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KVELERTAK: New Album Title Track Listing Revealed

Acclaimed Norwegian rockers KVELERTAK have set "Meir" as the title of their sophomore album, tentatively due in March 2013 via an as-yet-undisclosed record label. The CD was recorded late summer/early fall at Godcity studios in Salem, Massachusetts with producer Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE). "Meir" track...

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CATHEDRAL: 'The Last Spire' Album Details Revealed

British doom legends CATHEDRAL are putting the finishing touches on what will be their last-ever album. Produced by Lee Dorrian and Garry Jennings, with assistance from Jaime Gomez Arellano, "The Last Spire" is scheduled for an April 2013 release via Rise Above Records. The track listing for the CD...

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MOONSPELL Frontman Interviewed By Colombia's 'El Santuario Del Rock' (Audio)

Colombia's El Santuario Del Rock recently conducted an interview with vocalist Fernando Ribeiro of Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. MOONSPELL and Swedish black metallers MARDUK will join forces for the "Voices From The Dark" North American...

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Reactivated CARCASS Taps TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED Drummer For Comeback Album

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported last week, reactivated British extreme metal legends CARCASS are putting the finishing touches on their first studio album in 17 years with acclaimed producer Colin Richardson (FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD, NAPALM DEATH, SLIPKNOT, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE). The band h...

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EARTHEN GRAVE Announces New Drummer

Chicago's EARTHEN GRAVE has announced the addition of drummer Chris Wozniak (LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR) to the group's ranks. Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, Wozniak has performed on drums in a variety of rock, folk, and metal bands for over 20 years. He has played with local acts TRIFOG an...

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DOWN Guitarist Says Ex-Bassist REX BROWN 'Needed To Focus On Himself And Get Himself Together'

J. Bennett of Decibel recently conducted an interview with all five members of DOWN for cover story of the magazine's January 2013 issue. A few excerpts from the article follow below. On bassist Rex Brown's departure from DOWN: Pepper Keenan (guitar): "What happened with Rex? He's a great bass playe...

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MOONSPELL Frontman Interviewed In Vienna (Video)

Stormbringer webzine conducted an interview with Fernando Ribeiro of Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL when the band played in Vienna, Austria on November 16 as part of the "Into Darkness" European tour with PAIN, SWALLOW THE SUN, LAKE OF TEARS and SCAR OF THE SUN. You can now watch the chat below. MOO...

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CRYPTOPSY: New Album Premiere

The self-titled new album from Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY is being released in the U.S. today (Tuesday, November 20) via Cryptopsy/Defen Society in association with Revolution Harmony/Candlelight Records. The cover artwork for "Cryptopsy" was created by Mircea Gabriel Eftemie (MNEMIC) and...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Discusses Boxing, Running HOUSECORE And Living In New Orelans (Video)

In the latest installment of "Converse x Decibel," former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo discusses boxing, running Housecore Records and living in New Orleans. Check it out below. Anselmo and Housecore Records thrashers WARBEAST recently announced that they will release a new split...

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ROYAL THUNDER Working On 'Blue' Video

ROYAL THUNDER, who are currently on tour with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY and ASG, will join MONSTER MAGNET for a pair of mid-December dates: December 14 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn and December 16 at The Trocadero in Philadelphia. The female-fronted Atlanta quartet released its debut...

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CRYPTOPSY: Previously Unreleased Track From 'The Best Of Us Bleed' Collection Available

A 2-CD best-of collection from Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY, featuring demo and live recordings as well as three exclusive new tracks (written with Youri Raymond and Eric Langlois),will be released on November 12 in Europe and November 20 in North America via Century Media. Entitlted "The B...

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'Top 100 Death Metal Albums Of All Time' Examined In DECIBEL's Collector's Edition Issue

So far, Decibel has expelled three special collector's edition one-offs: the Thrash Metal Hall Of Fame issue, the Black Metal Hall Of Fame issue and the (sold-out) Top 100 Albums Of The 2000s issue. The magazine's fourth stab at limited-edition putridity is the best yet — this time, all of the conte...

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LAMB OF GOD 'Mutha' Is Very Proud Of Her Sons

Patricia Strehl Adler, the mother of LAMB OF GOD members Chris (drums) and Willie Adler (guitar),was interviewed for the "Metal Muthas" column in the December 2012 issue of Decibel magazine. Asked what her sons were like growing up, Patricia Strehl Adler said, "Chris was one of those pen-clickers t...

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European Commission Stands Up For BEHEMOTH Frontman In Poland's 'Blasphemy' Court Ruling

According to EUobserver, the European Commission has said that Poland's prosecution of the extreme metal band BEHEMOTH and the group's leader, Adam "Nergal" Darski, for "blasphemy" is against European values. In a statement released on Wednesday (October 31),it said that "national blasphemy laws ar...

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Court Rules Against BEHEMOTH Frontman In Bible-Tearing Case

According to Reuters, Poland's Supreme Court has ruled that Adam "Nergal" Darski, frontman for Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH, committed a crime when when he called the Catholic Church "the most murderous cult on the planet" during the band's September 2007 performance in Gdynia and tore up a cop...