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REIGN OF VENGEANCE Seeks Touring Drummer

REIGN OF VENGEANCE, the new Arizona-based death metal project featuring Mark Kozuback (VEHEMENCE),Marshall Beck (REBIRTH, DESCEND, ex-VEXATION) and Ken "Sorceron" (ABIGAIL WILLIAMS),is currently seeking a touring drummer before issuing its first EP. The group plans on playing local dates to suppor...

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ZONARIA: More New Album Samples Available

Swedish death metal quartet ZONARIA has posted a medley on its MySpace page containing audio samples from the group's upcoming debut album, "Infamy and the Breed". Commented ZONARIA guitarist Emil Nyström: "As a thank you to all of our 2,000+ fans that came to check out 'Descend into Chaos' last mon...

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DESCEND Prepares To Release New EP

Swedish metallers DESCEND have announced the addition of bassist Justin Biggs to the group's ranks. The band is currently preparing to release a new EP containing the tracks "What Drives Us" and "Orders From Above". DESCEND's last release was a six-song EP, "Broken Pieces", which came out in 2006. F...

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Late VOIVOD Guitarist To Be Inducted Into 'Quebec Metal Hall Of Fame'

VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour will be posthumously inducted into the Quebec Metal Hall of Fame during "1982 – 2007: 25 ans Métal Québécois", a three-day festival celebrating 25 years of Quebec metal, set to take place August 31 - September 2, 2007 at Club Soda in Montreal. A total of 12 ban...

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CULT OF LUNA Prepares For DOWNLOAD Festival

Swedish epic art-rock crushers CULT OF LUNA will descend upon Download on Sunday, June 10 to play their debut set at the famous festival. Download is the first U.K. festival CULT OF LUNA have been invited to play, and they are looking forward to engaging the crowd on the Tuborg stage with their spec...

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ZONARIA To Release Debut Album In September

Swedish death metal quartet ZONARIA will release its debut album, "Infamy and the Breed", on September 3 (UK),September 4 (North America),and September 7 (rest of Europe) through Pivotal Rockordings. The song "Descend into Chaos", taken from the upcoming CD, can be heard on the band's official MyS...

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Report: Korean Director Zooms In On German Heavy Metal Village

Jurnalo.com reports: The cultural divide between villagers in north Germany and the heavy metal fans who descend on their quiet community could hardly be greater. Prim cotton blouses, Wellington boots and double-breasted suits contrast with studded collars, tattoos and shoulder-length hair. The Wack...

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VEHEMENCE, REBIRTH, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Members Join Forces In REIGN OF VENGEANCE

Mark Kozuback (VEHEMENCE),Marshall Beck (REBIRTH, DESCEND, ex-VEXATION) and Ken "Sorceron" (ABIGAIL WILLIAMS) have joined forces in a new death metal project called REIGN OF VENGEANCE. The band's debut EP, which is expected this summer, will be "a concept album telling a grizzly tale about a man mu...

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METALLICA Begins Recording New Album; Photos Available

The following message has been posted on METALLICA's official web site: "METALLICA left the comfort of HQ this week to descend upon the greater Los Angeles area to begin recording their ninth original album. This is the first time they've recorded outside of the Bay Area since they spent an eternity...

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DEAMON: Canadian Tour Dates Announced

Extreme death metal band DEAMON from Ottawa, Ontario has just announced a small tour to support its new release, "Descend Dethrone", available on CDN Records. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 01 - Hull, QUE @ Cegep De Hull Dec. 09 - Cambridge, ONT @ 69 Pickups Dec. 15 - Toronto, ONT @ The Metal...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman Talks About Upcoming 'Anthology' DVD Set

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickínson will release three-disc DVD set, entitled "Anthology" through Sanctuary Visual Entertainment on June 19 in Europe and June 20 in North America. This is the definitive Dickinson package, and includes over six hours of videos and live performances, and previously u...

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SODOM, CARPATHIAN FOREST Confirmed For Austria's KALTENBACH OPEN AIR Festival

SODOM and CARPATHIAN FOREST have been confirmed as the headliners of the Kaltenbach Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 in Spital am Semmering, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ASMODEUS CARPATHIAN FOREST CONVERGENCE DARK DECEPTION DARKSIDE D...

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Guitarist GUS G. Quits NIGHTRAGE

Guitarist Gus G. has officially left Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE. His official statement on the matter reads as follows: "After long discussions with Marios [Iliopoulos, NIGHTRAGE mainman/guitarist], we both decided that it's best for me to stop playing with NIGHTRAGE. "The reaso...

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In the Arms of Devastation

It is about time I got around to reviewing a disc by Canada's northern hyper blasters, KATAKLYSM. After enjoying what I heard of the last several albums and suffering through the disappointment of two live performances, thanks to horrid sound mixes, I have now been able to spend a little quality tim...

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MOONSORROW, LORD BELIAL Confirmed For Austria's KALTENBACH OPEN AIR Festival

MOONSORROW and LORD BELIAL are the latest confirmed bands for the Kaltenbach Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 in Spital am Semmering, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: UNLEASHED (SWE) DISMEMBER (SWE) LORD BELIAL (SWE) HATESPHERE (DK) GOD DETHRONED (NDL) ENSIFERUM...