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X-THIRTIEN Signs With CHAVIS RECORDS

Florida-based metal band X-THIRTIEN has inked a deal with Chavis Records for the release of its debut album, "You're Next", due in 2009. X-THIRTIEN is comprised of U.S.- and Europe-based musicians Joe Russell, Johnny Osborn, Rollie Feldman, Mathias Lang, Tracy Ferrell and Erik Zvanut. Two years in t...

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Black Metal Satanica

The creators (or marketers) of "Black Metal Satanica" have dubbed it "the most haunting and evil documentary ever made." I wouldn't go that far, but it certainly does explore the morbid history and dark underworld of Scandinavian black metal in a way that is not run of the mill. The 80-minute DVD ta...

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Banished from Inferno

This is a short 'n sweet blast of old-school Swedish style death metal. All wrapped up in bullet belts and stinking of stale beer, BANISHED FROM INFERNO offers a 23-minute EP of fundamentally arranged death metal with groove and just the right amount of tunefulness, much like one would expect from a...

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Thrash Speed Burn

Canada's EXCITER are speed metal legends, hands down, and '80s albums like "Violence and Force" and "Heavy Metal Maniac" helped define the genre. It has been eight years and now comes "Thrash Speed Burn", a white-hot thrasher with guitarist John Ricci proudly carrying the torch. Drummer/vocalist Dan...

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KULT OV AZAZEL: Cover Of BLACK FLAG Classic Posted Online

Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have posted their cover version of BLACK FLAG's "My War" at this location. Commented the band: "It may seem strange that we would cover a BLACK FLAG song to many. The truth of the matter is it has been no secret that Xaphan and Hammer are both ...

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ARALLU Completes Work On New Album

Israel's "Mesopotamian black metal" band ARALLU has completed work on its fourth album, "Desert Battles - Descending to the Sands", due in March 2009. The CD was mastered at Maor Appelbaum Mastering in California and will contain 11 tracks, including a live video for the song "Battleground" taken fr...

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OPERA DIABOLICUS Completes Mixing Debut Album

OPERA DIABOLICUS, the Swedish doom rock-opera project featuring multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),has finished mixing its debut album at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden. The CD will be...

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WHITECHAPEL: 'Possession' Video Available

MTV's HeadbangersBlog.com is premiering the new video from Knoxville, Tennessee death metalers WHITECHAPEL. The "Possession" clip, which can be viewed below, was shot and directed by David Brodsky (UNEARTH, THE BLACK DAHLIA MUDER, THE ACACIA STRAIN) and it showcases the intense live show of WHITECHA...

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KRISIUN Covers DEMOLITION HAMMER's 'Human Dissection'; Audio Available

Brazilian death metallers KRISIUN recently recorded a cover version of the DEMOLITION HAMMER track "Human Dissection" for the Century Media Records 2CD compilation "Covering 20 Years Of Extremes", which was released in North America on October 14. The track is now available for streaming at this loc...

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ARSIS Prepares To Launch First European Tour

"There is a lot going on in the land of ARSIS these days," states the East Coast-based technical death metal outfit's founding member/guitarist/lead vocalist Jim Malone. "For starters, we will be heading overseas in a few weeks for our first European tour ever where we have the pleasure of sharing t...

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WOLF: Tilburg Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of WOLF's November 9, 2008 performance at Mario's Metal Meeting in Tilburg, Netherlands can be viewed below. WOLF entered Studio Seven in Örebro, Sweden on September 17 to begin recording its fifth album, tentatively titled "Ravenous", for an early 2009 release via Century M...

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KULT OV AZAZEL: New Song Posted Online

Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have posted a new song called "Conquer & Decimate" on their MySpace page. The track will appear on the band's next studio album, "Destroying the Sacred", which will be released in early 2009. "Destroying the Sacred" was recorded at Mana Recording Studios...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: Milan Video Footage, Photos Available

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded video footage (see below) of Finnish symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN performing the song "Evil Inside Me" on November 9, 2008 in Milan, Italy (as part of the band's European tour as the opening act for EPICA). Photos from the show are available at this l...

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IRON MAIDEN Announces Final Leg Of 'Somewhere Back In Time World Tour'

Following the huge international success of their spectacular Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 08, IRON MAIDEN will be taking to the skies once again in 2009 for a fourth and final leg starting in Dubai on February 13. Loaded up with a full complement of band, crew and twelve tons of stage set and...

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SLINKY VAGABOND Singer Auditions For VELVET REVOLVER; Video Available

Video footage of SLINKY VAGABOND singer Keanan Duffty — a British-born musician-turned-designer — laying down vocals in the studio for a VELVET REVOLVER audition tape can be viewed below. It is believed that the music being played in the clip is new material that was demoed in instrumental form by V...