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BLACK FUNERAL Completes Work On New Album

U.S. black metal outfit BLACK FUNERAL has completed work on its seventh album, "Waters of Weeping", due in early 2007 via Behemoth Productions. The CD is described in a press release as "an apocalyptic black metal exploration of the 10 spheres of the inverse sephiroth, the tree of death from ancient...

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DIMMU BORGIR Finishes Recording New Album

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have finished recording their new album at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producers Fredrik Nordström and Patrik J. Sten for an early 2007 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The group's guitarist, Silenoz, has issued the following update on...

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WATAIN Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Swedish black metallers WATAIN have inked a deal with Season of Mist to issue their third full-length album in Europe. The tentative release date is set for March 2007. A European tour will follow. After the release of the highly acclaimed "Casus Luciferi" album in 2003 and the tour with DISSECTION...

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CELTIC FROST Bassist: 'Revolutionary Music Is Made By Young People, And I Am Not Young Anymore'

Scott McLennan of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette recently conducted an interview with CELTIC FROST bassist Martin Eric Ain. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On "Monotheist", CELTIC FROST's first album of new material since 1990's "Vanity/Nemesis": "Some have said we didn't get heavy enough...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: New Album Will Be A 'Monster'

DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz recently spoke to Revolver magazine (web site) about the group's long-anticipated follow-up to 2003's "Death Cult Armageddon", tentatively due in early 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records. "All I can say," said Silenoz, "is it's gonna be a fuckin' monster." The songwriting...

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KULT OV AZAZEL's XAPHAN Shoots Down Split Rumors

Xaphan, vocalist/guitarist of the Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL, has issued the following update: "After our show Tuesday night [Oct. 24] with CELTIC FROST and GOATWHORE it is evident that some things need to be cleared up. It seems the going rumor is the band has split up or that we are...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist On New CD: 'We Expect It To Sound Nothing Less Than Grandiose'

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have entered Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström to begin recording their new album for an early 2007 release. The group's guitarist, Silenoz, has issued the following update on the recording process: "So, just to let...

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DIMMU BORGIR: Drums For New Album Completed

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have entered Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström to begin recording their new album for an early 2007 release. The group has issued the following update on the recording process: "Drums [by Hellhammer of MAYHEM fame] a...

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DIMMU BORGIR To Begin Recording New Album Today

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR are about to commence the recording sessions for their new album at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with Fredrik Nordström. Commented guitarist Silenoz: "Finally we arrived in Studio Fredman. It's now located outside Gothenburg in a godforsaken p...

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SKULLHOG: Less Gore, More Brutality

Dutch grindcore/sludge metal band SKULLHOG (formerly BILE) has just entered the studio to record several brand new tracks for two upcoming split releases. The first is a split 7" with Sweden's REGURGITATE and the second release will be a split 10" with Australia's BLOOD DUSTER. According to the band...

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NECROWITCH To Release Debut EP

American "Eighties-era black metal" band NECROWITCH has made its entire "Into the Temples of Nar Matarru" demo available for streaming at its MySpace page. The demo contains the first three completed tracks by NECROWITCH: "Catalyst of Retribution", "In Sin, We Gather", and "In The Sign of the Horns"...

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BILE Changes Name To SKULLHOG

Dutch grindcore/sludge metal band BILE has officially changed its name to SKULLHOG. Formed in 1998 to pay homage to HELLHAMMER, SLAUGHTER and DEAD INFECTION, among others, the group's focus, lyrically and visually, is on slasher films, with their debut EP, "The Shed" (2000),based on "The Texas Chai...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: New Album Will Be Worth All The Wait

DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz has issued the following update on the songwriting sessions for the group's new album: "After spending the last months in pre-production for our new, as-yet-untitled album, we're quite excited to say the least and look very much forward to finally start the recording s...

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THESYRE Frontman Wins CELTIC FROST 'Roadie For A Die' Contest

Eric M. Syre, vocalist/bassist for Quebec-based black metallers THESYRE has posted the following update on his official blog: "On September 16th, in Montreal, I had the great opportunity to act as a CELTIC FROST roadie thanks to a contest the band organized on their website. "I first thought about p...

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AGE OF SILENCE Offers Update On Bandmembers' Activities

Avant-garde/prog/metal act AGE OF SILENCE, the Norwegian band featuring Lazare (BORKNAGAR, SOLEFALD),Hellhammer (WINDS, ARCTURUS, MAYHEM) and Eikind (KHOLD, TULUS),among others, has issued the following update on the bandmembers' current activities: "Lazare: Just completed recording of the BORKNAG...