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SKYFORGER: New Album Details Revealed
"Kurbads", the new album from Latvian pagan metal kings SKYFORGER, is scheduled for release in Europe on April 26 and in North America on May 11 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at the Latvian studio Lauska with the group's own bagpipe player, Kaspars Barbals, handling engineering duties...March 2, 2010
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POWERWOLF Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement
Multinational metalheads POWERWOLF have parted ways with drummer Stefane Funebre and have replaced him with Tom Diener. The band states, "Tom already toured with us as temporary replacement for Funebre during the last 12 months and in the meantime has become a true member of the pack and a master of...March 2, 2010
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AS I LAY DYING Nearly Done Tracking New Album
San Diego, California metallers AS I LAY DYING recently entered the studio to begin recording their fifth full-length album, "The Powerless Rise", for a spring release via Metal Blade Records. Guitarist Phil Sgrosso states, "We're about several last-minute pickscrapes/thunderchugs away from finishin...March 2, 2010
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DÉTENTE: 'Decline' Release Date Announced
Reunited California metallers DÉTENTE — featuring original members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) alongside the group's latest addition, vocalist Tiina Teal — will release their new album, "Decline", on June 8 in the U.S. via the band's own Cognitive label wi...March 1, 2010
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GODSMACK Frontman Confirms 'Cryin' Like a Bitch' Was Inspired By Events Of CRÜE FEST 2
GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has admitted in the latest webisode (see video below) for the band's upcoming fifth studio album, "The Oracle", that the CD's first single, "Cryin' Like A Bitch", was inspired by events of last summer's Crüe Fest 2 tour, on which GODSMACK appeared alongside headliners MÖ...February 27, 2010
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LAZARUS A.D.: 'Absolute Power' Video Released
This winter, Kenosha, Wisconsin-based thrashers LAZARUS A.D. once again teamed up with Vision 4 Films to shoot their next video, "Absolute Power", which can be viewed below. According to a press release, the clip "is a bit different than their last two in that it has a bit of a storyline. The video...February 25, 2010
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Desolation of Eden
This is not good. Though deathcore has become the new "nu metal" to the traditionalist head banger, there are bands out there that that do it quite well and that write music with an ear toward the maintenance of aggression without any sacrifice of suitable songwriting dynamics. Utah's CHELSEA GRIN i...February 23, 2010
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WHITECHAPEL: Third Studio Webisode Available
Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL recently entered Audiohammer studios in Sanford, Florida with acclaimed producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, ALL THAT REMAINS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CHIMAIRA, DEVILDRIVER) to begin recording their third album for a late spring/early summer release via M...February 23, 2010
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Reunited OZ To Release New Album In November
Legendary 1980s Finnish heavy metal band OZ has reunited and is working on a new album for a tentative November 2010 release. OZ is best known in the metal underground for its 1983 "Fire In The Brain" album and the classic "Turn The Cross Upside Down" single (a song that was subsequently covered by...February 23, 2010
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LICK THE BLADE Wins CLEVELAND SCENE Magazine's 'Best Metal Band' Award
Cleveland, Ohio-based traditional metallers LICK THE BLADE were honored in the "Best Metal Band" category in Cleveland Scene magazine's annual 2010 Cleveland Music Awards. Each year the awards honor the best and brightest musical talent Northeast Ohio has to offer. This year's winners were announced...February 23, 2010
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ARMA GATHAS: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
ARMA GATHAS, the metal band featuring former CATARACT guitarist Simon Fülleman, ex-BORN FROM PAIN singer Ché Snelting, MACHINEMADE GOD and ex-CORNELIUS guitarist Marc Niedersberg, ex-DISLOYAL drummer and drum student Max van Winkelhof and Alex Härtel on bass, will release its debut album, "Dead To T...February 22, 2010
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FATAL EMBRACE Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS
German thrashers FATAL EMBRACE have inked a deal with Metal Blade Records for the worldwide release of their new album, "The Empires Of Inhumanity". Formed in 1993, FATAL EMBRACE is not a band you would accuse of jumping on a bandwagen because thrash metal seems hip again. In fact, these young men s...February 22, 2010
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U.K.'s SACRILEGE: Collection Of Demos, Live And Rare Recordings Released
Xtreem Music has just released "Reaping the Demo(n)s", a two-CD collection of demo, live and rare recordings from SACRILEGE, the late 1980s female-fronted thrash metal band from the Midlands region of England. The set includes four demos that were recorded between 1984 and 1986, a rare unreleased tr...February 19, 2010
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SHOK PARIS And CRYPTKICKER To Headline WJCU Benefit Concerts
Cleveland metal legends SHOK PARIS and recently reunited death metallers CRYPTKICKER will headline WJCU's 2010 Radiothon benefit concerts, set to take place February 19-20, 2010 at The Breakfast Club in Cleveland, Ohio. The Breakfast Club is a venue co-owned by guitarist Billy Morris (WARRANT, BILLY...February 19, 2010
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KING DIAMOND Albums To Be Reissued On Colored Vinyl
Massacre Records will release new vinyl versions of six KING DIAMOND albums on March 26: * The Spider's Lullabye (1995) * The Graveyard (1996) * Voodoo (1998) * House Of God (2000) * The Puppet Master (2003) * Give Me Your Soul ... Please (2007) These gatefold LPs are strictly limited and handnumber...February 19, 2010
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