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BYZANTINE Announces New Members

Reformed West Virginia metallers BYZANTINE, who independently released their fourth album earlier this year, have announced two new members. The band has revamped its lineup with the rehiring of lead guitarist Brian Henderson, who filled in on a round of reunion shows in 2010, and new bassist Sean S...

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BYZANTINE Bassist Quits

Bassist Michael "Skip" Cromer of reunited West Virginia metallers BYZANTINE has released the following statement: "I am writing this post to inform you that as of after the Sound Factory show this Friday, I will no longer be playing in BYZANTINE. "I have in recent months become a Christian and I fee...

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Habitual Levitations

Welcome to INTRONAUT's easy listening LP - anyone who saw this coming, please raise your hand and then go take a hike, will you? Now, now, DON'T PANIC! We don't mean "easy listening" in the Brat Pack sense or even entirely in the "not challenging" sense, but rather some kind of combination of the tw...

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BYZANTINE: Vocal And Rhythm Guitar Playthrough Video

Video footage of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Chris Ojeda of reunited West Virginia metallers BYZANTINE performing two songs from the band's fourth, self-titled album can be seen below. "Byzantine" will be released on February 26 through Gravedancer Records, the new label formed by MuseBox VP of ma...

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BYZANTINE: 'Soul Eraser' Video Released

"Soul Eraser", the new Matt Maloney-directed video from reunited West Virginia metallers BYZANTINE, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's fourth, self-titled album, which will be released on February 26 through Gravedancer Records, the new label formed by MuseBox VP of marketing, Josh Eld...

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BYZANTINE: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album

Audio samples of all the tracks that will appear on the fourth, self-titled album from reunited West Virginia metallers BYZANTINE can be streamed at Amazon.com. The CD will be released on February 26, 2013 through Gravedancer Records, the new label formed by MuseBox VP of marketing, Josh Eldridge, i...

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BYZANTINE: Official 'Signal Path' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for "Signal Path", a brand new song from reunited West Virginia metallers BYZANTINE, can be seen below. The track will appear on the band's fourth, self-titled album, to be released on February 26, 2013 through Gravedancer Records, the new label formed by MuseBox VP of marke...

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ICED EARTH Records Cyprus Concert For Live CD/DVD; Fan-Filmed Video Footage Available

ICED EARTH's August 19 concert at the ancient Kourion Amphitheater, outside Limassol in Cyprus, was professionally filmed and recorded for an upcoming CD/DVD release. 1,500 fans witnessed the show, which ran for three hours and featured on-stage scenery and artwork that was uniquely created for this...

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BYZANTINE: Sneak Peek At New Track

Video footage of Chris Ojeda, rhythm guitarist and vocalist of reunited West Virginia metallers BYZANTINE, performing sections of a new song, "Pathogen", can be seen below. The track will be included on the band's next album, to be released in November through Gravedancer Records, the new label form...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'RONNIE JAMES DIO And I Had Talked About Doing A Project Together'

Metal Shock Finland's Mohsen Fayyazi recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. A couple of excerpts follow. On whether he knew Ronnie James Dio personally and if he ever had any dreams of collabor...

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GRAVEDANCER RECORDS Announces Formation, First Signings

MuseBox VP of marketing Josh Eldridge has formed a new metal label, Gravedancer Records, in partnership with marketing company MuseBox. The label is launching with three acts on its roster and will be distributed worldwide by EMI. Gravedancer Records looks to deliver the best in heavy music and has...

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Reunited BYZANTINE Preparing To Record New Studio Album

West Virginia metallers BYZANTINE have officially reformed almost four years to the day since their last album, "Oblivion Beckons", was released. The group's 2012 lineup is as follows: Chris Ojeda: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar Tony Rohrbough: Lead Guitar Michael Cromer: Bass Matt Wolfe: Drums Commented Oje...

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TURISAS, ALESTORM, EX DEO, ARKONA, HUNTRESS To Join Forces For 'PaganFest: America Part III'

Folk metalers TURISAS will be heading back to North America this spring for "PaganFest: America Part III", their first-ever U.S. headlining run! Joining the Finnish sextet on their triumphant return to the States is a gathering of bands from across the world: Scotland's ALESTORM, Rome's EX DEO, Russ...

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TURISAS: New Video Interview With MATHIAS NYGRD

Tero Tolkki of Metal From Finland conducted an interview with Mathias Nygrd of Finnish "battle metal" warriors TURISAS at this year's edition of the Tuska open-air metal festival, which was held July 22-24, 2011 at Suvilahti in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. TURISAS will co-hea...

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TURISAS: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From European Festival Appearances

Finnish "battle metal" warriors TURISAS have uploaded a series of video blogs/reports from their recently appearances at various European summer music festivals. You can check out the clips below. TURISAS will co-headline the Heidenfest package tour from September 30 to October 23. Also scheduled to...