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AMON AMARTH Frontman To Guest On New EVOCATION Album

Johan Hegg of AMON AMARTH has laid down guest vocals on the forthcoming fourth album from Swedish death metallers EVOCATION. The as-yet-untitled CD is being recorded in part at IF Studios, the IN FLAMES-owned facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE, HA...

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KHORS Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Candlelight Records has announced the signing of Ukrainian heathen black metal masters KHORS. The band's fifth album, "Wisdom Of Centuries", will be released in September. According to a press release, the dense sound of the CD, which was recorded earlier this year, is harmoniously complemented with...

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IRON MAIDEN 'Epics' Come To 'Rock Band'

Beginning May 22, in celebration of IRON MAIDEN and the upcoming "Maiden England" North American tour, Rock Band will offer a six pack of songs in the Rock Band 3 Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. The "Maiden Epics" pack represents a selection of IRON MAIDEN...

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SUIDAKRA In Denver: Video Interview, Quality Multi-Camera Performance Footage

On April 27, "Superskum" (web site) conducted an interview with German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA when the band played at the Bluebird Theater in Denver, Colorado as the support act for OVERKILL. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the Denver conce...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'RONNIE JAMES DIO And I Had Talked About Doing A Project Together'

Metal Shock Finland's Mohsen Fayyazi recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. A couple of excerpts follow. On whether he knew Ronnie James Dio personally and if he ever had any dreams of collabor...

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SLAYER Drummer's PHILM: Another Song Available For Streaming, Download

"Held In Light", a new song from PHILM — the Los Angeles-based experimental post-hardcore triumvirate featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER),guitarist/vocalist Gerry Nestler (CIVIL DEFIANCE),and bassist Pancho Tomaselli (WAR) — can be streamed and downloaded for free below. The track comes off P...

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KORPIKLAANI To Release 'Manala' In August

Finnish traditional folk metal pioneers KORPIKLAANI will release their eighth studio album, "Manala", on August 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented KORPIKLAANI vocalist/guitarist Jonne Järvelä: "'Manala' is the realm of the dead — the underworld in Finnish mythology. Tuonela, Tuoni, Manala and Ma...

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ICED EARTH To Play Three-Hour Set For Live CD/DVD Recording

According to RockOverdose.gr, ICED EARTH's August 19 concert at the ancient Kourion Amphitheater, outside Limassol in Cyprus, will be professionally filmed and recorded for an upcoming CD/DVD release. Tickets for the show are limited to 1,500. The show will be three hours in length and all on-stage...

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STORMLORD: New Album Details Revealed

Italian extreme epic metal act STORMLORD have issued the following update: "Legions of the storm, first of all, we want to show you our deepest gratitude for having so much patience. It's been a while since our last update and now we're ready to unveil some details about our next album. "In the last...

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EVOCATION Parts Ways With Bassist, Seeks Replacement

Swedish death metallers EVOCATION have issued the following update: "It's with great sadness we have to announce the departure of bass player Martin 'Tore' Toresson from EVOCATION. Tore has been a part of the band ever since the reunion in 2005 and has grown into become a brother with us. We have sh...

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SUIDAKRA: New Video Interview With ARKADIUS ANTONIK

Der Metal Krieger recently conducted an interview with vocalist Arkadius Antonik of German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA. You can now watch the chat below. SUIDAKRA's tenth album, "Book Of Dowth", was released on March 25, 2011 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Gernhart Studio in Siegb...

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COFFIN TEXTS: New Album Details Revealed

California death metallers COFFIN TEXTS will release their new album, "The Tomb Of Infinite Ritual", this summer via Dark Descent Records. The vinyl version will be released through Blood Harvest Records and the digital version on iTunes via Apparition Musick. The cover artwork was created by Danill...

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EX DEO: First 'Caligvla' Trailer Released

EX DEO, the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal fronted by KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono, will release its sophomore album, "Caligvla", on August 31 via Austria's Napalm Records. The CD was mixed by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François Dagenais, who has previously worked with MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY IN...

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SLAYER Drummer's PHILM To Take Part In Live Webcast From BOB WEIR's TRI STUDIOS

PHILM — the Los Angeles-based experimental post-hardcore triumvirate featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER),guitarist/vocalist Gerry Nestler (CIVIL DEFIANCE),and bassist Pancho Tomaselli (WAR) — will give a free webcast performance on May 16 at 7 p.m. Pacific/10 p.m. Eastern, recorded at Bob Wei...

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Portugal's MALEVOLENCE: New Album Details Revealed

Portuguese extreme progressive metallers MALEVOLENCE have set "Antithetical" as the title of their forthcoming third album. The main theme of the CD illustrates a razor-sharp concept inspired from Ancient Greek Etymology (1580s, from Gk. Antithetikos) that reflects the diametrical opposition to a nu...