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Label: New THE DARKNESS Album Will Be 'Biggest Release Of The Year'

Atlantic Records is billing the new THE DARKNESS album as "the biggest release of the year," with a promotional campaign aimed at radio which utilizes a six-foot-square record. "One Way Ticket", the lead-off single from the band's forthcoming second studio album, "One Way Ticket To Hell …And Back",...

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CRYPTOPSY Announce Session Guitarist, Film New Video

Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY have recruited Christian Donaldson from MYTHOSIS to fill in on second guitar during the band's current North American tour with SUFFOCATION, ABORTED and DESPISED ICON. The group expect to tour Europe in February and Australia in April. In other news, CRYPTOPSY film...

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CALIBAN Begin Recording New Album

German metalcore band CALIBAN have entered Principal Studios near Münster, Germany to begin recording their fifth full-length album, entitled "The Undying Darkness". The follow-up to 2004's "The Opposite from Within" is once again being produced by Anders Fridén (IN FLAMES frontman),with Andy Sneap...

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DOMINATION BLACK: 'Fearbringer' Artwork Posted Online

The cover artwork for DOMINATION BLACK's debut album, "Fearbringer", has been posted online at www.dominationblack.com. "Fearbringer" is scheduled for release in October via Poison Arrow Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Ultra-Speed Destructor 02. Nightmare Asylum 03. Traitor...

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NECROPHOBIC Music To Be Featured In New Swedish TV Series

Swedish death metallers NECROPHOBIC have posted the following message on their official web site: "As mentioned earlier here on the website, NECROPHOBIC will have a small piece of soundtrack in a new criminal series, 'Medicinmannen' (The Medicine Man),on national Swedish television (TV4) which [sta...

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GREEN CARNATION Prepare For North American Live Debut

Norway's GREEN CARNATION are gearing up for their North American live debut with their exclusive headlining show at Day of The Equinox in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 14. GREEN CARNATION — who released their well-received fourth album, "The Quiet Offspring", on The End Records this year — pla...

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From Your Grave

Sometimes I think folks have exaggerated Metal Blade's supposed transition to a more "modern" metal label (read: metalcore),simply because of bands like AS I LAY DYING, UNEARTH (really a Swede-influenced melodic death/thrash band),and THE RED CHORD (a band for which the genre tag is far too limiti...

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CREST OF DARKNESS Continuing Work On New Material; Live DVD In The Works

Norwegian black metallers CREST OF DARKNESS have posted the following update on their official web site: "Some of you might now that Ingar [Amlien, vocals/bass] has joined his old bandmates from CONCEPTION to play a few reunion concerts this autumn. Because of this, and the fact that it has been pre...

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THE DARKNESS: New Album Track Listing Revealed

British rock act THE DARKNESS have finalized the track listing for their much-anticipated second album, "One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back", due on November 28 in the United Kingdom via Must Destroy/Atlantic and a day later in North America. First single "One Way Ticket" will be released commercial...

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HATESPHERE: 'The Sickness Within' Video Posted Online

HATESPHERE's video for the title track from their upcoming album, "The Sickness Within", has been posted online at SPV.de (Real Media). "The Sickness Within" is scheduled for release on September 30 in Germany and Austria, September 26 in the rest of Europe, October 26 in Japan and finally early 200...

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AGAINST NATURE: Former REVELATION Members Resurface In New Project

AGAINST NATURE, the new band featuring former members of the Maryland-based doom metal act REVELATION (guitarist/vocalist John Brenner, drummer Steve Branagan and bassist Bert Hall, Jr.),have released their debut CD, "Appease", on Bland Hand Records. Returning after a 13-year absence, and John Bren...

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SEVERE TORTURE: New Album Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Dutch death metallers SEVERE TORTURE will release their new album, "Fall of the Despised", on November 7 via Earache Records. SEVERE TORTURE — comprised of Thijs van Laarhoven (guitar),Marvin Vriesde (guitar),Seth van De Loo (drums),Dennis Schreurs (vocals) and Patrick Boleij (bass) — have steadi...

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GREEN CARNATION To Release Exclusive All-Acoustic EP

In accordance with Norwegian atmospheric rock/metal wonder GREEN CARNATION and Sublife Productions, Profound Lore Records will release an exclusive edition EP in accordance with the band’s appearance at this year’s Day of the Equinox festival on October 14. Entitled "The Burden Is Mine… Alone", this...

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HATESPHERE: New Album Preview Available

A new HATESPHERE e-card, containing a preview of the group's upcoming album, "The Sickness Within", can be accessed at SPV.de. "The Sickness Within" is scheduled for release in Europe on September 26 via SPV Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Ballet of the Brute" was recorded in part at Jailhouse Stu...

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Ogre Tones

Call it the ENUFF Z'NUFF syndrome. A few unfortunate haircuts at the beginning of a band's existence, a well-meant but mismatched tour or two, and a band spends its life consigned to a genre where it fits and functions about as well as COURTNEY LOVE's chastity belt. Many metalheads think they're wea...