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LAETHORA: New Album Pushed Back To May; Second New Track Posted Online

LAETHORA, the Swedish death/grind band featuring DARK TRANQUILLITY guitarist Niklas Sundin, will release its second album, "The Light In Which We All Burn", on May 11 (pushed back from the previously announced April 27) via The End Records. Mastered by Peter In de Betou (DARK FUNERAL, MESHUGGAH, HYP...

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XERATH Announces New Bassist

U.K.-based experimental/progressive extreme metallers XERATH have announced the addition of bassist Chris Clarke (ex-HOLLOW EARTH THEORY) to the group's ranks. According to XERATH, "Chris made his live debut with the band supporting VADER in London and recently played Hammerfest in Wales to a huge m...

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OBSCURA Guitarist Says 80% Of New Album Is Already Written

Guitarist Christian Muenzner of the German extreme technical death metal act OBSCURA has issued the following update: "The tour is going great so far! Being halfway through now, we must say that we are overhelmed by the reactions of our American fans. It's a great pleasure to play for such dedicated...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ASTRAL DOORS ATROCITY BROILERS CALIBAN C...

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ROTTEN SOUND: Two Songs From 'Napalm' EP Posted Online

Finland's ROTTEN SOUND has posted two tracks — "Mindkill" and "Missing Link" (NAPALM DEATH cover) — from the band's forthcoming "Napalm" EP. "Napalm" features three brand new ROTTEN SOUND songs and three NAPALM DEATH covers along with a bonus DVD that includes a full live set from the Obscene Extrem...

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OBSCURA: New Audio Interview With STEFFAN KUMMERER Posted Online

On February 27, Jarad Haggard of GrindingTheApparatus.Net conducted an interview guitarist/singer Steffan Kummerer of the German extreme technical death metal act OBSCURA at The Social in Orlando, Florida. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below.

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist's Niederlenz Workshop; Video Available

Video footage of DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li's March 11, 2010 guitar workshop at Musik Produktiv Schweiz AG in Niederlenz, Switzerland can be viewed below. DRAGONFORCE has parted ways with lead singer ZP Theart"due to insurmountable differences of musical opinion," according to a statement relea...

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SEPULTURA, NAPALM DEATH, GALLOWS Confirmed For U.K.'s HEVY MUSIC FESTIVAL

SEPULTURA, NAPALM DEATH and GALLOWS are among the confirmed bands for the Hevy Music Festival 2010, set to take place August 6-8, 2010 at Port Lympne Wild Animal Parl in Kent, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DEAD SWANS FEED THE RHINO GALLOWS LOWER THAN ATLANTIS NAPALM...

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LENG TCH'E: New Album Title Revealed

Belgian grindcore act LENG TCH'E has set "Hypomanic" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in North America on June 8 via Season of Mist. The CD was recorded at Parlour Studio in Kettering, United Kingdom with producer Russ Russell. LENG TCH'E recently stated about the group's forthcoming a...

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KATAKLYSM Completes Songwriting Process For New Album

Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have completed the songwriting process for their new album, "Heaven's Venom", for a tentative fall release via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented vocalist Maurizio Iacono: "It's done after two years of hard work! We really made sure we had every element covered, go...

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist's Rotterdam Workshop; Video Available

Video footage of DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li's March 9, 2010 guitar workshop at Feedback in Rotterdam, Netherlands can be viewed below. DRAGONFORCE has parted ways with lead singer ZP Theart"due to insurmountable differences of musical opinion," according to a statement released by the British e...

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TRIPTYKON To Play Japan With NILE

TRIPTYKON, the group founded by former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Warrior, will play its first concerts in Japan as part of the Extreme The Dojo Vol. 25 tour in June. The band will co-headline the shows with NILE. The special guest for these concerts will be the German...

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CYNIC's PAUL MASVIDAL Interviewed On 'White Noise Metal'

Progressive metal fans of a certain age will remember CYNIC as one of the founding members of the sub-genre in the early '90s. Now CYNIC is back with a soon-to-be-released EP following up on the 2008 album "Traced in Air". On the last night of the band's 2010 tour with BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME ...

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DEW-SCENTED's 'Invocation' To Receive U.S. Release Via PROSTHETIC RECORDS

"Invocation", the new album from German thrashers DEW-SCENTED, will be released in North America on May 25 via Prosthetic Records. Recorded by Jörg Uken at Soundlodge studios (GOD DETHRONED, SINISTER, DESPONDENCY) in Rhauderfehn, Germany, the CD marks the first appearance of drummer Marc-Andree Diek...

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KING OF ASGARD Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of the Swedish viking folk/death metal band KING OF ASGARD for the European territory. KING OF ASGARD was formed in 2008 by Karl Beckman (ex-MITHOTYN) after he dissolved his latest musical projects. He teamed up with Karsten Larsson (FALCONER),a one-tim...