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GOLDUST Signs With LET IT BURN RECORDS

Münster, Germany-based hardcore band GOLDUST has inked a deal with Let It Burn Records. The group's new album, "Destroyer | Borderlines", will be released on April 2, 2010. According to a press release, "what has been introduced on their 'Noir' 7" and the 'Axis' CD/LP will now be continued: a furiou...

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DEATH OF DESIRE Completes Work On Two New Songs

German extreme metallers DEATH OF DESIRE, whose recording lineup includes MAYHEM drummer Hellhammer (a.k.a. Jan Axel Blomberg),have issued the following update: "We are pleased to announce that we've finished two full songs and the final post-production is taking place. A preview of the music will...

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THE MURDER OF MY SWEET: 'Divanity' Album Details Revealed

Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band THE MURDER OF MY SWEET will release its debut album, "Divanity", will be released on January 29 in Europe and February 9 in the USA on Frontiers Records. THE MURDER OF MY SWEET is an exciting new band formed in early 2007, when drummer/producer and songwriter D...

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DEATH OF DESIRE: New Song Featuring MAYHEM's HELLHAMMER Posted Online

German extreme metallers DEATH OF DESIRE have posted a demo version of the song "Frozen" on their MySpace page. The drums on the track were laid down by MAYHEM's Hellhammer (a.k.a. Jan Axel Blomberg),who will also appear on the band's debut album, "ANTI-human", which is scheduled for release in ear...

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Night Is the New Day

Every time KATATONIA has graced us with one of their more recent albums, we've all gushed about how it's the most lush and realized version yet of their bleak, lonely vision, and how it's going to be so impossible to top it next time they drag their maundering carcasses back into the studio. You'd t...

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ANGRA Hard At Work On New Album

Brazilian melodic metallers ANGRA are currently working on material for their next studio album, to be released in 2010. Commented vocalist Eduardo Falaschi: "I'm here to tell that ANGRA already has more than ten songs in the works. These songs promise our album to be phenomenal at the very least! "...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE DEVIL'S BLOOD, DEMONICAL Confirmed For PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR

CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE DEVIL'S BLOOD and DEMONICAL have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Party.San Open Air festival, set to take place August 12-14, 2010 in Bad Berka, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AURA NOIR CANNIBAL CORPSE DEMONICAL MÅNEGARM SUFFOCATION THE DEV...

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The Great Cessation

Okay, first there was YOB, with songs longer than God's beard hair, creepy otherworldly vocals beamed in from some other planet, and riffing so slow and heavy it ground lesser music into sediment like a sonic glacier. Then the rhythm section left, and Mike Scheidt, being one of the most gracious dud...

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ASTRIAAL Completes Work On New Album

According to MetalObsession.net, Australian black metallers ASTRIAAL have completed work on their long-awaited follow-up to "Renascent Misanthropy" for an early 2010 release. The band is also planning its first live shows in over three years. Commented the group: "After tracking the as-yet-untitled...

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SUFFOCATION, AURA NOIR, WATAIN Confirmed For Germany's PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR

SUFFOCATION and AURA NOIR are among the first confirmed bands for next year's edition of the Party.San Open Air festival, set to take place August 12-14, 2010 in Bad Berka, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SUFFOCATION AURA NOIR MÅNEGARM WATAIN TRIBULATION More acts will be ann...

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Black Gives Way To Blue

In all honesty, I was very skeptical about this album even being recorded in the first place. My disappointment in the self-titled release (though I'll admit it grew on me over the years) coupled with the tragic loss of one of rock's best voices in Layne Staley left somewhat of a bitter taste in my...

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Reactivated LAMENTED SOULS Announces Live Show, Begins Work On New Material

Norwegian cult doom rockers LAMENTED SOULS are back in action. After vocalist/guitar player Simen "Vortex" Hestnæs parted ways with DIMMU BORGIR earlier this month, it was only a matter of time until his original outfit would once again rear its ugly head. The band — whose lineup also includes OJ "A...

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RAMMSTEIN: New Album Title, Artwork Revealed

RAMMSTEIN, the Berlin, Germany-based industrial metal sextet well known for its controversial and fiery live performances, has set "Liebe Ist Für Alle Da" as the title of its new album, due in the U.S. on October 20 via Vagrant Records (October 16 in Germany). The CD artwork can be viewed below. The...

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RAMMSTEIN: 'Pussy' Single Artwork Unveiled

RAMMSTEIN, the Berlin, Germany-based industrial metal sextet well known for its controversial and fiery live performances, will release a new single, "Pussy", on September 18. It will be made available a two-song digipack, also featuring the track "Rammlied" as the B-side. A video for "Pussy" was re...

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The Dust of Years

If you haven't heard of SEVENTH ANGEL, don't feel too bad for your metal cred — their second-or-third-tier British take on late-'80s thrash came and went faster than you could say "XENTRIX". They delivered two underrated albums ("The Torment" and "Lament For the Weary"),which languished in the Chri...