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DAATH Sign To ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Roadrunner Records has announced the signing of Atlanta-based extreme metal band DAATH. DAATH (pronounced like "Goth," but with a "D") were signed by longtime Roadrunner A&R man Monte Conner. Says Conner: "DAATH fuses elements of cutting-edge death and black metal with expansive orchestral and e...

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GADGET Complete Work On New Album

Sweden's GADGET have completed recording their new album, "The Funeral March". GADGET proudly carry the grindcore torch forward with "The Funeral March". More than a devout collection of blasting beats, sweltering guitars and real-world lyrics, "The Funeral March" incorporates sinister melodies and...

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Exclusive Interview With EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN

Rumblings of a forthcoming solo album from Ihsahn have been heard ever since the disbanding of EMPEROR in 2001, perhaps even before. That it would take five years for the album to finally see the light of day speaks more to the man's busy schedule than any kind of purposeful delay. Never one to sit...

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MEMORY GARDEN Confirmed For SWEDISH METAL ATTACK III Festival

MEMORY GARDEN, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, have been confirmed for the Swedish Metal Attack III festival, set to take place November 26 at Klubb Kaos in Halmstad, Sweden. Also scheduled to appear are TORCH, X-BOW and SUICIDAL WINDS....

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: 'Burn The Witch' Video Teaser Posted Online

A short "teaser" for the new QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE video, "Burn the Witch", has been posted online at www.qotsa.com. In an e-mail to MTV News, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme described the inner workings of the "Burn the Witch" video shoot: "The QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have ...

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Out of a Center Which is Neither Dead Nor Alive

This is an At a Loss band, plain and simple: Sonically devastating, musically challenging, and NEUROSIS-like in its brain damaging application. Weighty as a herd of elephants and flying just beneath the radar of the average heavy music fan, "Out of a Center Which is Neither Dead Nor Alive" is the an...

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BLO.TORCH Cover GOLDEN EARRING For Tribute CD

Dutch death metallers BLO.TORCH have posted the following message on their official web site: "A couple of months ago, we were asked to participate in a secret project. Holland's biggest rock band, GOLDEN EARRING, has its 40-year anniversary this year. As a surprise for the band and to celebrate, th...

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NOSTRADAMEUS: Live Footage To Surface On DVD?

Guitarist Jake Fredén of the Swedish melodic metallers NOSTRADAMEUS has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Okay, listen up! I've decided to write some news here to avoid us getting killed by assasins. That's probably too late anyway:) They are angry at us for not updatin...

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ARCH ENEMY, TRIVIUM, NEVERMORE: Don't Let Your Favorite Video Get Dissed

The latest videos from ARCH ENEMY ("Nemesis"),TRIVIUM ("Pull Harder On The Strings of Your Martyr"),NEVERMORE ("Final Product"),SOILWORK ("Light the Torch") and UNEARTH ("Zombie Autopilot") are competing in the newly launched heavy metal installment of the "Dig-It-Or-Dis-It" section of the Yahoo!...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE: 'I'm Not Caught Up In What People Have To Say About Me'

Shawn Macomber of Foster's Online recently conducted an exclusive interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On his perseverance and resilience: "Maybe I'm too stubborn to quit. Maybe I'm too obnoxious for anyone to say get out of here. My revenge is my suc...

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HEARSE: Former ARCH ENEMY Frontman Signs With COLD RECORDS

Swedish "death 'n' roll" band HEARSE, featuring former ARCH ENEMY singer Johan Liiva, have inked a deal with Cold Records. The group recently issued their third album, "The Last Ordeal", through Holland's Karmageddon Media. Formed by longtime friends Max Thornell (drums) and Liiva, HEARSE recorded a...

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BLO.TORCH Recruit Fill-In Guitarist

Dutch death metallers BLO.TORCH have posted the following message on their official web site: "As the visitors of our show at the Metropolis Festival have noticed, a few face has appeared within the BLO.TORCH ranks. This new face is [guitarist] Rory Hansen. For the record: Marvin [Vriesde] has not l...

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GOTHENBURG METAL FESTIVAL To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

The year's Gothenburg Metal Festival, which is set to take place Saturday, June 18 at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg, Sweden, will be filmed for an upcoming DVD. The festival billing and running order is shaping up as follows: 19.00 CRYONIC TEMPLE 20.00 PATHOS 21.00 NOSTRADAMEUS 22.00 TORCH 23.00 DESTIN...

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CRYONIC TEMPLE And TORCH Confirmed For Sweden's GOTHENBURG METAL FESTIVAL

CRYONIC TEMPLE and TORCH have been confirmed for the Gothenburg Metal Festival, set to take place June 18 at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg, Sweden. Other groups scheduled to perform at the festival include DESTINY, FALCONER, NOSTRADAMEUS and PATHOS. A video trailer for the upcoming event can be found a...

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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Fantastic Four' Soundtrack Gets A Release Date

In addition to the new VELVET REVOLVER track entitled "Come On Come In", the upcoming "Fantastic Four" soundtrack, due July 5 on Wind-Up Records, will also include the solo debut of former EVANESCENCE guitarist Ben Moody, according to RollingStone.com. Moody's "Everything Burns", a duet with singer...