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BEHEMOTH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have been confirmed for this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALDO NOVA (CAN) ALESTORM (UK) ANVIL (CAN) BACHMAN & TURNER (CAN) BEHEMOTH (PL) BIGELF (US...

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DIE Signs With UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS

Danish metal band DIE has inked a deal with Unique Leader Records for the release its debut album, "Rise Of The Rotten". Due on March 16, the CD was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen (ABORTED, EXMORTEM, GOREFEST, KATAKLYSM) at his Antfarm studio in Århus, Denmark. The label says, "Tony Sandoval did a...

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BEHEMOTH: Video Footage From North American Tour Kick-Off Available

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH kicked off their North American "Evangelia Amerika" headlining tour this past Thursday night (January 7) at the Theater Of The Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (with support from SEPTICFLESH and LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH). The band's setlist was as follows:...

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ILLDISPOSED To Hit The Road In April

In April and May, Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED will embark on a headlining tour of Denmark as well as a co-headlining tour of parts of Europe. More information will be made available soon. "To Those Who Walk Behind Us", the new album from ILLDISPOSED, entered the official chart in the band's...

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COBALT Vocalist Interviewed On FOX NEWS' 'Red Eye'

Phil McSorley of the Colorado-based avant-garde extreme metal outfit COBALT was interviewed by Greg Gutfeld on last night's edition of Fox News' "Red Eye" program. During the six-minute segment, Phil talked about his military life as a sergeant and the themes of COBALT's "Gin". Watch his appearance...

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SOILWORK Drummer Featured On 'Library Of The Extreme - Blasts & Fills'

Ever felt like having one of the world's best metal drummers a mouse click away, at your beck and call, 24/7? Enter Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK, SCARVE, ABORTED) and the "Library of the Extreme - Blasts & Fills"; a collection of more than 1000 individually played MIDI files, executed with such a ra...

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SUFFOCATION: 'Legacy Of Violence' DVD Preview Available

"From The Tank", a five-minute excerpt from the forthcoming SUFFOCATION documentary film "Legacy Of Violence", can be viewed below. Due on DVD later in the year, the film was helmed by Jon Bickford and was produced by Suffocation Inc. and Extreme Management Group, Inc. Relapse Records released SUFFO...

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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...