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PUNISH: 'Dawn Of The Martyr' Now Available

Swiss death metallers PUNISH have just released their second full-length album, "Dawn of the Martyr", on Quam Libet Records. The CD was produced by Alex Krull (ATROCITY, LEAVES' EYES) and features "the lightning speed drum skills of Reto Crola (REQUIEM)," according to a press release. "Their top-not...

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SACRIFICE Frontman: 'This Will Be A Punishing Thrash Album'

Guitarist/vocalist Rob Urbinati of the reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE has issued the following update: "People have been asking for an update... It's coming along slowly like every other SACRIFICE album. "We have been using 'Atrocity' as the tentative album title. "We have about five songs do...

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Report: Heavy Metal Festivals Proliferate Across Europe

Bryan Reesman of Grammy.com reports: It's summertime, so plenty of heavy metal and hard rock festivals and tours are rolling across America, shaking the rafters with loud guitars and screaming fans. But for all the hoopla surrounding Ozzfest, Warped Tour, Sounds Of The Underground and other travelin...

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ELIS To Release 'Show Me The Way' Single In November

Liechtenstein-based gothic metallers ELIS will release a new single, "Show Me the Way", on November 2 in Europe. The single's title cut, which originally appeared on last year's "Griefshire" album, will feature lead vocals by the group's new female singer Sandra Schleret (DREAMS OF SANITY, SIEGFRIED...

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OBSCURA To Team Up With AGONIZE For European Tour

German death metal band OBSCURA will team up with AGONIZE from Bosnia & Herzegovina for a 23-date European tour in September. Confirmed "The Blasting Diversity Tour 2007" dates are as follows: Sep. 07 - Athens, Greece - AN Club Sep. 08 - Thessaloniki, Greece – [to be announced] Sep. 09 - Skopje,...

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LEAVES' EYES Singers Comment On METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

LEAVES' EYES vocalists Liv Kristine (ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY) and Alex Krull (ATROCITY) have commented on their recent appearances at the Viruta Rock festival in Spain and Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in the U.K. Said Liv: "We never thought we would ever play in a bullfight arena; we are all vegeta...

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LIFEND Hard At Work On New Material

Italian death/experimental metallers LIFEND are currently writing and arranging songs that will appear on their next full-length album, tentatively due in early 2008. The follow-up to 2004's "Innerscars" will be recorded in September at Westlink Studios (GF93, DECREW, PROZAC+, BAUSTELLE) with produc...

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QOTSA's JOEY CASTILLO: It's Scary Sometimes Being Mobbed By Fans

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE drummer Joey Castillo tells Australia's Beat magazine he does worry about the huge mobs that surround the band when it hits the road. "We are around and surrounded by so many people so often," he explains after discussing the Virginia Tech atrocity. "And I hope we never have...

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The Golden Plague

Coming to you from Los Angeles, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH clearly have no qualms about keeping their old school influenced black metal punishment raw and cutting. The disc has nothing pretentious about it, nor does it come off as some veiled attempt to jump the black metal bandwagon. A spotty produc...

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ELIS Confirmed For Mexico's FESTIVAL OBSCURO

Liechtenstein-based gothic metal group ELIS — whose lead singer, Sabine Dünser, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on July 7, 2006 during rehearsal and passed away the following day in hospital — is scheduled to perform at the Festival Obscuro in Mexico City on August 25. Also slated to appear are KRYPT...

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LEAVES' EYES Issues Post-European Tour Update

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — completed a European tour with KAMELOT on May 19, 2007 in Oslo, Norway. Commented Liv Kristine: "It has been a wond...

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ATARGATIS To Enter Studio In June

German symphonic gothic metal band ATARGATIS, which features in its ranks female singer Stephanie Luzie (DARKWELL),will enter Hellion Studios (DARKSEED, EQUILIBRIUM, SYCRONOMICA) in Munich in June with producer Seref A. Badir to begin recording its new abum for a late 2007 release via Massacre Reco...

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GUTWORM To Be Joined By BIOMECHANICAL Guitarist For Album, Tour

British extreme metallers GUTWORM will reportedly be joined by BIOMECHANICAL's Jamie Hunt (guitar) for their next tour and album. The follow-up to 2004's "Ruin the Memory", entitled "Disfigured Narcissus", will be recorded at Priory Recording Studios and will be released this September via Anticultu...

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HEAVENWOOD: New Material Posted Online

Portuguese metal/gothic rock band HEAVENWOOD has posted a preview of some if its new material on its MySpace page. After the departure in 2004 of main songwritter and guitarist Ricardo Dias, HEAVENWOOD went on a lengthy hiatus. Now Ricardo Dias has returned along with new drummer Luiz Ferreira (ex-S...

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SINNER To Support THIN LIZZY In Germany

German hard rock institution SINNER, which is fronted by PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner, has been confirmed as main support for THIN LIZZY on their only non-festival show this year in Germany, taking place June 4 in Karlsruhe at Festhalle Durlach. Comments Sinner: "We are very much looking forward t...