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With Oden on our Side

There was a time when AMON AMARTH was accepted by the average fan as little more than "that cool Viking metal band" living in the shadows of Sweden's more popular acts. That began to change with the release of 2002's "Versus the World", and the momentum picked up considerably with the 2004 follow-up...

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THIS ENDING Completes Work On Debut Album

THIS ENDING, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band formerly known as THE PLAGUE (they had to change their name due to legal reasons),has finished recording its debut album, "Inside the Machine", at Offbeat studio in Stockholm with producer Linus Nirbrant. Mastering was done by Peter in de Betou at Tailo...

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I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN Signs U.S. Deal With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has signed Australian metallers I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN for the U.S. and Canada. The label will release the band's latest CD, "Music for the Recently Deceased", on November 14. "Music for the Recently Deceased" was recorded in Sweden with famed metal producers Fredrik Nordström a...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: Video Footage From Sydney Concert Posted Online

Over 10 minutes of video footage (including the song "Hammer Smashed Face" in its entirety) and a load of photos from the second Sydney CANNIBAL CORPSE gig of their Australian tour (Sunday, October 8, 2006) have been posted online at PyroMusic.net. Photos of both support bands (PLAGUE and PSYCROPTIC...

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DEW-SCENTED Prepares To Enter Studio

German thrashers DEW-SCENTED have issued the following update: "We have 12 new songs completed and are working on some cool cover version idea for the upcoming album which will be released early 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records. Starting by the end of October, we will record with our friend Jörg Uken...

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Reunited Black Metallers IMMORTAL Launch Official Web Site

Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have launched their official web site at this location. After 13 successful years as one of the pioneers of black metal, IMMORTAL disbanded in 2003 with a legacy of seven full-length albums, including the 2002 milestone, "Sons of Northern Darkness". Follow...

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SOILWORK, MNEMIC, THREAT SIGNAL Join Forces For One 'Last Stab'

"The first time we came over to the States," shares SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid, "it was shocking for the simple fact that the conditions were so different compared to Europe, but the crowd was totally great, and that's all that's important. Now we're headlining in America again. It says a l...

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Reunited IMMORTAL To Headline Norway's INFERNO FESTIVAL

Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have been confirmed as the headliners of the 2007 edition of the Inferno Festival, set to take place April 5-7 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. "It will be a great show in front of a good mixture of Norwegian fans and people form all...

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IMMORTAL Announces U.S. Dates For 2007

Norway's black metal legends IMMORTAL disbanded in 2003 after 13 successful years as one of the pioneers of metal, with a legacy of seven full-length albums, including their latest milestone, 2002's "Sons of Northern Darkness", through Nuclear Blast Records. After a solid break, the band has decided...

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KATATONIA: Tribute Album Details Revealed

Northern Silence Productions will release a tribute double album to KATATONIA on December 12. The set includes no less than seventeen bands covering eighteen songs from the early and mid-'90s-era KATATONIA and has a running over 100 minutes. The 20-page booklet will feature artwork by Kristian "Necr...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Seeks Touring Rhythm Guitarist

Guitarist Ben Orum of the Oakland, California-based melodic hardcore death metal band ALL SHALL PERISH has issued the following update: "2007 is looking to be a big year for ALL SHALL PERISH, and as much as I wish I could dedicated my entire life to the band 24/7, I have a new family and a ...

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THIS ENDING: Vocal Tracks Completed For Debut Album

THIS ENDING, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band formerly known as THE PLAGUE (they had to change their name due to legal reasons),is continuing work on its full-length debut at Offbeat studio for a tentative early 2007 release through Metal Blade Records. "Mårten [Hansen] has finished recording the v...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Release Date Announced For 'Follow The Reaper' Deluxe Edition

Nuclear Blast Records has set an October 6 release date for the "deluxe edition" of CHILDREN OF BODOM's "Follow the Reaper" album featuring bonus material. The track listing for the new CD is as follows: 01. Follow the Reaper 02. Bodom after Midnight 03. Children of Decadence 04. Everytime I Die 05....

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DIMEBAG: Australian 'Art Of Shredding' Tribute Gets A Release Date

The "The Art of Shredding - A Tribute to Dime" tribute CD to PANTERA's late great guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott — featuring Australian artists paying their respects the only way it should be done: LOUD! — will finally see the light of day on November 4 (postponed from the previously announced A...

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TV Funnyman Mark Benton Supports BLOODSTOCK Heavy Metal Festival

Mark Benton, one of British televisions most loved characters, famed for starring roles in "Booze Cruise", "Northern Lights" and most recently the brilliantly funny Nationwide Building Society adverts, regularly attends the annual Derby, U.K.-based Bloodstock metal festival. "I've been to Bloodstock...