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INCRAVE: New Album Details Revealed

Swedish heavy/power metal band INCRAVE will release its new album, "Dead End", on April 25 in Europe through Ulterium Records. The CD will be distributed by Sound Pollution in Scandinavia and by Metal Heaven in the rest of Europe. The North American release date will be announced within the coming w...

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NECROMANTIA: Video Interview With MAGUS WAMPYR DAOLOTH Available

Vasilis Mazaris and Elena Mihailidou of Metalzone.gr recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Magus Wampyr Daoloth of the Greek black metal pioneers NECROMANTIA. Magus talks about the band's latest album, "The Sound of Lucifer Blasting Heaven", his musical/lyrical influences, and how di...

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EMPEROR: More Live Footage Posted Online

MetalKult.com has just posted three new live videos from Norwegian black metal legends EMPEROR. The footage includes performances of "Into the Infinity of Thoughts" and "The Burning Shadows of Silence" from 1994's "In the Nightside Eclipse" and "Thus Spake the Nightspirit" from 1997's "Anthems to th...

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CARCASS, PRIMORDIAL Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

CARCASS and PRIMORDIAL have been confirmed for the Hole In The Sky festival, set to take place August 27-30 in Bergen, Norway. For more information, visit www.holeinthesky.no. In an exclusive interview with BLABBERMOUTH.NET conducted this past October, CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker stated abo...

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STAROFASH: 'The Thread' Release Date Announced

Mnemosyne Productions — the company owned/operated since 2003 by partners Ihsahn (EMPEROR frontman) and wife Ihriel (real name: Heidi S. Tveitan; PECCATUM) — and Candlelight Records have set a March 24 European release date (one day later in North America) for the new album from Ihriel's STAROFASH s...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer 'Would Love To' Make A Black Metal Album

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford recently spoke to UK's Metal Hammer magazine about his aspirations to one day make a "black metal" record. "Oh, yeah, some day I'd love to, but it's all about finding the time," he said. "I'm metal 24-7. Ihsahn [guitarist/vocalist of Norwegian black metal legends EMPE...

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BLOOD TSUNAMI To Make Italian Live Debut In February

BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR),will play its first-ever gig in Italy on February 29 in Brixia. Also scheduled to appear are CADAVERIC CREMATORIUM, PULVIS ET UMBRA, IMPOSER and KRIEGMEISTER. "We are di...

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EMPEROR Drummer To Guest On New ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Album

North American black metal band ABIGAIL WILLIAMS has issued the following update: "We're currently working through the pre-production stage of our yet-to-be-titled full-length album due out through Candlelight Records later this year. James Murphy (DAATH, RESURRECTION, RISE) will be producing the ef...

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DETHKLOK Creator Talks METALLICA, KING DIAMOND, CANNIBAL CORPSE

Joe D. of Metal Hell magazine recently conducted a phone interview with DETHKLOK / "Metalocalypse" creator Brendon Small. The interview, which appears in the February 2008 issue, includes answers from Brendon as himself, as well as responses from Skwisgaar Skwigelf and Pickles The Drummer. A few exc...

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ABYSMAL DAWN: 'The Mixing Process Is Close To Done'

Charles Elliott of the Los Angeles-based extreme metal band ABYSMAL DAWN has issued the following update regardingthe status of the group's sophomore release: "We've been in and out of John Haddad's (INTRONAUT, EYES OF FIRE) new studio since November and things are finally starting to come together....

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AVERSE SEFIRA: New Song Available For Streaming

A new track from Texas-based AVERSE SEFIRA, entitled "Descension", is available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the group's new full-length album, "Advent Parallax", due on February 12 via Candlelight Records. Produced by Tore Stjerna (WATAIN, IN BATTLE),the CD features stunning...

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MARTRIDEN: 'The Unsettling Dark' U.S. Release Date Announced

Montana-based blackened death metal group MARTRIDEN will release its full-length debut, "The Unsettling Dark", in the U.S. on February 5 via Candlelight Records USA. Two songs from the CD are available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. "The Unsettling Dark" will be released in Europe on Mar...

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Former EMPEROR Frontman Putting Finishing Touches On New Solo Album

Former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn has set "angL" as the title of his second solo album, tentatively due mid-spring via Candlelight Records. The follow-up to 2006's "The Adversary" is "in its final completion stages now," according to a Candlelight press release. "The Adversary" entered the No...

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AVERSE SEFIRA: New Album Release Date Confirmed

Candlelight Records has set a February 12 North Amerian release date for "Advent Parallax", the new full-length album from Texas-based AVERSE SEFIRA. Produced by Tore Stjerna (WATAIN, IN BATTLE),the CD features stunning artwork created by renowned artist/illustrator Jos A. Smith (cover artist for t...

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MARTRIDEN: Debut Album Samples Available

Montana-based blackened death metal group MARTRIDEN has posted two songs from its forthcoming full-length debut, "The Unsettling Dark", on the group's MySpace page. "The Unsettling Dark" will be released in Europe on March 3, 2008 via Siege of Amida/Candlelight Records. The track listing for the CD...