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KEEP OF KALESSIN Performs On Norwegian TV, Qualifies For 'Melodi Grand Prix' Grand Final

Norwegian extreme metal veterans KEEP OF KALESSIN are competing in the national Eurovision Song Contest called "Melodi Grand Prix". The band took first place in the first semifinal that aired earlier tonight (Friday, January 8) on NRK1 in Norway. The top two artists chosen by viewers via SMS — inclu...

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DETRIMENTUM Seeking Bassist/Vocalist

U.K. extreme metallers DETRIMENTUM are seeking a bass/vocalist to complete their four-piece lineup: Current members: Jonathan Butlin - Guitar Paul Wilkinson - Guitar Steve Powell (ANAAL NATHRAKH session) - Drums DETRIMENTUM has finished writing eight new tracks (guitars only) for the band's second a...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN: New Song 'The Dragontower' Available Via iTunes

"The Dragontower", a brand new song from Norwegian extreme metal veterans KEEP OF KALESSIN, is now available for purchase via iTunes. The band will perform the track when they compete in the Norwegian national Eurovision Song Contest called "Melodi Grand Prix". Thecut, which was originally written f...

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KATATONIA Guitarist: We Really Didn't Want To Make A Clone Of 'The Great Cold Distance' Album

U.K.'s Guitarist magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström of Sweden's KATATONIA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitarist: You collaborated with a musicians outside the band, keyboard player Frank Default, for this album ["Night Is The New...

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LOCK UP: New Tour Dates Announced

Grindcore supergroup LOCK UP has scheduled the following dates: Apr. 23 - Init Club - Rome, Italy Apr. 24 - Rock Planet - Pinarella di Cervia, Italy May 01 - Neurotic Deathfest - Tilburg, The Netherlands LOCK UP headlined the Terrorizer Stage at the U.K.'s Damnation Festival on October 24, 2009 at L...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Is 'Looking Forward To Getting Into Creative Phase Of Writing' Again

Patrick Slevin of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY/CARCASS guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Aquarian Weekly: Regarding [ARCH ENEMY's] "The Root Of All Evil", when did the idea to re-record older material first come up? A...

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SUFFOKATE: 'No Mercy, No Forgiveness' Due In February

Oakland, California death metallers SUFFOKATE will release their new album, "No Mercy, No Forgiveness", on February 23 via Mediaskare Records. Two songs from the CD, which was originally scheduled for release in November, are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Commented guitarist Ta...

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ALTAR OF PLAGUES Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Candlelight Records has announced the signing of the Irish experimental black metal band ALTAR OF PLAGUES. Commented the group: "ALTAR OF PLAGUES are very glad to announce we have signed with Candlelight Records in Europe. We are proud to sit on a roster alongside many bands that we have long admire...

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ZYKLON Calls It Quits

After taking an offical break over two years ago, it has now become reality that Norwegian extreme metal act ZYKLON is no longer a functional band, and thus the decision was made to formaly split up the group instead of just letting it decend into nothingness. As a final release from the band, Candl...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN: New Song 'The Dragontower' Available For Streaming

Norwegian extreme metal veterans KEEP OF KALESSIN are competing in the national Eurovision Song Contest called "Melodi Grand Prix". The band will perform a song called "The Dragontower", which was originally written for the group's next album but had to be shortened from 5:20 minutes to 3:00 minutes...

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DYING FETUS: 'Your Treachery Will Die With You' Video Available

"Your Treachery Will Die With You", the new video from Maryland-based extreme metallers DYING FETUS, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in New York with director Kevin Custer (HATEBREED, TESTAMENT, SOULJA BOY, KINGDOM OF SORROW),who previously worked with the band on the "Shepherd's Commandme...

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DISTURBED: Official DVD Announcement Expected Next Week

DISTURBED's official web site features a countdown clock to what is expected to an official announcement of the band's long-awaited "Decade Of Disturbed" DVD release. The full details of the DVD will be made available on Tuesday, January 12 at 5:00 p.m. EST. DISTURBED took out its biggest stage prod...

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BOLT THROWER To Play Free Show In Holland

British extreme metal pioneers BOLT THROWER have issued the following update: "BOLT THROWER has always had a special bond with the Atak Club in Enschede, Holland. The small, 300-capacity club was one of the first to start booking extreme bands in the late '80s. It was famous for its out-of-control m...

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THE.DAISY.ANTHESIS Signs With DIMINISHED FIFTH RECORDS

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada-based extreme metal act THE.DAISY.ANTHESIS has inked a deal with Diminished Fifth Records. The band's full-length debut, "Surface and the Sky", is scheduled for release in March. "It is an absolute honour to be able to work with so many great bands and to help showc...

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BEHEMOTH: Audio Interview With ORION Posted Online

Sonic Excess conducted an interview with bassist Orion (real name: Tomasz Wróblewski) of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH on October 29, 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany. The chat can now be streamed below. In a recent interview with PyroMusic.net, BEHEMOTH vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski stated...