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MARILYN MANSON: No Spousal Support For DITA VON TEESE

According to court documents obtained by TMZ.com, Marilyn Manson asked the courts to block any future claim by his soon-to-be ex-wife Dita Von Teese for spousal support. Marilyn also wants her to pay for her own lawyers. The former lovers aren't seeing eye-to-eye on the date of their breakup either....

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Classic Swedish Death Metal Bands GROTESQUE, NIRVANA 2002 To Reunite For Special Concert

Classic Swedish death metal bands GROTESQUE (featuring ex-AT THE GATES/THE CROWN frontman Tomas Lindberg),NIRVANA 2002 (featuring ex-ENTOMBED session singer Orvar Säfström) and INTERMENT will reunite for a special concert to celebrate the publication of the "Swedish Death Metal" book by INSISION ba...

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Olidous Operettas

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? Well THE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERS have been flattering the hell out of CARCASS and continue to do just that on their Relapse debut, "Olidous Operettas". Hey, at least they admit to it. Besides, they do a fine job of mimicking that classic goregrind...

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ENTHRALLMENT To Support ROTTING CHRIST, MALEVOLENT CREATION On Select Dates

Bulgarian brutal death metal act ENTHRALLMENT will support ROTTING CHRIST, MALEVOLENT CREATION and ROTTEN SOUND on their dates on the Iberian Peninsula between March 25 and April 1. As previously reported, a brand new ENTHRALLMENT track, entitled "Distorted Brain Patterns", has been posted online on...

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Gruesome Splendour

I've come across a fair number of black metal albums the past couple of months that are of the solid-but-not-sensational variety, HANDFUL OF HATE's "Gruesome Splendour" being yet another such album. All that really means if this Italian bunch is one of several black metal acts taking cues from the l...

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ENTHRALLMENT: New Song Posted Online

A brand new ENTHRALLMENT track, entitled "Distorted Brain Patterns", has been posted online on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the Bulgarian death metallers newly completed three-song promotional CD, which was recorded this past weekend at Basement studio. ENTHRALLMENT recently uploaded...

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ENTHRALLMENT To Enter Studio This Weekend

According to Butchery Music & Services, Bulgarian death metallers ENTHRALLMENT will enter Basement studio on December 23 to record three new tracks for a promotional CD. No further details are currently available. ENTHRALLMENT recently uploaded its video for the song "Total Zombie Domination" at...

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SUFFOCATION: Support Acts Announced For Australian/New Zealand Tour

The support acts have been announced for SUFFOCATION's upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand. They are as follows: Feb. 13 - Perth, AUS @ Amplifier Bar (w/ GROTESQUE, CLAIM THE THRONE) Feb. 14 - Adelaide, AUS @ Fowlers Live (w/ STARGAZER, THE RIVALRY) Feb. 15 - Melbourne, AUS @ The Hifi Bar (w/...

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INSISION Bassist To Publish Book About Swedish Death Metal Movement

INSISION bassist Daniel Ekeroth will publish a book about the Swedish death metal movement, appropriately titled "Swedish Death Metal", in late December. Commented Ekeroth: "In the mid-'80s, a small underground movement in Sweden started to emerge from small towns and suburbs. A handful of restless...

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ENTHRALLMENT: Bulgarian Dates Announced

Bulgarian death metallers ENTHRALLMENT have lined up the following dates: Dec. 02 - Puzela - Plovdiv, BUL (w/ BURNING HATE, GRQH) Dec. 09 - Area 51 - Varna, BUL (w/ HAEMA) ENTHRALLMENT recently uploaded its video for the song "Total Zombie Domination" at this location (top video clip on the page). T...

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DEAD TROOPER, GROTESQUE HYSTERECTOMY Confirmed For Norway's STØY Festival

THE CUMSHOTS, MISTUR, EXCESSIVE SOUND, GROTESQUE HYSTERECTOMY, AUDIOPAIN, DEAD TROOPER, BEINKJØR and GENIANALUS are among the up-and-coming bands in the Norwegian punk, rock and metal scene that have been confirmed for the STØY Festival, set to take place January 19-20, 2007 in Sogndal, Norway. For...

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Sickening Bliss

Adjectives like "wet" usually don't come to mind when you're listening to extreme metal. But the new REGURGITATE is just that. Rickard's vocals are so disgustingly moist and phlegm-soaked, it's enough to make you swear off headphones forever — there are several nasal-cavity-draining moments on "Sick...

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ENTHRALLMENT: U.K. Tour Cancelled

Bulgarian brutal death metalers ENTHRALLMENT have cancelled their previously announced U.K. tour, which was scheduled to kick off next week, due to the "financial troubles of the promoter," according to a posting on the group's web site. ENTHRALLMENT recently uploaded its video for the song "Total Z...

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NOMINON Finds New Home For 'Remnants' Collection

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have posted the following message on their official web site: "It took us not even a week to find a label for the delayed collection CD that we have told you quite much about recently, entitled 'Remnants of a Diabolical History'. This ultimate cavalcade of death metal...

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PESTILENCE: Live Album From Long-Defunct Dutch Death Metallers Surfaces

Metal War Productions has just released a live album from the long-defunct Dutch extreme metallers PESTILENCE, entitled "Chronicles of the Scourge". The collection includes two live shows: Zeche in Bochum, Germany on November 18, 1988 and Kix Festival in Veghel, The Netherlands on June 24, 1989. Acc...