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KORPIKLAANI: New Album Audio Preview Available

Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI have posted an audio preview of their new album, "Korven Kuningas", on the band's MySpace page. "Korven Kuningas" is scheduled for release on March 21, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. Check out the cover artwork at this location. A new single, "Keep On Galloping",...

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HELLYEAH, MACHINE HEAD, NONPOINT: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for HELLYEAH's next leg of the Balls, Volume, Strength Tour, also featuring MACHINE HEAD, NONPOINT and ANKLA. The itinerary is as follows: Jan. 23 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop (MACHINE HEAD only, warm-up show) Jan. 25 - Clinfton Park, NY - Northern Lights Jan. 26 - S...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Says New Album Is 'Very Traditional-Sounding'

Guitarist Eric Peterson of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT recently spoke to Decibel magazine about the group's forthcoming album, "The Formation of Damnation", due in North America on April 29 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band recently spent time recording the effort with p...

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SERPENTCULT To Release New Album In May

Belgium's SERPENTCULT, the new band featuring former members of THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN and WELKIN, will release its new album, "Weight Of Light", on May 1 through Swedish label I Hate Records. The group will enter Priory Studio in Birmingham, UK in February to record the CD with engineer by Greg C...

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HENRY ROLLINS Travels To Pakistan

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins has issued the following update: "I finished work on 'Ice 44' (or whatever the film will eventually be called) on December 20th and the next day left town for Islamabad, Pakistan. Why did I go there? A couple of reasons: I am curious and at the end of 2006, when ...

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WOODS OF YPRES: 'Woods III: The Deepest Roots And Darkest Blues' CD Now Available

"Woods III: The Deepest Roots And Darkest Blues", the long-awaited new album from the Canadian black/doom metal band WOODS OF YPRES, is available for order via The End Records at this location. The highly-anticipated follow-up to the band's 2004 debut, "The Deepest Roots..." sees WOODS OF YPRES expa...

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NORTHERN KINGS: 'Reborn' Album Certified Gold In Finland

"Reborn", the covers album from NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — J. Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),J-P Leppäluoto (CHARON) — has been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copie...

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THE MIGHTY NIMBUS Signs With DENTAL RECORDS

Minnesota sludge metal kings THE MIGHTY NIMBUS have inked a deal with Sweden's Dental Records. The group's second full-length album, "Chronicles of the Northern Beast", was mixed by Nico Elgstrand (MURDER SQUAD, KRUX, MERCILESS, ENTOMBED) and is scheduled for release later in the year. THE MIGHTY NI...

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THE ABSENCE Guitarist Working On Solo Album

Peter Joseph, guitarist for Tampa, Florida-based melodic thrashers THE ABSENCE, has begun pre-production on his debut solo release, due out summer 2008. The album will be tracked at various studios in Florida and mixed at Black Lounge (Sweden) by Jonas Kjellgren (CARNAL FORGE, SCAR SYMMETRY). Studio...

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MOB RULES To Enter Studio In May

German metallers MOB RULES have issued the following update: "The year 2007 comes to an end in giant strides and MOB RULES looks back at successful and extremely eventful 12 months. The Northern German band roamed Scandinavia and has jumped an exultant gig at the Bay Area Rock festival in San Franci...

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KORPIKLAANI: New Album Track-By-Track Rundown Available

Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI will release their new album, "Korven Kuningas", on March 21, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. Check out the cover artwork at this location. A new single, "Keep On Galloping", will precede the full-length effort on February 14, 2008 in both CD and 7" picture vinyl f...

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AUGURY Begins Recording New Album

Canadian progressive death metallers AUGURY have entered the studio to begin recording their second album for a tentative spring 2008 release. The follow-up to 2004's "Concealed" will feature original drummer Etienne Gallo. Commented the band: "We are currently in the studio to record the drum parts...

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ALESTORM: Festival Appearances Announced

Scotland's ALESTORM has scheduled the following festival appearances: Mar. 29 - Ragnarök Festival - Lichtenfels, Germany Jun. 06 - Northern Lights Festival - Piberstein, Austria Jun. 07 - Fiesta Pagana - Schmerikon am See, Switzerland ALESTORM will release its debut album, "Captain Morgan's Revenge"...

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STORMWARRIOR To Perform At This Weekend's AFTER X-MAS METAL BLAST

Germany's STORMWARRIOR will join SODOM and RAGE at the After X-mas Metal Blast event on December 29, 2007 in Osnabrück, Halle Gartlage, Germany. STORMWARRIOR recently signed a multi-album deal with Dockyard 1. The band is currently recordings its third studio album, "Heading Northe", at the group's...

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MIDNATTSOL Completes Work On 'Nordlys'

MIDNATTSOL, the German-Norwegian band featuring vocalist Carmen Elise Espenaes (the younger sister of LEAVES' EYES singer Liv Kristine),has finished mastering its second album, entitled "Nordlys" (translated: Northern Light),at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland with Mika Jusilla. Due on March 2...