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WATAIN Announces 10-Year-Anniversary Concert

Swedish black metallers WATAIN have issued the following update: "As a closure to the two-year-long Fuck the World Tour, WATAIN will do a final date in Uppsala, Sweden, on the 6th of December. This ceremonial performance shall mark the 10-year anniversary of the band, which is also why it is held in...

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BLOODBATH: Another New Song Posted Online

Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has launched a mini-site for its new studio album, "The Fathomless Mastery", which is scheduled for release on October 6 in Europe and October 28 in North America via Peaceville Records. According to a press release, "the site will feature a different track...

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MACHINE HEAD Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD are the first confirmed band for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Roadrunner Records has revealed the details of the U.S. version of the special edition of "The Blackening...

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HOLY MOSES: 'Agony Of Death' Widget Available

A widget for "Agony of Death", the new album from long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES, can be found below. Due on September 29 in Europe (except in Germany, where it will arrive on September 26) and October 7 in the U.S. via Wacken Records/SPV, the CD was recorded at the Blue Castle Studio near...

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CYNIC's PAUL MASVIDAL Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Traced In Air'

Abort Magazine's UK correspondent John Norby recently conducted an interview with Paul Masvidal of the reunited progressive metallers CYNIC. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Abort: What inspired you to write [the new CYNIC album] "Traced In Air"? Paul Masvidal: An absolute surrender to the cr...

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SUIDAKRA To Enter Studio In November

German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA will enter Gernhart Studios in November to begin recording their new album, titled "Crógacht". The band says, "We're happy to announce that our dear friend Kris Verwimp will not only be in charge of designing first-class album art, but is also arranging f...

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ROSE TATTOO: Video Interview Available

Planet-Loud.com conducted an interview with Australian rock and roll legends ROSE TATTOO at this year's Download festival, which was held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Watch the chat in two parts below. Wacken Records/SPV recently released a "special edition" of "Blood Brothers",...

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ENSLAVED: 'Vertebrae' E-Card Available

An e-card for "Vertebrae", the new album from the Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED, can be found at this location. The CD will be released in Europe on September 29 via Indie Recordings and in North America on October 28 through Nuclear Blast Records (via a licensing arra...

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LEAVES' EYES Forced To Pull Out Of AMORPHIS/SAMAEL North American Tour

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has issued the following update: "We are terribly sorry to tell you that our record label has decided to cancel our [previously announced] North American tour [with A...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: 'Almost Again' Video Posted Online

A new music video from the now-defunct Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based extreme metal band STRAPPING YOUNG LAD has been posted online. The clip, for the song "Almost Again" off 2006's "The New Black", is taken from the STRAPPING YOUNG LAD DVD "The Chaos Years". Watch it below. Commented STR...

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DIMMU BORGIR DVD Footage Slated For Los Angeles Premiere

On September 30 at 10 p.m. at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles, fans of Norwegian black metal will have the unique opportunity to attend an exclusive, advanced screening of footage from DIMMU BORGIR's "The Invaluable Darkness" DVD, a three-disc package of 2 DVDs plus a bonus audio CD scheduled...

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AVANTASIA: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Available

Vocalist Amanda Somerville has issued the latest video blog (see below) from the AVANTASIA world tour, which kicked off on June 5 at the Rocksound festival in Huttwil, Switzerland and concluded last month at the Sziget festival in Budapest, Hungary. The latest clip features footage from the band's a...

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CYNIC: Video Footage Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Press Conference Available

Video footage of CYNIC's press conference at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany, can be viewed below (clip shot and uploaded by the Clairvoyant webzine). Season of Mist is currently taking pre-orders for a special CYNIC package featuring...

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LACUNA COIL: Video Interview With CRISTINA SCABBIA Available

Planet-Loud.com conducted an interview with LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia at this year's Download festival, which was held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Watch the six-minute chat below. LACUNA COIL has set "Visual Karma (Body, Mind and Soul)" as the title of its first-ever...

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GAMMA RAY: Complete 'Hell Yeah!' DVD Details Revealed

GAMMA RAY's long-awaited 2-DVD/2-CD DVD package "Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome (And The Finnish Keyboarder Who Didn't Want To Wear His Donald Duck Costume) Live in Montreal", is scheduled for release on October 27 in Europe and November 4 in the U.S. via SPV. The set will feature a multi-camera re...