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DISBELIEF Guitarist Quits

Guitarist Jonas Khalil has left the German death metal band DISBELIEF. He explained in a statement, "We decided to part ways due to problems regarding our schedules. As a professional (classical) musician, I cannot allow myself to focus only on one project but instead have to be able to do any proje...

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THIS ENDING: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Parasites' Video Shoot Available

THIS ENDING, the Swedish death metal band featuring AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson, recently shot a video for the song "Parasites" over a two-day period at two different locations with director Marcus CF. Tinnerholm. A two-minute clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot c...

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VOLBEAT: Support Acts Announced For Danish Tour

Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have handpicked Sweden's MUSTASCH and Switzerland's THE PEACOCKS to act as special guests on the band's upcoming Danish tour: March 20 - Odense Idrætshal, Odense, DEN March 21 - KB Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN March 27 - Gigantium, Aalborg, DEN March 28 - NRGi Arena,...

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Resurrected PESTILENCE: New Song Posted Online

Resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE has uploaded a new song, "Horror Detox", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Resurrection Macabre", which is scheduled for release on March 13 in Europe (April 14 in the U.S.) via Holland's Mascot Reco...

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HANK SHERMANN's DEMONICA Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

DEMONICA, the solo project of MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, is putting the finishing touches on its debut album for a tentative late spring/early summer release via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The CD will be mixed in February in Denver, Colorado. DEMONICA's core lineup: Hank Shermann (MERC...

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SVARTSOT Guitarist 'Making A Fresh Start'

On December 17, 2008, Michael Lundquist Andersen (guitar),Niels Thøgersen (drums),Claus B. Gnudtzmann (vocals) and Martin Kielland-Brandt (bass) announced their departure from the Danish folk/viking metal act SVARTSOT. They explained in a statement, "We are sorry to announce that because of differ...

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PRIMAL FEAR To Begin Mixing New Album Next Week

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will begin mixing their new album, "16.6: (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)", on January 5 at House Of Music studios in Winterbach, Germany with Dennis Ward and Achim Köhler. The CD, which is tentatively due in May via Frontiers Records, will mark the group's fi...

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DEAD HEAD: Another New Song Posted Online

Veteran Dutch thrashers DEAD HEAD have posted another new song, "Firegate", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new full-length CD, "Depression Tank", due on February 16, 2009 via Displeased Records. The CD was recorded at Hooiland Studios in Zwolle, Holland and was mixed and mast...

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AVANTASIA Producer Honored With 'Golden Bobby' Award

Sascha Paeth — producer, engineer and guitarist of EDGUY frontman's AVANTASIA project — was honored with the prestigious sound award "Golden Bobby" by the German association of sound engineers (VDT) for the best production of the year 2008 in the "Rock" category. The song that made the difference wa...

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'Dimebag Beyond Forever Tour': Performance, Behind-The-Scenes Footage Available

A dozen or so Finnish metal musicians took part in the fifth annual "Dimebag Beyond Forever Tour" in early December. The four-date trek honored the legendary PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot and killed on stage on December 8, 2004. The musicians performed for free...

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THIS ENDING: New Song Posted Online

THIS ENDING, the Swedish death metal band featuring AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson, has uploaded a new song, "Parasites", to its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's second album, "Dead Harvest", which is scheduled for release on January 30, 2009 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and...

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D.A.M.N.: New Song Posted Online

Braunschweig, Germany-based, female-fronted death metallers D.A.M.N. have posted a rough-mix version of the title track of their upcoming album, "Forbidden Anger", on their MySpace page. Tentatively due in the spring via an as-yet-undetermined record label, the 11-song CD will be mixed and mastered...

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PRIMAL FEAR Checks In From The Studio

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR entered the studio on November 28 to begin recording their new album, "16.6", due in early 2009 via Frontiers Records. The group has issued the following update: "Another week, another very intensive work in the recording studio — all instruments are recorded, perc...

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EVIL MASQUERADE: Four New Songs Posted Online

Denmark-based symphonic metal band EVIL MASQUERADE has posted four songs from its forthcoming fourth album, "Fade To Black", on the group's MySpace page. Due on January 26, 2009 via Escape Music, the follow-up to 2006's "Third Act" was mixed and mastered by Tommy Hansen (JORN, HELLOWEEN) at Jailhous...

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THIS ENDING: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online

THIS ENDING, the Swedish death metal band featuring AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson, has uploaded the second in a series of video clips documenting the recording process for its second album, "Dead Harvest", due on January 30, 2009 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy; and February 2, 20...