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ELVENKING To Master New Album This Month

ELVENKING's third album is scheduled to be mastered by on July 26 at Finnvox studios in Finland by Mika Jussila. A late 2005 release via AFM Records is expected. The follow-up to 2004's "Wyrd" was recorded at the Italian folk/power metal band 's own Sherpa Studios and was mixed at Sonic Pump studios...

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SACRIFICE: 'Torment In Fire' Reissue With Bonus CD Now Available

Brazil's Marquee Records has jus re-released the debut album from legendary Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE, entitled "Torment in Fire". It comes as a double CD in a limited-edition hand-numbered slipcase and contains a massive booklet with liner notes by Laurent Ramadier, live pictures and personal co...

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Japan's Premiere Horror Punks BALZAC Return With New Release On MISFITS RECORDS

Japanese horror punks BALZAC have returned with their second North American release, "Out of the Grave and Into the Dark", available on Misfits Records/Rykodisc. "Out of the Grave and Into the Dark" is a double CD/DVD package combining two brand new full-length BALZAC CDs, "Came Out of the Grave" an...

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A New Dawn for the Dead

I found "Only Tools and Corpses" by England's GOREROTTED to be one of the better extreme music releases of 2003. The band took elements of punk, grindcore, and death metal, put 'em in a blender with a cup of catchy songwriting, and ended up with a flavorful milkshake of musical atrocity and tongue-i...

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THE PROJECT HATE: Release Date Set For 'Armageddon March Eternal'

THE PROJECT HATE, the Swedish band featuring Jörgen Sandström of ENTOMBED/GRAVE fame on lead vocals, will release their new album, "Armageddon March Eternal (Symphonies of Slit Wrists)", on October 5 via Threeman Recordings. The follow-up to 2003's "Hate, Dominate, Congregate, Eliminate" was produce...

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ELVENKING Finish Mixing New Album

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING have finished mixing their third album at Sonic Pump Studios in Finland for a late 2005 release via AFM Records. "Last week, Aydan and Damnagoras [came] back from Finland," reads a posting on the group's web site. "The mixing phase is finished and the band is...

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LIFE OF AGONY Frontman: Band's Decision To Carry On With UGLY KID JOE Singer 'Infuriated Me'

Cleveland, Ohio's "The Metal Show" conducted an interview with LIFE OF AGONY frontman Keith Caputo last week. An excerpt from the interview follows: The Metal Show: When [the other guys in the band] came out with the guy from UGLY KID JOE [Whitfield Crane], they should not have called that LIFE OF A...

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ASTRAL DOORS Set Working Title For New Album

Swedish metallers ASTRAL DOORS have issued the following update on their current activities: "Since we got home from the tour with GRAVE DIGGER, we've been working with new songs for our next album, 'Astralism', scheduled to be released early next year. "You will have a pre-taste of it this fall, si...

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BLACK SABBATH Perform In Vienna: Photos Available

BLACK SABBATH performed at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria on Monday (June 20). Check out pictures from TheRockRadio.com. A review of the show can be found here. The group's setlist for the concert was as follows: 01. NIB 02. After Forever 03. War Pigs 04. Dirty Women 05. Fairies Wear ...

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EXTREMA Confirmed For Italy's A SUMMER DAY IN HELL Festival

EXTREMA have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the A Summer Day In Hell festival, set to be held July 15 at the Centrale del Tennis at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: TESTAMENT KREATOR SODOM GRAVE DIGGER EXTREMA EXILIA (Thanks: www.all-about-chaos...

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DAN SWANÖ: New THE PROJECT HATE Album Is Band's Best Effort To Date

Swedish producer/multi-instrumentalist Dan Swanö has posted the following message regarding the recently completed new THE PROJECT HATE album, "Armageddon March Eternal (Symphonies of Slit Wrists)", which he produced and mixed: "So I'm back again. Working with Mr. K [Kenth Philipson, guitar]. It's b...

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Pariah

One can debate the merits of NAGLFAR's "Pariah" in comparison to its 2003 release "Sheol", not a wasted exercise given the qualities of the latter. A couple of listens to "Pariah" though and my preference for it over its predecessor is unequivocal. It's really not a question of one being sub-par and...

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ELVENKING Begin Mixing New Album

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING are currently at Sonic Pump Studios in Finland mixing their third album for a late 2005 release via AFM Records. "Everything's going great as we've nearly finished the first song," the band write on their web site. "Sonic Pump will surely become one the bigges...

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MISFITS Tribute CD, New BALZAC Album Coming This Month From MISFITS RECORDS

Misfits Records/Rykodisc will be issuing two brand-new albums on June 28: a unique MISFITS tribute album, entitled "Fiend Club Lounge", and the second North American release from Japan's premiere horror-punks BALZAC. The ultimate and most unusual of all MISFITS tributes arrives in stores on June 28...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist: 'I've Rocked The World, And The World’s Rocked Me'

Pennsylvania's Fly Magazine recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the group's three-decade history: "It's all a bit of a blur, but combined, it's all a damn good memory. I say to my mother, 'I just want you to know, mu...