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ZONARIA Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Swedish death/black hopefuls ZONARIA have inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The group has just entered the studio to record its second full-length album, tentatively due later in the year. Commented the band: "It is amazing how all this hard work paid off, and we can guarantee you g...

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Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1

Ever since NACHTMYSTIUM released the groundbreaking (hell, Earth-shattering) "Instinct: Decay", founder Blake Judd has made it very apparent that he and his band most certainly do not want to be labeled as black metal. While they never really turned their backs to the influences of BURZUM and DARKTH...

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It's been a long, slow slide for TIAMAT, from primitive death metal to highbrow avant-garde psychedelia to drippy Eurotrash pop swagger. After five years of silence, the band that asked us to "vote for love" and seemed doomed to end its life narcissistically sniffing SISTERS OF MERCY's long-discarde...

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KATAGORY V, LYDIAN SEA, SOULS DEMISE Confirmed For MIDWEST METAL ANTHEM

KATAGORY V, LYDIAN SEA and SOULS DEMISE have been confirmed for the Midwest Metal Anthem 2008 festival. The third annual event is set to take place August 22-23 at J.J. Kelleys in Lansing, Illinois. The final festival billing is as follows: EDEN'S FALL MINDWARP CHAMBER LUNA MORTIS (formerly THE OTTO...

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CHRIS CAFFERY: New Solo Album 'Keeps Getting More Exciting As Each Track Goes Down'

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) entered the studio at the end of April to begin recording his new solo album for an October release. According to Chris, "My new CD, 'House Of Insanity', is nearing the final days of tracking. I will break for the weekend and begin mixing...

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CHRIS CAFFERY To Appear On VINNIE VINCENT Tribute Album

Six additional musicians have been confirmed for the upcoming tribute album "Kiss My Ankh: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent". Guitarist/keyboardist Paul LaPlaca (ZANDELLE, Z02, CHRIS CAFFERY) has been tapped to contribute a dark interpretation of the foreboding KISS track "Unholy". Chris Caffery (SAVATAG...

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THE SIGN OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS, OUTLAW ORDER Sign With SEASON OF MIST

France's Season Of Mist has announced the signing of two new U.S.-based acts: North Carolina's southern rock/metal band THE SIGN OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS and Louisiana's OUTLAW ORDER. THE SIGN OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS's sound is "seeping with infectious riffs, soulful vocals and all-around stump stomping...

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EXTREME: Two New Short Audio Samples Available For Download

Frontiers Records has released a couple of 90-second audio samples from "Saudades de Rock" (pronounced "sow-dodge"),the first studio album in thirteen years from the reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME. The European version of the album, which is due on August 1, will include a bonus track, the "A...

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SATYRICON Confirmed For Israel's ANTHEM METAL FESTIVAL

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have been confirmed for the Anthem Metal Festival 2008, set to take place August 14, 2008 at Hangar 11 on the shores of Tel Aviv, Israel. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SATYRICON MESHUGGAH OPETH DARK TRANQUILITY THE HAUNTED NEVERMORE SALEM BETZEFER...

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MEMORY GARDEN: 'Carnage Carnival' Release Date Announced

MEMORY GARDEN the Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson will release its new album, "Carnage Carnival", on September 15 via Vic Records. The video for the CD's title track, which was shot in March 2007 with director Owe Lingvall of Village Road Film, can be v...

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THE REVOLTING COCKS Announces New Album, 'Sex-O Olympic-O'

To some, THE REVOLTING COCKS (aka REVCO) is the bastard offspring of MINISTRY madman Al Jourgensen and it seems that "Uncle Al" is a damn proud papa these days. "This is the best REVCO album I've ever done," said Al, who produced the album. "As a matter of fact, I think this is the best ...

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NECROPHOBIC To Release 'Satanic Blasphemies' In September

Stockholm, Sweden-based death metallers NECROPHOBIC will release a limited "metal box" called "Satanic Blasphemies" in September via Regain Records. The set will include a CD, a poster, a patch and a extensive booklet. The CD features material from the band's first two demos (1990's "Slow Asphyxiati...

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EXTREME: European Version Of 'Saudades de Rock' To Include 1985 Demo Recording

Frontiers Records has set an August 1 European release date for "Saudades de Rock" (pronounced "sow-dodge"),the first studio album in thirteen years from the reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME. The European version of the album will include a bonus track, the "Americocaine" demo from 1985, the ve...

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MESHUGGAH Confirmed For Israel's ANTHEM METAL FESTIVAL

According to Metalist magazine, Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have been confirmed for the Anthem Metal Festival 2008, set to take place August 14, 2008 at Hangar 11 on the shores of Tel Aviv, Israel. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MESHUGGAH OPETH DARK TRANQUILITY T...

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CHRIS CAFFERY: Drums For New CD Completed

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) entered the studio at the end of April to begin recording his new solo album for an October release. According to Chris, "[John] Macaluso [drums] is done [laying down his tracks for the CD]... He put on a frickin' drum clinic here. You guy...