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DØDHEIMSGARD's 'Supervillain Outcast' To Receive North American Release In April

Moonfog/The End Records has set an April 17 North American release date for the album "Supervillain Outcast" from Norway's avant-garde/black metal band DØDHEIMSGARD. "Supervillain Outcast" is DØDHEIMSGARD's (now known as DHG) follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 1999 release "666 International", a...

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DØDHEIMSGARD: New Song Posted Online

A brand new DØDHEIMSGARD (DHG) track, entitled "Vendetta Assassin", has been posted online on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the Norwegian band's forthcoming album, "Supervillain Outcast", due in Norway on March 26 and the rest of the world in April via Moonfog Records. DØDHEIMSGARD wi...

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BLOODTHIRST Signs With PAGAN RECORDS

After numerous split releases and demos, Polish anti-Christian thrash metallers BLOODTHIRST have signed to Pagan Records. The band will enter the Metalsound Studio in early March to begin recording its debut full-length album, entitled "Let Him Die". Expect nine songs of violent, bone crushing, head...

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ASSASSIN: Classic 'The Upcoming Terror' Debut Reissued With Demo, Live Tracks

Brazil's Marquee Records has re-released the classic debut album from German thrashers ASSASSIN, entitled "The Upcoming Terror" (originally issued in 1986). This double-CD edition also features the band's "Holy Terror" demo (1985),"The Saga of Nemesis" demo (1986),and a live recording of the show...

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WARGASM Guitarist: The DVD Is 'Coming Along Slowly But Surely'

WARGASM guitarist Rich Spillberg has issued the following update via the band's official web site: "The DVD has been coming along slowly but surely. I actually got myself involved in producing another album, and that has been taking my time away from the 'GASM DVD, but I have recently started back i...

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ASSASSIN To Enter Studio In January

Reformed German thrashers ASSASSIN will enter the studio in January 2007 to begin recording its fourth album, tentatively due next spring. A European tour will follow between April 20 and May 10. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. As previously reported, ASSASSIN is currently seeking a b...

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Psalm 9

Black sheets of raining doom rock cascade down, Old Testament prophecies come true in vengeful bursts of fire, and the bastards indeed pay! TROUBLE should have knocked the world on its ass in 1984 with this low-budget slab of creepy, ethereal metal, a distillation of the gloom of prime SABBATH, the...

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ASSASSIN Seeks Bassist

Reformed German thrashers ASSASSIN are currently seeking a bassist for studio and live work. Interested parties can contact the group at [email protected]. ASSASSIN earlier in the year inked a deal with Marquee Records to have its first two albums (1987's "The Upcoming Terror" and 1988's "Inte...

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TROUBLE To Hit The Road, Film New Live DVD

Chicago doom metal legends TROUBLE have issued the following update: "After many unpredictable setbacks, we now have release dates for most of the TROUBLE catalog. 'Psalm 9' and 'The Skull' will be released worldwide on October 24, 2006, with added footage from those eras. The new CD, 'Simple Mind C...

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IMPALER To Release 'House Band At The Funeral Parlor' DVD In January

MVD Visual has set a January 30, 2007 release date for the new DVD from shock-rock veterans IMPALER. Entitled "House Band At The Funeral Parlor", the group's second DVD installment includes a full concert from August 2003 at First Avenue in Minneapolis and several songs from a "Pillar and Post" show...

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TROUBLE: New Album Release Date Announced

Escapi Music has set a February 20, 2007 release date for the long-awaited new studio album from the legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE, entitled "Simple Mind Condition". The follow-up to 1995's "Plastic Green Head" was produced by Vinny Wojno (KREATOR, MACHINE HEAD) and features vocalist Eric Wagn...

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Kiss of Death

At 61 years old, Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister isn't about to go out of his way to win over those few, pathetic, soulless bints who don't like MOTÖRHEAD. The band has a well-worn groove, and they've settled into it, releasing a string of albums over the last decade so consistent, it's easy to forget someti...

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NEVERMORE: Album Reissues Detailed

Seattle's premier metal outfit NEVERMORE has opened its chamber of secrets, unveiling previously unreleased material as well as various other rarities, which will be used as bonus content for its upcoming re-releases of "Nevermore" (1995),the "In Memory" EP (1996),and "The Politics of Ecstasy" (19...

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ASSASSIN: Finnish Shows Cancelled

ASSASSIN's previously announced shows in Finland (Aug. 31 in Helsinki and Sep. 2 in Lappeenranta) have been cancelled by the promoter. "We feel sorry for all thrashers who wanted to see us and the other bands," the reformed German metallers said in a statement. "We just hope to be over in Finland ve...

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ASSASSIN: Finnish Dates Announced

Reformed German thrashers ASSASSIN will make their Finnish live debut in late September/early October. Support on the dates will come from Finland's thrash machine and management stablemates NATIONAL NAPALM SYNDICATE. The details are as follows: Aug. 31 - Helsinki, FIN @ Tavastia Sep. 02 - Lappeenra...