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ROTTING CHRIST: 'Aealo' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Aealo", the new album from Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST, sold around 400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 144 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined...March 18, 2010
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JIMI HENDRIX Album Of Unreleased Studio Recordings Debuts At #4 On BILLBOARD Chart
"Valleys of Neptune", the long-awaited album of previously unavailable Jimi Hendrix studio recordings, has debuted on The Billboard 200 best-selling albums chart at #4, while four additional Hendrix catalog titles — "Are You Experienced" (#44),"Electric Ladyland" (#60),"First Rays of the New Risin...March 17, 2010
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EVEMASTER Signs With SUPERNOVA RECORDS
EVEMASTER — the Finnish "dark metal" band which features in its ranks BATTLELORE's Tomi Mykkänen — has inked a deal with Supernova Records, a division of Bonnier Amigo. The group's new album, "III", will be released later in the year. A single release will precede the full-length effort. "III" track...March 15, 2010
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AKERCOCKE Guitarist Quits
Guitarist Matt Wilcock has left British extreme metal veterans AKERCOCKE. He says in a statement, "After five years with AKERCOCKE and a lot of good times, it's now time for me to move on. Musically, I'm differing a bit with the natural path that AKERCOCKE's taking, so it's best for me to part ways...February 28, 2010
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UNEARTHLY TRANCE Begins Recording New Album
New York's UNEARTHLY TRANCE will enter SIR studios in the band's hometown this weekend with engineer Sanford Parker to begin recording its fifth album, aptly titled "V", for a late spring release via Relapse Records. After completing the basic tracks with Parker, the band will continue to self-recor...February 26, 2010
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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...February 25, 2010
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Disciples of the Unseen
Never any shortage of quality metal acts in Canada, particularly the Province of Quebec, it is AETERNAM's turn to make a cannonball splash in the heavy music pool with debut album "Disciples of the Unseen". The Quebec City band proves themselves not only exceedingly capable musicians, but also creat...February 23, 2010
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ENTOMBED, CYNIC, THE OCEAN Confirmed For Germany's FRICTION FEST
ENTOMBED, CYNIC, THE OCEAN and WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM are among the confirmed bands for the inaugural installment of Friction Fest, set to take place May 7-8,2010 at Astra & Cassiopeia in Berlin, Germany. Commented the festival organizers: "Our mission is to create friction between different...February 3, 2010
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DELIVERANCE Celebrating 25th Anniversary
Christian thrash metal veterans DELIVERANCE will celebrate their 25th anniversary this year with a couple of new releases and live appearances. Up first will be a brand new studio album, "The Annals of Subterfuge", due later in the year through Retroactive Records. Also in the works is "Temporary In...January 25, 2010
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ROTTING CHRIST: New Song Posted Online
"Noctis Era", a brand new song from Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST, is available for streaming on the Season Of Mist MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Aealo", which is scheduled for release on February 15 in Europe and February 23 in the U.S. via Season Of Mist. The ....January 21, 2010
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ROTTING CHRIST: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available
Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Aealo", the new album from Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST, are available for streaming on Amazon.fr. Due on February 15 in Europe and February 23 in the U.S. via Season Of Mist, the CD was recorded at Lunatach Studios in Katerini, .....January 19, 2010
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AKERCOCKE Announces U.K. Dates With DARK FUNERAL
British extreme metal veterans AKERCOCKE will support DARK FUNERAL on the following dates: March 12 - Leeds, UK - Rio's March 13 - Glasgow, UK - Hammerfest/Pontins Holiday Park March 14 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms March 15 - London, UK - Underworld In other news, AKERCOCKE members Matt Wilcock (...January 13, 2010
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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Says He Performs 'With More Energy Than Most 20-Year-Olds'
Adrian Mack of Straight.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On Sharon Osbourne and family: "She was my second mother [when she managed Dez's former band COAL CHAMBER] and she's a v...January 7, 2010
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MERKABAH: New Concert Footage Posted Online
Professionally filmed video footage of MERKABAH's November 19, 2009 concert at l'Impérial de Québec in Quebec City, Canada as the support act for LACUNA COIL can be viewed below. MERKABAH is currently working on new material and preparing to support HAMMERFALL at l'Impérial de Québec on March 11. ME...January 4, 2010
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Nullo: The Pleasure of Self-Mutilation
When you've been in a band for two decades, you're either pushing forty or past it, and you still feel the need to release a sequel to a song called "Infernal Haemorrhoids", the world has no right to expect major progression or mellowing out from you. Dave Rotten has been fronting Spain's extreme de...December 28, 2009