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DEVIN TOWNSEND Says He 'Can't Listen' To New BLACK SABBATH Album

David E. Gehlke of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with Canadian multi-instrumentalist/producer Devin Townsend. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. DeadRhetoric.com: I saw a quote from you in regard to "The Retinal Circus": "It's a clusterfuck on stage." Can you elaborate? To...

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U.K. Death Metallers CANCER To Reform For Festival Appearances

The classic lineup of U.K. death metallers CANCER — John Walker (guitar, vocals),Carl Stokes, Ian Buchanan (bass) and Barry Savage (lead guitar) — will reform to promote their first three albums which are being re-released by Cyclone Empire Records later this year. The band plans to make a number o...

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NOIRE Signs With DEATHBOUND RECORDS

Deathbound Records has announced the signing of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada's NOIRE. The band's debut album, "Dark Reverence", will be made available on October 1. NOIRE, a progressive black metal band founded in 2012 by Andrew Lawes (vocals, guitar and piano) and Bob Fitzgerald (guitar),was joined...

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IHSAHN: New Song Available For Streaming

"Hilber", a brand new song from from EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn, was premiered last night (Monday, September 9) on BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show" with Daniel P. Carter. You can now listen to the program for the next seven days at BBC.co.uk. (Note: The Ihsahn track can be heard around the 21:45 mark.) "Hilbe...

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BANGER FILMS' SAM DUNN Talks To 'Metalheads United' About 'Extreme Metal' (Audio)

On September 7, CC Getty of the "Metalheads United" show on MetalNationRadio.com conducted an interview with Sam Dunn of Banger Films Inc.. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. Dunn is currently working on the "lost" episode of the "Metal Evolution" series focusing on "Extreme Meta...

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Video: NAPALM DEATH Bassist Explains 'Blast Beat' For 'Extreme Metal' Episode Of 'Metal Evolution'

Sam Dunn of Banger Films Inc. spoke with bassist Shane Embury of British grincore pioneers NAPALM DEATH for the "lost" episode of the "Metal Evolution" series focusing on "Extreme Metal". The episode will take viewers on an unprecedented journey across Europe and North America to tell the story of m...

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Taiwanese freedom fighters CHTHONIC, long standing as Asia's answer to EMPEROR and SATYRICON, have organically refined their folk-decorated brand of extreme metal over the years. As of their previous album "Takasago Army", CHTHONIC has become a far more theatrical and emotive unit in their mission t...

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EMPEROR Frontman Explains Why Now Is Right Time For Band's Return

Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their "In The Nightside Eclipse" album by making a number of festival appearances next year. In addition to performing at Germany's Wacken Open Air and Sweden's Sweden Rock Festival, the band will headline the 2014 edition of t...

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IHSAHN: More 'Das Seelenbrechen' Album Details Revealed

Candlelight Records has set an October 21 North American release date for "Das Seelenbrechen", the fifth solo album from EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn. The effort will be available on compact disc, a limited edition digibook (with expanded graphics and liner notes),and double 180-gram clear vinyl. Pre-or...

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EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN To Release 'Das Seelenbrechen' In October

EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn will release his new solo album, "Das Seelenbrechen", on October 22. The cover artwork for the CD can be seen below. "Das Seelenbrechen" track listing: 01. Hiber 02. Regen 03. NaCl 04. Pulse 05. Tacit 2 06. Tacit 07. Rec 08. M 09. Sub Ater 10. See 11. Entropie (limited-editio...

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EMPEROR To Headline Next Year's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their "In The Nightside Eclipse" album by making a number of festival appearances next year. In addition to performing at Germany's Wacken Open Air, the band will headline the 2014 edition of the the Bloodstock Open Air festiva...

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IHSAHN Discusses EMPEROR, Solo Career In New Audio Interview

Andrew Epstein of AlanCross.ca conducted an interview with EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) on August 2 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. EMPEROR will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its "...

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Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Is Already Sold Out

All 75,000 tickets to next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2014 in Wacken, Germany, were sold in less than 48 hours. Comment the festival organizers: "A dozen bands for the billing have been already announced including several special and exclusi...

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EMPEROR: No New Studio Album Or World Tour

Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their "In The Nightside Eclipse" album at next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31-August 2, 2014 in Wacken, Germany. EMPEROR members Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) and Samoth (real name: Tomas...

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Drummer BÅRD 'FAUST' EITHUN Confirms Involvement With EMPEROR Reunion

Drummer Bård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun has confirmed that he will be part of the reunited lineup of the Norwegian black metal band EMPEROR when they headline next year's edition of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31-August 2, 2014 in Wacken, Germany. "Yes, I am gonna do the full set at...