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TIAMAT: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

Sweden's TIAMAT is currently streaming its entire new album, "Amanethes", on the band's MySpace page. Due in Germany on May 2 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was produced by Johan Edlund, recorded mainly at The Mansion in Greece, and additionally recorded at Studio Mega in Sweden and Cue in Greece...

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MOONSPELL: 'Night Eternal' Widget Available

One month before the release of their new studio album, Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL and SPV have unleashed the "Night Eternal" widget (see below),featuring the entire album stream, a "Making Of the Scorpion Flower" video (featuring former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen) and a blog f...

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MAYHEM Parts Ways With Guitarist

MAYHEM guitarist/songwriter Blasphemer (a.k.a. Rune Eriksen) has decided to leave the legendary Norwegian black metal band. His statement on the matter reads as follows: "It is with these written words that I hereby retract myself from my position as the guitar player of MAYHEM. "The main reason beh...

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OPETH: New Song Available For Free Download

A new OPETH track, entitled "The Lotus Eater", has been made available for free download at this location. The song comes off the Swedish metallers' new album, "Watershed", which is scheduled for release on June 3 via Roadrunner Records (one day earlier internationally). The CD, recorded in the band...

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HAMMERFALL Announces New Guitarist

Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL have recruited guitarist Pontus Norgren (THE POODLES, TALISMAN, GREAT KING RAT) to replace Stefan Elmgren, who left the in early April to focus on his new career as a pilot. "Pontus is a fantastic guitar player with musical roots in ACCEPT and neo-classical metal," comme...

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OPETH: 'Porcelain Heart' Track To Be Released Digitally This Week

On April 22, Swedish metallers OPETH will release the album version of "Porcelain Heart". You can buy the track from Amazon.com. The band recently filmed a promotional video for an edited version of the song. The clip was directed by Lasse Hoile (PORCUPINE TREE) and shot in Vaxholm, Sweden at the ma...

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NEMHAIN Album To Feature Guest Appearance By THE HAUNTED Frontman

NEMHAIN, the UK-based band featuring AT THE GATES/ex-CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson and his wife, fetish model Morrigan Hel (a.k.a. Amber England),has completed work on its debut album at Studio Fredman in Sweden. According to the group, "we recorded 13 songs in the three weeks we were t...

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HAMMERFALL: New DVD, Covers Album Due In June

On June 27, two new HAMMERFALL releases will see the light of day: a DVD continuing chronicling the band's career, and a covers CD a collection of all the covers recorded by HAMMERFALL to date plus three new, unreleased ones. Incidentally, this will be guitarist Stefan Elmgren's last release with HA...

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WETNURSE Signs With SEVENTH RULE RECORDINGS

Seventh Rule Recordings has announced the signing of New York City's WETNURSE. The group will release its new full-length album, "Invisible City", in the fall. "Invisible City" was recorded and mixed by Martin Bisi (SONIC YOUTH, HELMET) at B.C. Studios and mastered by Alan Douches (MASTODON, CONVERG...

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PITCHBLACK Parts Ways With Guitarist

Danish modern "melodeath thrashers" PITCHBLACK, who were recently honored in the "Best Debut Album" category at the Danish Metal Awards, have parted ways with guitarist Trold. According to the group, "He wanted to spend more time with his child and girlfriend. PITCHBLACK fully respect that and has a...

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MORTAL SIN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Long-running Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA A...

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ECLIPSE ETERNAL: 'Dragon Has Come' Video Posted Online

"The Dragon Has Come to Blot out the Stars", the new video from the Canadian black metal band ECLIPSE ETERNAL, can be viewed below. According to the group, the clip was shot during October/November 2007 by Dark Frame Pictures with director Adrian Kent and "was financed by the band and by Dark Frame...

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SAVAGE BLADE Adds Singer

After a year-long search, Canadian power metal outfit SAVAGE BLADE has announced the addition of lead vocalist Nikko Forsberg. Bringing an instantly memorable classic metal voice and commanding stage presence to the fold, this ex-Mormon wild child has proven to be the perfect fit for the true metal...

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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist Offering Online/Video Lessons

After a series of downtime due to the birth of his first child, Kris Norris of DARKEST HOUR is finally starting to offer online/video lessons. If you are interested in taking part, send an e-mail to [email protected] to set up times. Instead of a monthly recurring charge, lessons are bill...

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Former THE GATHERING Singer Working On More 'Rock-Oriented' New Material

Former THE GATHERING and current AGUA DE ANNIQUE singer Anneke van Giersbergen has issued the following update: "As you may know, I have recorded a single with some of Holland's greatest artists for the good cause of Tibet. We sing a beautiful Dutch song: 'Als Je Ooit Nog Eens Terug Kan' (If You Cou...