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DIMMU BORGIR Frontman's Wedding To Be Attended By NICOLAS CAGE, JIM CARREY

Actress and philanthropic fashion designer Christina Fulton has announced her engagement to Stian Thoresen, also known as Shagrath, frontman for the Norwegian black metal band DIMMU BORGIR. The couple will wed in a private sunset ceremony on September 20, 2008, at the world-renowned Prekestolen in N...
August 15, 2008
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Departing MAYHEM Guitarist: 'I Don't Regret Anything'

Guitarist Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen played his final Norwegian concert with the legendary black metal band MAYHEM this past Wednesday (August 6) at the Øyafestivalen in Oslo. A Norwegian-language interview with Eriksen conducted by Lydverket NRK prior to the Øyafestivalen performance can be viewed b...
August 9, 2008
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Former CELTIC FROST Frontman Continuing Work On 'Only Death Is Real'

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "I just returned from Berlin, where I continued work on the design of 'Only Death Is Real', the illustrated history of HELLHAMMER and early CELTIC FROST, with the book's layouter, Hendrik Hellige....
July 31, 2008
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TOM FISCHER: 'There Will Be No Further Reunions Of CELTIC FROST, At Least Not Involving Me'

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "As I have written and said to Martin [Eric Ain, CELTIC FROST bassist] more than once since he first sent me his draft for a 'Statement in Regard of Celtic Frost' on June 16, 2008, I emphatically...
July 23, 2008
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DIMMU BORGIR Frontman To Marry NICOLAS CAGE's Ex-Girlfriend

Norwegian newspaper VG is reporting that DIMMU BORGIR's 31-year-old frontman Shagrath (real name: Stian Tomt Thoresen) will marry actor Nicolas Cage's 41-year-old ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton in September. (See photo of the couple below.) Fulton (web site) was involved in a romantic relationsip wi...
July 19, 2008
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THERION, MAYHEM Members To Guest On EYES OF NOCTUM Debut

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) has just finished laying down the drum tracks for the debut album from EYES OF NOCTUM, the California-based band fronted by actor Nicolas Cage's 17-year-old son Weston (MySpace page)...
July 17, 2008
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TOM GABRIEL FISCHER: 'Success Breeds Arrogance And, In Some Cases, Boundless Self-Importance'

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update via his blog: "Success breeds arrogance and, in some cases, boundless self-importance. A mechanism which appears even more preposterous if the attention in question predates a particular person's p...
July 9, 2008
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Ex-CELTIC FROST Frontman TOM GABRIEL FISCHER: 'The Triptych Is Thus Complete'

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update via his blog: "It is as if a prophecy. Three times in my life have I been led by events to form an occult extreme metal group in the month of May. HELLHAMMER, in May 1982; CELTIC FROST, the night ....
July 9, 2008
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GLOOMY GRIM Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

Finnish black metal project GLOOMY GRIM has parted ways with original guitarist Mrgth. His replacement is occultist Father Umbra Sol who has already played with GLOOMY GRIM in the past. Commented GLOOMY GRIM founder Agathon: "This has been there for a long time. Working with Mrgth has been more diff...
June 27, 2008
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KAM LEE Joins SKINCRAWLER

Vocalist Kam Lee (DENIAL FIEND, MASSACRE, DEATH, MANTAS) has joined SKINCRAWLER, the project conceived by Grossera of Razorback Records as a way to pay tribute to the origins of extreme music. "A genuine appreciation for HELLHAMMER was a must for making a band like this see the light of day," accord...
June 8, 2008
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ARSON ANTHEM Members Talk Art, Free Speech, Revolution And Religion; Video Available

Mike Williams (EYEHATEGOD) and Colin Yeo of the band ARSON ANTHEM were interviewed for an upcoming film documenting politics, religion, art and sex in America. Filmmakers Shane and Amy Bugbee ("Club Satan") are on a year-long road trip taking in the state of the nation during the election year. They...
May 23, 2008
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'True Norwegian Black Metal' Book Signing, Reception At Photo Exhibition Kick-Off

American documentary photographer Peter Beste who visited Norway thirteen times in seven years while working to develop the definitive photodocumentation of Norwegian black metal scene for his book "True Norwegian Black Metal" held a signing session during the opening reception for his photo exhibit...
May 11, 2008
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GLOOMY GRIM: 'Under The Spell Of The Unlight' Track Listing Revealed

Anticulture Records has set a May 26 release date for "Under the Spell of the Unlight", the new album from Finnish black metal project GLOOMY GRIM. Check out the cover artwork at this location. "Under the Spell of the Unlight" track listing: 01. April - Within The Woods 02. May - Why Are ...
May 8, 2008
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'True Norwegian Black Metal' Photographer On NPR's 'The Bryant Park Project'; Video Available

American documentary photographer Peter Beste who visited Norway thirteen times in seven years while working to develop the definitive photodocumentation of Norwegian black metal scene for his book "True Norwegian Black Metal" was a recent guest on NPR's "The Bryant Park Project" radio show. He took...
May 2, 2008
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'True Norwegian Black Metal' Photographer: More Details Revealed About NYC Exhibition

American documentary photographer Peter Beste will hold a photo exhibition from May 9 to June 7 at Steven Kasher Gallery in New York City. The show is curated by Johan Kugelberg and is not to be missed. The opening reception and book signing is scheduled for May 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Peter ...
April 29, 2008