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GOD FORBID Minus One

New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID are currently on the road in the U.S. as a four-piece following guitarist Dallas Coyle's decision to sit out the trek (amid unconfirmed reports that he has left the band). A fill-in axeman is expected to be recruited shortly. GOD FORBID is playing several shows wit...

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GOD FORBID Interviewed In London; Video Available

Katie Parsons of Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with Doc and Dallas Coyle of New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID prior to their March 20, 2009 concert at Islington Academy London, England with ILL NINO. Watch the eight-minute chat below. GOD FORBID's new album, "Earthsblood", sold around 5,...

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ELVENKING Guitarist Forced To Sit Out Shows

Guitarist Aydan of Italian folk-metallers ELVENKING has been forced to sit out the band's remaining shows in March after breaking his shoulder in a skiing accident. He says, "I was skiing with some friends. I don’t know exactly what happened but I lost my skis and jumped above, landing heavily with...

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ILL NINO Seeking New Label Home (Again)

ILL NINO is once again seeking a new label home following the band's split with Cement Shoes Records, which released 2008's "Enigma". In a recent interview with Parce Musik, vocalist Cristian Machado stated, "We are changing labels yet once again . . . There is a couple of labels that we are looking...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Comments On New Album's 'Amazing' Chart Debut

"Earthsblood", the new album from New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID, sold around 5,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan, to land at position No. 110 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD debuted at No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers)...

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EXILIA Launches Tour Diary

Italian female-fronted quartet EXILIA is currently on the road in Europe as the support act for ILL NINO and GOD FORBID. The band has launched its official tour diary (in English) at Sounds2move.de. News blog Musica Metal recently uploaded photos of EXILIA's acoustic showcase, which was held in Mila...

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EXILIA: Acoustic Showcase Photos, Video Interview Available

News blog Musica Metal has uploaded photos of the Italian female-fronted quartet EXILIA acoustic showcase, which was held in Milan on Thursday, February 19. An Italian-language interview with singer Masha Mysmane can be viewed below. The band's setlist for the showcase included two new tracks from t...

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FINNTROLL Taking Time Off From Touring To Write New Material

Finnish folk metal band FINNTROLL has issued the following update: "You may have noticed that there aren't any shows booked for us so far, but this doesn't mean that we won't play at all this year. We just decided after the Heidenfest tour that we will have half a year off from playing and be ...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Slams 'BlabberBitches,' 'BlabberGrundles', 'BlabberCocks'

GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R." This week Dallas talks about the impending release of the new GOD FORBID album "Earthsblood", outlines touring plans for 2009, and takes shots at Internet detractors on BLABBERMOUTH.NET....

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EXILIA: Another New Song Posted Online

Italian female-fronted quartet EXILIA has posted another new song, "The Hunter", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "My Own Army", which will be released on February 20 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Principal Studios in Ottmarsbocholt (near Münster),Ger...

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Ex-HAVOCHATE Singer Working On New Material

Former HAVOCHATE vocalist Jon Mallek has teamed up with producer extraordinaire Tim Gilles (HAVOCHATE, OVERKILL, M.O.D., S.O.D., MERAUDER, ANTHRAX, THURSDAY, MISFITS, ILL NINO, MADBALL, AGNOSTIC FRONT, CANDIRIA) to record three new songs which are described in a press release as "metal for the masse...

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FINNTROLL: New Video Interview With VRETH Available

Ross Empson, TOURETTES bass player and presenter of metal TV channel Rockalarm!, recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mathias Lillmåns (a.k.a. Vreth) of the Finnish folk metal band FINNTROLL in Hamburg, Germany. Vreth compares touring experiences in the U.S. and Europe, talks about the curr...

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EXILIA: New Song Posted Online

Italian female-fronted quartet EXILIA has posted the song "Are You Breathing?" on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "My Own Army", which will be released on February 20 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Principal Studios in Ottmarsbocholt (near Münster),Germa...

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ELVENKING Announces New Second Guitarist

Italian folk-metallers ELVENKING have announced the addition of second guitarist Rafahel to the group's ranks. Fans who had an opportunity to see the band perform over the course of the last year will recognize Rafahel, since he played a lot of gigs with the band around Italy and Europe. Commented t...

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ELVENKING Lays Down Orchestral Version Of 'Rouse Your Dream'

A new instrumental and orchestral version of the song "Rouse Your Dream" from Italian folk metallers ELVENKING has been recorded for the movie "Little Black Dress" (where the original version of the track also appears). According to the band, Australian director Fredric Noah needed more music to be...