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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...

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IRON MAIDEN: Four Songs Mixed, Six More To Go

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: "We worked Monday to Wednesday, and while it was constructive, it was more of the same....

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ILL NINO, GOD FORBID, SILENT CIVILIAN to Team Up For U.S. Tour

Just back from sold-out tours of Europe and Australia, bi-lingual Latino metal sextet ILL NINO is set to criss-cross America leading the "One Nation Undivided" spring tour. Presented by Jagermeister, the 28-city major market assault is ILL NINO's first and only U.S. headlining tour supporting its la...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Comments On Ecuadorian Concert Fiasco

It was reported yesterday that DESTRUCTION's April 15 concert in Quito, Ecuador ended in total chaos after the local promoter lost control of the 2,000 fans that wanted to attend the gig in a venue that could only accommodate half of them and that didn't have a working lighting system. According to...

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NECROPHOBIC: New Song Samples Posted Online

Audio samples of the new NECROPHOBIC tracks "I Strike with Wrath" and "The Crossing" have been posted online at this location. Both songs come off the Swedish death metallers' fifth album, "Hrimthursum", due on May 22 via Regain Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Bloodhymns" was recorded at the House...

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WINTER SOLSTICE Call It Quits

Virginia-based metalcore act WINTER SOLSTICE have officially split up. The group's statement on the matter reads as follows: "For those of you who have yet to hear, we at the WINTER SOLSTICE camp have decided to call it quits. Each of our members was feeling pulled in different directions and it see...

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TUNGSTEN Begin Work On New Material

On April 10-11, 2006, TUNGSTEN members Mark Talamo (drums) and Al Hodge (vocals and guitar) met in Madisonville, Louisiana at the new H/T studio for the first time to collaborate on some new music since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005 and destroyed their hometown of Chalme...

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SATYRICON To Answer Fans' Questions Via Norwegian Web Site

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON will answer questions from fans on the web site of Norway's biggest daily newspaper, VG, on Tuesday, April 18 between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. (Norwegian time). You can submit your questions at this location. As previously reported, the Norwegian web site Platekom...

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STREAM OF PASSION To Release Live DVD, CD

STREAM OF PASSION, the new band featuring AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen, will be releasing a live DVD and live CD this summer as two separate products. The live recordings were made on February 17, 2006 at the Lucky & Co. venue in Rijssen, Holland during the band's "Embrace the Storm" tour. M...

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IRON MAIDEN: Two Songs Mixed, Eight More To Go

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, vocals] came in and sang three songs over two days — very well too! H...

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SATYRICON: New Album Being Streamed Online

The Norwegian web site Platekompaniet is currently streaming one song per day from SATYRICON's upcoming album, "Now, Diabolical" up until the European release of the CD, which is scheduled for April 17 in most countries. Check it out at this location. SATYRICON have just released a limited-edition s...

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IRON MAIDEN: New Studio Report, Photos Posted Online

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: "Another week has slipped by, and the album is progressing at an amazing pace. We have t...