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CATARACT: 'Kingdom' Bonus Disc Upgraded

The limited first edition (digipack) of the new CATARACT album, "Kingdom", has been upgraded. The bonus disc will now contain 10 songs! Here's the complete track listing of the bonus disc: 01. Devon (re-arranged, re-recorded/-mixed/-mastered by Tue Madsen, taken from "Great Days of Vengeance", origi...

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ATAKHAMA: Russian Tour Announced

ATAKHAMA, the Finnish band formed out of the ashes of FUNERIS NOCTURNUM, have announced the details of their "Black Blood Tour" of Russia, set to take place late April/early May. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 29 - Club ART-Salon - Kazan', RUS Apr. 30 - TBA - Cheboksary, RUS May 01 - TBA - ...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Discusses New Album's Direction

Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Alysum: Is the direction of the new album as orchestrated and layered with vocal harmonies as "Night at the Opera" or does it have more in common with "Imagination...

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Revenge

Believe it or not, the rating above is a vast improvement for Danish third-stringers IRON FIRE. Their debut, "Thunderstorm" (released after the group won some Noise Records battle of the bands contest),was a laughably generic exercise in power metal with particularly anemic and reedy vocals from Ma...

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REMEMBERING NEVER: 'Con Artist' Video Posted Online

REMEMBERING NEVER's video for the track "Con Artist" has been posted online at this location. "The video was filmed by director David Rodsky, who was really awesome and easy to work with," REMEMBERING NEVER vocalist Mean Pete said. "The video takes place in Brooklyn, and features a cop hanging out w...

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COLDSEED: Debut Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed

COLDSEED, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN/current SAVAGE CIRCUS skinsman Thomen Stauch and SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid, have been forced to abandon their previously announced plan to mix their debut album with engineer Charly Czajkowsky. According to a posting on the band's web...

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MASTODON: Cover Of METALLICA's 'Orion' Posted Online

MASTODON's cover of METALLICA's "Orion", which was recorded for the recently released Kerrang! magazine tribute to the METALLICA album "Master of Puppets", has been posted online at www.myspace.com/mastodon. Also available at the same location are pictures and videos from the recording sessions for...

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SINISTER Begin Writing New Material

Despite the fact that their latest CD, "Afterburner", has only just been released through Nuclear Blast Records, reunited Dutch death metallers SINISTER have already commenced the songwriting process for their next album, tentatively titled "No Mercyful God". SINISTER's current lineup consists of Aa...

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MAYHEM, DISMEMBER, NAGLFAR Confirmed For Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival

MAYHEM, DISMEMBER, NAGLFAR and ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET have been confirmed for the Gates of Metal festival, set to take place August 4-5 at at Folkets Park in Hultsfred, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS DISMEMBER HAMMERFALL HELLOWEEN...

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MACHINE HEAD: The Making of 'Battery' Part 2 Now Available

Go behind the scenes for the making of MACHINE HEAD's cover of METALLICA's "Battery" with part two of a two-part series, now available exclusively on the band's MySpace page. MACHINE HEAD's cover of "Battery" was recorded for the recently released Kerrang! magazine tribute to the METALLICA album "Ma...

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PINK CREAM 69 Singer Sets Record Straight Regarding ADAGIO Split

PINK CREAM 69/ex-ADAGIO frontman David Readman has posted the following message on his official web site: "I just have to add something, even though it is very childish and I'm not like that normally! I just read on the ADAGIO webpage that they had to 'part with me'... Almost stupid considering that...

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The Ultimate Destroyer

You knew it would only get bloodier after Chicago's LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR (LOTM) hacked and stabbed with murderous metal rage and old school spirit on 2004's "Carnage". On "The Ultimate Destroyer", lyrical themes based on the savage end of Greek Mythology (with poetic license liberally taken) once ag...

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Travesty of Heavenly Essence

After a sidestep into industrialized post-black-metal a couple years ago, Finnish rippers THYRANE return to what they do best on "Travesty of Heavenly Essence" — intense, riff-hungry black metal with plenty of dynamic changes, just the right amount of keyboards, and enough thrashed-out fury to make...

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HAIL OF FIRE Featuring Ex-CANCER Members: Entire Demo Available For Download

HAIL OF FIRE, the new band featuring former CANCER members Carl Stokes (drums),Dave Leitch (lead guitars),Barry Savage (lead guitars),and Ian Buchanan (bass),along with newcomer Rob Lucas on vocals, have made their entire first demo available for download via their official web site. The group,...

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SHATTER MESSIAH Sign With DOCKYARD 1

SHATTER MESSIAH, the new band featuring former NEVERMORE/ANNIHILATOR guitarist Curran Murphy and ANNIHILATOR drummer Robert Falzano, have inked a deal with Dockyard 1 Records. The band's debut album, "Never to Play the Servant", is tentatively scheduled for release later in the year. Audio samples f...