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Erased from the Memory of Man

"The common denominator of the universe is not harmony; it's chaos, hostility, and murder. The quote taken from Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man" that is listed in the liner notes of WATCHMAKER's "Erased from the Memory of Man" CD explains a lot about the grindcore razor fight that awaits the listener....

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ENSLAVED Announce New Album Title

Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED have set "Ruun" as the title of their new album, tentatively due on May 8 via Tabu. The recordings for the follow-up to the band's Norwegian Grammy- and Alarm award-winning album "Isa" (2004) began a week ago at Amper Studio in Oslo, Norway and the band "already...

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ENSLAVED: In Recording Mode

Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED are currently at Amper Studio recording the follow-up to their Norwegian Grammy- and Alarm award-winning album "Isa" (2004). Despite "some misplaced amps, stolen guitars and a small fire," everything is going "smoothly" in the studio, according to a press release...

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KAYO DOT: New Tour Dates Announced

KAYO DOT, the Boston, Massachusetts-based "avant-metal" project featuring former members of the now-defunct MAUDLIN OF THE WELL, return to the road this January, hot on the heels of a seven-week U.S. tour this past fall. The band will be on the road a lot this year in support of their sophomore albu...

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CLAWFINGER: European Support Acts Announced

CLAWFINGER frontman Zak Tell has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We have yet to rehearse or decide which songs we will be playing [on the upcoming European headlining tour] but obviously we'll be playing quite a few from the new album ['Hate Yourself with Style'], at l...

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CRONIAN: BORKNAGAR Side-Project Complete Work On Debut Album

CRONIAN (formerly ION),the Norwegian/Swedish project featuring BORKNAGAR members Oystein G. Brun (guitars and programming) and Vintersorg (vocals and programming),have posted the following message on their official web site: "Well, after a month of intense work we are happy to announce that the pr...

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SEVENDUST: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

SEVENDUST are gearing up to embark on their own headlining tour in 2006. After taking a much-deserved break for the holidays (except for one show in Orlando, FL at the House of Blues on New Year's Eve),the band will criss-cross the U.S. starting January 18 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Revolution in sup...

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Venganza

Mexico's HACAVITZ was birthed from RAVAGER (an earlier incarnation of which was called DOMAIN),a band that released a couple of albums on Osmose. DOMAIN/RAVAGER founder/vocalist/guitarist Antimo Buonnano charged forth, releasing a self-titled 7" on Osmore before infecting the earth with "Venganza"....

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It's Official: DIMMU BORGIR Is The Home Of SANTA CLAUS

Reuters has issued the following report: Santa Claus may live in Iceland — at least if the efficiency of his helpers is a guide — in what may help the island's drive to win hearts and tourism from Arctic rivals claiming Santa and his reindeer. Only Reykjavik replied when Reuters bureaus in all eight...

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W.A.S.P.: U.S., European Tour Dates Announced

W.A.S.P. have announced a number of U.S. dates in early 2006, to be followed by European summer festival appearances and a full European tour. The dates so far are as follows: Feb. 24 - FL @ TBA Feb. 25 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre Feb. 26 - Atlanta, GA @ TBA Feb. 28 ...

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MARDUK: DVD, Another European Tour In The Works

Swedish black metallers MARDUK have posted the following message on their official web site: "Here is a brief update regarding upcoming activities for 2006. A brand new DVD is currently being put together and will for sure be at least a 2-disc version, maybe 3. More news regarding the DVD will be po...

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TWILIGHTNING Finish Recording New EP

Finnish power metallers TWILIGHTNING have set "Bedlam" as the title of their recently recorded EP, tentatively due in early 2006 via Spinefarm Records. "Even though it has been a hellish and really disordered few weeks at Astia [studios] we came up for five brisk hard-rocking songs!" the band write...

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New AMORPHIS Track Featured On SWEDEN ROCK Magazine Promo CD

A brand-new AMORPHIS track, entitled "Leaves Scar", is featured on a promo CD showcasing recent and upcoming Nuclear Blast releases that accompanies the December issue (#32) of Sweden Rock magazine. The magazine is distributed in the Northern countries only. View a scan of the promo CD cover at this...

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Finland's SONATA ARCTICA To Return To North America For Headlining Tour

Finland's SONATA ARCTICA will be bringing their brand of high-speed, intricate, über-melodic heavy metal to the western side of the globe in support of their latest album, "Reckoning Night". From the rural wilds of a forested Finnish hamlet known as Kemi (population: 23,000),lead vocalist Tony Kakk...

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'Scandinavian Rock & Metal' Two-Volume Book Set Due In Early 2006

RockDetector.com is publishing a two-volume book set, "Scandinavian Rock & Metal", in the first quarter of 2006. The books cover all styles of rock and metal from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. In the now-expected Rockdetector style, executive editor Garry Sharpe-Young covers each band's h...