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ANAAL NATHRAKH Begins Work On New Material

U.K. extreme metallers ANAAL NATHRAKH have commenced work on material for a new album, tentatively due before the end of the year. ANAAL NATHRAKH's latest LP, "In The Constellation Of The Black Widow", was released in June 2009 via Candlelight Records. A limited-edition gatefold colored vinyl versio...

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist To Embark On European Workshop Tour

Guitarist Herman Li of British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE will embark on an Ibanez-sponsored guitar workshop tour of Europe. Apart from showcasing his unique playing style, Herman will answer questions from the audience and talk about everything from performance techniques, to the busi...

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OBSCURA's HANNES GROSSMANN Offering Online Drum Lessons

Hannes Grossmann, drummer of the extreme technical death metal band OBSCURA, is offering customized video online lessons via his newly launched official web site. Hannes, who also played the drums on the critically acclaimed NECROPHAGIST album "Epitaph", states, "I want to give some insights in my p...

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DANIEL LIONEYE Featuring HIM Members: 'Vol. II' To Receive U.S. Release In April

DANIEL LIONEYE, the Finnish band featuring HIM members Mikko "Linde" Lindström on guitar, bass and vocals and Janne "Burton" Puurtinen on keyboards alongside Black Vomit Bolton (ENOCHIAN CRESCENT) on drums, will release its new album, "Vol. II", in North America on April 27 via The End Records. Form...

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TRITON POWER CRUISE Cancelled

The Triton Power Cruise — which was set to sail April 30 - May 3 on the Carnival Imagination from Miami, Florida — has been cancelled. The organizers have issued the following statement on the matter: "Due to an extreme medical crisis within the promoter's family, it is with a heavy soul we report t...

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WATAIN Completes Work On New Album

After spending two "intense" months at Necromorbus Studio (NOMINON, AVERSE SEFIRA, FUNERAL MIST, NEX, ONDSKAPT, MORK GRYNING, ADORIOR) in Alvik, Sweden, Swedish black metallers WATAIN have finally completed work on their as-yet-untitled fourth album, to be released by Season Of Mist on June 7. Comme...

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Starve For The Devil

Opening out of the gate with a snarled "let's rock!" and a relentlessly catchy, pop-structured song that wouldn't sound out of place on a CHILDREN OF BODOM record, ARSIS jettison their dense technicality for shout-along choruses and airy, wide-open arrangements on "Starve For the Devil". It's a bit...

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DYING FETUS In Austin: Video Interview, Pro-Shot Performance Footage Available

Roxwel conducted an interview with Maryland-based extreme metallers DYING FETUS when the band played Emo's in Austin, Texas last summer. The chat can now be viewed below. Also available is professionally filmed video footage of the group's performance. DYING FETUS' latest album, "Descend Into Deprav...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN: New Album Release Date Announced

Norwegian extreme metal veterans KEEP OF KALESSIN will release their new album, "Reptilian", on May 10. The band will play a few select shows in Norway in support of the release. Confirmed dates so far: May 15 - Rockefeller, Oslo (headlining show) May 21 - Torget, Trondheim, Trondheim Rock Festival...

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PSYCROPTIC: First-Ever DVD Now Available

Tasmania's death metal horde PSYCROPTIC has returned with its long-awaited and highly anticipated debut live DVD with a bonus CD, all packaged in a deluxe digipack. Entitled "Initiation", it was filmed live at The HiFi Bar in Melbourne, Australia on December 20, 2008 as part of the Australian leg of...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG To Guest On HYDROGYN Singer's Solo CD

A sample of a track from HYDROGYN singer Julie Westlake's upcoming solo album, a cover version of the GUNS N' ROSES classic "Sweet Child O' Mine", is available for streaming at this location. The song features HYDROGYN members Jeff Westlake on the Taylor steel-sting guitar and Jeff Young (ex-MEGADET...

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Mechanize

We've been waiting the better part of a decade for this. That moment where one of metal's most influential vocalists looks his longtime right-hand man in the eyes and croons, "Reunited and it feels so good, reunited 'cuz we understood' and the dynamic duo of Burton C. Bell and Dino Cazares are toget...

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Ylem

Within minutes of thinking about the continual elevation of DARK FORTRESS' game these past several years, culminating (well, time will tell) in "Ylem", it was more than a few times that the thought "the German DIMMU BORGIR" entered my mind. Considering that such a proclamation will no doubt result i...

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HYPOCRISY: Special VIP Tickets Available For North American Tour

Swedish extreme metallers HYPOCRISY will finally make their long-awaited return to North America in May. Support on the trek will come from HATE, BLACKGUARD and SWASHBUCKLE. HYPOCRISY has now added a special event VIP ticket for a pre-show meet-and-greet to take place one hour before doors. Each nig...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show; Audio Available

Vocalist Angela Gossow of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY was interviewed on this past weekend's (February 19-21) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the prog...