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CHILDREN OF BODOM: 'Blooddrunk' First-Week U.S. Sales Revealed

"Blooddrunk", the new album from Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM, sold 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 22 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is roughly four times the opening tally of its predecessor, "Are You Dead Yet?", which premiered wit...

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TOKYO BLADE: More Dates Announced

Reactivated NWOBHM legends TOKYO BLADE have scheduled the following dates: Aug. 23 - Leyendas Del Rock Festival, Puerto de Mazarro, Spain Nov. 14 - The Purple Turtle, Camden/London, UK Nov. 15 - Keep It True 11 Festival, Wurzburg, Germany Nov. 16 - Mylos Complex - Xyloyrgeio, Thessaloniki, Greece No...

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VENOM: 'Hell' Track Listing Revealed

British black metal pioneers VENOM have finalized the track listing of their new album, "Hell", due in Europe on May 26 via Sanctuary. According to a posting on the band's web site, the CD is "packed with 13 brand new malevolent tracks from the masters of black metal." "Hell" track listing: 01. Stra...

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NOMINON To Tour North America In July

Swedish death metallers NOMINON will embark on their first North American tour in July. Support on the trek will come from the Alabama black death metal band QUINTA ESSENTIA. NOMINON drummer Perra Karlsson comments: "We are looking forward to our first time ever to tour the USA this July. NOMINON ce...

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EARTHEN Added To PAGANFEST Night At CHICAGO POWERFEST

Chicago's EARTHEN has just been added as the opening band for the Chicago Powerfest 2008 Thursday night (May 1) kick-off show, which is host to the Paganfest USA Chicago market tour stop. EARTHEN is described as an ambient folk metal band, which features current and former members of DISINTER, GORGA...

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IN FLAMES: More 'A Sense Of Purpose' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"A Sense of Purpose", the new album from Swedish metallers IN FLAMES, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Sweden: #1 European Top 100 Albums (Biillboard): #7 USA: #28 Canada: # 7 Germany: #6 UK: #54 Finland: #3 Austria: #6 Japan: #14 Switzerland: #29 Denmark: #39 Netherlands: #7...

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CRUCIFIER Signs With IBEX MOON RECORDS

Greek thrash metallers CRUCIFIER have inked a deal with Ibex Moon Records, the label run by INCANTATION mainman John McEntee. According to a press release, CRUCIFIER has been playing '80s- and early '90s-influenced thrash for over a decade in the vein of RAZOR, SACRIFICE, DARK ANGEL, BLOOD FEAST and...

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HORDE's 'Hellig Usvart' To Be Reissued In May

On May 19 (Europe) / July 8 (USA),Metal Mind will release a remastered version of the 1994 album by HORDE a Christian black metal project of Australian musician Jayson Sherlock, formerly of MORTIFICATION and PARAMAECIUM. "Hellig Usvart" pioneered the previously unheard genre of "Christian black met...

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SEPULTURA Announces 'Innovative' Fan Contest; Video Available

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA are currently in the studio working on their new album, which is based on the Anthony Burgess novel "A Clockwork Orange" (later turned into the classic film by Stanley Kubrick). Known for its creativity and ideas, the band has teamed up with MySpace for an extremely inn...

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VENOM: New Album Samples Available

British black metal pioneers VENOM have posted streaming audio samples of eight songs from their forthcoming album, "Hell". Click here to check out the following tracks: * Hell * Straight to Hell * Stab U in the Back * The Power & The Glory * USA for Satan * Evil Perfection * Hand ...

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DISTURBED Frontman Calls HILLARY CLINTON 'A Liar', Says His 'Heart Is With OBAMA'

The German edition of Metal Hammer recently conducted a short interview with DISTURBED frontman David Draiman about the upcoming U.S. presidential elections. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: What do you think about the next presidential election in the USA? Draiman: "This may be the fir...

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ACHERON To Film Cleveland Concert For Upcoming DVD

Black/death metal band ACHERON has issued the following update: "Last year Dying Music re-released the classic 'Rites Of The Black Mass' album, which was first released back in 1991. After almost a year of playing their 'Rites Of The Black Mass' set to select audiences, black/death metal demons ACHE...

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DARKSEED Albums To Be Reissued

Poland's Metal Mind Productions will re-release three albums from Munich, Germany's DARKSEED "Spellcraft", "Give Me Light" and "Diving Into Darkness" on May 5 in Europe (July 8 in the USA via MVD). Each limited-edition digipack title (limited to 2,000 copies) will be made available on golden disc, d...

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SUSPERIA Frontman Performs With TESTAMENT: Footage From METAL HEART Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SUSPERIA frontman Athera performing the song "D.N.R." with TESTAMENT at the Metal Heart festival at Tapperiet in Notodden, Norway on August 18, 2007 can be viewed below. This was a surprise for the crowd as well as for Athera, who was celebrating his birthday at the festi...

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HYPOCRISY: 'Penetralia' Reissue To Include Bonus Material

Poland's Metal Mind Productions will re-release the debut album from the legendary Swedish extreme metal band HYPOCRISY "Penetralia" (1992) on May 12 in Europe (July 8 in the USA via MVD). The limited-edition digipack title (limited to 2,000 copies) will be made available on golden disc, digitally r...