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WARFECT Sign With MY KINGDOM MUSIC

Swedish metallers WARFECT have inked a deal with My Kingdom Music. The band's debut album, "Depicting The Macabre", will be released on November 16. According to a press release. "WARFECT is an explosive mixture of hell-bent riffing inspired by giants from back in the day with the addition of a ravi...

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SLAYER's 'Playing With Dolls' Video Graphic Novel Available

SLAYER's video graphic novel "Playing With Dolls" can be viewed below. The clip is available for viewing only through the weekend, and then on Tuesday as part of the "deluxe-edition" version of the band's new album, "World Painted Blood". (Note: The video will be removed from MySpace after this week...

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ELIS Drummer Forced To Sit Out European Tour

Drummer Max Naescher of Liechtenstein-based gothic metallers ELIS will sit out the band's upcoming "Beauty & The Beast" European tour with LEAVES' EYES, ATROCITY, SIRENIA and STREAM OF PASSION due to "job-related reasons." An "amazing" replacement drummer by the name of Trevor has been enlisted...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Bassist Performs With LEAVES' EYES At METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST; Video Available

Bassist Oliver Holzwarth (TARJA TURUNEN, BLIND GUARDIAN) joined LEAVES' EYES — the band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — for two songs during the German/Norwegian female-fronted metal group's acoustic performance at the Metal Female Voices...

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OF THE ARCHAENGEL: 'The Extraphysicallia' Artwork Unveiled

The debut album from Brazilian dark metallers OF THE ARCHAENGEL, entitled "The Extraphysicallia", will be released in late November via Sleaszy Rider. The CD was mastered at The Cutting Room studio (AMON AMARTH, OPETH, GORGOROTH, PAIN, PARADISE LOST, CHROME DIVISION) in Sweden. "The Extraphysicallia...

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ELIS: Audio Samples Of Two New Songs Posted Online

Liechtenstein-based gothic metallers ELIS have posted audio samples of two new songs — "Firefly" and "I Come Undone" (JENNIFER RUSH cover) — on their MySpace page. Both tracks will appear on the band's new album, "Catharsis", which will be released via Napalm Records on the following dates: Nov. 25...

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EXODUS Forced To Stop Venezuela Show After Crowd Breaks Barricade; Video Available

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS were forced to halt their show last night (Tuesday, October 13) in Maracay, Venezuela for around 15 minutes after the crowd reportedly went nuts and broke the barricade in front of the stage. Fan-filmed video footage of the incident, which occurred during the...

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SLAYER's 'World Painted Blood' Deluxe Edition To Include 'Playing With Dolls Horror' Short

It was only a matter of time before SLAYER's lyrics leapt off the printed page and made their wanton way to the visual medium. The band's discography is gorged with tales of mass murderers, serial sadists and drooling deviants of every stripe — vicious mental cases just begging for a cinematic recep...

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ARCH ENEMY To Join Forces With EXODUS For 'Tyrants Of Evil' North American Tour

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will join forces with San Francisco thrash legends EXODUS for the "Tyrants of Evil" North American tour in January/February. Also appearing on the bill are ARSIS and MUTINY WITHIN. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 20 - Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre Jan....

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MAT SINNER Continuing Work On KISKE/SOMERVILLE Project

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske is collaborating with American singer Amanda Somerville on a brand new melodic hard rock/metal project for Frontiers Records. Mat Sinner (PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER) and Magnus Karlsson (PLACE VENDOME, PRIMAL FEAR) are handling most of the songwriting for the CD, whi...

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EXODUS To Release 'Shovel Headed Tour Machine' 3-Disc Set In January

Nuclear Blast Records has set a January 15 release date for "Shovel Headed Tour Machine (Live At Wacken And Other Assorted Atrocities)" from San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans EXODUS. The package will contain the band's July 2008 performance at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, plus a documenta...

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SIRENIA Drummer To Sit Out Tour; Temporary Replacement Announced

Norwegian/Spanish female-fronted gothic metal band SIRENIA has issued the following update: "As Jonathan [A. Perez, drums] became a father recently, he has decided to take some time off with his family. So for the 'Beauty & The Beast' tour in November Roland Navratil from DIGNITY will step in as...

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ELIS: 'Catharsis' Release Dates Confirmed

Liechtenstein-based gothic metallers ELIS will release their new album, "Catharsis", via Napalm Records on the following dates: Nov. 25 - Finland & Spain Nov. 27 - Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Benelux & Italy Nov. 30 - Rest of Europe Dec. 15 - USA Jan. 12 - Canada The follow-up to 2006's "...

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France's TATTOO THE MIND #2 Festival Cancelled

Tattoo The Mind #2 festival, which was scheduled to take place October 10-11, 2009 at Les Arènes in Metz, France, has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. According to festival organizer William Munerato from Prodige Music, only 360 one-day tickets and 210 two-day packages had been sold as of Mo...

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ELIS: 'Catharsis' Details Revealed

Liechtenstein-based gothic metallers ELIS will release their new album, "Catharsis", before the end of the year via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2006's "Griefshire" was recorded at Mastersound Studio in Germany with producer Alex Krull (ATROCITY, LEAVES' EYES) and marks the band's first full-len...