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TIMO KOTIPELTO: New Solo Album Title Revealed

STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has set "Serenity" as the title of his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2007 via his own label, High and Loud Records. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland and was mixed by Mikko Karmila. A video for the album's first single, "...

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KATAKLYSM: 'Massive Pit Violence' To Be Shown On Canadian National Television

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM will be featured on a metal documentary for the program "Méchant Contraste!" that will be aired on Canadian national television (Télé-Québec channel). According to a band update, the group's "massive pit violence" encountered at the Rouyn Nornada show in Quebec, Ca...

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KATAKLYSM: 'n The Arms Of Devastation' To Receive Vinyl Release

KATAKLYSM's latest critically acclaimed effort, "In the Arms of Devastation", will be released in December on vinyl/LP via Nuclear Blast Records and will be limited to 500 copies by mailorder. For more information, click here. KATAKLYSM filmed its performance this past summer at the Party.San Open A...

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KATAKLYSM Prepares To 'Undertake One Of The Longest Tour Runs In Our Career'

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have posted the following message on their official web site: "All the planets have aligned... The time has come to undertake one of the longest tour runs in our career, that will take the KATAKLYSM machine in over twenty-two countries in five months, visiting thre...

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KATAKLYSM To Tour North America With SWORN ENEMY, ALL SHALL PERISH, TOO PURE TO DIE

KATAKLYSM wll team up with SWORN ENEMY, ALL SHALL PERISH, TOO PURE TO DIE and BLOOD RUNS BLACK for "The Trendkiller Tour 2007" of North America. The trek will take place between February 1 and March 11. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. KATAKLYSM filmed its performance this past summer...

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KATAKLYSM: New Quebec Date Announced

After selling out the two back-to-back November shows in Rouyn-Noranda and in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada last weekend, KATAKLYSM has now added a show in Hull, Quebec in the Gatineau and Ottawa region for December 17. KATAKLYSM remaining dates for 2006: Dec. 01 - Saint-John, NB @ Elwoods Dec. 02...

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ESSENCE OF SORROW Debut To Feature Guest Appearances By Ex-YNGWIE, SONATA ARCTICA Members

ESSENCE OF SORROW, the Finnish band led by DIVINEFIRE guitarist Jani Stefanovic, will release its debut album, "Reflections of the Obscure", on December 21 in Japan through King Records and on January 10 in Europe via Rivel Records. The band, initially a solo project, began to take shape during the...

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KATAKLYSM: 'In The Arms Of Devastation' To Be Reissued

Nuclear Blast Records will re-release KATAKLYSM's latest album, "In the Arms of Devastation", in North America to coincide with the extensive U.S. touring plans the band has going for 2007. The album is to be reissued in January 2007 with new packaging and will contain the "The End of Serenity: Live...

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Sickening Bliss

Adjectives like "wet" usually don't come to mind when you're listening to extreme metal. But the new REGURGITATE is just that. Rickard's vocals are so disgustingly moist and phlegm-soaked, it's enough to make you swear off headphones forever — there are several nasal-cavity-draining moments on "Sick...

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DEW-SCENTED Prepares To Enter Studio

German thrashers DEW-SCENTED have issued the following update: "We have 12 new songs completed and are working on some cool cover version idea for the upcoming album which will be released early 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records. Starting by the end of October, we will record with our friend Jörg Uken...

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FALL OF SERENITY Parts Ways With Vocalist, Announces Replacement

German melodic death metal outfit FALL OF SERENITY has parted ways with singer René Betzold. According to a press release, "The new microphone abuser will be former bass player John Gahlert, who already wrote a lot of the vocal lines on the last album "Bloodred Salvation", which was recorded at Rape...

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BY NIGHT: New Song Available For Download

A brand new BY NIGHT track, entitled "Cursed by the Thought", has been made available for download at the band's official MySpace page. The song comes off the Swedish metallers' sophomore album, "A New Shape of Desperation", which is available for streaming at this location. Due on September 25 in E...

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FALL OF SERENITY Replaces DEW-SCENTED At Germany's PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR Festival

German death metallers FALL OF SERENITY have replaced DEW-SCENTED on the billing of this year's Party.San Open Air festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Bad Berka, Germany. The band will perform on Friday, August 11 on the main stage. FALL OF SERENITY's latest album, "Bloodred Salvation", whic...

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REGURGITATE: New Album Details Revealed

Swedish grindcore mainstays REGURGITATE have completed work on their new album, entitled "Sickening Bliss". The band's fourth CD for Relapse is set for an October 17 release in North America (October 23 internationally). Check out the cover artwork at this location. "Sickening Bliss" track listing:...

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ENTWINE: New Album Details Revealed

Finnish gothic rockers ENTWINE have set "Fatal Design" as the title of their fifth album, due late summer. 12 songs were laid down for the effort, and 10 of them will end up on the CD, which was recorded at Petrax and Groveland studios by ENTWINE drummer Aksu Hanttu and producer Janne Joutsenniemi (...