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THE VISION BLEAK Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German gothic metal band THE VISION BLEAK is the fifth confirmed act for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are ENSIFERUM, SONIC SYNDICATE, ENDSTILLE and PRIMORDIAL. More acts will be announced over...

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ENDSTILLE Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German black metal band ENDSTILLE is the fourth confirmed act for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are ENSIFERUM, SONIC SYNDICATE and PRIMORDIAL. More acts will be announced over the coming weeks....

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GORGOROTH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

The Gaahl-fronted version of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH has been been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The group will be one of the headliners on the event's "Black Stage." The festival...

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TURISAS, XIV DARK CANTURIES, ALESTORM Confirmed For Germany's RAGNARÖK FESTIVAL

TURISAS, XIV DARK CANTURIES, ALESTORM have been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the Ragnarök Festival, set to take place March 28-29 in Lichtenfels, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGALLOCH ALESTORM ARKONA BATTLELORE HAGGARD HELLSAW HELRUNAR KILLING SPREE MENHIR NEGURA BUNG...

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PRIMORDIAL Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Irish pagan metal outfit PRIMORDIAL is the second confirmed band for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festial, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Also scheduled to appear is ENSIFERUM. More acts will be announced over the coming weeks. Germany's Metal.de recently con...

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PRIMORDIAL, GOREROTTED, POWERWOLF, AUTUMN Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

PRIMORDIAL, GOREROTTED, POWERWOLF and AUTUMN have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXXIS CARCASS CHILD...

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PRIMORDIAL Frontman Clarifies His Stance On Illegal Music Downloading

Vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of the of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has issued the following update: "The [new PRIMORDIAL] album ['To the Nameless Dead'] is officially out this week and while the shipping figures from the label are excellent and more than the last one sold, it remai...

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PRIMORDIAL To Play Exclusive UK Show

Irish pagan metal outfit PRIMORDIAL has announced a one-off UK show at the Camden Underworld on February 2, 2008. This will be the band's first London show since the summer of 2006 and follows hot on the heals of the group's most recent album, "To the Nameless Dead", which was released earlier this...

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FOR RUIN Announces New Bassist

Irish black/death metallers FOR RUIN have issued the following update: "We are very happy to announce Peter Lawlor as FOR RUIN's new bass player. Pete is a well-known bassist in the Cork scene with a lot of live experience and dedication. He also plays with CARNUN RISING and will make his live debut...

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PRIMORDIAL Frontman: 'We Stand Opposed' To Illegal Music Downloading

PRIMORDIAL frontman Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill has joined the downloading debate with a no-holds-barred attack on those who illegally take and share MP3s online. Speaking to the UK's Zero Tolerance magazine, he said, "The Internet is a great promotional tool on one hand, and bands can get their music...

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PAROXYSM Seeks Drummer

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based technical death metallers PAROXYSM are currently looking for an experienced drummer. According to a press release, "The ideal candidate must own his drums, must be mature and creative (we'll be writing new songs shortly),must be able to combine 'blast beats,' double-b...

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PRIMORDIAL: Video Interview With NEMTHEANGA Posted Online

Germany's Metal.de recently conducted an interview with vocalist Alan Averill "Nemtheanga" of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL. Watch the 20-minute chat below. Metal Blade Records has launched a special PRIMORDIAL MySpace page featuring streaming versions of two tracks — "Empire Falls" and "H...

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PRIMORDIAL Frontman: The Day Is Nearly Upon Us'

Vocalist Nemtheanga of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "So the day is nearly upon us... [the new PRIMORDIAL album] 'To The Nameless Dead' will be out within two weeks. "For many people out there it seems like we have only exi...

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Ill Innocence

Never underestimate the power of primitivism. THE STOOGES had it, DARKTHRONE has it, SUNNO))) has it, HELLHAMMER had it…you know the list. In each of those examples though, there is far more at work than a stripped down sound and a primal essence; it is indeed a matter of finding the sweet spot or f...

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INCANTATION Mainman Comments On Russian Tour

INCANTATION mainman John McEntee has issued the following update: "We just got back from the Flaming Arts Fest Tour 2007. This was our first time ever performing in Russia. We played along side are long time friends in VADER, KRISIUN, ROTTING CHRIST along with some cool guys from the bands AMENTI an...