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DEATH OF DESIRE Changes Name To DYNASTY OF DARKNESS

German extreme metallers DEATH OF DESIRE, whose recording lineup includes MAYHEM drummer Hellhammer (a.k.a. Jan Axel Blomberg),have changed their name to DYNASTY OF DARKNESS for legal reasons. The band currently seeking a suitable label to release its debut album, "Empire Of Pain". Commented DYNAST...

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WARDRUNA: 'Yggdrasil' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Viking folk music constellation WARDRUNA — which features multi-instrumentalist Einar "Kvitrafn" Selvik, Kristian "Gaahl" Espedal (ex-GORGOROTH, GOD SEED),and vocalist Lindy Fay Hella — will release its second album, "Yggdrasil", on March 15 in Norway, on March 25 in the rest of Europe and on April...

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NADER SADEK's 'Mayhem' Art Exhibit Opens Today In Philadelphia

Famed artist and visual effects director and driving force behind the all-star death metal project that bears his name, Nader Sadek is being featured as part of a group exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. The exhibit, which runs from February 6 until July 28, will featur...

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FAIR WARNING To Release 'Sundancer' In May

German rockers FAIR WARNING will release a new studio album, "Sundancer", in Germany on May 24, in the rest of Europe on May 27 and in the USA/Canada on May 28. The effort will be made available as a CD and digital download through SPV/Steamhammer worldwide except Asia. FAIR WARNING's last studio al...

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WARDRUNA To Release 'Yggdrasil' In April

Viking folk music constellation WARDRUNA — which features multi-instrumentalist Einar "Kvitrafn" Selvik, Kristian "Gaahl" Espedal (ex-GORGOROTH, GOD SEED),and vocalist Lindy Fay Hella — will release its second album, "Yggdrasil", in North America on April 2. "Yggdrasil" is the follow-up to 2009's "...

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'History And Ideology Of National Socialist Black Metal' Examined In New Italian-Language Book

Italian publisher Tsunami Edizioni has announced the release of the book "Come Lupi Tra Le Pecore - Storia E Ideologia Del Black Metal Nazionalsocialista" (English translation: "As Wolves Among Sheep - History And Ideology Of National Socialist Black Metal"). Towards the end of the Nineties, black m...

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NADER SADEK's First-Ever Live Performance Captured On 'Living Flesh' CD/DVD

"Living Flesh", the first-ever live performance from NADER SADEK's critically acclaimed "In The Flesh" project, will be released independently on February 27. Capturing the inimitable stage presence of a unique collaboration of death metal and black metal giants, "Living Flesh" offers the heavy, hau...

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CHASMA To Release 'Codex Constellatia' In February

Portland's bleak metal connoisseurs CHASMA have completed work on their noir-masterpiece "Codex Constellatia". The band's second full-length is set for a February release on Moribound Records. Produced at Toadhouse Studios with Adam Pike, this five-song propitiation is sure to lay waste to the nonbe...

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IMPERIUM DEKADENZ To Release 'Meadows Of Nostalgia' In March

German black metallers IMPERIUM DEKADENZ will release their new album, "Meadows Of Nostalgia", on March 15 in Europe and March 19 in North America via Season Of Mist. Tthe follow-up to 2010's "Procella Vadens" will feature the following track listing: 01. Durch Das Tor 02. Brigobannis 03. Aue Der No...

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PINKISH BLACK Completes Recording New Album

Fort Worth-based duo PINKISH BLACK has finished recording its new album for a tentative spring release via Century Media Records. Produced by PINKISH BLACK's own Jon Teague and Daron Beck, the as-yet-untitled untitled CD was recorded at The Echo Lab, with Matt Barnhart handling engineer duties. Mast...

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Book Burner

There's a saying in metal that's overused, but it well applies in the case of D.C. grind champs, PIG DESTROYER. This band is not for the weak. Only five studio albums in a career spanning back to 1997, it's quality not quantity that makes PIG DESTROYER one of the finest of their ilk. Their projectio...

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MOONSPELL Announces European Headlining Tour

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL will embark on a European headlining tour in April/May. The trek will include stops in France, U.K., Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Commented the band:"We are proud to announce our European headliner tour for 2013, right after we return from USA/Canad...

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MOONSPELL: 20th-Anniversary Photo Book Available

The "photobiography" book celebrating the 20th anniversary of Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL, titled "XX", is now available to order by e-mailing [email protected]. "XX" is available in both Portugese and English. It's priced at 17.01 euros for the paperback, and 21.51 euros for the hardco...

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Silverthorn

A few years back, I was stranded outside a venue as guest of a band opening for symphonic metallers KAMELOT. My hosts had been detained at customs on the same day as the gig, hence their late arrival. Fortunately for me, I'd interviewed former KAMELOT vocalist Roy Khan a week prior and the band spie...

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NECROWRETCH: Song From Debut Album Available For Streaming

French death metal maniacs NECROWRETCH will release their debut album, "Putrid Death Sorcery", on January 28 in Europe and February 5 in North America via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded in late August at Blackout Multimedia studios in Brussels, Belgium by Phorgath of ENTHRONED. The cover...