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Canada's CRADLE TO GRAVE Begins Recording New Album

Canadian metallers CRADLE TO GRAVE have commenced work on their long-awaited, third studio album and follow-up to 2007's "Texas Medicine". The veteran band — which features in its ranks Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe of AGGRESSION and Matt Fowler of ASSAULT/KARRION — just completed pre-production with pro...

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Former VOIVOD Frontman's E-FORCE To Support SACRIFICE In Toronto

Former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest's France-based E-FORCE band has secured the direct support slot to SACRIFICE for their November 21 performance at the Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also appearing on the bill are MAXIMUM RNR (featuring former DAYGLO ABORTIONS frontman Gymbo) and...

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NATRON's 'Rot Among Us' Now Available

Italian death metallers NATRON have just released their sixth studio album, "Rot Among Us", via Slovakia's Metal Age Productions. The CD was recorded between March and April 2008 at the Golem Dungeon Studios in Bari-Capurso with Ottavio Marzo (GOLEM guitarist) as engineer and co-producer and was mix...

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ENSLAVED Announced As Artists In Residence For ROADBURN FESTIVAL

Norway's ENSLAVED will be "artists in residence" for next year's Roadburn Festival, set to take place April 15-18, 2010 at the 013 and Midi Theatre venues in Tilburg, Holland. ENSLAVED, along with various other musicians, will play several special shows during the festival starting with an April 15...

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VOIVOD: 'Tatsumaki: Voivod In Japan 2008' DVD Due In November

"Tatsumaki: Voivod in Japan 2008", a brand new DVD from Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD, will be released on November 17 via MVD Entertainment Group. The disc will contain professionally filmed footage (three-camera shoot) of VOIVOD's September 20, 2008 concert at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan. The...

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ENTHRONED Preparing To Record New Album

Belgian black metallers ENTHRONED have issued the following update: "In a month, ENTHRONED will start the recording of the new album, 'Pentagrammaton'. The band sent some new tracks to Regain Records and 100% of the reactions are simply insane! "The concept of 'Pentagrammaton' will deal with lived f...

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TILES To Release Live Album

Michigan-based progressive rock band TILES will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the international release of its self-titled debut CD next year by issuing a live record. According to the group, the set will most likely be "just a self-released, limited-edition" CD, available through the official T...

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VOIVOD Guitarist On Possibility Of New Music: If The Guys Want To Try Something, I'll Be There

What's That Dude Play? conducted an interview with VOIVOD guitarist Dan Mongrain in late August in Oslo, Norway. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. What's That Dude Play?: Tell me a bit about being the new guy. Obviously you were a big fan and had a mentor relationship with Piggy. ...

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KRALLICE Completes Work On New Album

Brooklyn, New York metallers KRALLICE have completed work on their new album, "Dimensional Bleedthrough", for a November 10 release via Profound Lore Records. Featuring guitar wizard Mick Barr (OCRILIM, ORTHRELM) and New York's new renaissance/man-of-all-trades within the underground metal scene Col...

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ENTHRONED Parts Ways With Guitarist, Drummer; Replacements Announced

Belgian black metallers ENTHRONED have issued the following update: "Nguaroth [guitar] and Ahephaim [drums] decided to part ways with ENTHRONED due to a lack of time and availability, their future plans couldn't match with the writing, recording and touring schedules of the band. "ENTHRONED would li...

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VOIVOD Drummer Interviewed At Finland's JALOMETALLI Festival

A video interview with VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin conducted at this year's Jalometalli metal music festival — which was held August 14-15, 2009 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland — can be viewed below. "Infini", the new album from VOIVOD, sold around 840 copies in the United States in its f...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Performs With VOIVOD In Vancouver; Video Available

DOWN/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo joined Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD on stage at the August 11, 2009 concert in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to perform the song "Nothingface". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be viewed below (clip shot and uploaded by Ryan Stroud). "I...

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Infini

With the death of beloved VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'amour, the world lost one of its most visionary axemen. Honoring one of his last requests, his bandmates retrieved files full of riffing from his laptop, and painstakingly cobbled songs together from the raw, unfinished guitar tracks. Anyone...

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JASON NEWSTED Interviewed On 101.5 KFLY's 'The Edge'; Audio Available

Carl Sundberg, the host of "The Edge" show, which airs on Eugene, Oregon's 101.5 KFLY radio station, recently conducted an interview with bassist Jason Newsted (VOIVOD, METALLICA, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM). The chat is now available for download in four parts: Part One Part Two Part Three Part ...

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VOIVOD Interviewed At Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK; Video Available

Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with vocalist Denis "Snake" Belanger and drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD on July 12, 2009 at the Masters Of Rock festival in the Czech Republic. Watch the 13-minute chat below. "Infini", the new album from VO...