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Praise the Beast

All the talk has been about BEHEMOTH's position atop the throne of Polish death metal and the attention new album "Evangelion" has been getting, and rightly so. But people should also be talking about AZARATH's "Praise the Beast", an album that will not receive near the international attention, yet...

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TRAIL OF TEARS To Tour Europe With GOTHMINISTER, MAGENTA

TRAIL OF TEARS will join forces with fellow Norwegian bands GOTHMINISTER and MAGENTA for the "Darkness, Bloodstains And Accidents" European tour in November/December. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 22 - Gargarin205 - Athens, Greece Nov. 23 - The Underworld - London, UK Nov. 25 - Z7 -...

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KORN Frontman Discusses Forthcoming Album

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with KORN frontman Jonathan Davis. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: How's the new record coming along? Has the concept been fully fleshed out? Davis: It's going to be what it's going to be. The alb...

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GOTTHARD Interviewed By Italy's SpazioRock.it

Italian web site SpazioRock.it recently conducted an interview with Swiss hard rock veterans GOTTHARD. The chat can now be viewed in two parts below (with English subtitles). GOTTHARD's new album, "Need To Believe", is scheduled for release on September 4 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will featu...

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TRISTANIA Joined By Former OCTAVIA SPERATI Guitarist

Norway's TRISTANIA have issued the following update: "We are very happy to announce that Gyri Losnegård has joined the ranks of TRISTANIA as a permanent member! It was never a hard decision to ask her to get on board. We quickly got to know her as a hard-working, talented guitar player, skilled song...

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CROSSBREED To Release 'KE 101' This Month

Florida industrial metal act CROSSBREED will release its new album, "KE 101", on September 15, 2009 through Driven Music Group, the independent label founded by former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. The band has also scheduled a series of warm-up dates in September before embarking on a full-sca...

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DARK FUNERAL: New Album Title Announced

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have set "Angelus Exuro pro Eternus" as the title of their new album, tentatively due on November 18. Guitarist Lord Ahriman states, "Peter Tägtgren [HYPOCRISY, PAIN] is currently mixing our new album at his Abyss Studios [in Pärlby, outside Ludvika, Sweden]. Onc...

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Former HELLOWEEN Singer To Guest On AVANTASIA Album

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Kiske has appeared on every AVANTASIA album so far, including the first two full-length releases, "The Metal Opera" (2001) and "The Metal Opera Pt. II" (2002). Commented...

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DESOLATE WAYS Completes Work On New Album; 'Regret' Single Posted Online

Brazilian metallers DESOLATE WAYS have completed work on their third studio album with producer Roger "Earth" Fingle (BLOOD TEARS, SEDUCED BY SUICIDE). The CD will be released in Brazil before the end of the year via Die Hard Records. One of the songs from the forthcoming album, "Regret", is availab...

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HEAVEN & HELL Is Not Breaking Up, Says DIO's Management

The management for legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "[We] just want to quash any rumors that HEAVEN & HELL have broken up. [HEAVEN & HELL guitarist] Tony Iommi has to hav...

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SIRENIA Confirmed For U.K.'s FEMME METAL FESTIVAL

Norwegian/Spanish female-fronted gothic metal band SIRENIA has been confirmed as one of the headliners of the Femme Metal Festival, set to take place November 7, 2009 at The Asylum in Birmingham and November 8 at Chinnery's in Southend-on-sea, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as fo...

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NEVERMORE: Audio Snippets From 'The Obsidian Conspiracy' Recording Process Available

A few audio snippets from the recording process for NEVERMORE's new album, "The Obsidian Conspiracy", can be heard below (courtesy of the band's lead singer, Warrel Dane). The drum tracks for "The Obsidian Conspiracy" were completed in the group's hometown of Seattle with producer (and SOILWORK guit...

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HEAVEN & HELL Drummer To Guest On WJCU's 'Metal On Metal'

HEAVEN & HELL drummer Vinny Appice will appear "live" on WJCU's "Metal On Metal" radio program on Friday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m. (EST). Appice will discuss the band's current tour and "The Devil You Know" album, and will tell tales from the road, including a recent fun and unexpected run-in with...

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CRYSTALLION To Release 'Hundred Days' In November

German "noble power metal" hopefuls CRYSTALLION will release their third album, "Hundred Days", on November 13 via Dockyard 1. The CD is said to be "a concept album about the return of Napoleon (after his first exile) until his complete defeat in the battle of Waterloo." "Hundred Days" track listing...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'Follow The Tears' Single Artwork Unveiled

Unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com has uploaded the cover artwork (see below) for HEAVEN & HELL's "Follow The Tears" single. It features two versions of the title track — a "radio edit" and "album version". The running times vary significantly. The "radio edit" is just 3:43, whe...