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Fuck the Universe

Having just reviewed HAEMOTH's "Kontamination", it is difficult to avoid comparing and contrasting it with CRAFT's "Fuck the Universe", at least to some extent. It is not as though the two discs sit on opposite ends of the spectrum The common denominator is one of quality black metal that emanates f...

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MADDER MORTEM: 'Desiderata' To Arrive In March

Norway's MADDER MORTEM will release their long-awaited new album, "Desiderata", in March 2006 via Peaceville Records. The CD will be accompanied by a video for one of the tracks of the album. The clip has already been shot and is in the final stages of editing. MADDER MORTEM recorded "Desiderata" at...

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PEACEVILLE RECORDS Confirm MADDER MORTEM Signing

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on July 8, Peaceville Records have now confirmed that they have signed Norway's MADDER MORTEM. The group's new album, "Desiderata", which was completed last September, is scheduled for release before the end of the year. Commented MADDER MORTEM in a statement: "It...

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MADDER MORTEM Sign With PEACEVILLE RECORDS

Norway's MADDER MORTEM have reportedly inked a new record deal with Peaceville Records. The group's new album, which was completed last September, is scheduled for release this fall. As previously reported, MADDER MORTEM recorded their new album at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden and at Space V...

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Guitarist KURDT VANDERHOOF Sits Out METAL CHURCH Tour, Temporary Replacement Announced

Due to "prior commitments," guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof will not be performing with METAL CHURCH on their three-week U.S. run with W.A.S.P. He will be temporarily replaced by Ira Black (VICIOUS RUMORS, CHRIS CAFFERY). "I have been hired by the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA to do some engineering on their...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Drop Off HATE ETERNAL Tour Due To Van Problems

San Francisco Bay Area "melodic hardcore death metal" band ALL SHALL PERISH have been forced to drop off their tour HATE ETERNAL, KRISIUN and INTO ETERNITY due to "van problems." "Only two weeks into a wonderful tour with HATE ETERNAL our van died," the band write on their web site. "We had to spend...

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Pariah

One can debate the merits of NAGLFAR's "Pariah" in comparison to its 2003 release "Sheol", not a wasted exercise given the qualities of the latter. A couple of listens to "Pariah" though and my preference for it over its predecessor is unequivocal. It's really not a question of one being sub-par and...

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MALICE IN WONDERLAND To Release Debut Album This Month

Norwegian dark/glam rock act MALICE IN WONDERLAND have set a June 27 release date via Karisma/Dark Essence Records for their self-titled debut album. According to a press release, "the band gets most of their inspiration from the '80s and they certainly aren't afraid of using a cliché for what it's...

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GREAT WHITE Singer Loses Lawsuit Against Former Manager

On June 8, 2005, former GREAT WHITE manager Charrie Foglio was cleared of defamation charges brought by GREAT WHITE founder and vocalist Jack Russell. Russell, who sued for 10 million dollars plus punitive damages, claimed that Foglio, a co-manager of the band from April to September of 2003 with Ob...

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SCOTT WEILAND Slams Magazine, Says His Personal Integrity Was Attacked

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland has slammed New York magazine for allegedly printing Weiland's "private" Blackberry message regarding his use of a Nazi SS hat onstage during the band's live performances. As reported last week, Scott made the German branch of the band's label, Sony BMG Music,...

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NAGLFAR: 'Pariah' Final Track Listing Revealed

Swedish black metal titans NAGLFAR have announced the final track listing for their new album, "Pariah", due in the U.S. on July 12 via Century Media Records (June 20 in Europe). The follow-up to 2003's "Sheol", "Pariah" is described in a Century Media press release as "a flawless work of iniquitous...

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DREAMSCAPES OF THE PERVERSE To Release 'Gignesthai' In September

Tribunal Records has set a September 13 release date for the new DREAMSCAPES OF THE PERVERSE CD, entitled "Gignesthai". Described as "a symphonic and masterfully crafted epic metal affair," "Gignesthai" features artwork by Mike Bohatch of Eyes Of Chaos (BEHEMOTH). The follow-up to 2002's "The Rise o...

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METAL CHURCH Replace WEDNESDAY 13 On 'American Metal Blast 2005' Tour

METAL CHURCH have officially replaced WEDNESDAY 13 (MURDERDOLLS) on the "American Metal Blast 2005" tour, featuring headliners W.A.S.P. alongside L.A. GUNS and STEPHEN PEARCY (formerly of RATT). A complete listing of currently confirmed tour dates can be found at this location. As previously reporte...

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PAICE, ASHTON, LORD DVD To Be Released

T2 Media will release a DVD from PAL (PAICE, ASHTON, LORD) a group which emerged after the collapse of DEEP PURPLE in 1976. The band, which consisted of Ian Paice, Tony Ashton and Jon Lord, plus Paul Martinez (bass) and Bernie Marsden (guitar),didn't last long very long, having released just one st...

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The Fall of Rome

With a riff straight out of the AT THE GATES reject pile, Virginia's WINTER SOLSTICE doggedly, dogmatically trudge through forty minutes of well-executed, but utterly unoriginal, Swedish-derived thrash. Between these guys and DARKEST HOUR plundering their national treasures, it's a wonder the govern...