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Canadian Church Fire Linked To Norwegian Black Metal Movement

Dean Pritchard of the Winnipeg Sun has issued the following report: A fire that destroyed a 105-year-old church in Minnedosa last winter was not an isolated act of arson, but part of an international movement with links to a Norwegian "death metal" musician, say justice officials. The disturbing rev...

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DREAM EVIL Confirmed For Scotland's RAGNAROK UK METALFEST

Sweden's DREAM EVIL have been confirmed for the inaugural Ragnarok UK Metalfest, set to take place on November 4, 2006 at Perth Concert Hall in Central Scotland. According to a statement released by the festival organizers, DREAM EVIL or its management team will release a statement regarding the fut...

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FIREWIND: New Album Details Revealed

Century Media Records has set a July 24 European release date for the new FIREWIND album, entitled "Allegiance". The album's first single, "Falling to Pieces", will be released June 19 in Greece. It will include an edited version of the title track, the non-album track "Demon Nights" and the BLACKFO...

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RUSH Begin Work On New Material

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted the following update on his official web site, www.neilpeart.net: "In early March, winter still ruled the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec. The snow was often at its deepest in that month, piling up through the blizzards of January and February until it covered the g...

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DISSECTION and MP3.COM Team Up For 'Reinkaos' Premiere Listening Party

To celebrate the upcoming release of their much anticipated new album "Reinkaos" — due on May 16 on The End Records (April 30 in Europe on the band's own label, Black Horizon Records) — Swedish extreme metallers DISSECTION and MP3.com are joining forces to give fans a first listen of the album. On M...

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METALIUM: More 'Metalian Attack – Part 2' DVD Details Revealed

German metallers METALIUM have revealed more information about their upcoming DVD, "Metalian Attack – Part 2", due on May 19. The four-hour disc includes footage from the band's Sept. 23, 2005 concert at the Jahnhalle in Nordenham, Germany plus material from the group's appearance at the Bloodstock...

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NECROPHOBIC To Tour Spain In June

Swedish death metallers NECROPHOBIC will undertake a four-date Spanish tour in June. The dates are as follows (venue details to be confirmed): Jun. 18 - Barcelona, SPA @ TBA Jun. 17 - Donosti, SPA @ TBA Jun. 16 - Madrid, SPA @ TBA Jun. 15 - Valencia, SPA @ TBA As previously reported, audio samples ....

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Producer On New IRON MAIDEN Album: I Haven't Been This Excited Since SILVERCHAIR's 'Frogstomp'

IRON MAIDEN producer Kevin Shirley has issued another update as part of his ongoing studio diary covering the making of the group's new album, tentatively due this fall. An excerpt from the latest entry follows: "[Bruce Dickinson] came in a couple of times — to sing a couple of songs, to work on som...

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CELLADOR: 'Enter Deception' Cover Artwork Revealed

Nebraska-based melodic metallers CELLADOR have completed the mastering process for their debut album, "Enter Deception", for a June 27 release on Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Mana Studios in Tampa, Florida with producer Erik Rutan (MORBID ANGEL, HATE ETERNAL). "Enter Deception" (view...

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DISSECTION: Swedish Concert To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD, Live Album

Swedish extreme metallers DISSECTION have announced a one-off "exclusive" European concert on June 24 in Stockholm, Sweden. The performance, dubbed "Midsummer Massacre '06", will be filmed and recorded for a "massive DVD production" and a live album. Support acts will be announced soon. DISSECTION's...

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SACRED STEEL To Enter Studio In July

German metallers SACRED STEEL will enter the Spiderhouse studio in Berlin on July 10 with legendary producer Harris Johns (VOIVOD, HELLOWEEN, ST. VITUS, DEPRESSIVE AGE, SODOM, KREATOR) to begin recording their sixth album, tentatively titled "Hammer of Destruction". Mixing will take place at the Mus...

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VENOM Frontman Says Relationship With Former Bandmates Is 'Only Business'

Pit magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant. An excerpt from the chat follows: Pit: The second half of the nineties saw the original VENOM lineup reunite. You managed to record a new studio album, "Cast In Stone", but the reunion tour only lasted...

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OBLITERATION Call It Quits

New York death metallers OBLITERATION have officially called it quits. In a statement announcing the split, founding member Thomas Pioli (guitar) wrote, "I disbanded OBLITERATION. After brushing a subject manifesting onto itself for an eternity, I learned the time to rise to the occassion and adress...

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TOTAL DEVASTATION To Enter Studio This Weekend

Finnish death metallers TOTAL DEVASTATION will enter Sound Supreme studio on April 22 to begin recording their third album, entitled "Wreck". The follow-up to last year's "Reclusion" will include 11 songs, according to a posting on the group's web site. As previously reported, TOTAL DEVASTATION's vi...

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DISSECTION: Ultimate Reissues Of 'The Somberlain', 'Storm Of The Light's Bane' On The Way

On June 27, 2006, DISSECTION's classic "The Somberlain" and "Storm of the Light's Bane" albums will be reissued in the U.S. by The End Records. The remastered CDs will come with multiple bonus tracks, previously unreleased material and new layouts. It's been more than a decade since legendary Swedis...