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SKELETONWITCH Announces Dates With CANNABIS CORPSE

Ohio's sons of Midwestern darkness SKELETONWITCH will play a handful of headlining dates in early January with the Richmond, Virginia-based old-school death metal band CANNABIS CORPSE (featuring Philip "Landphil" Hall of MUNICIPAL WASTE). The run of dates culminates in Brooklyn, New York where the '...

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LEAVES' EYES Issues Tour Recap

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has issued the following update: "We just finished our European tour with ARCH ENEMY, MERCENARY and SISTER SIN, which we played with our new lineup for the first time...

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SINITY: New Song Posted Online

Finnish gothic/melo-death-metal band SINITY has posted a new track, "Closure", on the group's MySpace page. Formed in 2003, SINITY hails from northern Finland. The band consists of: Mikko Tapio - Vocals Aki Pistemaa - Guitar Johannes Kari - Guitar Juha-Matti Heikkala - Bass Aarno Rousi - Drums SINIT...

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SVARTSOT Seeks New Musicians

Michael Lundquist Andersen (guitar),Niels Thøgersen (drums),Claus B. Gnudtzmann (vocals) and Martin Kielland-Brandt (bass) have announced their departure from the Danish folk/viking metal act SVARTSOT. They explained in a statement, "We are sorry to announce that because of different opinions on h...

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APOCALYPTICA Calls Christmas In Finland 'Dark Period'

The Pulse of Radio reports: Christmas may be a time of celebration and joy for many people, but according to the members of APOCALYPTICA, that's not the case in their native Finland. The holiday comes during a period in which the northern country doesn't get any sunlight for up to four months, and A...

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LEAVES' EYES: 'We Came With The Northern Winds' DVD Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "We Came With The Northern Winds - En Saga I Belgia", the new double DVD from LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — can be viewed below. Due on February 27, 2009 via Napalm Records,...

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THE ANSWER Signs European Deal With STEAMHAMMER/SPV

THE ANSWER, a four-piece rock band from Northern Ireland now touring as the opening act on AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour, has inked a European deal (excluding the U.K.) with the German record label Steamhammer/SPV. The group's second album, "Everyday Demons", will be released in Europe on March 2, 20...

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WHITE WITCH CANYON Completes Work On Debut Album

WHITE WITCH CANYON, the new Northern California band featuring GREENHOUSE EFFECT guitarist/vocalist Eric "Lando" Hagen, ex-SYSTEMATIC frontman Tim "Krete" Narducci on drums and vocals, and ECHO OF SOULS creator Aaron Leigh on bass, was at S.I.R. sudios in Hollywood December 9-11 showcasing for sever...

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LEAVES' EYES: More DVD Details Revealed

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — will release its double DVD, "En Saga I Belgia", in early 2009 via Napalm Records. According to the label, the set "will have a total playing time of approximately si...

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OLD WAINDS: 'Religion Of Spiritual Violence' Released Via NEGATIVE EXISTENCE

Negative Existence has released the highly sought-after recording "Religion of Spiritual Violence" from OLD WAINDS. The album is now available from Negative Existence for North and South American territories. The music on this album can be described as "unholy Nordic metal comparable to early MAYHEM...

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SERPENTCULT: 'Weight Of Light' To Receive U.S. Release In January

Belgium's SERPENTCULT, the new band featuring former members of THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN and WELKIN, will release its full-length debut, "Weight of Light", will in North America on January 27, 2009 via Rise Above Records. A four-piece from Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, SERPENTCULT delivers punishing, down...

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IMPENDING DOOM: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

California-based Christian death metallers IMPENDING DOOM have entered Lambesis Studios in San Diego with Tim Lambesis and Daniel Castleman (AS I LAY DYING, WAR OF AGES, WINDS OF PLAGUE) to begin recording their sophomore album, "The Serpent Servant", due on March 31 through Facedown Records. The CD...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: New Album Samples Available

Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on "Evisceration Plague", the forthcoming album from Tampa, Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE, are available on Amazon.com. "Evisceration Plague" is scheduled for release on February 3, 2009 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2006's...

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SAXON Frontman Discusses Songwriting Process For New Album

Sweden's Metalshrine conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON on Friday, December 12. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: The new album ["Into the Labyrinth"]. In what way does the title represent the songs? Biff: It doesn't! (laughs)...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: 'Evisceration Plague' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Evisceration Plague", the new album from Tampa, Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE, can be viewed below. Commented bassist Alex Webster, "For 'Evisceration Plague' we enlisted legendary gore/horror artist Vincent Locke, who has done artwork for all of our relea...