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IMPALED NAZARENE: 'Nihil' Album Officially 'Banned' In Germany

Finnish extreme metallers IMPALED NAZARENE have issued the following update: "Our album 'Nihil' has officially entered Germany's Index list A on 17th of January. This means that 'Nihil' is officially BANNED in Germany. "Looking back on 2006 and 2005, being unable to play concerts in Italy, Austria,...

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Black Metal-Inspired Exhibitions To Open In Amsterdam This Friday

This coming Friday, February 16, the de Appel arts centre in Amsterdam, Holland will open two exhibitions that could be of interest to the lovers of heavy metal, black metal, and grindcore: "Steven Shearer - Steven Shearer" and "Erik Smith - The Ghost of James Lee Byars Calling", both on view from F...

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VOUGAN: 'Unspeakable' Video Posted Online

Brazilian melodic metal band VOUGAN has posted the video for its song "Unspeakable" at YouTube.com. The track comes off the group's debut album, "Mind Exceeding", which will be released in March. VOUGAN's first EP, "Silent Souls", is available for download via the group's official web site, www.voug...

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THE 69 EYES: 'Perfect Skin' Single Tops Finnish Chart

THE 69 EYES's new single, "Perfect Skin", has entered the Finnish national chart at position No. 1. View the whole chart at this location. The track is the first single off the Finnish goth metallers' new album, "Angels", due in Finland on March 5 via Virgin/EMI. The CD was produced by Hiili Hiilesm...

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KAMELOT: In Mixing Mode

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have posted the following message on their official web site: "Full steam ahead on the new KAMELOT album due this spring/summer 2007. Producer Sascha Paeth is working on the mix at the moment in Germany's Gate Studios. Cover artwork for the new album is b...

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MALICE Guitarist Discusses Reunion

Michael Fischer of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with MALICE guitarist Mick Zane. An excerpt from the chat follows: KNAC.COM: So what's on tap for the upcoming MALICE reunion? Zane: At this point, the MALICE reunion consists of three original members, which include myself, Mark on bass, a...

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FEAR FACTORY Drummer Records IGGY AND THE STOOGES Cover

FEAR FACTORY's Raymond Herrera has laid down the drums tracks for a cover version of the IGGY AND THE STOOGES classic "Gimme Danger", which is being released for the Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 game on PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The song, which also features the PIXIES frontman Frank Blac...

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Harmonic Tremors

For the most part, just the fact that "Harmonic Tremors" is released on Hydra Head should give you at least an inkling that it is an album that contains flourishes of ISIS' patented ethereal-tinged and earth moving approach. That the project was named for the 50-foot effigy burned annually at the Fi...

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EARTHRIDE, THE GATES OF SLUMBER, CENTURIONS GHOST To Team Up For European Tour

EARTHRIDE, THE GATES OF SLUMBER and CENTURIONS GHOST will team up for the "Barbaric Invasion 07" European tour beginning late April. Tentative dates are as follows (additional details to be announced): Apr. 20 - Fenton – Leeds, UK Apr. 21 - Glasgow, UK Apr. 22 - UK Apr. 23 - UK Apr. 24 - Bristol, .....

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NOCTURNAL RITES To Begin Mixing New Album Tomorrow

Bassist Nils Eriksson of the Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES has issued the following update: "We will start mixing our as-yet-untitled album on Monday! "Honestly, this album feels really different, fresh and new. Still it sounds like us, in some weird way. Guess we can't escape the NOCTUR...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Featuring Ex-W.A.S.P., MOTOGRATER Members: Debut CD Due In April

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, the Los Angeles-based band featuring ex-W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts, former MOTOGRATER vocalist Ivan Moody (Ghost),ex-U.P.O. guitarist Zoltan Bathory, former DEADSETT bassist Matt Snell, and drummer Jeremy Spencer, will release its debut album, "The Way of the Fist",...

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THE 69 EYES To Release 'Angels' In March

Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES will release their new album, "Angels", in Finland on March 5 via Virgin/EMI. The album was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa and Johnny Lee Michaels — the same team that was responsible for 2004's "Devils". The video for the first single, "Perfect Skin", was directed by...

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MY SHAMEFUL, MIRROR OF DECEPTION Confirmed For Germany's DOOM SHALL RISE Festival

MY SHAMEFUL and MIRROR OF DECEPTION have been confirmed for Doom Shall Rise, the world's biggest festival exclusively dedicated to doom metal. The 2007 edition will once again take place at the Chapel in Göppingen, Germany and the dates are April 27 and April 28. The following bands have been confir...

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OPETH Frontman Begins Writing New Album, Commences Work On Side-Project

According to a posting on OPETH's official web site, the group's frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has started writing material for what is supposed to be the ninth OPETH record, tentatively due before the end of the year. In addition, he is working on an as-yet-unnamed side-project. More information will b...

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ICED EARTH To Enter Studio In February

ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Again I have to apologize for the delay in updates. I've been extremely busy with writing and preproduction for the new ICED EARTH CDs. "I also lost the one person that was my true mentor and...