The Night" and "Fallen Angels Dominion" at this location. "Fallen Angels D...
April 26, 2010
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THULCANDRA: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

THULCANDRA — the reactivated German black/death metal band featuring members of OBSCURA, DARK FORTRESS and HELFAHRT — will release its new album, "Fallen Angels Dominion", on June 2 in Europe and June 8 in North America via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded at Woodshed Studios with producers V. Sa...
April 16, 2010
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WINTERHORDE: Two New Songs Posted Online

Israeli melodic extreme metal band WINTERHORDE has posted two brand new songs, "Tenth Wave" and "The Martyr and Deliverance", on the group's MySpace page. The tracks come off WINTERHORDE's sophomore full-length album, "Underwatermoon", which will be released later this year through an as-yet-undeter...
April 2, 2010
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OBSCURA Guitarist Says 80% Of New Album Is Already Written

Guitarist Christian Muenzner of the German extreme technical death metal act OBSCURA has issued the following update: "The tour is going great so far! Being halfway through now, we must say that we are overhelmed by the reactions of our American fans. It's a great pleasure to play for such dedicated...
March 15, 2010
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OBSCURA: New Audio Interview With STEFFAN KUMMERER Posted Online

On February 27, Jarad Haggard of GrindingTheApparatus.Net conducted an interview guitarist/singer Steffan Kummerer of the German extreme technical death metal act OBSCURA at The Social in Orlando, Florida. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below.
March 12, 2010
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TRIPTYKON To Play Japan With NILE

TRIPTYKON, the group founded by former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Warrior, will play its first concerts in Japan as part of the Extreme The Dojo Vol. 25 tour in June. The band will co-headline the shows with NILE. The special guest for these concerts will be the German...
March 11, 2010
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OBSCURA, MAJESTY, EDGE OF THORNS Members Join Forces In DAEMON'S GATE

DAEMON'S GATE, the brand new Germany-based power metal band featuring former and current members of MAJESTY, OBSCURA, EDGE OF THORNS and CIVILIZATION ONE, has finished mixing and mastering its first demo CD with Connie Andreszka (MYSTIC PROPHECY, EVIDENCE ONE). The group is currently working on its...
March 4, 2010
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OBSCURA's HANNES GROSSMANN Offering Online Drum Lessons

Hannes Grossmann, drummer of the extreme technical death metal band OBSCURA, is offering customized video online lessons via his newly launched official web site. Hannes, who also played the drums on the critically acclaimed NECROPHAGIST album "Epitaph", states, "I want to give some insights in my p...
February 27, 2010
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AUGURY Parts Ways With Bassist

Montreal progressive death metal act AUGURY gas issued the following update: "After eight years of collaboration, we are sad to announce that we had to part ways with our bass player Dominic 'Forest' Lapointe. We keep in mind his outstanding musical input and volcanic stage presence, and thank him f...
February 24, 2010
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RON JARZOMBEK Discusses BLOTTED SCIENCE Project

The Spinelanguage blog recently conducted an interview with acclaimed guitarist Ron Jarzombek (BLOTTED SCIENCE, WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Spinelanguage: Before BLOTTED SCIENCE, a lot of metal fans didn't know who Ron Jarzombek was. Sure, they might ha...
February 23, 2010
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HATESPHERE Parts Ways With Vocalist, Announces Temporary Replacement

Vocalist Jonathan "Joller" Albrechtsen has quit Danish thrashers HATESPHERE. His temporary replacement is Morten "Kruge" Madsen of the Danish metal band MEVADIO. Despite Jonathan's exit, HATESPHERE has no intention of calling it a day and will hit the American shores as planned on February 24 as par...
February 23, 2010
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TOXIC HOLOCAUST's JOEL GRIND Interviewed For RELAPSE PODCAST

Relapse Records has relaunched its label podcast online now at RelapsePodcast.com. New podcasts will be posted every month, highlighting brand new songs from Relapse artists, exclusive interviews, and classic Relapse tracks. The first of the relauched podcasts, which is available for streaming below...
February 18, 2010
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Behind-The-Scenes Look At Norway's INFERNO Festival

Imhotep webzine has posted a "small peek" into the world of this year's installment of the Inferno festival, which will take place March 31 - April 3, 2010 in Oslo, Norway. The 10-minute clip, which includes short comments from the staff, MAYHEM frontman Attila Csihar, two fans and Anna Roll (who or...
February 12, 2010
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THULCANDRA Taps KRISTIAN WÅHLIN For New Album Artwork

THULCANDRA — the reactivated German black/death metal band featuring members of OBSCURA, DARK FORTRESS and HELFAHRT — has tapped Kristian Wåhlin (a.k.a. Necrolord; AT THE GATES, DISSECTION, EDGE OF SANITY, EMPEROR, DARK FUNERAL, SACRAMENTUM) to create the artwork for the group's new album, "Fallen A...
February 9, 2010