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MELECHESH: 'Emissaries' Tentative U.S. Release Date Announced

Osmose/The End Records has tentatively set a January 23, 2007 release date for new album from Mesopotamian metallers MELECHESH, entitled "Emissaries". The CD will arrive in Europe on October 30. "Emissaries", the fourth album from MELECHESH, is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2003's brilliant opus...

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ARCH ENEMY, MOONSORROW, TANKARD Confirmed For Holland's ARNHEM METAL MEETING

ARCH ENEMY, MOONSORROW and TANKARD are among the newly confirmed bands for the Arnhem Metal Meeting, set to take place Saturday, December 9 at Musis Sacrum in Arnhem, Holland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AETERNUS ANCIENT RITES ANTAEUS ARCH ENEMY IMMOLATION...

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THANATOS: Early Albums To Be Reissued As Limited-Edition Box Set

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Some cool news for a change! Chinese label Area Death Productions have approached us to re-release the first three THANATOS albums as a limited-edition collector's box set! The box set...

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MELECHESH: 'Emissaries' Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Osmose Productions has set an October 30 European release date for the new MELECHESH album, entitled "Emissaries". The track listing for the effort is as follows 01. Rebirth of the Nemesis (Enuma Elish Rewritten) 02. Ladders to Sumeria 03. Deluge of Delusional Dreams: Act I: Cast Tempest from the Ea...

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USURPER Pulls Out Of Toronto's DAY OF THE EQUINOX II; MISERY INDEX And NEURAXIS Step In

Chicago-based USURPER has been forced to cancel its appearance at the Day Of The Equinox Festival, set to take place Saturday, September 23 at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario. Details on USURPER's withdrawal are sparse except it has been noted one guitar player has been forced to undergo immedia...

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MELECHESH: New Album Delayed

MELECHESH mainman Melechesh Ashmedi has issued the following statement regarding the status of the band's new album, "Emissaries": "By now many are speculating as to why the new MELECHESH album is not out yet. The release date was supposed to be sometime in May, but this date is postponed and Osmose...

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DARKTHRONE, IMMORTAL, DISSECTION Featured On 'The Dark Psyche' Compilation

The End Records and associates have compiled some of the top acts of the black metal scene to showcase "The Dark Psyche". On June 6, The End Records will release this extraordinary compilation at the special price of $6.66. The label will also offer exclusively through its mail-order site The Omega,...

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Canadian Thrash Metal Legends SACRIFICE To Reunite For DAY OF THE EQUINOX II

For the first time in 15 years, Canadian thrash metal legends SACRIFICE will reunite for one-night only as headliner of Day Of The Equinox II festival taking place on Saturday, September 23, 2006 in Toronto, Ontario at the Opera House. The band's original lineup of guitarist/singer Rob Urbinati, gui...

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MELECHESH To Enter Studio In January

Israel's MELECHESH will enter Woodhouse Studios (SAMAEL, GRIP INC., THERION, MOONSPELL) in Hagen, Germany in January 2006 to record their fourth full-length album, entitled "Emissaries". The mixing will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands with renowned producer Attie Bauw (JUDAS PRIEST, HALFORD...

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MELECHESH Announce New Drummer

Israel's MELECHESH have announced the addition of drummer Xul (THANATOS, ABODE OF THE BLESSED, LIAR OF GOLGOTHA) to the group's ranks. "Xul is a tremendously talented drummer with outstanding technical ability," founding member Ashmedi said in a statement. MELECHESH have been working on new material...

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ABSU's PROSCRIPTOR Will Not Be Contributing To New MELECHESH Album

ABSU's Proscriptor will not be collaborating with MELECHESH on their upcoming album, according to a press release from MELECHESH's record label, Osmose Productions. "This was a mutual decision that had to be taken due to the geographic circumstances and overlapping time schedules," the press release...

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MELECHESH Confirmed For France's METAL THERAPY FESTIVAL

Mesopotamian black thrash metal pioneers MELECHESH have replaced IN EXTREMO on the billing of the 2005 edition of France's Metal Therapy Festival, set to take place Saturday, April 16 at Salle Saint-Exupéry in Woippy (160 km from Strasbourg, 70 km from Luxembourg, 100 km from Trier). Also scheduled...

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'Extreme Metal II' Guide To Thrash/Black/Death Metal Due In April

A new book, "Extreme Metal II", is due for global publication in April 2005 by Omnibus Press. The author is Joel McIver, whose best-selling 2004 opus, "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica", was the first book to express in depth the disappointment that thousands of metal fans feel about the b...

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THANATOS: Tour Dates Announced

Long-running Dutch death metal band THANATOS will play two shows in Greece in January 2005: January 15 at Mylos Club in Thessaloniki and January 16 at Gagarin205 Club in Athens. Also appearing on the bill will be ORPHANED LAND from Israel. In addition, THANATOS will embark on a short Dutch tour with...

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ABSU/MELECHESH Drummer Becomes A Father

Congratulations are in order for ABSU/MELECHESH drummer/vocalist Proscriptor (Russ R. Givens) and his wife Tiamatsu (Cristal A. Givens),who became the proud parents of a "wonderful" daughter, Saxon, earlier today (Sept. 21). In other news, Proscriptor has completed the drum tracks for an extreme ep...