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DARKANE Guitarist Issues Post-North American Tour Update

Guitarist Christofer Malmström of Swedish thrashers DARKANE has issued the following update: "We're back in Sweden from what we believe was a very successful tour in North America together with SOILWORK, WARBRINGER and SWALLOW THE SUN. Thanks a lot to the other bands, crew, and all the fans that sho...

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LAY DOWN ROTTEN: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online

German death metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN will release their fifth album, "Gospel Of The Wretched", in Europe on May 11 via Metal Blade Records (May 8 in Germany). The CD was recorded at the Desert Inn studios in Germany and was mixed by Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH) at Unisound studios in Öreb...

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FRACTAL GATES Signs With RUSTY CAGE RECORDS

French metallers FRACTAL GATES have inked a deal with Rusty Cage Records. The band's debut album, "Altered State Of Consciousness", is scheduled for release in June. The CD was recorded last summer at the Hybreed studio with Andrew Guillotin (7TH NEMESIS, GLORIOR BELLI, CARNAL LUST, TEMPLE OF BAAL)...

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OLD MAN'S CHILD: 'Slaves Of The World' Track Listing Revealed

Norwegian melodic black metal band OLD MAN'S CHILD, which is led by guitarist/vocalist Galder (also in DIMMU BORGIR),will release its new album, "Slaves Of The World", on May 19 via Century Media Records (one day earlier internationally). The CD was recorded last fall at Studio Fredman in Gothenbur...

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PESTILENCE Is 'Very Excited' About Upcoming Tour

Resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE will convene in two weeks to begin rehearsing for its upcoming European tour, which kicks off on April 9 at the Inferno festival in Oslo, Norway. The band says, "[We are] very excited to start the tour and will rehearse a good mixture be...

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Norway's INFERNO Festival: Behind The Scenes

Imhotep's Paul Kearns recently conducted an interview with Inferno's Lars Frode Hansen about the history of the Norwegian festival, various bands that have taken part in the event and the ups and downs involved in organizing the annual affair. Watch the chat in two parts below. This year's Inferno f...

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LAY DOWN ROTTEN To Release 'Gospel Of The Wretched' In May

German death metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN have finished recording and mixing their fifth album, "Gospel Of The Wretched", for a May 11 European release via Metal Blade Records (May 8 in Germany). The CD was recorded at the Desert Inn studios in Germany and was mixed by Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODB...

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SEPULTURA Confirmed For Spain's LORCA ROCK Festival

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Lorca Rock festival, set to take place July 24-25 in Lorca, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AKERCOCKE ARCH ENEMY CARCASS DARK FUNERAL EVILE MARDUK MESHUGGAH MUNICIPAL WASTE OBITUARY PESTIL...

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CHICKENFOOT, UFO, CANDLEMASS, STATIC-X Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

CHICKENFOOT, UFO, FLY LEAVE, THE RECKONING, CANDLEMASS, KARMA TO BURN, LAUREN HARRIS, STATIC-X and MANIC MOVEMENT are among the newly confirmed bands for the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The...

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PESTILENCE, VADER, CRO-MAGS, VOLBEAT Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

PESTILENCE, VADER, CRO-MAGS, VOLBEAT, STATIC-X and MASTODON have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place July 3-4, 2009 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AUGUST BURNS RED BACKFIRE BOUNCING SOULS BRING ME T...

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STAM1NA, SABATON Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

STAM1NA and SABATON have been confirmed for the 12th annual Tuska open-air metal festival, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three stages over the course of three days. In addition, a couple of dozen bands will appear at evenin...

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MADBALL, OBSCURA, ROTTING CHRIST Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival

MADBALL, OBSCURA and ROTTING CHRIST have been confirmed for this year's Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 6-8 in Pevnost, Josefov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ATHEIST BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRUJERIA DAGOBA DARK FUNERAL DARKANE GWAR HATE ETERNAL IMMORT...

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KORN, NIGHTWISH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, LAMB OF GOD Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

KORN, NIGHTWISH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, LAMB OF GOD, DRAGONFORCE and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH are among the newly confirmed bands for the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The festival biling is sha...

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ATHEIST, BRUJERIA, NEGURA BUNGET Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival

ATHEIST, BRUJERIA and NEGURA BUNGET have been confirmed for this year's Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 6-8 in Pevnost, Josefov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ATHEIST BENEATH THE MASSACRE BRUJERIA DAGOBA DARK FUNERAL DARKANE GWAR HATE ETERNAL IMMORT...

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OBSCURA Guitarist Discusses Songwriting Process; Video Available

Like many other bands, German death metallers OBSCURA rely on modern technology to write and exchange their music before going into the studio. Guitarist Christian Muenzner (ex-NECROPHAGIST) is not a newcomer when it comes to this way of working. "I think today a lot of bands work like this, but we...