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GRAVES OF VALOR: Another New Song Posted Online
South Carolina's GRAVES OF VALOR has posted another new track, "Pestilence", on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's forthcoming album, "Salarian Gate", which is scheduled for for a CD and LP release on May 26 in North America (June 1 internationally) via Relapse Records. The effo...April 23, 2009
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RAM Confirmed For Slovenia's PARANOID OPEN AIR Festival
RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG),have been confirmed for the confirmed for the Paranoid Open Air festival, set to take place August 13-15 in Slovenia (exact location to be announced). The festival billing is shaping up as follow...April 15, 2009
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'Demonic And Divine' Compilation Track Listing Revealed
Femme Metal Records, the new U.K.-based record label focusing on metal bands featuring female vocalists, willl release a new compilation double CD, "Demonic and Divine", on July 6. The compilation is in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support and Cancer Research U.K., and is being distributed in the U.K. by...April 8, 2009
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SADUS, PSYCROPTIC Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival
SADUS, PSYCROPTIC, DEPRESY, ADOR DORATH and FDK have been confirmed for this year's Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 6-8 in Pevnost, Josefov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ADOR DORATH ATHEIST BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRUJERIA DAGOBA DARK FUNERAL DARKANE...April 7, 2009
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UNLEASHED, VITAL REMAINS, ORDER OF ENNEAD Confirmed For Holland's NEUROTIC DEATHFEST
A TRAIL OF HORROR, FLESH MADE SIN, ORDER OF ENNEAD, UNLEASHED and VITAL REMAINS have been confirmed for this year's Neurotic Deathfest, set to take place May 29-30 at 013 in Tilburg, Holland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED (BE) A TRAIL OF HORROR (BE) BRAINDRILL (US) BRUTAL TR...April 7, 2009
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PROTEST THE HERO Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
PROTEST THE HERO has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE BLACK MESSI...April 4, 2009
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SECRETS OF THE MOON, OBSCURA, HACKNEYED Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
SECRETS OF THE MOON, OBSCURA, HACKNEYED and BURY ME DEEP have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE...March 23, 2009
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MADBALL, OBSCURA, ROTTING CHRIST Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival
MADBALL, OBSCURA and ROTTING CHRIST have been confirmed for this year's Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 6-8 in Pevnost, Josefov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ATHEIST BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRUJERIA DAGOBA DARK FUNERAL DARKANE GWAR HATE ETERNAL IMMORT...March 17, 2009
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GRAVES OF VALOR New Song Posted Online
South Carolina's GRAVES OF VALOR has posted a new track, "Locusta", on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's forthcoming album, "Salarian Gate", which is scheduled for for a CD and LP release on May 26 in North America (June 1 internationally) via Relapse Records. The effort was re...March 14, 2009
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OBSCURA Guitarist Discusses Songwriting Process; Video Available
Like many other bands, German death metallers OBSCURA rely on modern technology to write and exchange their music before going into the studio. Guitarist Christian Muenzner (ex-NECROPHAGIST) is not a newcomer when it comes to this way of working. "I think today a lot of bands work like this, but we...March 12, 2009
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BRUTAL TRUTH, SEVERE TORTURE Confirmed For Holland's NEUROTIC DEATHFEST
BRAINDRILL, BRUTAL TRUTH, DESPONDENCY, GADGET, HUMAN MINCER, INHERIT DISEASE and SEVERE TORTURE have been confirmed for this year's Neurotic Deathfest, set to take place May 29-30 at 013 in Tilburg, Holland. Meanwhile, VITAL REMAINS, HOUR OF PENANCE, DAWN OF AZAZEL and VISCERAL BLEEDING have all pul...March 10, 2009
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OBSCURA, GRAVES OF VALOR, ABYSMAL DAWN Join Forces For RELAPSE RECORDS' 'Contamination Tour'
OBSCURA, GRAVES OF VALOR, and ABYSMAL DAWN will join forces for the 2009 installment of the Relapse Records "Contamination Tour". The trek will kick off on April 28 in Birmingham, Alabama and will include special guests on select dates (to be announced soon). The "Contamination Tour" has been Relaps...March 6, 2009
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OBSCURA: 'Cosmogenesis' First-Week U.S. Sales Revealed
"Cosmogenesis", the second full-length album from German death metallers OBSCURA, sold around 900 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 71 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums b...February 25, 2009
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Cosmogenesis
They'll be a tendency in critical circles to dub OBSCURA the new ATHEIST (or insert any similar originator) and while that may be a tad overblown, it isn't far off. On sophomore album "Cosmogenesis" — the German band that features in its ranks ex-members of NECROPHAGIST and PESTILENCE — have what wi...February 24, 2009
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OBSCURA: Video Interview With JEROEN PAUL THESSELING Available
Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling of German death metallers OBSCURA. Watch the chat below. "Cosmogenesis", the second full-length album from OBSCURA, was released in the U.S. on February 17 via Relapse Records (March 2 internationally). The CD...February 23, 2009
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