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GOREAPHOBIA Added To MASTER Tour

Due to a recent turn of events, reunited cult favorites GOREAPHOBIA will be replacing PATHOLOGY on this summer's Slaves to Society U.S. tour featuring death metal legends MASTER and Ibex Moon Records labelmates DREAMING DEAD. This trek across the States, the band's first in over 17 years, will be mo...

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STRATOVARIUS: 'Polaris' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Polaris", the new album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at position No. 57 on the Top New Art...

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STRATOVARIUS' 'Polaris' Lands On Finnish, German Charts

"Polaris", the new album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 2 and has moved down to No. 4 in the CD's second week of release. The album also debuted on the German Media Control chart at No. 55. "Polaris" was released in...

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STRATOVARIUS Keyboardist Featured In 'The Right To Rock' Podcast

TheRightToRock.com has issued its latest podcast (episode #81),featuring an interview with keyboardist Jens Johansson of Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS. The chat lasts approximately 45 minutes and can be heard at this location. "Polaris", the new album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOV...

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BRUJERIA Replaces DAATH At Germany's PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR Festival

Extreme metallers BRUJERIA — whose current touring lineup includes CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker (a.k.a. El Cynico) on bass, ex-CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erdlandsson (a.k.a. El Podrido),and NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury (a.k.a. Hongo) on guitar — have replaced DAATH on the billing of this y...

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STRATOVARIUS: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Polaris", the new album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, is available for streaming in its entirety on iLike.com. The CD will be released in the U.S. on May 26 via Armoury Records (a division of Eagle Rock Entertainment). The group's first CD since the departure of guitar player and mai...

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SPAWN OF POSSESSION: New Pre-Production 'Teaser' Available For Download

Swedish technical death metal outfit SPAWN OF POSSESSION has issued the following update: "The songwriting process has been going quite well these last few months and five new songs are now complete. Seven other songs are in the works. "We recorded a little pre-production teaser to finally break the...

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STRATOVARIUS: Footage From The Road Posted Online

Bassist Lauri Porra of Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS has uploaded a six-minute video clip (see below) featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the first three days of the band's current European tour, which kicked off on May 15, 2009 in Wolverhampton, U.K. STRATOVARIUS' new studio album, "P...

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STRATOVARIUS: Interview, Performance Footage From Nottingham Available

Baconmusic's James Allman conducted an interview with guitarist Matias Kupiainen and bassist Lauri Porra of Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS prior to the band's May 16, 2009 concert at The Rescue Rooms in Nottingham, U.K. Watch the chat in two parts below. Also available is performance footage...

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GOREAPHOBIA To Film MAY METAL MASSACRE Performance For Upcoming DVD

Since reforming last year, legendary extremists GOREAPHOBIA have been waiting to unleash hell upon the masses. On May 16, 2009 they get that chance. As one of the three featured acts at the May Metal Massacre at The Sterling Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania (TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION and ANAL BLAST...

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GORGOROTH, GOD SEED To Perform At Czech Republic's UNHOLY FEST

GOD SEED, the new Norwegian band featuring former GORGOROTH members King (bass; real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and Gaahl (vocals; real name: Kristian Espedal),and the new GORGOROTH lineup will both perform at the 2009 edition of the Unholy Fest, set to take place July 23-25 in Ostrava, Czech Republic....

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KOLDBRANN Parts Ways With Drummer, Guitarist

Norwegian black metallers KOLDBRANN have issued the following update: "KOLDBRANN has chosen to end the collaboration with its drummer through seven years, Fordervelse, due to internal disagreements. Fordervelse has played drums on all of KOLDBRANN's releases and concerts to this date, and had a sign...

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SHINING's KVARFORTH Launches KATASTROPHY RECORDS

Niklas Kvarforth, leader of Sweden's SHINING, has launched his own record label, Katastrophy Records. The actual pressing and distribution will be handled through Avantgarde, while the frontman himself will be responsible for promotion and all decisions regarding signings. Kvarforth stated, "Over th...

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SHINING's 'VI / Klagopsalmer' Due In June

"VI / Klagopsalmer", the sixth studio album from Swedish black metallers SHINING, will be released on June 15 via Osmose Productions. It will be made available on CD, gatefold double LP, limited colored LP and picture disc LP. The effort was recorded at The Slaughterhouse studios with producer Ricka...

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Turkey's SARCOPHAGUS To Release New Single Via OSMOSE

Turkish black metallers SARCOPHAGUS have inked a deal with Osmose Productions for the release of a seven-inch single, "Hate Cult", featuring two songs with a guest appearance by Niklas "Kvarforth" Olsson of Sweden's SHINING. A full-length album, "Towards The Eternal Chaos", will follow later in the...