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OPETH Mainman: New KATATONIA CD Is Greatest 'Heavy' Record I've Heard In The Last 10 Years

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "KATATONIA's [forthcoming album] 'Night Is The New Day' is possibly the greatest 'heavy' record I've heard in the last 10 years. "Most people know my history with them and also my friendship w...

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TARJA TURUNEN Continuing To Write Material For New Solo Album

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has recorded three songs for a Finnish Christmas album, produced by Olli Ahvenlahti. According to Turunen, this is "a charity project for missionary workers in Finland and it is going to be released in the beginning of November in Finland." In other news, Tarja...

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KATATONIA: 'Night' Mini-Site Launched; More Album Details Revealed

The mini-site for KATATONIA's eighth studio album, "Night is the New Day", can be accessed at this location It includes audio samples, downloads, album information, interviews, art gallery plus exclusive previously unseen studio diaries from the recording session. A free MP3 of the track "Forsaker"...

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SKYFIRE: First 'Esoteric' Webisode Released

Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE have posted the first in a two-part series of webisodes in which members Martin Hanner (bass, keyboards),Johan Reinholdz (guitar),Andreas Edlund (guitar, keyboards),and Joakim Karlsson (vocals) sit down to discuss the group's upcoming album, "Esoteric"....

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RUINS: New Album Details Revealed

Hobart, Tasmania-based black metal band RUINS will release its third album, "Front The Final Foes", on October 30 via Debemur Morti Productions. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered at Red Planet (PSYCROPTIC) and Crawlspace Studios, and it "offers eight new compositions of eerily daunting yet tho...

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KATATONIA: New Song Available For Free Download

Subscribers to the Peaceville Records mailing list are being given the first opportunity to download a free song from KATATONIA's eighth studio album, "Night Is The New Day". Entitled "Forsaker", the track is now available for streaming in the YouTube clip below. "Night Is The New Day" is scheduled...

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Paperback Edition Of Unauthorized JUDAS PRIEST Biography Due In February

The paperback edition of "The Story Of Judas Priest: Defenders Of The Faith" will be published on February 15, 2010 via Omnibus Press. The book — which Geoff Barton of Classic Rock said "is great on the early history of the Brummie metal legends" and Chad Bower of About.com called "well-written and...

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CRIMSON MOON Preparing To Release 'Brotherhood Of The Sanguine Race'

Through what seemed like an eternity of turmoil and interference, the inevitable has finally happened. While on tour this summer with German black metallers ENDSTILLE, the infamously dueling duo, Nocturnal Overlord and Vampir Scorpios, have reunited to negotiate all the obstacles in the path of the...

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MOB RULES: New Album Details Revealed

German metallers MOB RULES will release their sixth album, "Radical Peace", on November 13 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Bazement Studio with longtime engineer Markus Teske (VANDEN PLAS, SPOCK'S BEARD, OASIS). A single, "Astral Hand", will precede the full-length CD on October 9. According...

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SATAN'S HOST: New Album Title, Artwork Unveiled

Denver, Colorado "satanic" metal band SATAN'S HOST will release its new album, "Power ~ Purity ~ Perfection: 999", on October 26 via Moribund Records. The CD was recorded at Flatline Audio with producer Dave Otero and features the group's latest additions, D. Monic (ex-AND HELL FOLLOWS) on bass and...

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INFERNAL: New Song Snippet Posted Online

INFERNAL, the project led by Swedish guitarist David Parland (NECROPHOBIC, DARK FUNERAL),has posted a 35-second snippet of a new song, "Killing Christ", on the band's MySpace page. He says, "This is a just some really harsh and rough demo outtake and nothing else. This song will, of course, be prof...

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THICK AS BLOOD: 'Raising Hell' Video Available

"Raising Hell", the new video from Miami, Florida's THICK AS BLOOD, can be viewed below. Commented guitarist Randy Gonzalez: "For our 'Raising Hell' video, we decided to work with director Scott Hansen. Concept-wise, we went for something fun and crazy. Most bands in our genre always go for serious...

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MANTICORA Working On New Material

Danish metallers MANTICORA have issued the following update: "We have three shows left in 2009 — all headliner shows. The first one is in Lübeck, Germany, where we'll kill and destroy on Saturday, September 26 and the last two shows are in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 30 and Nakskov, Denmark on Oc...

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TARJA TURUNEN Announces Band Lineup For 'Final Storm Tour 2009'

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has announced the lineup of her band for the "Final Storm Tour 2009", which is scheduled to kick off on September 19 at the Elf Fantasy Fair in Arcen, Netherlands. It is as follows: * Tarja Turunen - Voice * Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, SAVAGE CIRCUS, RAGE, YNGWIE...

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DARKOLOGY Signs Worldwide Record Deal

DARKOLOGY, the Texas-based band featuring guitarist Michael Harris (VITALIJ KUPRIJ),drummer Brian Harris (ex-FIREWIND),bassist Mike Neal and vocalist Kelly "Sundown" Carpenter (BEYOND TWILIGHT, OUTWORLD),has signed a worldwide deal with an as-yet-undisclosed record label. The group's forthcoming...