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SEAR BLISS Announces New Lineup

Hungarian black metallers SEAR BLISS have issued the following update: "Though some important changes happened in the SEAR BLISS camp last year, there was no official statement so far, as we decided to be in silence for some time. We didn't care to spread news about it. We concentrated only on the b...

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The Killing Sun

Rising from the same fertile northern California scene of the early 1980's that spawned everyone from METALLICA to Y&T to the embryonic, pre-Pacific Northwest METAL CHURCH, ANVIL CHORUS packed a lot of livin' into a short life. Though they never signed to a label and called it quits in 1985, the...

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EPISODE 13: New Album Details Revealed

EPISODE 13, one of the longest-running and best-known black metal bands in Turkey, has entered Midasin Kulakligi Studios in Ankara to begin recording its third full-length album, "Death Reclaims The Earth", for an early 2010 release. The follow-up to 2009's "Pitch Black" will be mastered at Sweden's...

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CARDAMON To Film 'Sleepless World' Video

After previously signing with Femme Metal Records for the physical release of the album "The Primrose Path", CARDAMON — the Dutch rock/metal band featuring Koen Romeijn (DETONATION) and Luuk van Gerven (AFTER FOREVER) — has now inked a worldwide digital distribution deal with Rusty Cage Records. To...

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EARTHEN GRAVE: New Tour Dates Announced

Chicago's own EARTHEN GRAVE, featuring renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine and Ron Holzner of TROUBLE fame, has scheduled the following dates: Dec. 04 - Millcreek Tavern - University City, Philadelphia, PA * Dec. 05 - Europa - Brooklyn, NY Dec. 06 - Piano's - New York, NY Dec. 11 - The Abbey - Chi...

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SKYFIRE: Second 'Esoteric' Webisode Released

Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE have posted the final in a two-part series of webisodes in which members Martin Hanner (bass, keyboards),Johan Reinholdz (guitar),Andreas Edlund (guitar, keyboards),and Joakim Karlsson (vocals) sit down to discuss the group's new album, "Esoteric". "Eso...

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EARTHEN GRAVE's RACHEL BARTON PINE Featured On NBC's 'Today' Show

Chicago-based doom metal band EARTHEN GRAVE was shown performing on NBC's "Today" show as part of a September 25, 2009 feature on the group's violinist Rachel Barton Pine. Watch the report below. "I've been a big heavy metal fan since I was 12, groups like PANTERA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, METALLICA, SLAY...

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SKYFIRE: First 'Esoteric' Webisode Released

Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE have posted the first in a two-part series of webisodes in which members Martin Hanner (bass, keyboards),Johan Reinholdz (guitar),Andreas Edlund (guitar, keyboards),and Joakim Karlsson (vocals) sit down to discuss the group's upcoming album, "Esoteric"....

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DIMMU BORGIR: 'We Have Put Up With Unprofessionalism And Bad Live Performances For Years'

Norwegian symphonic black metal band DIMMU BORGIR have issued the following statement regarding the recent departures of keyboardist Mustis (real name: Øyvind Mustaparta) and bassist/clean vocalist ICS Vortex (real name: Simen Hestnæs): "Man, what a shitstorm response! "Too bad all the shit is throw...

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CARDAMON Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

CARDAMON, the Dutch rock/metal band featuring Koen Romeijn from DETONATION, has parted ways with drummer Thomas Kalksma (also ex-DETONATION) and has replaced him with Michael Van Der Kolk. Commented the group: "Thomas recently decided to part ways with CARDAMON, wanting to focus more on his professi...

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Visions Revealed

Though not reaching stratospheric levels of metallic bliss like label mates DAGON ("Terraphobic"),on "Visions Revealed" BLOODLINE SEVERED make a strong Christian metalcore showing that is far more death/thrash than 'core. Unlike the failings of THE AUTUMN OFFERING's "Requiem", "Visions Revealed" is...

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SKYFIRE: New Album Track Listing, Release Dates Announced

After five years of computer failure, illness, lineup changes and countless other obstacles, Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE will triumphantly return to unleash their long awaited fourth album, "Esoteric", this September 8 in North America, September 14 in the U.K. and September 18 in th...

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ISIS Guitarist Interviewed For 'Six-String Bliss' Podcast

Six-String Bliss, the weekly guitar podcast, recently conducted an interview with Mike Gallagher of ISIS, the innovative Los Angeles-by-way-of-Boston-based band. The chat is now available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location. "Wavering Radiant", the fifth full-length album from ISIS, w...

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THE LEGION: 'A Bliss To Suffer' To Receive U.S. Release In September

Swedish black/death metallers THE LEGION, who feature in their ranks former MARDUK drummer Emil Dragutinovic, will release their third album, "A Bliss to Suffer", in North America on September 1 via Listenable Records. "A Bliss to Suffer" was entirely produced by the bandmembers themselves at Art De...

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CARDAMON: 'The Primrose Path' To Be Reissued Next Month

CARDAMON, the Dutch rock/metal band featuring Thomas Kalksma and Koen Romeijn from DETONATION, will have its debut album, "The Primrose Path", reissued through Femme Metal Records on June 1. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered at Excess studios in Rotterdam and contains "11 melancholic and rock...