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Sweden's VALKYRJA Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Sweden's VALKYRJA. The black metal horde formed in 2004 and released the five-track EP "Funeral Voices" in 2005. The band went through some lineup changes over the years and recorded its debut album, "The Invocation Of Demise", at Necromorbus Studios...

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SKELETONWITCH: New Video To Debut This Friday

Ohio's sons of Midwestern darkness SKELETONWITCH will premiere their debut music video, "Sacrifice For The Slaughtergod", on Friday (February 20),exclusively on MySpace Metal. Combining live footage from Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio and additional narrative footage from various locales...

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SOULFALLEN: 'Grave New World' Details Revealed

Finnish dark metallers SOULFALLEN will release their second album, "Grave New World", on March 4. The CD was recorded and mixed at Studio Watercastle during November/December 2008 by Arttu Sarvanne and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in December 2009. The album will be released in Finlan...

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THE ALMIGHTY Frontman RICKY WARWICK Signs With GLOBAL MUSIC

Global Music has announced the signing of Irish songwriter and THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick and the release of his new solo album, "Belfast Confetti" (due out April 27 via DR2). Commented Ricky: "I am delighted to have signed with Global Music/DR2. I have seen first hand how hard the label wo...

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LORD MANTIS Signs With SEVENTH RULE RECORDINGS

Seventh Rule Recordings has announced the signing of Chicago's blackened sludge tribe LORD MANTIS. The band features members of Seventh Rule labelmates INDIAN and avant black metallers AVICHI, as well as an ex-member of NACHTMYSTIUM. The 'MANTIS wields a "bludgeoning sound" with "an extra layer of d...

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OCEANO Debuts New Track On MySpace

Chicago's deathcore band OCEANO has unveiled a brand new track from its forthcoming debut release, "Depths", on the group's MySpace page. You can check out "A Mandatory Sacrifice" and two other songs from OCEANO's upcoming CD at this location. Due on April 7 via Earache Records, "Depths" was recorde...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: More 'Evisceration Plague' Chart Positions Revealed

"Evisceration Plague", the new album from Tampa, Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Austria: #41 Canada: #38 Germany: #42 Holland: #105 USA: #66 "Evisceration Plague" sold 9,600 copies in the United States in its first week of...

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DEVIAN: 'Assailant' Video Available

The "uncensored" version of the "Assailant" video from Swedish melodic death/black metallers DEVIAN — who feature in their ranks former MARDUK members Legion (vocals) and Emil Dragutinovic (drums) — can be viewed below. The clip was shot by Rasmus Tirzitis / Tirzitis Entertainment and is "likely to...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE's 'Evisceration Plague' Cracks Billboard Top 100

"Evisceration Plague", the new album from Tampa, Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE, sold 9,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 66 on The Billboard 200 chart. (Note: Nielsen SoundScan initially reported a first-week total of 7,500 for...

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NORTHERN KINGS Performs At Finnish 'Eurovision Song Contest' Finals; Video Available

NORTHERN KINGS — the Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians (Jarkko Ahola [TERÄSBETONI], Marco Hietala [TAROT, NIGHTWISH], Tony Kakko [SONATA ARCTICA], Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto [CHARON]) — performed a cover version of the A-HA worldwide smash "Take On Me" at the Finnish Eurovision S...

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EMBRAZE To Play Farewell Concert In May

EMBRAZE, a well-known metal band from Kiiminki, has decided to hang up its instruments and end its 15-year-long career. The group's farewell gig will be held at Club Teatria on May Day — Friday, May 1. The night will also feature two other local bands — SEITH and REFLEXION — whom EMBRAZE have specif...

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CRIMINAL Frontman Issues Post-Chilean Tour Update

Anglo-Chilean thrash masters CRIMINAL completed a short tour of Chile last month in support of their upcoming album, "White Hell", which will be released on February 27 via Massacre Records. Commented CRIMINAL guitarist/singer Anton Reisenegger: "[The tour] started off with our appearance at the Cum...

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THYRFING: 'Hels Vite' To Receive Vinyl Release

War Anthem Records will release the vinyl edition of "Hels Vite", the latest album from Swedish "viking metallers" THYRFING, at the end of March. "Hels Vite" came out in the U.S. on January 27 via Regain Records. The third video teaser for "Hels Vite" can be viewed below. Released in Europe on Octob...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

Oakland, California-based extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH have parted ways with guitarist Chris Storey due to "many long-standing internal issues." ALL SHALL PERISH has issued the following statement on the matter: "We WILL be doing all upcoming tours and fests! We have an unbelievable replacemen...

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HARMAJA: Behind-The Scenes Footage From 'Sataa' Video Shoot Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of HARMAJA's video for the song "Sataa" can be viewed below. HARMAJA is the new Finnish acoustic project featuring vocalist Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (CHARON, NORTHERN KINGS, ex-POISONBLACK). The band will release its self-titled debut on February 18 via Wiima M...