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KING DIAMOND: Classic 1986 Concert Footage Posted Online

MetalKult.com has posted 11 classic KING DIAMOND live videos for download. In the summer of 1986, former MERCYFUL FATE vocalist King Diamond released his first solo album, "Fatal Portrait", and was on tour in the U.S. with his new group. The concert, filmed in San Francisco on August 13, 1986, featu...

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TERROR SYNDROME: Mixing Sessions To Begin This Week

THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has issued the following update on the status of the as-yet-unreleased debut album from his Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band TERROR SYNDROME: "We just finished recording some of Denton's [Bramley, ex-GOD AWAKENS PETRIFIED/THE MISERAB...

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THE CULT: Quality Footage From San Francisco Concert Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of THE CULT's December 7, 2007 concert at the Warfield in San Francisco, California is available on YouTube (courtesy of "MikiMarr"). THE CULT's latest album, "Born into This", sold 12,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position...

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SHADOWS FALL Drummer's BURNING HUMAN: Another New Song Posted Online

BURNING HUMAN, the resurrected death metal band featuring SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner, has posted another newly recorded song, entitled "Chemical Experimentation", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming debut album, "Resurrection through Fire", which was mixed by leg...

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DEATH ANGEL, FORBIDDEN To Team Up For San Francisco Show

Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL and FORBIDDEN will team up for a special show on February 29, 2008 at Slim's in San Francisco, California. DEATH ANGEL will release its new album, "Killing Season", on February 26 in the U.S. and February 29 in the rest of the world. The CD was mixed at Studio ...

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TESTAMENT Confirmed For CHICAGO POWERFEST 2008

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the Chicago Powerfest 2008, set to take place on May 1-3 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. Commented festival organizers, CRJ Productions: "The news came just in time for Christmas, and made the holidays that much better...

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MELDRUM Singer Schedules Solo Concert

MELDRUM vocalist Moa Holmsten has scheduled a solo gig at Mosebacke in Stockholm, Sweden on January 4. More information is available on her MySpace page. Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT) has finished laying down drums for MELDRUM's third CD, due sometime next year. MEL...

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IDOLS ARE DEAD Signs With SCARLET RECORDS

IDOLS ARE DEAD, the new Italian band featuring former members of ELECTROCUTION and FOLDER, has inked a deal with Scarlet Records. According to a press release, IDOLS ARE DEAD was formed "with the intent of mixing [the bandmembers'] never-ending thrash influences (METALLICA, SLAYER, TESTAMENT and ANT...

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WHITESNAKE, TESTAMENT, CHILDREN OF BODOM Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

WHITESNAKE, TESTAMENT and CHILDREN OF BODOM are among the confirmed bands for the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 6-8 in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: WHITESNAKE TESTAMENT CHILDREN OF BODOM GRAHAM BONNET JOE LYNN TURNER SONATA ARCTICA AMORPHIS More...

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SWORN ENEMY: Interview, Performance Footage Posted Online

Queens, New York-based hardcore/metal act SWORN ENEMY recently annihilated Europe with HATEBREED, AGNOSTIC FRONT and IGNITE. Commented guitarist Lorenzo Antonucci: "We just got back from our biggest European tour ever. It was amazing to meet back up with all of our friends in HATEBREED, AGNOSTIC FRO...

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DEFIANCE: 1994 Demo Available For Download

The final demo recorded by the San Francisco Bay Area thrashers DEFIANCE prior to morphing into INNER THRESHOLD is now available for download from DEFIANCE's web site, The demo, recorded in the winter of 1994 was produced by Rob Beaton (HEATHEN, DEFIANCE). DEFIANCE is currently recording a new CD at...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/ZIMMERS HOLE's JED SIMON Talks Guitars

Guitar Morgue recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ZIMMERS HOLE, TENET). Check out the chat at this location. ZIMMERS HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene...

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EXCITER: In Mixing Mode

Bassist Clammy of the Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER has issued the following update: "The last of the recording is complete. We're well into the mixing of [the new EXCITER album] 'Thrash Speed Burn' now, and personally, I am blown away by what I'm hearing!! This CD is gonna crush! The inter...

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EXMORTUS Signs With HEAVY ARTILLERY RECORDS

Southern California's EXMORTUS has inked a deal with New York's Heavy Artillery Records. The group's debut album, "In Hatred's Flame", is tentatively scheduled for release in April 2008. From humble beginnings in a dusty Southeast L.A. garage in 2002, EXMORTUS have risen to become one of Southern Ca...

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ZIMMERS HOLE: Canadian Dates Announced

ZIMMERS HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL),has scheduled the following dates: Mar. 07 - Vancouver, BC @ Plaza Club Mar. 11 - Victo...