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Age of Winters

How much more self-conscious orc rock can you fit into your Viking helmet? Not to be confused with the half-decent Canuck '80s metal outfit of "Metalized" and "Sweet Dreams" fame, these guys are an altogether more unwashed and skunk-weed-reeking prospect. Tumbling down thirdhand from SABBATH's loins...

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AGNOSIS: New York City Sludge/Doomsters Release 'Hecate' EP

New York City-based heavyweight sludge/doom band AGNOSIS have released a new EP, entitled "Hecate", through Dark Matter Recordings. Each copy of the EP is hand-numbered and can be previewed at www.agnosis-music.com. AGNOSIS are said to capture "the intensity and sonic density of sludge bands such as...

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Reactivated SEVERANCE Complete Work On New Album

According to a posting on Voices from the Darkside, reactivated Texas death metal veterans SEVERANCE have completed work on a new album, "Suffering In Humanity", tentatively due in early 2006 through an as-yet-undetermined label. The CD, which features nine brand-new songs plus a cover of PENTAGRAM'...

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CRIMINAL Frontman Discusses His Lyrical Inspiration

In a recent interview with Denmark's Nocturnal Horde webzine, CRIMINAL vocalist/guitarist Anton Reisenegger (ex-PENTAGRAM, FALLOUT) revealed that original bassist Juan "Kato" Cueto, who rejoined the band last year, isn't part of the group anymore. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Nocturnal...

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GORGOROTH Explain Gig Cancellations

Ann Frestad of Khaoz Productionz, which represents the Norwegian black metal bands GORGOROTH and 1349, has issued the following statement regarding the two groups' gig cancellations in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Zilina, Slovakia: "Ljubljana, Slovenia: We got major bus problems, and did not make the sho...

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ANTHRAX Singer JOEY BELLADONNA Is 'Totally Psyched' About Reunion

Tartarean Desire recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tartarean Desire: What do you think of the criticism you guys received from people like [SLAYER's] Kerry King, who claims that ANTHRAX has chased trends too often, parti...

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SAMAEL: 'Ceremony Of Opposites', 'Worship Him' Reissues Detailed

Century Media Records will re-release SAMAEL's "Ceremony of Opposites" (originally issued in 1994) and "Worship Him" (1991) this fall, both as "deluxe editions," featuring bonus material. The details are as follows: "Ceremony of Opposites/Rebellion" (release date: November 21, 2005): 01. Black Trip...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Sign With I HATE RECORDS

Indiana-based doomsters THE GATES OF SLUMBER have inked a deal with I Hate Records. The group are scheduled to enter the studio in early 2006 to begin recording their sophomore album, "Suffer No Guilt", tentatively due in June. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Suffer No Guilt", "Dweller i...

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GORGOROTH To Record Live Album

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH wil record several shows on their current European tour with 1349 for an upcoming live album, entitled "True Norwegian Black Metal". Scheduled for a late autumn release in 2007, it will mark and celebrate GORGOROTH's 15-year anniversary. GORGOROTH's new album, "Ad...

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EXHUMED Frontman To Guest On WIPZ's 'The Metal Massacre'

EXHUMED frontman Matt Harvey will be interviewed by Andy Scheeler of "The Metal Massacre" radio show on WIPZ 101.7 FM (University of Wisconsin) this Saturday, October 22 between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. CST. Listen to the program live on the Internet at www.wipzradio.com. As previously reported, EXHU...

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EXHUMED: Fall/Winter Tour Dates Announced

EXHUMED have announced fall/winter tour dates in support of their upcoming release, "Garage Daze Re-Regurgitated", to be issued on Parasitic Twin Records, distributed via Relapse Records. These West Coast gore fiends will kick off their five week tour on October 27 in Aptos, CA. Throughout the cours...

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Destroyers from the Western Skies

Right or wrong, there was a time when those with using "black metal" and "elite" in the same sentence were referring to bands of a Scandinavian heritage, while those same folks snickered at the idea of a legitimate U.S. black metal world presence. Regardless of the questionable validity of the origi...

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Former GORGOROTH Drummer To Publish First Novel

Former GORGOROTH drummer Erlend Erichsen (who played on the "Incipit Satan" album) has finished work on his debut novel, entitled "Nasjonalsatanisten", which is scheduled to be released in October via Damm Forlag (major Norwegian publisher). The story of the novel is set in the early/mid-Nineties, w...

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RESUSCITATOR To Record New Album, Tour With ROTTING CHRIST

California-based "dark occult blackened death metal" act RESUSCITATOR will enter the studio on September 9 to begin recording their new album, "Crusades to Immortality". This release will contain two covers — ROTTING CHRIST's "Sign of Evil Existence" and SAMAEL's "Into the Pentagram". The band are a...

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Thor Against the World

One of those legendary 1980s types that no one you know actually seems to have ever have heard of, Jon Mikl Thor is some sort of Canadian bodybuilding heavy metal movie star. He's been working on a comeback for a few years now, releasing an album last year (the quasi-conceptual "Thor Vs. The Beastwo...