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DEFIANCE Completes Work On New Album

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have issued the following update: "The new DEFIANCE album titled 'The Prophecy' has been completed! The mixing and mastering of the first new music from DEFIANCE in over 15 years was completed a few weeks ago and has been sent to Candlelight Records fo...

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BURST To Go On 'Indefinite Hiatus'

Sweden's BURST has announced plans to disband following a "best-of" performance in the group's home country in the fall. Commented BURST: "Following a band meeting at the end of June, we have decided that it is time to let BURST sleep. "We will honor our commitments, play the planned No Budget fest...

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SWALLOW THE SUN To Tour Europe With INSOMNIUM, OMNIUM GATHERUM

Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN will embark on the "New Moon Over Europe" tour in November/ December. The trek will see the sextet play its first-ever headline shows in the U.K., supported by INSOMNIUM and OMNIUM GATHERUM. The U.K. dates are as follows: Nov. 30 - Plymouth, UK - White Rabbit D...

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OPETH: Interview, Performance Footage From Romania's ARTMANIA FESTIVAL Available

Romania's Metalhead TV conducted an interview with Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at this year's Artmania Festival, which was held July 17-19 in Sibiu, Romania. Watch the chat at this location. Fan-filmed video footage of the band's performance at the event can be viewed below (courtesy of "InA...

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TENET: Another Song Posted Online

A new TENET track entitled "Crown Of Thorns" has been made available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Sovereign", which was released in Europe on July 20 via Century Media Records (the CD will be issued in North America on August 11. TENET, origi...

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ENSLAVED Interviewed At HELLFEST; Video Available

Romania's Metalhead TV conducted an interview with Norwegian progressive metallers ENSLAVED at this year's Hellfest, which was held on June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France. Watch the chat below. As previously reported, ENSLAVED visited the Norwegian embassy in Washington D.C. on May 27, the day of th...

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CONTRIVE Taps DEVIN TOWNSEND For New Album Mix

Australia's CONTRIVE has tapped Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR) to mix its second album. The follow-up to 2006's "The Meaning Unseen" was recorded at Toyland Studios in Melbourne with producer Adam Calaitzis. Commented drummer Andrew Haug: "Unless you live in a cave,...

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BARREN EARTH Recording Debut Album

BARREN EARTH, the new Helsinki, Finland-based project featuring members of KREATOR, MOONSORROW, SWALLOW THE SUN and MANNHAI, has issued the following update: "We started recording the new album on June 26 at Seawolf Studios (Viapori, Helsinki) with engineer Jukka Varmo. Most of the recording is now...

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OPETH's 'The Lotus Eater' To Be Featured in 'Saints Row' Game

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have issued the following update: "We may not like playing video games all that much, but we do like it when our music is featured on them! Makes us a bit proud, even when it's a game as big as Saints Row for the PSP and even prouder when the nice ...

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LION'S SHARE: Studio Footage Posted Online

Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE have posted "behind-the-scenes" video footage from the making of their critically acclaimed "Dark Hours" album. Watch the nine-minute clip below. "Dark Hours" was released in March via Blistering Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Emotional Coma" was mixed a...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'New Moon' U.S. Release Date Confirmed

Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN will release their fifth album, entitled "New Moon", on November 10 via Spinefarm Records. The CD is being recorded at Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with such acts as KATATONIA, OPETH, PARADISE LOST and...

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UNIVERSUM Preparing To Enter Studio

Australian melodic death metallers UNIVERSUM will enter the studio in the coming months to commence recording the follow-up to their debut album, "Leto Destinatus". Due for release in early 2010, the CD — tentatively titled "Mortuus Machina" — will feature guest appearances from vocalist Christian Ä...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: Studio Diary Launched

Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have entered Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden to begin recording their fifth album, entitled "New Moon". The CD is being produced and mixed by Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with such acts as KATATONIA, OPETH, PARADISE LOST and AMON AMARTH....

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OPETH Offered Support Slot On TOOL Tour

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "OK, good people, time for another boring post about some retarded little boy that thinks it's fun to pose like me and write 'fun' posts about new OPETH album titles etc....

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ULVER Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival

Progressive Norwegian black metal band ULVER has been confirmed for this year's Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 6-8 in Pevnost, Josefov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ACTION ADOR DORATH ANAAL NATHRAKH ASHES YOU LEAVE ATHEIST ATROX BENEATH THE MASSAC...