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BURZUM Mastermind To Be Portrayed By 'Twilight' Heartthrob In 'Lords Of Chaos' Movie

Jackson Rathbone, the teen heartthrob from "Twilight", has reportedly agreed to play Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh) — the former BURZUM mastermind who is currently serving a Norwegian prison term for the August 1993 murder of MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) and setting...

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AMORPHIS: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Skyforger", the new album from Finnish metallers AMORPHIS, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. Due on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records (May 27 in Finland),the follow-up to the "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters" LPs, both of which were certified gold in the band's nati...

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TARJA TURUNEN Says Next Album Will Have 'Heavier Guitars' And 'Heavier Songs'

Sonic Cathedral webzine recently conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Sonic Cathedral: This is your first time touring solo [without NIGHTWISH] in the United States. What made you decide to come out here finally? Tarja: You know,...

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SKYFIRE: Digital-Only EP Details Revealed

Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE have made their new song "Esoteric" available for download on their MySpace page. The band will release a four-song, digital-only EP entitled "Fractal" in July via Pivotal Rockordings. "Fractal" is made up of songs that were written between 2004's "Spectra...

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Former SOILWORK Drummer Arrested For Carrying Hunting Knife In Public Place

Former SOILWORK and current 5TH SONIC BRIGADE drummer Henry Ranta was stopped by the Swedish police this past weekend after driving too fast. Since Ranta didn't have a driver's license, the police searched the car and found a huge hunting knife. In Sweden, carrying knives that can be used as weapons...

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ASPERA Completes Work On Debut Album

Norwegian melodic metal band ASPERA has completed work on its debut album, "Ripples", due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined record label. 10 solid songs will be released on the CD once a suitable record/publishing deal has been finalized. The tracks were mixed at Fascination Street Studio...

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IMPELLITTERI: 'Wicked Maiden' Limited Picture LP Announced

Ulterium Records will release a limited-edition 12" picture-disc edition of the new IMPELLITTERI album, "Wicked Maiden", on August 4. A deal was inked with the German label Metal Heaven that released the album in Europe on April 24. The LP will be strictly limited to 250 copies. Side A: 01. Wicked M...

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LINKIN PARK: New Song Available For Streaming

Go to LinkinPark.com to check out LINKIN PARK's new single, "New Divide", the theme song for "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen", the much-buzzed-about follow-up to director/executive producer Michael Bay's 2007 Oscar-nominated hit from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. In true summer bl...

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IMPALED NAZARENE Albums To Be Reissued On Vinyl

IMPALED NAZARENE's "Tol Cormpt Norz Norz Norz" (1993) and "Ugra Karma" (1993) albums will be reissued by Osmose Productions on June 15 as gatefold double 10" EPs, limited to 700 copies each. Side 3 and 4 on both albums contain remastered live bonus tracks from the same period as the original recordi...

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IMAGIKA: Fair Oaks Footage Available

Capital Chaos has uploaded video footage (see below) of San Jose, California-based metallers IMAGIKA performing the song "Bleed As One Appease The Gods" on May 13, 2009 at Java Cafe in Fair Oaks, California. IMAGIKA will enter Fang Studios in San Mateo, California this summer to record its seventh C...

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PARADISE LOST: 'Drown In Darkness - The Early Demos' Trailer Available

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST will release their demos, "Paradise Lost" (1988) and "Frozen Illusion" (1989),on CD on May 25 in Europe via Century Media Records. These raw recordings, which saw the band still firmly rooted in the field of doomy death metal, are being accompanied by six...

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MARIONETTE: U.K. Tour Video Diary Released

Gothenburg, Sweden based metal sextet MARIONETTE recently came home from a two-week, fifteen-date trek across the U.K. with DEATHSTARS and THE DEFILED. A tour video capturing the excitement and debauchery of MARIONETTE's second U.K. trek of 2009 can be viewed below. Upon arrival in Gothenburg after...

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LINKIN PARK: 'New Divide' Sneak Peek And Behind-The-Scenes Video Available

Multiplatinum rock band LINKIN PARK has released behind-the-scenes video footage (see below) from the making of "New Divide", the theme song for "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen", the much-buzzed-about follow-up to director/executive producer Michael Bay's 2007 Oscar-nominated hit from DreamWork...

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JUDAS PRIEST: New Audio Interview With ROB HALFORD Available

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interviews hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST and Dave Lescinski of AUTUMN HOUR. The 60-minute podcast can be downloaded at this location (MP3, 62 MB). Rob Halford has launched a new garment entity: Metal...

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AMORPHIS: Second 'Skyforger' Video Trailer Available

The second video trailer for "Skyforger", the new album from Finnish metallers AMORPHIS, which is scheduled for release on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records (May 27 in Finland),can be viewed below. The follow-up to the "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters" LPs, both of which were certified gold in the band'...