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SENTENCED: Photos From Final Gig Available Online
Finland's Mesta.net has uploaded several pictures from SENTENCED's farewell gig, which took place on Saturday, October 1 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland. Check them out at this location. More pictures from the band's last two concerts can be found at www.imhotep.no. The very last show was ...October 4, 2005
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SIG:AR:TYR Obtain Release From KARMAGEDDON MEDIA
Mainman Daemonskald of the Canadian "Viking metal" one-man band SIG:AR:TYR has posted the following message on the project's web site: "I have asked for, and obtained my release from Karmageddon. This is both bad and good news, as Karmageddon would have provided a good distribution for the release....October 3, 2005
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TRIVIUM: Special Edition Of 'Ascendancy' To Be Released In Conjunction With ARCH ENEMY Tour
Roadrunner Records Germany has announced that it will be issuing a limited tour edition of TRIVIUM's new album, "Ascendancy", to coincide with the band's European tour with ARCH ENEMY. The special edition will feature a bonus disc containing two previously unreleased tracks and three video clips. No...October 1, 2005
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Girl Suicides Raise Worries Over 'Black Metal' Music
The AFP has issued the following report: The joint suicide of two teenage girls who hurled themselves from a 17th-floor window (photo) in a Paris suburb has raised troubling questions about the influence of "black metal" — a form of modern rock music that glorifies violence and death. Last Friday af...September 29, 2005
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From Your Grave
Sometimes I think folks have exaggerated Metal Blade's supposed transition to a more "modern" metal label (read: metalcore),simply because of bands like AS I LAY DYING, UNEARTH (really a Swede-influenced melodic death/thrash band),and THE RED CHORD (a band for which the genre tag is far too limiti...September 25, 2005
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WOLVERINE: No Release Date Set For 'Still'
Sweden's WOLVERINE have posted the following message on their official web site: "We still haven't got a release date for 'Still', our next album. We will soon send it off for mastering and hopefully we'll be able to announce a release date [via Elitist/Earache] real soon. Stay tuned! "We have start...September 20, 2005
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MARDUK Cancel Last Three Shows Of European Tour
Swedish black metallers MARDUK were forced to cancel the last three shows of their European tour because their bus broke down in Germany, according to a posting on the group's web site. The affected dates are as follows: Sep. 19 - Copenhagen, DEN @ Loppen Sep. 20 - Gävle, SWE @ Monster Club Sep. 21...September 19, 2005
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GIZMACHI And DIECAST Added To ILL NINO Tour
GIZMACHI and DIECAST have been added to the upcoming ILL NINO headlining tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 20 - Northern Lights - Clifton Park, NY Sep. 21 - Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA Sep. 23 - House of Blues - Atlantic City, NJ Sep. 24 - WQWK Block Party - State College, PA ...September 17, 2005
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OLD MAN'S CHILD: New Song Available For Download
A brand-new OLD MAN'S CHILD track, entitled "Enslaved and Condemned", has been made available for download at this location (MP3, 4 MB). "Enslaved and Condemned" comes off the Norwegian band's upcoming album, "Vermin", due in Europe on October 18 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2003's "I...September 14, 2005
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LIFE OF AGONY: 'We Had A Great Time' On GIGANTOUR
LIFE OF AGONY just wrapped up the Gigantour with MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY and ANTHRAX and now begin a string of headline dates throughout September. "We had a great time on the tour and enjoyed making friends with all of the other bands and crews along the way," LIFE OF AGONY bassist Al...September 13, 2005
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Classic THE ALMIGHTY Lineup To Reunite For Two Shows
Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick has made the following announcement: "It was last September; I woke up in Dundalk, Ireland in agony and couldn't see out of my eyes (hung over again I hear you all say!). No, this time I wasn't. I was on my first solo headline tour of Ireland with my ...September 9, 2005
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Requiem
The self-described "blackout grind" on "Requiem" from Seattle's SKARP works on many levels. As a soundtrack to the album's suicide theme, the feeling produced is one of anxiety and hopelessness, though not in a cold, gothic kind of way. Instead, vocalist Renae Louise Betts uses gritty screams and sc...September 6, 2005
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Destroyers from the Western Skies
Right or wrong, there was a time when those with using "black metal" and "elite" in the same sentence were referring to bands of a Scandinavian heritage, while those same folks snickered at the idea of a legitimate U.S. black metal world presence. Regardless of the questionable validity of the origi...September 6, 2005
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OLD MAN'S CHILD: More 'Vermin' Details Revealed
OLD MAN'S CHILD, the Norwegian band featuring DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Galder, will release their new album, "Vermin", on October 18 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2003's "In Defiance of Existence" was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden and features a guest appearance by TES...August 24, 2005
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DEFTONES: 'B-Sides & Rarities' Due In October
Since the textured aggression of the DEFTONES' 1995 debut, the Northern California quintet has become an icon approved by mosh pits and critics alike for its exquisitely sculpted sonic roar. While the DEFTONES record the follow-up to their self-titled 2003 album, Maverick Records releases "B-Sides &...August 22, 2005
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