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Review: JUDAS PRIEST Goes Beyond Nostalgia

Malcolm X Abram of the Akron Beacon Journal has penned a review of JUDAS PRIEST's U.S. tour kick-off Monday night (May 30) at the Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, Ohio. An excerpt from the review follows: "The less-than-full venue was populated with middle-aged metalheads who looked as if they cou...

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The Now And The Future Of NASUM

NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Many things have happened since the identification of Mieszko's [Talarczyk, NASUM guitarist/vocalist, victim of the Southeast Asian tsunami] body on February 17, 2005, the day we closed down Nasum.com....

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SIN ORIGIN Finalize Track Listing For Debut Album

U.S. black metallers SIN ORIGIN have finalized the track listing for their debut album, "In the Presence of a Dread Magician", due in early June on Cybertzara/Blackmetal.com Records. 65 minutes in duration, "In the Presence of a Dread Magician" (view cover here) will contain the following tracks: 01...

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ABSU To Release Two-CD/LP Anthology Of Rarities

Osmose Productions has announced the release of ABSU's "Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001", a double CD and LP anthology, due out in September 2005. The collection of songs, compiled by Equitant and re-mastered by Proscriptor, will feature tracks recorded by the band never featured on any of ABSU...

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GEEZER BUTLER Discusses New Solo Album, Touring With BLACK SABBATH

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an in-depth interview with BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler. Several excerpts from the interview follow: KNAC.COM: It seems that the new GZR record contains lyrics that typically deal with alienation and darkness. Do these lyrics reflect more about the ba...

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RUNEMAGICK Begin Work On New Material; 'Envenom' Vinyl On The Way

Swedish "dark death metal" act RUNEMAGICK are currently "working on new material that will be recorded some day," according to a posting on the group's official web site. Working songtitles include "Preludium Apocalypses", "Invocation of Doom Runes", "Black Magick Sorceress", "Fisher of Souls" and "...

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THE DARKNESS Slam Replacement Bassist Rumors

Despite tabloid rumors to the contrary, THE DARKNESS have not replaced their recently departed bassist Frankie Poullain with one of their roadies, reports Xfm Online. News that bassist Poullain had parted company with the band arrived earlier this week (May 23) with an official statement citing irre...

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Indian Video Compilation To Include Extreme Metal Acts

India's first-ever video compilation, "Enter-Exist-Exit", is scheduled for release on May 30. Produced by Brian D'Souza (ex-DEMENTRA, extreme metal Asian artists of the year 2002),"Enter-Exist-Exit" features seven of India's most unique artists, both past and present, including technical death meta...

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WAYLANDER Announce Lineup Changes, Continue Work On New Album

Irish metallers WAYLANDER have posted the following message on their official web site: "Well, as most of you will already have suspected, there is never a dull moment in the WAYLANDER camp, as yet again, we have had changes in personnel. Michael [Proctor, bass] [as expected] rejoined, and we attain...

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IMMORTAL Tribute Album Due In The Fall

Townsend Avalanche Music will be releasing an IMMORTAL tribute album this fall. Entitled "Epimythion - Tribute to Immortal", the collection will feature the following track listing: SUNN O))) – "Cursed Realms Of The Winterdemons" BEYOND DAWN - "Storming Through Red Clouds And Holocaust Winds" VREID...

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THE DARKNESS Split With Bassist

According to a posting on THE DARKNESS' official web site, bassist Frankie Poullain is no longer a member of the band. "Remaining members have cited musical differences as the reason for his departure," the posting adds. "A replacement will be announced within coming months." THE DARKNESS are curren...

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I, Monarch

One of death metal's elite groups, HATE ETERNAL has returned with its third release, "I, Monarch". You'll read all the hype about this one topping both "Conquering the Throne" and "King of All Kings", and it's true. Retaining every ounce of the sound that frayed nerve endings the world over and stil...

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ALICE COOPER: 'Dirty Diamonds' Gets An Official Release Date

According to a post at SickthingsUK, New West Records has set an August 2 release date for the new ALICE COOPER album, entitled "Dirty Diamonds". The following press release has been issued by the label; After 30 albums and some of the most famous rock songs ever recorded, you'd think Alice Cooper's...

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DOMINATION BLACK Name Debut Album

Finnish heavy metal merchants DOMINATION BLACK have set "Fearbringer" as the title of their upcoming debut album, tentatively due this fall via Poison Arrow Records. The band will enter Woodbine Garden studios in Pyhtää, Finland later in the month with producer Teemu Aalto to begin recording the CD....

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QUO VADIS Film Montreal Show For Upcoming DVD

Canadian technical metallers QUO VADIS filmed their May 7 show at the Medley in Montreal for an upcoming DVD. The band peformed their third album, "Defiant Imagination", in its entirety as well as songs from their previous releases. Commented the band in a statement: "We haven't seen the footage yet...