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CRYPTOPSY: New Album To Be Released In September

Pre-sales for the new self-titled album from Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY will begin on Friday, July 13 via the band's new web site Cryptopsy.ca (which goes live on Friday). As special thanks to you, the pre-sale participants, the band has decided to give some digital goodies. First, on Augu...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman To Be Released From Hospital Tomorrow

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM were forced to cancel several shows earlier this month — including those in Oslo, Norway and Malmö, Sweden — after the band's guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho was rushed to the hospital with extreme stomach pain. After spending the last week and a half receiving tre...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: GEOFF TATE's Removal From The Band Was 'Of Outright Business Necessity'

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren announced on June 20 that they were parting ways with singer Geoff Tate and recruiting powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY as his replacement. The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup has already performed live...

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ENSLAVED: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Unveiled

Norwegian progressive extreme metallers ENSLAVED have set "RIITIIR" as the title of their twelfth studio album, due in Europe on September 28 and in North America on October 2 via Nuclear Blast Records. From the woods in Sweden, ENSLAVED guitarist/songwriter/founding member Ivar Bjørnson shares the...

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SEPTICFLESH, KRISIUN, MELECHESH, EX DEO To Join Forces For 'Conquerors Of The World' Tour

SEPTICFLESH, KRISIUN, MELECHESH, EX DEO and INQUISITION will joined forces for the "Conquerors Of The World" North American tour in October. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 12 - Toronto, ON - Wreck Room Oct. 13 - Trois-Rivières, QC - Trois-Rivières Metalfest Oct. 14 - Montreal, QC - Cafe...

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NILE's 'At The Gate Of Sethu' Cracks German Top 30

"At The Gate Of Sethu", the seventh full-length album from South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 27. "At The Gate Of Sethu" was released in Europe on June 29 and in the U.S. on July 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. The fol...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman: 'Everyone Should Get Cancer One Day And Learn From It'

Aftonbladet journalist Mattias Kling conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metal veterans BEHEMOTH at this year's edition of the Getaway Rock festival, which was held July 5-6 in Gävle, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. On how his battle with a...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE, KREATOR, LAMB OF GOD Members Celebrate KATAKLYSM's 20th Anniversary

A five-minute video clip in which members of CANNIBAL CORPSE, KREATOR, LAMB OF GOD, ABORTED, VOIVOD, MAYHEM, KRISIUN, KEEP OF KALLESIN, CRYPTOPSY, DANKO JONES and EQUILIBRIUM congratulate Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM on their 20th anniversary can be seen below. KATAKLYSM released a multidisc...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman Talks Next Album

Guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metal veterans BEHEMOTH has revealed to Terrorizer magazine that he has finally started writing material for the band's next album. "I'm planning to sit down on my arse this summer, in a few weeks, and start collecting more riffs," he said. "...

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NILE's SANDERS: 'I'm Not Gonna F**kin' Experiment And F**k Around And Change Our Sound'

Joshua Bottomley of Hails & Horns recently conducted an interview with Karl Sanders of South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hails & Horns: Karl, how long did it take to write the new NILE album ["At The Gate Of Sethu"]?...

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IHSAHN: 'No One Has The Blueprint Of What Black Metal Is, And What It's Not'

Radio Metal recently conducted an interview with former EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Radio Metal: The album is called "Eremita", which is Latin for "hermit." That's quite an obvious question, but do you see yourself as a...

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HATE Begins Recording New Album

Polish extreme metallers HATE have entered Sound Division Studio in Warsaw with Filip "Heinrich" Halucha (VESANIA, DECAPITATED) and Arek "Malta" Malczewski (BEHEMOTH's sound guy) to begin recording their new album, "Solarflesh", for a January 2013 release via Napalm Records. Commented HATE guitarist...

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NASUM: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire HELLFEST Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of NASUM's performance at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which was held June 15-17 in Clisson, France, can be seen below. NASUM played the first concert of its "farewell" tour on May 11 at Kulturhuset in Örebro, Sweden. NASUM was hit hard by the pas...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Remains In Oslo Hospital; RUISROCK Appearance Canceled

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM were forced to cancel their July 3 concert in Oslo, Norway and July 4 show in Malmö, Sweden after the band's guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho was rushed to the hospital with extreme stomach pain. The group has since issued the following update: "This is not an easy...

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BELPHEGOR Taps Former Bassist To Handle Vocals At EXTREMEFEST

Guitarist/vocalist Helmuth Lehner of the Austrian blackened death metal outfit BELPHEGOR, who underwent "a serious and difficult" operation last October, is still not fully recovered and will therefore be unable to handle lead vocals at the band's upcoming Extremefest appearances. Filling in for him...