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FINNTROLL To Enter Studio Next Week
Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL will enter Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki on Monday, July 27 to begin recording their as-yet-untitled fifth album. Keyboardist Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali previously stated about the follow-up to 2007's "Ur Jordens Djup". "I personally think this will be our best album...July 20, 2009
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TO/DIE/FOR In Writing Mode
Vocalist Jape Peratalo of Finnish gothic metallers TO/DIE/FOR has issued the following update: "At the moment, me and Tonmi [Lillman; TO/DIE/FOR drummer] are writing new songs. We have a lot of material and in August we will hit the studio in Helsinki for the first recordings. "We have no guitarist(...July 20, 2009
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IN-QUEST: 'Mind Over Matter' Video Released
"Mind Over Matter", the new video from Belgian technical death metallers IN-QUEST, can be viewed below. According to the band, "It all started with a crazy dream about fate and life being no more than a fixed road of planned events. Before we knew it, we were shooting a video around it in an old ...July 19, 2009
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RATT Frontman On Forthcoming CD: 'It's Exactly What Everybody's Going To Want But A Lot More'
Ryan E. Smith of ToledoBlade.com recently conducted an interview with RATT singer Stephen Pearcy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ToledoBlade.com: RATT has a new album coming out ... Is there going to be any kind of different sound or anything that you think fans will notice? Pearcy...July 19, 2009
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DYING FETUS: New Video Interview Available
Sonic Excess conducted an interview with the Baltimore death metal act DYING FETUS on June 24, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. Watch the chat at this location. A brand new DYING FETUS track entitled "Your Treachery Will Die With You" is available for streaming using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below (clic...July 18, 2009
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NECROPHAGIST Interviewed In Denver; Video Available
Sonic Excess conducted an interview with the German technical death metal band NECROPHAGIST on June 24, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. Watch the chat at this location. Progressive and technical webzine The Apparatus, has uploaded vvideo footage of NECROPHAGIST's June 16, 2009 concert at Club Firestone in...July 17, 2009
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THE CULT: Atlantic City Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of THE CULT's July 11, 2009 performance at the House Of Blues in Atlantic City, New Jersey can be viewed below (courtesy of "DREAMTIMENYC"). The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Lil' Devil 02. Electric Ocean 03. Rain 04. I, Assassin 05. Sweet Soul Sister 06. The Witch 07....July 17, 2009
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DEATH ANGEL, SKINLAB Team Up For Shows In California, Nevada
San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will team up with SKINLAB for two shows in August: Aug. 28 - New Oasis - Sparks, NV Aug. 29 - The Uptown Nightclub - Oakland, CA DEATH ANGEL's longtime drummer and original member Andrew Galeon left the band in April. Will Carroll, formerly of SCARECROW,...July 17, 2009
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KRYPTERIA: 'My Fatal Kiss' Track Listing Revealed
German-Korean rockers KRYPTERIA will release their album, "My Fatal Kiss", on August 28 via Roadrunner Records' new division Onfire. Onfire is headed by former G.U.N. Records CEO Wolfgang Funk, who recently joined forces with Roadrunner and Warner, a move that drew quite some attention in the rock a...July 16, 2009
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METALLICA Confirms Participation In Marin History Museum's Benefit Concert
METALLICA has issued the following update: "We have made Marin County in Northern California our home for many years, so we were more than honored when the Marin History Museum asked us to participate in their benefit concert as they prepare to launch the exhibit 'Marin Rocks'. "That's right, finall...July 16, 2009
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LAZARUS A.D. Frontman On BLABBERMOUTH.NET: 'F**k It'
Sonic Excess conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Jeff Paulick of Kenosha, Wisconsin's LAZARUS A.D. on June 7, 2009 when the band played in Denver, Colorado with TESTAMENT and UNEARTH. Watch the chat below. LAZARUS A.D. shot a video for the song "Thou Shall Not Fear" in the "storied and (sup...July 16, 2009
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AMORPHIS Frontman On Australia's 'Anger Management'
Deryk Thomas of Western Australia's "Anger Management" metal radio show recently conducted an interview with vocalist Tomi Joutsen of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS. Listen to the chat at this location (click on "Amorphis Interview" in the audio player to access). "Skyforger", the new album from AMORPHI...July 14, 2009
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DEATH ANGEL's New Drummer Speaks; Audio Available
Japan's "Metal Moment" podcast recently conducted an interview with DEATH ANGEL's new drummer, Will Carroll (formerly of SCARECROW, OLD GRANDAD and VICIOUS RUMORS). Listen to the chat below. Carroll joined DEATH ANGEL as the replacement for longtime drummer and original member Andrew Galeon, who lef...July 13, 2009
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The Eternal Return
It is the end of an era for Washington, D.C.'s DARKEST HOUR and what a way to close the chapter. After around a decade with Victory Records, the band wrote and recorded its sixth album, "The Eternal Return", with an ear to its earlier sound, mainly the riotous attack of "Hidden Hands of a Sadist ...July 13, 2009
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Twelve out of Chamber
The album cover says it all: a menacing black and white rendering of an enraged canine with teeth bared and eyes set squarely on its prey. That's the way Finland's SCALPING SCREEN rolls on "Twelve out of Chamber", a metal infused hardcore album, which in this case doesn't equate to "metalcore" in th...July 13, 2009
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