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AMORPHIS: New Album Title, Concept And Release Date Revealed

Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS have set "Circle" as the title of their eleventh album, due on April 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. Production and mixing duties for the follow-up to 2011's "The Beginning Of Times" were handled by HYPOCRISY and PAIN mastermind Peter Tägtgren, who h...

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HAIL OF BULLETS To Enter Studio Next Month

HAIL OF BULLETS, the Dutch death metal band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, vocalist Martin Van Drunen (HAIL OF BULLETS, PESTILENCE, ASPHYX) and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen, will enter the studio next month with Swedish prod...

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URIAH HEEP Bassist To Undergo Surgery; Temporary Replacement Announced

British hard rock legends URIAH HEEP have released the following statement: "Trevor Bolder (bass) is going into hospital for an operation which will require several months' recuperation. Everyone connected with URIAH HEEP wishes Trevor a speedy operation and recovery, and Trevor's wishes are that th...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER To Release 'Stormcrow' EP

"Stormcrow", the new EP from Indianapolis doomsters THE GATES OF SLUMBER, will be released on January 29 via Scion Audio/Visual, (a.k.a. Scion A/V),the in-house record label and lifestyle marketing division of the Scion marque produced by Toyota Motor Corporation for the North American market. The...

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Singapore's ZUSHAKON To Release Full-Length Debut This Month

Singapore's ZUSHAKON will release its self-titled full-length debut digitally on January 13 via Sonic Blast Media. Influenced by MAYHEM, BATHORY, CELTIC FROST and DARKTHRONE, ZUSHAKON was formed in 2006 by Kyng Hades Almighty (vocals and lyrics) and Armaros (guitar, bass and drums) with a desire to...

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AMORPHIS Presented With Finnish Gold Plaques For 'The Beginning Of Times'

"The Beginning Of Times", the latest album from Finnish melancholic dark metallers AMORPHIS, has been certified gold in the group's home country for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. The bandmembers were presented with gold plaques commemorating the achievement this past Saturday, December 29 during...

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FROST DESPAIR: New Album Details Revealed

Brazilian symphonic black metallers FROST DESPAIR have revealed the details of their first full-length album, "Surreal", which will be released early in 2013. The artwork was created by Marcelo Vasco (DIMMU BORGIR, KEEP OF KALESSIN, DARK FUNERAL),who stated: "This illustration for 'Surreal' was for...

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AMORPHIS: Performance Footage Of New Song, Video Interview With TOMI JOUTSEN Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS performing a brand new song — tentatively titled "Mehtä" (English-language translation: "The Forest") — on December 14 at Klubi in Turku, Finland can be seen below. Also available is a new two-part video interview with A...

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DAMNATIONS HAMMER Signs With I HATE RECORDS

DAMNATIONS HAMMER, the U.K.-based CELTIC FROST-inspired doom metal band, has inked a deal with Sweden's I Hate Records for the release of the group's debut album, "Disciples Of The Hex". Due in early 2013, the CD was recorded at DAMNATIONS HAMMER's own Hammerstein Studios and produced and mixed by M...

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A Twisted Xmas: Live in Vegas

God bless TWISTED SISTER, everyone. As Jay Jay French quips in "A Twisted Xmas: Live in Vegas", you're not getting the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, you're getting the "Transvestite Orchestra". It's these little jokey snippets of silver and a fair chunk of theatrical gold that gives TWISTED SISTER the e...

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ASTAROTH: 'Nero's Fire' Video Released

"Nero's Fire", the new video from legendary Italian heavy metal pioneers ASTAROTH, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's first-ever full-length album, "The End Of Silence", which will be released on December 21 via She Wolf Records. Produced by the band's bassist Saverio "Shining" Princip...

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Italian Metallers ASTAROTH To Release First-Ever Full-Length Album

Legendary Italian heavy metal pioneers ASTAROTH will release their first-ever full-length album, "The End Of Silence", on December 21 via She Wolf Records. Produced by the band's bassist Saverio "Shining" Principini and engineered by Michael Tacci (METALLICA, WHITESNAKE) in Los Angeles, California,...

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'True Norwegian Black Metal' Merchandise Available Through Forgotten Saints LA

New official merchandise based on the groundbreaking book "True Norwegian Black Metal" by Peter Beste along with the 208-page hardcover book will be available online at Forgotten Saints LA. The first items released will consist of shirts designed for Peter by Erik Danielsson of WATAIN. The shirts wi...

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THE UNGUIDED: New EP Details Unveiled

THE UNGUIDED — the Swedish band featuring former SONIC SYNDICATE members Richard Sjunnesson (vocals),Roland Johansson (vocals) and Roger Sjunnesson guitar; (Richard's brother) — will release a new two-song EP, "InvaZion", on December 21. The cover artwork was created by Kuang Hong and can be seen b...

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Death by Metal

There's no point judging music artifacts on the merit of audile quality, not when the artifact in question represents the birth of one of the greatest metal bands in history, DEATH. Instead, we should embrace the buzzbombing, ratchety and frankly horrid cassette-era transfer of basement tapes compri...