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DIMMU BORGIR's 'Death Cult Armageddon' Surpasses 100,000 Mark According To SOUNDSCAN

Nuclear Blast Records has announced that Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR recently became the first band on the Nuclear Blast USA roster to sell more than 100,000 copies of a full-length album with their "Death Cult Armageddon" release, according to sales figures provided by Nielsen...

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AGE OF SILENCE Prepare To Record New Album

Avant-garde/prog/metal act AGE OF SILENCE, the Norwegian band featuring Lazare (BORKNAGAR, SOLEFALD),Hellhammer (WINDS, ARCTURUS, MAYHEM) and Eikind (KHOLD, TULUS),among others, have issued the following update on the progress of the songwriting sessions for their upcoming album: "If things have b...

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BLOODTHORN: 'Genocide' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Morningstar Records has set a February 13 Norwegian/U.K. release date for the new album from the Norwegian death metal band BLOODTHORN, entitled "Genocide". The rest of Europe will receive the album on February 20. "Genocide" (view cover at this location) track listing: 01. ...For Those Whose Time H...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: Early Recordings Unearthed!

It's no secret that before DREAM THEATER there was MAJESTY. But before MAJESTY, drummer Mike Portnoy (mis)spent some time of his youth recording with S.A. ADAMS. The then-18-year-old Portnoy did quite a few day and evening sessions with ADAMS working on what became the foundation of Adams' body of w...

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VINNIE PAUL's GASOLINE: Video Clips Posted Online

Four short video of clips of former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul's GASOLINE project performing at Hot Rods and Hoggs in Arlington, Texas this past New Year's Eve have been posted online. Check them out: Clip#1 (Vinnie leading crowd into "Dimebag" and "Mayhem" chants) Clip#2 (New Year's cou...

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MAYHEM Bassist Says Former Singer MANIAC 'F*cked It All Up In The End'

According to a posting on MAYHEM's official web site, the Norwegian black metallers' previously announced February 11 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia has been cancelled by the authorities who do not wish to have the band performing in their country. MAYHEM were previously forced to call off their Mala...

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DIMMU BORGIR: 'Sorgens Kammer – Del II' Video Posted Online

DIMMU BORGIR's video for the track "Sorgens Kammer – Del II" has been posted online at NuclearBlast.de (Real Media). The clip was shot last fall in Sweden with director Patric Ullaeus of Sweden's Revolver Film Company. "Sorgens Kammer – Del II" is one of the new tracks included on the updated, re-re...

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VOIVOD Drummer Finishes Laying Down Tracks For New CD

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has finished laying down tracks for the group's much-anticipated new album with producer Glen Robinson (VOIVOD's "Nothingface", TEA PARTY, GWAR) at Piccolo Studios in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The drummer recently started a blog about the studio work that includ...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN: New Album 'Teaser' Available

Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, featuring Obsidian C. (a.k.a. Arnt Grønbech, also a touring guitarist for SATYRICON) on guitars/bass/synth, have uploaded an "Internet teaser" for their upcoming album, "Armada", at this location (Windows Media). The new album is the group's first with voc...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN Finish Filming New Video

Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, featuring Obsidian C. (a.k.a. Arnt Grønbech, also a touring guitarist for SATYRICON) on guitars/bass/synth, have finished filming a video for one of the songs off their upcoming album, "Armada". "The video was shot 100% green-screen and is directed by Rome...

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BLOODTHORN Prepare To Release 'Genocide'

Norwegian death metallers BLOODTHORN will release their fourth studio album, "Genocide", in January/February via Red Stream Inc. (Morningstar Records in Europe). The long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "Under the Reign of Terror" was recorded at Godt Selskap Studio (CHTON, GRIFFIN, KEEP OF KALESSIN) in...

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Report: Singaporean Black Metal Fans Hope To See MAYHEM Perform

Singapore's The Electric New Paper is reporting that Dave Tan, 30, the lead vocalist in local pop rock band ELECTRICO (photo),said he hopes to see the Norwegian band perform in the country. "It'll be very sad if it's banned here. People should be allowed to see all genres of music ...

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Should MAYHEM Be Allowed To Perform In Singapore?

Kor Kian Beng of Singapore's The Electric New Paper is reporting that a local record label is trying to get Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM to perform in Singapore on February 5. The record company has already applied for the license. The Media Development Authority (MDA) confirmed that it has rece...

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Slave to the System

Call me crazy, but I have the feeling a QUEENSRŸCHE and BROTHER CANE meeting-of-the-minds was about as excitedly hoped for by the general public as a Bea Arthur sex tape. And why is it that when a band of faded rock stars does their "hip, new, fresh" side project, someone in the photo always has ...

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Fuck the Universe

Having just reviewed HAEMOTH's "Kontamination", it is difficult to avoid comparing and contrasting it with CRAFT's "Fuck the Universe", at least to some extent. It is not as though the two discs sit on opposite ends of the spectrum The common denominator is one of quality black metal that emanates f...