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HEATHEN FORAY: 'The Passage' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "The Passage", the upcoming full-length debut from the Austrian "melodic pagan metal" band HEATHEN FORAY, can be viewed below. The CD is scheduled for release on April 24 via the German label Black Bards Entertainment. According to the band's official bio, "the musical style of...

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BENEDICTUM, LUNA MORTIS, HYDROGYN Confirmed For FLIGHT OF THE VALKYRIES Festival

San Diego's BENEDICTUM will headline this year's installment of Flight Of The Valkyries, the premier festival in the U.S. for metal bands with female lead vocals. The third annual event will be held Saturday, June 27 at Station 4 in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota and will also feature SIRENS OF TITAN,...

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HEATHEN FORAY: New Song Posted Online

Austrian "melodic pagan metal" band HEATHEN FORAY has posted a new song, "Fading Tree", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's full-length debut, "The Passage", which is scheduled for release on April 24 via the German label Black Bards Entertainment. According to the band's official b...

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PANTHEON I's KVEBEK Launches New Black Metal Project SVARTELDER

PANTHEON I vocalist/guitarist Andrè Kvebek (ex-1349) has teamed up with vocalist Abominor (NORKRIM),bass player Shezmou (THE ALLSEEING I, PROFANIA, OPEN CASKET TERROR) and drummer Sathan (TWISTED AUTUMN DARKNESS, HEATHEN DEITY, ETHEREAL FOREST, NECROMARCH, FORTID, PANTHEON I) to form a new project...

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D-A-D, PRONG, WITCHBURNER, TRACEDAWN Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

D-A-D, PRONG, WITCHBURNER and TRACEDAWN have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place May 29-31, 2009 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGEL WITCH AUDREY HORNE BULLET CHILDREN OF BODOM D-A-D D...

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HEATHEN FORAY Signs With BLACK BARDS ENTERTAINMENT

Austrian "melodic pagan metal" band HEATHEN FORAY has signed a European record deal with the German label Black Bards Entertainment. The group's full-length debut, "The Passage", will be released later in the year. According to the band's official bio, "the musical style of HEATHEN FORAY is hard to...

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LIZZY BORDEN Seeking New Guitarist

Long-running California metallers LIZZY BORDEN are looking for a guitarist based in Los Angeles. All applicants must be available for travel and rehearsal. Only competent players need apply. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/lizzybordenband. Guitarist Ira Black announced his departure from...

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Guitarist IRA BLACK Quits LIZZY BORDEN

Guitarist Ira Black has left the California-based metal band LIZZY BORDEN. The axeman, who has previously played with METAL CHURCH, VICIOUS RUMORS and HEATHEN, recently joined PROPHESY, the new U.S./German group featuring vocalist Brian O'Connor (ex-VICIOUS RUMORS) and guitarist Fabian Schwarz (PARA...

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HANK SHERMANN's DEMONICA Completes Lineup

DEMONICA, the solo project of MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, has finalized its lineup. It is as follows: Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE) - Guitar Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN) - Guitar Klaus "Hyr" Hansen (BATTALION, TRAUMA CENTER) - Vocals Mark Hernandez (FORBIDDEN, HEATHEN, DEFIANCE, VIO-LENCE)...

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FORBIDDEN Preparing To Record New Material

Guitarist Craig Locicero of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrahers FORBIDDEN has issued the following update: "Time for a quick news bit about what's upcoming. We're going to be laying down some tracks on a couple of new FORBIDDEN tunes next week with Tim Narducci [SYSTEMATIC] co-producing it w...

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DEFIANCE: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By Ex-FORBIDDEN/TESTAMENT Guitarist

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have finally completed all the basic tracks for the 11 songs that will appear on their first album in over 15 years. According to the band, "All that is left are some vocals and guitar leads for the last four tunes we recorded at the end of 2008 at Tri...

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Domination and Servitude

Had I spent time with this when it first arrived in the last quarter of 2008, it would have been worth at least an honorable mention in my year-end list. "Domination and Servitude" from New England's COLD NORTHERN VENGEANCE is one of the more imaginative efforts from the USBM scene, at least among t...

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UFO Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

Legendary hard rock band UFO has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place May 29-31, 2009 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGEL WITCH AUDREY HORNE BULLET CHILDREN OF BODOM DESTRÖYER 666 DRAGO...

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New MR. PLOW Album Featuring GWAR, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Members Due In March

Celebrating his 10th year of erratic springing, MR. PLOW releases his latest CD, "Apocalypse Plow", on March 17 via Crusty/Reversed Records. MR. PLOW is a solo acoustic, punk folker hailing from the back corridor of east Vancouver, B.C. Mixing a raunchy overtone of comedy with a punk folk and roll f...

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MEGADETH, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, OVERKILL Featured On 'Metalmania 2008' DVD

MVD has set a March 10 U.S. release date (January 26 in Europe via Metal Mind Productions) for a DVD+CD set featuring footage from the 22nd edition of the Metalmania Festival, the biggest and the most prestigious metal festival in Central-Eastern Europe. Every year, Metalmania's main stage hosts som...