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SWALLOW THE SUN Name New Album

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have set "Ghosts of Loss" as the title of their second album, due on August 24 via Firebox Records. Two different versions of the album will be available; a standard release and a special two-CD version featuring the stylish video "Descending Wint...

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GHOST MACHINE Featuring MOTOGRATER Members To Release Debut CD

GHOST MACHINE, the new band featuring MOTOGRATER members Ivan (Ghost) (vocals) and Chris "Crispy" Binns (drums),will release their self-titled debut CD on July 26 via their own label imprint, Black Blood Records. The CD was engineered and co-produced by Pete Murray (LO-PRO). Regarding the band's mu...

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BLASTMASTERS To Enter Studio Next Week

BLASTMASTERS, the Florida-based death metal band led by former DIABOLIC/UNHOLY GHOST drummer Lee "Aantar" Coates, will enter D.O.W. Studios on July 25 with producer Juan "Punchy" Gonzales (MORBID ANGEL, UNHOLY GHOST) to begin recording their full-length debut, entitled "Twisted Metal". The tentative...

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U.S. Death Metal Band EXMORTIS Return!

U.S. death metal band EXMORTIS, who released two classic demos (1988's "Descent into Chaos" and 1989's "Immortality's End") in the genre's heyday, has been resurrected featuring original members Brian Werking (guitarist/vocalist) and drummer Aantar Lee Coates (formerly of DIABOLIC and UNHOLY GHOST a...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION, NECROPHAGIA, ORIGIN Confirmed For MILWAUKEE METALFEST XIX

MALEVOLENT CREATION, NECROPHAGIA and ORIGIN are among the confirmed bands for Milwaukee Metalfest XIX, set to take place July 29-30 at Modjeska Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: A TORTURED SOUL ANAL BLAST ANIMOSITY BARWHORE BEYOND AGONY BLACK WIDOW CHAOS...

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SUICIDE CITY: BIOHAZARD/KITTIE Collaboration To Open For MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE

SUICIDE CITY (formerly RODEK),the new band featuring BIOHAZARD guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei and former KITTIE bassist Jennifer Arroyo, will be supporting MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE on an East Coast tour beginning on July 1. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jul. 01 - Recher Theatre - Towso...

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Former LONG WINTERS STARE Guitarist/Vocalist Resurfaces In A DARKENED SEA

Former LONG WINTERS STARE guitarist/vocalist Clint Listing will release his first metal project in five years on Absolute Zero Media in July/August. The project is called A DARKENED SEA and it was recorded during 2004/2005 at D.O.W. Studios (MORBID ANGEL, UNHOLY GHOST, DIABOLIC). Featuring Ryan Mich...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Schedule BANG YOUR HEAD Meet-And-Greet

SAVAGE CIRCUS members Thomas Stauch (drums; ex-BLIND GUARDIAN) and Jens Karlsson (guitar/vocals; PERSUADER) will be making an appearance at the Bang Your Head festival this Friday (June 24) in Balingen, Germany to present songs from the group's upcoming debut album and to sign autographs for the fan...

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HATEBREED, NILE, CRYPTOPSY, MADBALL, SUFFOCATION Confirmed For New Jersey's HELLFEST

The first bands have been announced for this year's Hellfest, set to take place August 19-21 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 108 THE ACACIA STRAIN ANTI FLAG ARMOR FOR SLEEP BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME BLACKLISTED BOLO BOUNCING SOULS THE CASUAL...

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MALAKI Complete New EP With MORBID ANGEL Producer

Tampa, FL-based metallers MALAKI have just released their new EP, entitled "By the Hand of God". The EP was recorded in May at Diet of Worms studio with co-producer/engineer Punchy Gonzalez (MORBID ANGEL, UNHOLY GHOST). "By the Hand of God" track listing: 01. And So It Begins 02. Degradation 03. By...

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OPETH Mainman MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'The New Album Never, Ever Gets Boring'

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt recently spoke to U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine about the group's upcoming album, "Ghost Reveries", tentatively due on August 30 via Roadrunner Records. A few excerpts from the interview follow: Terrorizer: Still working on the album? Mikael: "We still have the cover to d...

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Label Rep: New OPETH Album Is 'Crushing'

Roadrunner Records A&R rep Mike Gitter was in the studio with OPETH early last week checking out the progress of the recording sessions for the band's new album, "Ghost Reveries", due late summer via Roadrunner. Gitter had the following to say about what he's heard: "Heard four songs and was blo...

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DESECRATION, ESOTERIC, THE PROPHECY Confirmed For U.K.'s DUNGEONFEST 555

DESECRATION, ESOTERIC, THE PROPHECY and MISTRESS are among the bands confirmed for the Dungeonfest 555 festival, set to take place July 8-10 at The Royal Park Cellars in Leeds, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, July 8: GORE THE PROPHECY WINTERHEART Saturday, July 9: DES...

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OPETH Announce New Album Title

Sweden's OPETH have set "Ghost Reveries" as the title of their new album, tentatively due late summer via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2003's acoustic masterpiece, "Damnation", and OPETH's first disc in years without producer Steve Wilson, the album will include the following tracks, among o...

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OPETH Frontman: 'New Album Is Going To Really KILL!'

Roadrunner Records has officially announced the signing of OPETH. With a release planned for late summer 2005 — following a spate of international touring that includes the much-anticipated "Sounds of the Underground" run in the U.S. — OPETH has never been busier or more excited about the prospect o...