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CARCASS: Chile Date With PARADISE LOST Announced

Reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS will perform at Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile on November 5. Also scheduled to appear is PARADISE LOST. Upcoming CARCASS shows: Aug. 02 - Wacken Open Air - Germany Aug. 16 - Brutal Assault Festival - Czech Republic Aug. 17 - Sziget - Hungary...
July 14, 2008
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MOONSPELL: 'Night Eternal' Video Available

Portugal's Rádio e Televisão de Portugal has premiered the new MOONSPELL video (see below) for the song "Night Eternal". Like the "Scorpion Flower" clip, "Night Eternal" was shot by Ivan Colic (TYPE O NEGATIVE, SYMPHONY X, HAMMERFALL) in Belgrade, Serbia. Colic previously worked with the group on th...
July 13, 2008
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ATHEIST Members Collaborating On First New Material Since 1991

Vocalist Kelly Shaefer of the reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST has issued the following update: "[I'm] heading to Atlanta next Friday to jam with ATHEIST drummer and my best friend Mr. Steve Flynn, this wil mark the first time we have written together since 1991's 'Unquestionable...
July 12, 2008
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DIMMU BORGIR To Release <b>'The Invaluable Darkness'</b> DVD In October

Resuming activity after a two-year hiatus, this year's five-band, 24-show Blackest Of The Black tour package — which includes headliners DANZIG, Norway's DIMMU BORGIR, MOONSPELL, WINDS OF PLAGUE, and SKELETONWITCH — will launch on October 9 in Miami Beach, Florida and play its wrap-up show on Novemb...
July 11, 2008
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Under Investigation For Displaying Nazi Insignia

An investigation has reportedly been launched into whether MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister committed a crime under German law by wearing what appears to be a Nazi cap in a recently published photo. The picture in question, which can be seen below, appeared in a German newspaper prior to the...
July 9, 2008
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MOONSPELL Explains Istanbul Cancellation

Vocalist Fernando Ribeiro of the Portuguese metal band MOONSPELL has issued the following update: "Dear Turkish fans: Some explanation is long due to all of you since we were forced to cancel our appearance at the Kalfest in Istanbul/Turkey, the past 6th of June. We have delayed an official statemen...
July 8, 2008
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TORTURE SQUAD Performs At Wedding Of TRASHCANNED Singer; Video Available

Video footage of the Brazilian metal band TORTURE SQUAD performing at a wedding in Castle Leiben, Austria on July 5, 2008 can be viewed below (courtesy of the Austrian heavy 'zine Stormbringer.at). Tim Sklenitzka, singer of the Autrian thrash/death metal band TRASHCANNED, married his girlfriend on t...
July 7, 2008
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THE HAUNTED Frontman Issues Update

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED recently completed work on their new album for a September 2008 release via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded in part at PUK studio in Denmark with producer Tue Madsen (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, DARK TRANQUILLITY, MOONSPELL, etc),who previously worked with the group...
July 5, 2008
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German 'A Capella Metal Band' VAN CANTO Covers IRON MAIDEN's 'The Trooper'; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of the German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — performing a cover of the IRON MAIDEN classic "The Trooper" on June 28, 2008 at Inferno in São Paulo, Brazil can be viewed below. VAN CANTO'...
July 4, 2008
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ROSE TATTOO: Footage From GODS OF METAL Posted Online

Musica Metal has posted video footage of Australian rock and roll legends ROSE TATTOO performing on June 27, 2008 at the Gods of Metal festival in Bologna, Italy. Watch the clip below. Wacken Records/SPV recently released a "special edition" of "Blood Brothers" (cover artwork),the latest album from...
July 4, 2008
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MOONSPELL: Audio Interview With FERNANDO RIBEIRO Available

Vocalist Fernando Ribeiro of the Portuguese metal band MOONSPELL was recently interviewed by "Whiplash", a weekly metal show on Belgian national radio Studio Brussel, hosted by AFTER ALL guitarist Dries Van Damme. Listen to the chat in streaming audio in two parts: Part#1, Part#2. MOONSPELL's new al...
July 4, 2008
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MASSACRE Trying To Make It To WACKEN After All

Reactivated death metal band MASSACRE — who yesterday announced that they were canceling their appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany — have issued the following update from vocalist Kam Lee: "I'm attempting to work out a way...
July 3, 2008
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HOLY MOSES: 'Agony Of Death' Artwork Revealed

Long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES have revealed the cover artwork (see below) of their new album, "Agony of Death", 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 band recorded the CD at the Blue Ca...
July 3, 2008
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SUIDAKRA Working On New Material

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have issued the following update: "Right after the [recently completed] U.S. tour, we started working on new material again. We managed to nearly complete the whole new record musically! In addition, we have finalized the vocal arrangements of four songs...
July 2, 2008
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MASSACRE Pulls Out Of Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Reactivated death metal band MASSACRE — consisting of DENIAL FIEND members Sam Williams (guitar),Curt Beeson (drums; NASTY SAVAGE),along with ex-MASSACRE/current DENIAL FIEND members Terry Butler (bass),Steve Swanson (guitars) and Kam Lee (vocals) — has cancelled its participation in this year's...
July 2, 2008