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HELLBASTARD Issues Video Teaser

Legendary U.K. thrash/crust/metal miscreants HELLBASTARD recently unleashed a video teaser for their aptly titled "Sons Of Bitches" vinyl EP. Issued via PATAC Records, "Sons Of Bitches" is limited to 1000 copies, includes a re-recorded version of 1988's "We Had Evidence" from the band's 1988 "Headin...

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MORGOTH To Continue With 'A Few Casual Shows'

Resurrected German death metallers MORGOTH have issued the following update: "Barge To Hell was a great way to end the past year of MORGOTH activities as well as to complete the original plans we had for the 'Cursed' reunion. We also had a lot of time for cocktails and talks on the cruise and discus...

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SHADOW SOCIETY Releases First Single

"Shrouded In Darkness", the long-awaited first single from SHADOW SOCIETY, the band formed in 2011 by Asgrim (IMMANIFEST, YETI) and Rob Thoth (CHRONZON),can be streamed below. Mixed and mastered at the Audio Refinery by Eric Koondel (SOILWORK, CYNIC, MALEVOLENT CREATION),the song is a glimpse into...

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ADAGIO: Demo Versions Of Two New Songs Posted Online

Demo versions of two new songs from French neo-classical metallers ADAGIO — "Torn" and "Carry The Cross" — can be streamed below. The tracks — which feature the vocals of American singer Kelly Sundown Carpenter, who has previously worked with BEYOND TWILIGHT, OUTWORLD and DARKOLOGY — will appear on...

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UGLY KID JOE Frontman Interviewed By Romania's INFO MUSIC (Video)

Romania's Info Music recently conducted an interview with vocalist Whitfield Crane of reunited hard rockers UGLY KID JOE. You can now watch the chat below. UGLY KID JOE's latest EP, "Stairway To Hell" was released digitally on June 5 and physically on July 9. The CD heralds UGLY KID JOE's return, co...

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FROST DESPAIR: New Album Details Revealed

Brazilian symphonic black metallers FROST DESPAIR have revealed the details of their first full-length album, "Surreal", which will be released early in 2013. The artwork was created by Marcelo Vasco (DIMMU BORGIR, KEEP OF KALESSIN, DARK FUNERAL),who stated: "This illustration for 'Surreal' was for...

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SWEET's ANDY SCOTT Interviewed By 'Metal Express Radio' (Audio)

On December 15, Michael Burgess of Metal Express Radio conducted an interview with original member Andy Scott (guitar and vocals) of one of the most legendary, influential and enduring names in the history of rock music, SWEET, at The Sage in Gateshead (Newcastle),England. You can now listen to the...

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DEMONICAL Postpones New Album Recording Sessions

Swedish death metallers DEMONICAL have issued the following update: "Due to a few non-interesting reasons, we have postponed the recordings of our upcoming full-length attack until late January. "As expected, our new material is clearly the best DEMONICAL stuff ever written and the next album will b...

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DIVINITY Releases New Single 'The Dead Speak From Beyond'

On December 21, Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based metallers DIVINITY released "The Dead Speak From Beyond" on their official web site. The song comes from part 1 of their upcoming trilogy release, "The Immortalist Trilogy, Part 1 – Awestruck". "The Dead Speak From Beyond" is actually a PERICARDIUM cove...

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SORCERY: 'Arrival At Six' Due Next Month

"Arrival At Six", the long-awaited second album from Swedish death metallers SORCERY, will be released on January 15, 2013 via Xtreem Music. The cover artwork was created by renowned artist Daniel Devilish. The effort will be made available on both CD and 12-inch vinyl (February 1). According to a p...

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HATE: 'Solarflesh' Teasers Posted Online

Napalm Records has set a February 5, 2013 North American release date for "Solarflesh", the new album from Polish extreme metallers HATE. The follow-up to 2010's "Erebos" was recorded at Sound Division Studio in Warsaw with Filip "Heinrich" Halucha (VESANIA, DECAPITATED) and Arek "Malta" Malczewski...

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Norway's ALTAAR Signs With INDIE RECORDINGS

Indie Recordings has announced the signing of Oslo, Norway's ALTAAR. The band's new, self-titled album will be released on February 26 in Europe (four days earlier in Germany and Austria). ALTAAR is an exceptional outlet with an avant-garde approach to the musical expression by attacking conventiona...

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DAMNATIONS HAMMER Signs With I HATE RECORDS

DAMNATIONS HAMMER, the U.K.-based CELTIC FROST-inspired doom metal band, has inked a deal with Sweden's I Hate Records for the release of the group's debut album, "Disciples Of The Hex". Due in early 2013, the CD was recorded at DAMNATIONS HAMMER's own Hammerstein Studios and produced and mixed by M...

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DENOUNCEMENT PYRE: 'Almighty Alcanum' Preview

Australian black/death metal band DENOUNCEMENT PYRE will release its second album, "Almighty Alcanum", on January 22, 2013 via Hells Headbangers on both CD and LP formats. The follow-up to 2010's "World Cremation" is described in a press release as "a veritable abyss of fiery, blackened death metal,...

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It's hard for me not to interject a personal note whenever discussing ISIS, so humor me a minute, if you will. To me, this was never a "post metal" band, a stupid, supercilious term I've always objected to in the first place. ISIS was an empirical, cinematic symposium of darkness and light, a sterli...