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'Swedish Death Metal' Book Author To Guest On SIRIUS' 'Bloody Roots'

Daniel Ekeroth, author of the massive new book "Swedish Death Metal", will appear on this week's "Bloody Roots" show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack channel. Learn how the assassination of the prime minister and the death of METALLICA's Cliff Burton in Sweden in the 1980s gave rise to the wo...

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Former METAL MANIACS Editor JEFF WAGNER To Author History Of Progressive Metal

Bazillion Points Publishing has announced the first definitive book on the elusive world of progressive metal, written by esteemed metal crusader and prog manic Jeff Wagner. Scheduled for release in autumn 2009, the book will detail the common movements of pioneers like OPETH, WATCHTOWER, VOIVOD, AT...

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LEAVES' EYES: DVD Trailer Available

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has posted a trailer for its forthcoming double DVD, "En Saga I Belgia". Watch it below. Footage on the disc was filmed on October 20, 2007 at the Metal Female Voices...

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Video Preview Of 'Swedish Death Metal' Book Available

INSISION/TYRANT bassist Daniel Ekeroth's acclaimed history "Swedish Death Metal" is now available in revised and expanded edition from new U.S. publisher Bazillion Points. All pre-orders have been shipped, and the first 50 copies include surprise page proofs signed by the author. Watch a video previ...

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Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1

Ever since NACHTMYSTIUM released the groundbreaking (hell, Earth-shattering) "Instinct: Decay", founder Blake Judd has made it very apparent that he and his band most certainly do not want to be labeled as black metal. While they never really turned their backs to the influences of BURZUM and DARKTH...

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ICED EARTH: 'The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)' Track Listing Revealed

ICED EARTH's new full-length studio album, "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)", will be released through SPV Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: September 5 Rest of Europe: September 8 USA, Canada: September 9 "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)" t...

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REBELLION To Release New EP In October

REBELLION, the German band that features in its ranks former GRAVE DIGGER members Uwe Lulis (guitar) and Tomi Göttlich (bass),will release an as-yet-untitled EP on October 24 via Massacre Records. The group's new full-length album (the third part of the "History of the Vikings" saga) will arrive on...

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SLAVIOR Working With New Singer

SLAVIOR/ex-FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder has issued the following update: "SLAVIOR is currently working with a new singer we really like and will keep everyone posted on the progress. The second album is done, so it should not be long. "I have just finished recording my tracks for the band PSYCH...

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MOONSPELL Frontman's 'Saga' Opera; Video Footage Available

"Saga - pera Extravagante", a Portuguese opera featuring MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribeiro, premiered yesterday (Thursday, June 19) at Museu de Marinha in Lisbon. A two-minute video clip featuring some excerpts from the opera can be viewed below. MOONSPELL's new album, "Night Eternal", sold around...

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STRATOVARIUS Pissing And Stabbing To Be Recounted In TIMO TOLKKI's New Book

Former STRATOVARIUS and current REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE mastermind Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "Contrary to some rumors, Like Publishing will release my book. Although the book will not contain much of STRATOVARIUS, it will include some highlights, stories and also the truth what rea...

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MOONSPELL: 'Night Eternal' First-Week U.S. Sales Revealed

MOONSPELL's new album, "Night Eternal", sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. As previously reported, the CD entered the national chart in Portugal at No. 3 and in Germany at No. 62. The follow-up to 2006's "Memorial" was recorded a...

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TIMO TOLKKI Says He Will Release One More STRATOVARIUS Album

Former STRATOVARIUS and current REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE mastermind Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "The songwriting [for the new REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE album] is going very smoothly and nicely. We are making some demos soon and will hit the studio around September. Some song (working) ti...

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ICED EARTH: 'The Crucible Of Man' Release Dates Announced

ICED EARTH's new full-length studio album, "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)", will be released through SPV Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: September 5 Rest of Europe: September 8 USA, Canada: September 9 "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)" c...

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'Swedish Death Metal' Book Expanded Edition Due In July

INSISION/TYRANT bassist Daniel Ekeroth's acclaimed history "Swedish Death Metal" will be available this July in revised and expanded edition from new U.S. publisher Bazillion Points. The ultimate insider's account of the rise of the Scandinavian metal scene, the book boasts over 450 pages, over 500...

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GUNS N' ROSES: New Book 'Watch You Bleed' Due In August

"Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses", a new GUNS N' ROSES book that chronicles the remarkable rise of Axl Rose's band, "from their days as a Sunset Strip street gang dealing drugs to AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry to their eventual coronation as the kings of [sleaze rock]," is schedu...