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LACUNA COIL Frontwoman Talks About Recording Process For 'Shallow Life'

Kate Heath of myYearbook recently conducted an interview with vocalist Cristina Scabbia of the Italian rock/metal band LACUNA COIL. An excerpt from the chat follows below. myYearbook: "Shallow Life" just hit the stores on April 21. It's the fifth studio album for LACUNA COIL. How does it feel to hav...

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SHINING: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

Swedish black metallers SHINING are streaming two new songs — "Vilseledda Barnasjälars Hemvist" and "Plågoande O'Helga Plågoande" — on their MySpace page. The tracks are taken from the band's sixth studio album, "VI / Klagopsalmer", tentatively due before the end of the year via Indie Recordings. Th...

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THE LEGION: Another New Song Posted Online

Swedish black/death metallers THE LEGION, who feature in their ranks former MARDUK drummer Emil Dragutinovic, have issued the following update: "As of April 27, [the third THE LEGION album] 'A Bliss to Suffer' is finally out on Listenable Records! We have decided to celebrate this event by uploading...

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U.K.'s INFERNAL DAMNATION FESTIVAL VI: Complete Billing Revealed

SHINING, HATE and FOSCOR are among the confirmed bands for the Infernal Damnation Festival VI, set to take place May 9 at the Camden Underworld in London, England. The festival billing is as follows: SHINING HATE FOSCOR EASTERN FRONT SPEARHEAD INFESTATION SEVERED HEAVEN NECROSADISTIC GOAT TORTURE TR...

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KOLDBRANN With SHINING's KVARFORTH: Footage From INFERNO Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Norwegian black metallers KOLDBRANN perfoming the song "Inkvisitor Renegat", with a special guest appearance by vocalist Niklas "Kvarforth" Olsson of Swedish black metallers SHINING, at this year's Inferno festival on April 11, 2009 in Oslo, Norway can be viewed below. KO...

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STRATOVARIUS: 'Deep Unknown' Video Available

"Deep Unknown", the new video from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, can be viewed below. Also available is behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot. The clip was directed by Owe Lingvall for Village Road Film. "Deep Unknown" comes off STRATOVARIUS' forthcoming studio album, "Polaris", w...

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ABIGOR Mainman Issues Update

Mainman Peter Kubik of reunited Austrian black metallers ABIGOR has issued the following update: "Before we unleash the split project with BLACKLODGE, which took larger and more monumental forms than we first conceived (and, how could it be possible NOT to expand and delay something true to its infi...

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Orcustus

Danger is omnipresent on this mean little bitch; a menacing hooded figure around every corner and the smell of rotting flesh inflaming the nostrils. ORCUSTUS' self-titled effort is morbid, lethal, and black as pitch, just what a black metal album should be, especially a Norwegian black metal album....

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STRATOVARIUS: 'Polaris' Songwriting Credits Available

The songwriting credits have been revealed for "Polaris", the new studio album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS. The CD — the group's first since the departure of guitar player and main composer Timo Tolkki — will be made available in Europe on May 21 via the band's new label partner Edel...

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SHINING, BUNKUR Members Join Forces In ODESSA

ODESSA, the new doom/black metal band featuring members of SHINING and BUNKUR, will enter the studio in September to record its first full-length album, entitled "Entartet". The CD will contain two 20-minute tracks; one created in Norway, one in Holland. ODESSA is: Niklas Kvarforth (SHINING) - Vocal...

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CARPATHIAN FOREST: Limited-Edition 'Live Perversions' DVD Details Revealed

Metal Mind Productions will release a special limited-edition version of "We're Going To Hollywood For This - Live Perversions", the first-ever DVD release by Norwegian black metal legends CARPATHIAN FOREST, on April 27 in Europe and July 14 in North America (via MVD). The main feature of the DVD, r...

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AMON AMARTH, SATYRICON, UNLEASHED Confirmed For Czech Republic's UNHOLY FEST

AMON AMARTH, SATYRICON, UNLEASHED, ENTOMBED and CRADLE OF FILTH are among the confirmed bands for the 2009 edition of the Unholy Fest, set to take place July 23-25 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, July 23, 2009 CAS Arena 13:10-13:30 SILVA NIGRA 13:...

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MANIAC's SKITLIV Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Former MAYHEM frontman Maniac, along with members of his black/doom band SKITLIV, will atend a listening session for the long-awaited SKITLIV album, "Skandinavisk Misantropi", at this year's Inferno festival in Oslo. The CD, due for release on the Season of Mist label later this year, features guest...

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PAGANIZER, BRUTAL TRUTH, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, ELUVEITIE Confirmed For Germany's PARTY.SAN OPEN

PAGANIZER, BRUTAL TRUTH, BENEATH THE MASSACRE and ELUVEITIE have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Party.San Open Air festival, set to take place August 6-8, 2009 in Bad Berka, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AZARATH (PL) BENEATH THE MASSAC...

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STRATOVARIUS: 'Polaris' U.S. Release Date Announced

Armoury Records (a division of Eagle Rock Entertainment) has set a May 26 U.S. release date for "Polaris", the new studio album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS. The CD — the group's first since the departure of guitar player and main composer Timo Tolkki — will be made available in Europ...