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OCEANS OF SADNESS Frontman To Guest On New HEAVENWOOD Album

Singer Tijs Vanneste of Belgian progressive metallers OCEANS OF SADNESS will record guest vocals on one of the tracks ("Obsolete") on the upcoming album by the Portugese metal/goth rock band HEAVENWOOD. "I'm incredibly excited about this since HEAVENWOOD is one of those few bands who formed my taste...

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ATROCITY: New Album Details Revealed

Long-running German metallers ATROCITY will release a new two-song download single on January 11. According to vocalist Alex Krull, "'Smalltown Boy' turned out to be hymn-like, catchy and melodic wheras 'Relax' has become a real monster song!" "Smalltown Boy" and "Relax" come off ATROCITY's long-awa...

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EXODUS: German Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS have scheduled the following German dates in April 2008: Apr. 16 - Hannover, GER @ Musikzentrum Apr. 18 - Essen, GER @ Turock Apr. 19 - Saarbrücken, GER @ Roxy Apr. 20 - München, GER @ Backstage EXODUS' video for the song "Riot Act" was directed by Jon...

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OBSCURA Joined By Former PESTILENCE Bassist

German death metal band OBSCURA has announced the addition of former PESTILENCE bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling to the group's ranks. Thesseling, who played on PESTILENCE's fourth album, "Spheres" (1993),will join OSBCURA on their upcoming tours and will participate in the recording sessions for the...

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ATROCITY To Headline Germany's CASTLE ROCK Festival

Veteran German metallers ATROCITY have been confirmed as the headliners of the Castle Rock festival, set to take place June 5 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are ROZENCRANTZ, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA and STAUBKIND. As previously reported, ATROCITY will release its long-awaite...

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EXODUS: 'Riot Act' Video Makes Official Online Debut

More than a month after the clip was first leaked to YouTube, EXODUS' video for the song "Riot Act" has finally made its official online debut. The clip was directed by Jon Schnepp of "Metalocalypse" (on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim) for Schneppzone Inc., and will make its TV debut on Saturday, Dece...

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ROBERT PLANT Has Nothing But Bad Memories Of Previous LED ZEPPELIN Reunion Shows

Jason Gregory of Gigwise.com of reports that LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has said that he has nothing but bad memories about the band's previous reunion shows. Speaking ahead of the band’s one-off show at the O2 Arena in London next Monday (December 10),Plant described their show at Live Aid...

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EXODUS: 'Riot Act' Video To Debut On 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

Deemed one of metal's most important heritage bands for the lasting — and ongoing — contributions they've made to the creation and sustenance of the thrash metal genre, it is only apt that the first EXODUS video in support of their recently released, Billboard Heatseekers-charting album, "The Atroci...

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EXODUS Guitarist: 'Organized Religion In All Forms Is Just A Poison'

"The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow; The Classic Metal Show: [The new EXODUS album] "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibition A" really seems to attack organized religion as a whole. What is your take on organ...

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HEAVENWOOD Signs With RECITAL RECORDS

Portuguese metal/goth rock band HEAVENWOOD has inked a deal with Recital Records. The group will enter the studio in February/March 2008 to begin recording its third album for a late spring/early summer release. After the departure in 2004 of main songwritter and guitarist Ricardo Dias, HEAVENWOOD w...

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EXODUS Mainman GARY HOLT Says He Welcomes Songwriting Input From Other Members

Imhotep recently conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Imhotep: "Shoved Headed Kill Machine" was almost completely written by you. How about this time? Holt: "I wrote most of the stuff, but Lee [Altus, guitar] wrote almost all the music to...

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LEAVES' EYES Continuing Search For New Musicians

Vocalist Alex Krull of LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has issued the following update: "We unfortunately have to say that the North American tour from LEAVES' EYES together with KING DIAMOND, KREAT...

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'Reunited' New Jersey Thrashers BLOOD FEAST Confirmed For Allentown's CHRISTMAS MASSACRE

Reunited New Jersey thrashers BLOOD FEAST have confirmed their participation in the Christmas Massacre show on December 15, 2007 at the Sterling Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The group's lineup for the performance will include original members Kevin Kuzma (ANNUNAKI) on drums and Adam Tranquilli...

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EXODUS Guitarist Talks About The Making Of 'The Atrocity Exhibition'

Jackie Smit of Chronicles of Chaos recently conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Chronicles of Chaos: What were the circumstances surrounding Tom's [Hunting, drums] return to EXODUS? Holt: If you had to put it in one word: time. He just n...

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ELIS: Vienna Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of Liechtenstein-based gothic metallers ELIS performing the song "Der letzte Tag" live at Szene in Vienna, Austria on November 16, 2007 can be viewed below. In other news, ELIS' new female singer Sandra Schleret (DREAMS OF SANITY, SIEGFRIED) has issued the following update:...