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GORGOROTH Members Inspire Belgian Artist

Belgian artist Peter Lathouwers recently completed a painting (see below) featuring bassist King ov Hell (real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and vocalist Gaahl (real name: Kristian Espedal) of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH. Commented Lathouwers: "When certain musicians come together, magic happe...

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UNEXPECT: In Pre-Production Mode

Montreal's rambunctious and unique classical/black metal ensemble UNEXPECT has issued the following update: "We've been silent for a while since our return from Europe's awesome welcome to our deviant troup. That's because the songs for our next album are in the final process of pre-production, in a...

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METALLICA, IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED, EVERGREY Honored At SWEDISH METAL AWARDS

METALLICA, IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED and EVERGREY are among the artists who were honored at the second annual Swedish Metal Awards, which were held last night (Friday, January 23) in Gothenburg, Sweden. The complete list of winners is as follows: Best Hard Rock: BULLET - "Bite The Bullet" Best Death Me...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica': Complete Track Listing Revealed

METALLICA has revealed the complete track listing for the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game, which is due out in North America on March 29. It is as follows: METALLICA tracks: * All Nightmare Long * Battery * Creeping Death * Disposable Heroes * Dyers Eve * Enter Sandman * Fade To Black * Fight F...

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GODIVA's Management Claims Bassist Was Fired

The management company which represents Swiss rockers GODIVA has released the following statement regarding the recently announced departure of drummer Peter Gander, bassist Mitch Koontz and guitarist Steve Papacharitos: "GODIVA had to part ways with bassist Mitch Koontz because since last year's Eu...

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DECREPIT BIRTH: In Pre-Production Mode

California tech-death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH are in pre-production mode for their third full-length album, titled "Polarity". The follow-up to last year's "Diminishing Between Worlds" is tentatively due this summer via Nuclear Blast Records. According to a press release, "Polarity" will contain "n...

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Sneak Peek At 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'

Chris Steffen of RollingStone.com had an opportunity to demo the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game and has filed an in-depth report which includes a lot of new details about the game. An excerpt from the article follows below. "Everything about the game, from the menu animations based on art by P...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE's ALEX WEBSTER Reveals Scariest Guitar Scale

The February issue of Metal Maniacs features an interview with CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster about the band's new album, "Evisceration Plague", and the legendary diminished fifth. Excerpts from the conversation follow below. Metal Maniacs: What's the darkest scale in metal? Alex Webster: Beli...

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TRANSPORT LEAGUE: First Reunion Show Announced

The "Superevil"-era lineup of the Swedish heavy rock band TRANSPORT LEAGUE will play its first reunion show on Friday, May 15 on the Terass stage at Henriksberg in Gothenburg, Sweden. Commented the group: "TRANSPORT LEAGUE was the band who invented the phrase 'boogie from hell,' well known and well...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Pre-Orders From GameStop To Include Free Extra Foot Pedal

If you pre-order the Guitar Hero: Metallica game from GameStop, you will receive a free extra foot pedal for your drums as well as splitter to use both pedals at the same time. Online customers will have their foot pedals delivered with their copy of the game, while in-store customers can pick them...

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APOSTASY: Footage From Recording Studio Posted Online

Swedish black metal act APOSTASY has posted behind-the-scenes video footage (see below) from the recording sessions for the band's third full-length album. Vocalist Fredric Edin previously stated about the upcoming CD, "It's been a rocky road for us when we lost [guitarist] Henrik [Johansson], but n...

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METALLICA Goes Pyro-Free In D.C. Over Security Concerns

METALLICA played a rare pyrotechnics-free concert last Thursday night (January 15) at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. According to a posting on the MetOnTour.com web site, which is described as "your FREE virtual backstage pass to every METALLICA show," the reason for the lack of pyro was tha...

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SYMPHORCE: In Writing Mode

SYMPHORCE, the German power metal band featuring singer Andy B. Franck (BRAINSTORM) and guitarist Cédric "Cede" Dupont (ex-FREEDOM CALL),has issued the following update: "Long time no news, right? Well, this is about to change as we have some exciting news for you. "After we took our time to re'pho...

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SACRED REICH: London Show Announced

Reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH have announced a one-off show in London on June 21 at Scala. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: May 30 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Dynamo May 31 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Rock Hard Jun. 20 - Clisson, France - Hellfest Jun. 21 - London, UK -...

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KAMELOT Singer's Homecoming

KAMELOT's Norwegian singer Roy S. Khan will perform in his hometown of Elverum with the Florida-based metal band for the first time ever in the spring. This special outdoor event will take place on Saturday, May 23 near Norsk Skogmuseum (Norwegian Forest Museum). Support at the gig will come from PA...