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TAAKE Frontman Putting Together New Lineup
TAAKE frontman Hoest (photo#1, photo#2, photo#3) has issued the following update: "Yeah, I've been out of jail for a while. Corax [TAAKE guitarist], however, still has a few years left of his sentence. "At the moment I'm putting together a new lineup. There has been talk about a European ...October 13, 2006
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Singer JUSTIN HAWKINS Quits THE DARKNESS; Band Vows To Carry On
After completing a stint in rehab, THE DARKNESS singer Justin Hawkins has left the band to focus on his recovery, according to British tabloid The Sun. The rest of the band has reportedly vowed to carry on without him, with bass player Richie Edwards (who replaced Frankie Poullain in May last year)...October 11, 2006
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HATE ETERNAL: 'The Perilous Fight' DVD Trailer Available
A trailer for HATE ETERNAL's first-ever DVD, "The Perilous Fight", has been posted online at YouTube.com. Due on October 16 via Earache Records, "The Perilous Fight", features artwork from Paul Romano (MASTODON, TRIVIUM) and also includes a blistering live set filmed at The Garage in London on June...October 10, 2006
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THIS ENDING Completes Work On Debut Album
THIS ENDING, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band formerly known as THE PLAGUE (they had to change their name due to legal reasons),has finished recording its debut album, "Inside the Machine", at Offbeat studio in Stockholm with producer Linus Nirbrant. Mastering was done by Peter in de Betou at Tailo...October 10, 2006
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CREST OF DARKNESS Prepares To Record New Album
Norwegian black metallers CREST OF DARKNESS have posted the following message on their official web site: "CREST OF DARKNESS now have all the new songs for the new album ready! The album will be recorded later this year, and the band are also going to make a new video!! Very soon all the details aro...October 10, 2006
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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman Says Black Metal Scene 'Used To Be Much More Diverse'
CRADLE OF FILTH's official web site has been updated with a question-and-answer session with the group's frontman, Dani Filth, about the band's upcoming album, "Thornography". A few excerpts follow: Q: Why the title "Thornography"? Dani: "Funnily enough, we had a few titles in consideration for this...October 10, 2006
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The Call of the Wretched Sea
The best doom creates an indefinable feeling of dread and a sinking feeling like no other. It may be shrouded in epic atmosphere or dressed up with lighter instrumentation, but the conclusion is a foregone one: man's ultimate demise. And if it is funeral doom akin to the style played by Germany's AH...October 9, 2006
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M.A.N: New Live Videos Posted Online
M.A.N, the new band formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich),performed a three-song set at the Kulturnatta event in Gothenburg, Sweden. Check out video clips shot at the concert: "Fold and Disgusted": Video "Last Injection": Video Phot...October 8, 2006
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HELION Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
Finnish melodic metallers HELION are putting the finishing touches on their fourth CD, "Mercury Rising", tentatively due before the end of the year. The follow-up to 2005's "Shadow of the Sun" was recorded at Studio Sound Supreme (AMORAL, PAIN CONFESSOR, ROTTEN SOUND) and is the group's first CD to...October 7, 2006
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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Discusses 1990 CLASH OF THE TITANS Tour, Touring With OZZY
ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell recently spoke to the San Antonio Express-News about ALICE's early run through San Antonio which saw the then-unknown band opening the 1990 Clash of the Titans tour featuring thrash masters SLAYER, ANTHRAX and MEGADETH. "That was trial by fire," Cantrell said...October 7, 2006
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TWISTED TOWER DIRE Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Temporary Replacement
Virginia's "classic metal" act TWISTED TOWER DIRE have parted ways with vocalist Tony Taylor. "Because of some personal problems he's been having, we asked him to take a break from the band and not do the string of shows we have lined up throughout the fall," guitarist Scott Waldrop writes on the gr...October 7, 2006
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Reunited Black Metallers IMMORTAL Launch Official Web Site
Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have launched their official web site at this location. After 13 successful years as one of the pioneers of black metal, IMMORTAL disbanded in 2003 with a legacy of seven full-length albums, including the 2002 milestone, "Sons of Northern Darkness". Follow...October 5, 2006
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Former DHG Keyboardist/Electronics Man Returns With Solo Project ZWEIZZ
ZWEIZZ, the one-man project of Svein Egil Hatlevik (DHG, FLEURETY),will release its debut album, "The Yawn of the New Age", in late January/early February 2007 through Vendlus Records. The music of ZWEIZZ is described as "a mixture of black metal, electronics and noise." "The Yawn of the New Age" t...October 3, 2006
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GAIA EPICUS Parts Ways With Bassist, Seeks Replacement
Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Right before yesterday's [Sept. 30] concert [in Mo I Rana, Norway] Hans [Åge Holmen, bass] told us he was leaving the band. This came totally unexpected to the band as we had no idea this would happe...October 1, 2006
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Reunited IMMORTAL To Headline Norway's INFERNO FESTIVAL
Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have been confirmed as the headliners of the 2007 edition of the Inferno Festival, set to take place April 5-7 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. "It will be a great show in front of a good mixture of Norwegian fans and people form all...October 1, 2006
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