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CRIMINAL Announce New Album Title

Anglo-Chilean thrash extremsits CRIMINAL, featuring former PENTAGRAM frontman Anton Reisenegger, have set "Sicario" as the title of their new album, to be released in September by Metal Blade Records Europe. Sicario is a Spanish word for assassin and is most commonly associated with the hired killer...

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SIX FEET UNDER Bassist To Take Part In Online Chat

SIX FEET UNDER bassist Terry Butler (ex-DEATH, MASSACRE) will take part in an online chat this Saturday, April 9 at 12:00 noon Pacific (3:00 p.m. Eastern) at AbrasiveRock.com. Fans will be able to chat live and direct with Terry himself. Although AbrasiveRock.com staff will be on hand to make sure t...

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FATES WARNING: 'Simple Human' Video Posted Online

FATES WARNING's video for the song "Simple Human" has been posted online at Yahoo! Music. The clip was shot on January 23 with director Jerry Clubb of MentalSuplex Productions, who has previously worked with SIX FEET UNDER on their "Dead and Buried" video. "Simple Human" comes off the group's most r...

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RAVEN, SOLITUDE AETURNUS, RUFFIANS Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE V Festival

RAVEN, SOLITUDE AETURNUS, RUFFIANS, INTRUDER, SKULLVIEW, STORMWARRIOR and FORSAKEN are the first bands confirmed for the Keep It True V festival, set to be held November 5 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. A warm-up show, Night of the Blade, will take place on November 4 at the Di...

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The Design

Behind that ugly-even-for-Metal-Blade artwork lies one snarling evil genius of a record! INTO THE MOAT is more of a science experiment gone awry than a band (see: SPIRAL ARCHITECT, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, Canada's MARTYR, and throw in tangential influence everywhere from ATHEIST to GORGUTS to MESHUGG...

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BRAINSTORM: 'All Those Words' Video Posted Online

BRAINSTORM's video for the track "All Those Words" has been posted online at MetalBlade.de (Windows Media). The video was shot in an old mine in Germany, where "the special atmosphere deep inside these mighty mountains was perfectly captured," according to a press release. "All Those Words" comes of...

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ANCIENT Drummer Auditioning For FIRE TRAILS

ANCIENT drummer Diego "GroM" Meraviglia will shortly begin "trial rehearsals" with FIRE TRAILS to see if he will become the band's new official drummer. FIRE TRAILS is the group that was born out of the ashes of the classic Italian hard rock band VANADIUM, featuring the charismatic singer Pino Scott...

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DOOMSWORD Part Ways With Guitarist, Seek Replacement

Italian "epic metallers" DOOMSWORD have parted ways with guitarist Alessio "Sacred Heart" Berlaffa. The split is said to be amicable and the band are currently seeking a suitable replacement. Interested parties can contact the group at [email protected]. DOOMSWORD's third album "Let Battle Comme...

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FATES WARNING: 'Awaken The Guardian' Reissue To Include Demos, Live Recordings

Metal Blade Records has set a June 13 European release date for an expanded edition of FATES WARNING's 1986 classic "Awaken the Guardian" album. The three-disc set consisting of two CDs and one DVD will include remastered versions of the album's original eight tracks, a complete CD of live and demo...

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Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken

You love 'em, you hate 'em, you think they're a pleasure guiltier than O.J. Simpson ripping the tag off a mattress. Seven years after their debut, "Glory to the Brave", galvanized a power metal scene then at low ebb, it's still hard to separate HAMMERFALL from the hype and discourse surrounding thei...

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ANCIENT Seek New Label Home

Norwegian black metallers ANCIENT have fulfilled their recording obligations to Metal Blade Records and are currently evaluating offers for a new record deal. The band have already begun to prepare the foundations of their next CD. ANCIENT's sixth album, "Night Visit" was released last June through...

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THE ABSENCE Ink Deal With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has officially inked a worldwide deal with the Tampa, Florida's THE ABSENCE. Having previously self-released an EP, THE ABSENCE will enter Mana Studios in Tampa on April 10 with producer Erik Rutan (INTO THE MOAT, SOILENT GREEN, HATE ETERNAL) to record their first full-length rel...

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VADER Sign With REGAIN RECORDS

Long-running Polish death metallers VADER have inked a deal with Sweden's Regain Records. Commented the band: "We would like to thank to our previous label Metal Blade for years of cooperation and other labels, who were interested in signing us. Regain Records is a great label so we hope for the bes...

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HOLY MOSES: New Song Clip Posted Online

A 30-second audio clip of the new HOLY MOSES track "Angel Cry" is available for streaming at HolyMoses.de. "Angel Cry" comes off the German thrashers' new album, "Strength Power Will Passion", due on May 23 via Armageddon Music/Soulfood. 22 songs and over 80 minutes of music were reportedly laid dow...

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CALLENISH CIRCLE: New Album To Include Bonus DVD

Dutch melodic death metallers CALLENISH CIRCLE have issued the following update: "Last couple of months we have been working very hard on our new (and meanwhile fifth) studio album. So far we have written the complete basics of six new tracks and we have plenty of cool material and ideas left for th...