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LIV KRISTINE: Audio Samples Of Four Solo Tracks Posted Online
Audio samples of four tracks ("Twofold", "Train to Somewhere", "The Rarest Flower" and "Love in Grey") from "Skintight", the new solo album from the Norwegian singer Liv Kristine (LEAVES' EYES, ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY),can be streamed on her MySpace page. Kristine's track-by-track descriptions of the...August 28, 2010
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GRAVDAL To Debut New Bass Player At HOLE IN THE SKY
Classically trained musician Christina Sandsengen (pictured below) will make her debut appearance on bass for Norwegian black metallers GRAVDAL at this year's Hits For Kidz event at Bergen, Norway's Hole in the Sky festival on August 28. With a Bachelor's Degree in classical guitar from the Norwegia...August 22, 2010
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ATHEIST: 'Jupiter' Track Listing Revealed
Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have set "Jupiter" as the title of their long-awaited fourth album, tentatively due in November via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at LedBelly studios in Atlanta, Georgia with engineer Matt Washburn and was mixed by Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, CHI...August 17, 2010
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VULTURE INDUSTRIES: New Album Details Revealed
Dark Essence Records has set an October 4 European release date (September 13 in Norway) for "The Malefactor's Bloody Register", the sophomore album from Norwegian progressive extreme metallers VULTURE INDUSTRIES. The follow-up to 2007's "The Dystopia Journals" was recorded at Conclave & Earshot...August 16, 2010
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ENSLAVED Members Explain 'Axioma Ethica Odini' Artwork; Video Available
Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson of the Norwegian psychedelic post-black metal band ENSLAVED recently gave an in-depth explanation of the artwork of the bands's forthcoming album, "Axioma Ethica Odini", to the visitors of the web site of the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine. You can watch th...August 10, 2010
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THE SARCOPHAGUS Adds Members, Begins Work On New Album
Turkish black metallers SARCOPHAGUS have issued the following update: "THE SARCOPHAGUS would like to announce that a new drummer (Oktay; ex-RAVENWOODS) and a second guitarist (Ömer; ex-PHRONESIS) joined THE SARCOPHAGUS horde two weeks ago and the band have started working for the upcoming album with...August 4, 2010
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ENSLAVED: 'Axioma Ethica Odini' Bonus Tracks Explained
Norwegian psychedelic post-black metal band ENSLAVED will release its new album, "Axioma Ethica Odini", in Europe on September 27 and in North America on September 28. The CD's cover artwork was created by the Norwegian artist Truls Espedal, who has painted every ENSLAVED album cover since 2001's "M...July 29, 2010
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Norway's SHINING Wins 'A-Ha Grant'
Last month, the Norwegian "blackjazz" outfit SHINING surprised the ever-growing international jazz-metal scene by taking home the fabled "A-Ha Grant" after first "shocking the living shit" out of the audience of 80,000 people and about one million TV viewers. Even more shocking was the fact that the...July 27, 2010
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DISTURBED: 'Decade Of Disturbed' Documentary To Be Included With Every Purchase Of 'Asylum'
Chicago hard rockers DISTURBED have announced a special pre-order of their new album, "Asylum", due on August 31 via Reprise Records. As a special gift to fans, the four-piece has created the documentary "Decade of Disturbed". The 60-plus-minute film candidly captures the band's ten-year history, wi...July 21, 2010
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DISTURBED Films 'Asylum' Video
Chicago heavy rockers DISTURBED have tapped Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober; METALLICA, MASTODON, DEFTONES) to direct their video for "Asylum". The track is the title cut of the band's new album, "Asylum", which is due on August 31 via Reprise Records. DISTURBED previously worked with Roboshobo on...July 14, 2010
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ATHEIST: New Album Title Revealed
Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have set "Jupiter" as the title of their long-awaited fourth album, tentatively due in November. The CD is being recorded at LedBelly studios in Atlanta, Georgia with engineer Matt Washburn and will be mixed by Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, DEV...July 11, 2010
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DISTURBED: 'Asylum' Track Listing Revealed
Chicago hard rockers DISTURBED will release their new album, "Asylum", on August 31 via Reprise Records. The CD will follow up the group's 2008 release, "Indestructible", their fourth million-seller in a row and third No. 1 album. "Asylum" track listing: 01. Remnants 02. Asylum 03. The Infection 04....July 10, 2010
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SHINING To Headline Sweden's First Black Metal Festival
Swedish black metallers SHINING will make a rare appearance in their home country when they headline the Forlorn Fest, which is scheduled to take place on November 26-27 November at the Fabriken in Umeå, Sweden. According to the organizers, this will be Sweden's first ever black metal festival, and...July 5, 2010
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VALKYRIE To Release 'Man Of Two Visions' Via METEORCITY RECORDS
Virginia-based heavy rock band VALKYRIE — driven by brothers Jake and Pete Adams (also of rock unit BARONESS) — will release its sophomore album, "Man of Two Visions", on July 6 via MeteorCity Records. Founded in 2002 in Lexington, Virginia, VALKYRIE's twin harmonized guitar leads and clean dual voc...July 1, 2010
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DISTURBED: 'Asylum' Artwork, Release Date Revealed
Chicago hard rockers DISTURBED will release their new album, "Asylum", on August 31 via Reprise Records. The CD will follow up the group's 2008 release, "Indestructible", their fourth million-seller in a row and third No. 1 album. As with "Indestructible", DISTURBED self-produced "Asylum", which the...June 29, 2010