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PRIMORDIAL: 'Imrama' Reissue Detailed

2008 was a great year for Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL. After the release of their magnum opus, "To The Nameless Dead", in late 2007, the band played shows and festivals all over Europe and gained loads of new fans. The Pagan metallers have lots of plans for the New Year, including a tour thr...

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REVERENCE Confirmed For France's BLACK METAL IS RISING Festival

French black metallers REVERENCE have been confirmed for the Black Metal Is Rising festival, set to take place May 9 at La Locomotive in paris, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CELESTIA GLORIOR BELLI JULIEN ETIENNE NEFARIUM ORAKLE REVERENCE VERTIGO REVERENCE recently inked a de...

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MASTODON: New Audio Snippet Posted Online

A teaser clip of the new MASTODON track "Oblivion" is available for streaming on the band's official web site. The song will appear on MASTODON's new album, "Crack The Skye", which is tentatively due late March. John Doran of The Quietus has posted a track-by-track review of "Crack The Skye". Read i...

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EXUMER To Headline California's THRASHO DE MAYO Festival

German thrash metal legends EXUMER have re-scheduled their North American live debut and will now headline this year's Thrasho De Mayo festival on May 1 at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, California. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: EXUMER MERCILESS DEATH FUELED BY FIRE BONDED BY...

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DARK MOOR: Photos From 'On The Hill Of Dreams' Video Shoot Available

Madrid, Spain-based power metallers DARK MOOR have finished filming a video for the song "On The Hill Of Dreams". Check out photos from the video shoot at this location. One of the pictures can be viewed below. "On the Hill of Dreams" comes off the band's new album, "Autumnal", which will be release...

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ARSIS' JAMES MALONE Gets Signature WASHBURN Guitar

Washburn Guitars has announced the James Malone Signature Heavy Metal V guitar. This signature V is based off the original Heavy Metal series with a James Malone twist, featuring his signature graphic bats image. Malone personally beta-tested the early prototypes before they were released into line...

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THIS ENDING: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Parasites' Video Shoot Available

THIS ENDING, the Swedish death metal band featuring AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson, recently shot a video for the song "Parasites" over a two-day period at two different locations with director Marcus CF. Tinnerholm. A two-minute clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot c...

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NAZXUL: Two Tracks From Long-Awaited New Album Posted Online

Sydney, Australia-based experimental black metallers NAZXUL have posted two unmastered songs from their long-awaited new album, "Iconoclast", on their MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Dragon Disputious" and "Oath (Fides Resurrectio)" at this location. "Iconoclast" will mark the band's final recor...

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MORIAN: 'Ashen Empire' To Arrive In The Fall

Finnish metal band MORIAN has pushed back the projected release date of its second album, "Ashen Empire", to the fall. The group states, "'Ashen Empire' is progressing somewhat slowly, but what's most important, it's progressing surely!" Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Bloodwork", "Nemes...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Discusses HDK Project; Audio Available

On December 30, radio DJ Sheila Doki conducted an interview with AFTER FOREVER co-founder, main songwriter and guitarist Sander Gommans about his HDK (formerly HATE DEATH KILL) project. Listen to the chat in two parts below. HDK will release its debut album, "System Overload", on February 23 in Euro...

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DARKANE Guitarist Says Fans Won't Have To Wait Three Years For Next Album

Guitarist Christofer Malmström of the Swedish metal band DARKANE has issued the following update: "I realized that it's only 3.5 weeks left until we leave for our massive U.S. tour with SOILWORK, WARBRINGER and SWALLOW THE SUN. This tour will be interesting. We will play two shows, then have a day o...

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DRAGONLAND, WAYLANDER Confirmed For U.K.'s METALFEST

DRAGONLAND and WAYLANDER have been confirmed for the first edition of a new U.K. festival called Metalfest, set to take place September 25-27, 2009 at JB's in Dudley. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLAZE BAYLEY BRAINSTORM DRAGONLAND EASTERN FRONT E-FORCE FAIRYLAND HANGING DOLL HELLFI...

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SOILWORK: Results Of North American Tour Setlist Poll Revealed

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have issued the following update: "Finally, here are the results you've all been waiting for! Below you can discover the top 10 songs as selected by YOU during our exclusive setlist poll!!! "We will perform these songs every night on our upcoming North American headlining...

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MOTHRA Signs With SELFMADEGOD RECORDS

Selfmadegod Records has announced the signing of mathcore/metal band MOTHRA from Opole, Poland. MOTHRA — Piotr Koryzma (vocals),Daniel Szwed (drums),Andrzej Burzynski (bass) and Pawel Stefan Rosiak (guitar) — has been destroying stages since 2000. Several months after its inception, the band recor...

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GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH Classics Among 'Greatest Hard Rock Songs'

This past week, VH1 paid tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, featured the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything in...