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OCEANO: 'Depths' Track Listing Revealed

Chicago deathcore heavyweights OCEANO entered the studio on October 3 to begin recording their debut album, "Depths", for an early 2009 release via Earache Records. "Depths" is being recorded with producer Joey Sturgis (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, MY CHILDREN MY BRIDE) at The Foundation Studios in Conner...

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AVIAN: CD-Release Party Announced

AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring singer Lance King (BALANCE OF POWER, PYRAMAZE) and guitarist Yan Leviathan, will host a release party for its sophomore album, "Ashes and Madness", on Saturday, October 25 at the the Station 4 club in St. Paul, Minnesota. AVIAN will play a 90-minute set featur...

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FAIRYLAND's New Album To Feature Guest Appearances By MANTICORA, SERENITY Members

Philippe Giordana, keyboardist/backing vocalist for French symphonic metallers FAIRYLAND, has issued the following update: "The final name of [the new FAIRYLAND] album is 'Score To A New Beginning', a name that surely fits the album, the era, and the changes within the band. It is still important to...

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ALESTORM Announces New Guitarist

Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM has announced the addition of guitarist Tim Shaw to the group's ranks. The band states, "The more eagle-eyed watchers of the underground amongst you may know him as the mastermind behind the epic black metal project FYRDSMAN, and as the guitarist of the now-de...

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ALESTORM Guitarist Quits

Guitarist Gavin Harper has announced his departure from the Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM. He commented: "In my time in this band, from doing the first ever recording to not appearing on the latest one, I have always strived to make ALESTORM my priority and put it ahead of many other thing...

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ALESTORM Rejoined By Drummer IAN WILSON

Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM has issued the following update: "After deciding that plumbing isn't all it's cracked up to be, Mr. Ian Wilson has decided to return to the ALESTORM crew to play the drums. We're totally happy to have him back, 'cos he's a badass guy. Dos! "Also, we've just fi...

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In the Name of Satan

Not completely black metal, but not exactly death metal either (nor is it really blackened death, but it's close),"In the Name of Satan" by Massachusetts' BABY STAB HORROR is a tight, punishing, and groovy sophomore effort. Besides, with a name like BABY STAB HORROR and a title like "In the Name of...

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Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years

If there is one band defines what death metal is all about, then it is surely CANNIBAL CORPSE, nitpicking and elitist assertions notwithstanding. Since 1987, the Buffalo band — the members themselves don't recognize the unit as a "Tampa band" — is arguably the world's most successful death metal ban...

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ALESTORM: New Mailorder-Only EP Due Before The End Of The Year

Napalm Records will release a new mini-CD from the Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM before the end of the year. The four-song EP, which will be made available via mailorder only, will contain the tracks "Heavy Metal Pirates", "Weiber und Wein" (German version of "Wenches and Mead"),"Leviatha...

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ROOT: 'Capturing Sweden - Live in Falkenberg' Released On CD

Legendary Czech dark/black metal band ROOT will make its "Capturing Sweden Live in Falkenberg" album available on CD via the group's indie label Lava Productions. According to a press release, the LP features a recording of ROOT's May 2001 performance at the 2 Heavy 4 You Open Air festival in Falken...

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AVIAN: New Album Track Listing Revealed; First Single Available

AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring singer Lance King (BALANCE OF POWER, PYRAMAZE) and guitarist Yan Leviathan, will release its sophomore album, "Ashes and Madness", on September 16 via Nightmare Records. The recording lineup for the CD is as follows: Lance King - Vocals, Keyboards Yan Leviatha...

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CANTATA SANGUI Signs With SEASON OF MIST RECORDS

Season of Mist Records has announced the signing of the Finnish act CANTATA SANGUI. The band's debut album, entitled "On Rituals and Correspondence in constructed Realities", is slated for a late 2008 release. Commented CANTATA SANGUI singer Anna: "We are happy to release our debut album through Sea...

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NACHTMYSTIUM Announces Tour Dates With BORIS And TORCHE

Chicago-area psychedelic black metal group NACHTMYSTIUM will join its similarly sonically expansive brethren in BORIS and TORCHE for a week-long run through parts of Canada and the U.S. The dates are as follows: July 12 - La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QC July 13 - Babylon - Ottawa, ON July 14 - Lees Pal...

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AT THE GATES, METALLICA, PANTERA, ENTOMBED Among Top Albums Of Last 17 Years

To celebrate its 100th issue, Sweden's longest-running music magazine Close-Up has published a list of the top 100 albums in metal, hard rock, hardcore, punk and extreme rock released during the past 17 years (1991-2008). Compiled from 23 individual writers' selections, Close-Up's extensive list see...

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Before the Throne...

England's Siege of Amida Records seem to have a knack for discovering bands playing a vicious and modern strain of grindcore and death metal, as releases from DISKREET and WHITECHAPEL clearly demonstrate (both are distributed through Candlelight in the States). I can't praise "Before the Throne of I...