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HOLY MOSES: New Album To Feature Guest Appearances By DESTRUCTION, OBITUARY Members

DESTRUCTION, OBITUARY and AXEL RUDI PELL members are among the guest musicians who appear on "Agony of Death", the new album from long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES. Ferdy Doernberg (AXEL RUDI PELL) contributed keyboards and samples, as well as intros and outros, and played slide guitar on "Th...

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DIMMU BORGIR: Mexican Dates Announced

Norwegian symphomic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have scheduled two Mexican concerts in early October to take place before the launch of their co-headlining North American run as part of this year's Blackest of The Black tour (featuring DANZIG, MOONSPELL, WINDS OF PLAGUE, and SKELETONWITCH): Oct. 04...

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ÆTHEREAL To Release 'Premonitions' Next Week

Umeå, Sweden-based band ÆTHEREAL, the brainchild of Phil Creswell (ex-DUMAH),will release its debut album, the concept record "Premonitions", on August 15 via Black Goat Records. "Premonitions" was recorded during the early months of 2008 and the record follows the harrowing tale of a man who awake...

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MOURNING BELOVETH Issues Update

Irish doom titans MOURNING BELOVETH have issued the following update: "As you know by now, the tour we had planned for March had to be cancelled and those who know us know the reasons why but we will not go in to them here. For a band who has never cancelled a gig, let alone ...

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MEDIEVAL Reissue Detailed

New Renaissance Records has announced that it is preparing for the imminent reissue the first two commercial releases by the underground metal act MEDIEVAL for the first time ever on CD. In addition to the first two recordings, the CD will also include some never-before-available material. The track...

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Former THE DARKNESS Frontman Returns To Stage With New Band

NME.com reports that former THE DARKNESS frontman Justin Hawkins played his first gig in two years in London Wednesday night (August 6). Unveiling new band HOT LEG, Hawkins told the crowd at Proud Galleries in Camden he had "suffered what you might call a breakdown." The band played a set of cock-ro...

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UNSUN: 'The End Of Life' Trailer Available

A short trailer for "The End Of Life", the debut album from UNSUN, the Polish band led by VADER guitarist Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz, can be viewed below. Commented the group: "On September 22, our debut album, entitled 'The End Of Life', will be released by Century Media worldwide and we're reall...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Joined By Ex-THE GATHERING Singer At 'Summer Darkness' Gig; Photos Available

Dutch female-fronted goth rock band WITHIN TEMPTATION played last night (Wednesday, August 6) at the sixth Summer Darkness festival in Tivoli, Utrecht. The band was joined for the ballad "Somewhere" by former THE GATHERING/current AGUA DE ANNIQUE singer Anneke van Giersbergen who performed the track...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, ZAKK WYLDE Tapped For 'Guitar Hero'

Ozzy Osbourne and guitarist Zakk Wylde are scheduled to appear as playable avatars in Activision's next Guitar Hero title, according to Wired.com. Osbourne confirmed his appearance (which includes motion-captured Prince Of Darkness antics) during an interview with USA Today in which he also dropped...

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ANGELCORPSE Guitarist Issues Update On BLASPHEMIC CRUELTY Project

ANGELCORPSE guitarist Gene Palubicki has issued the following update on his new project, BLASPHEMIC CRUELTY: "The BLASPHEMIC CRUELTY debut album entitled 'Devil's Mayhem' is now complete. Work has been done in sessions on and off since April this year. The final swing covering three weeks ending on...

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NEURAXIS To Film 'Darkness Prevails' Video

Montreal's NEURAXIS have confirmed details for the band's upcoming video shoot for the track "Darkness Prevails" from the recently released record "The Thin Line Between". The clip will be directed by Chris Alsop of fellow Canadians TORN WITHIN and will be filmed August 12, just prior to the group's...

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VIATROPHY Releases New Track, Announces New Lineup

UK underground death metal hopefuls VIATROPHY (Siege Of Amida Records) have released a pre-production demo track from their forthcoming debut album entitled "The Ethereal Darkness". The band also took this opportunity to reveal its new vocalist Adam Mayes and guitarist John Jones. Commented the grou...

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TESTAMENT, SOOTHSAYER In Quebec City; Photos Available

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT performed last night (Monday, August 4) at the Imperial Theatre in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Support at the show came from Quebec City's reactivated metallers SOOTHSAYER. TESTAMENT's setlist was as follows: 01. Over the Wall 02. Into the Pit 03....

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RANDY PIPER's ANIMAL To Spread 'Virus' In The Fall

ANIMAL, the band led by former W.A.S.P. guitarist Randy Piper, will release its new album, "Virus", on September 25 in Europe and October 21 in the U.S. via Locomotive Records. According to a press release, the CD contains "ten astonishing songs" produced by the group's guitarist, Chris Laney. The r...

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LEVERAGE: 'Blind Fire' To Receive U.S. Release In October

LEVERAGE's second album, entitled "Blind Fire", will be released in the U.S. on October 21 via Blistering Records USA, Inc. with Ryko distribution. LEVERAGE is a Finnish melodic metal band which came out of nowhere in 2006, causing a stir with the release of its debut album, "Tides". The group's ble...