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MEMORY GARDEN Parts Ways With Bassist, Seeks Replacement

MEMORY GARDEN, the Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, has issued the following update: "Due to lack of time, Ken Johansson [bass] has decided to leave the band. There are no hard feelings between any of us and we wish him all the best and would also like...

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THE PROJECT HATE: Full-Length Version Of 'Damnation' Song Available For Download

A full-length version of the new THE PROJECT HATE song "And Damnation Is Forced Upon The Weak" has been made available for download at this location. THE PROJECT HATE has just released its new album, "In Hora Mortis Nostræ", via StormVox Records, the label owned by Swedish actor Peter Stormare. The...

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WHITE LION, GRAVE DIGGER, TANKARD Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

WHITE LION, GRAVE DIGGER, TANKARD and AGE OF EVIL are the first confirmed bands for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take palce June 27-28 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. WHITE LION was removed from the opening slot of the POISON / RATT co-headlining summer tour due to a threat o...

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VICIOUS ART: 'Pick Up This Sick Child' E-Card Available

An e-card for the second full-length album from VICIOUS ART — the Swedish death/thrash metal band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass — has been made available at this location. Due in Scand...

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Riders of the Plague

I think it is safe to say that Tampa's THE ABSENCE surprised the hell out of a lot of people (myself included) with a decidedly non-Floridian brand of death metal annihilation on "From Your Grave". The style heard is perfectly executed Swedish melodic death that somehow comes with an identity of its...

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Unholy

Nasty, gnarly, ragged, and jagged, "Unholy" by Sweden's MY OWN GRAVE is the sound of vintage Swedish death metal (i.e. bullshit-free and burnt to a crisp). Hardly inventive, but oh so well played, the only attribute worth bitching about is the short running time: 16 minutes (five songs),but that's...

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MACABRE, PHOBIA Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

MACABRE, PHOBIA, COPREMESIS and DECRYPT have been confirmed for next year's Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 23-25 at the Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AFGRUND (Sweden) BEHOLD…THE ARCTOPUS (New York) COFFINS (Japan) COPREMESIS (New York) DEFEATED SANITY...

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DOWNLORD Parts Ways With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

DOWNLORD, the English, American and Danish metallers based in Copenhagen, Denmark (featuring ex-members of BOLT THROWER, INIQUITY and SACRIFICIAL),have parted ways with Open Grave Records. The band commented, "It was time. The contract was almost up, and we wanted to go it alone. We felt we'd done...

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THE PROJECT HATE, VOMITORY, Ex-ENTOMBED Members Join Forces In TORTURE DIVISION

Guitarist Lord K. Philipson (THE PROJECT HATE, GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),bassist/vocalist Jörgen Sandström (VICIOUS ART, THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) and drummer Tobias "Tobben" Gustafsson (VOMITORY) have joined forces in a new band called TORTURE DIVISION. According to Philipson, "T...

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VICIOUS ART Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

VICIOUS ART, the Swedish death/thrash metal band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass, has issued the following update: "We have been busy finishing all the details that comes with making an...

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'Swedish Death Metal' Book To Be Made Available In German

INSISION bassist Daniel Ekeroth's recently published book about the Swedish death metal scene, apty titled "Swedish Death Metal", will be made available in the German language via Index Verlag. As previously reported, "Swedish Death Metal" reached position No. 1 on the AdLibris sales charts in Swede...

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DEFEATED SANITY Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

German death metallers DEFEATED SANITY have been confirmed for next year's Maryland Deathfest, set to take place from May 23-25 at Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AFGRUND (Sweden) BEHOLD…THE ARCTOPUS (New York) COFFINS (Japan) DEFEATED SANITY (Germany) DEFEATIST (N...

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GRIND MINDED To Release 'Domestic Violence' In December

GRIND MINDED, the Netherlands-based old-school death/grind band, has released the cover and track listing for its follow up to the 2004 album "9mm Facial", entitled "Domestic Violence". "Domestic Violence" was recorded between August 20 and August 29 at Soundlodge Studio (GOD DETHRONED, DEW-SCENTED,...

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DAWN OF AZAZEL To Support MOTÖRHEAD In New Zealand

New Zealand's most notable metal export DAWN OF AZAZEL has announced its first show since returning from a successful European tour in June. The band will support rock legends MOTÖRHEAD at their only New Zealand show in October. Commented frontman Rigel Walshe: "Well, things have been uncharacterist...

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LIZZY BORDEN, JOEY BELLADONNA Schedule Long Island Date

LIZZY BORDEN and former ANTHRAX singer JOEY BELLADONNA have scheduled a live date at The Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale New York on, October 30. For more information, click here. LIZZY BORDEN and JOEY BELLADONNA (ex-ANTHRAX) have been confirmed for Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place December...