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DISFEAR/AT THE GATES Frontman TOMAS LINDBERG Interviewed; Video Available

Vassilis Mazaris and Elena Mihailidou of Metalzone.gr conducted an interview with vocalist Tomas Lindberg of DISFEAR and AT THE GATES on November 14, 2008 when DISFEAR made its live debut in Athens, Greece. Watch the 16-minute chat below. DISFEAR's latest album, "Live the Storm", was released on Jan...

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HATE ETERNAL Drops Off JOB FOR A COWBOY Tour

Florida-based extreme metallers HATE ETERNAL have issued the following update: "HATE ETERNAL have been forced to drop off the ongoing JOB FOR A COWBOY North American tour due an infection in Erik Rutan's [guitar, vocals] hand and complications in his kidney. Erik was admitted to an Iowa City hospita...

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DESPISED ICON Performs On BANDE À PART's 'Les Sessions'; Video Available

Bande À Part, an indie music initiative in Quebec, Canada, has uploaded a 32-minute episode of "Les Sessions" featuring Montreal extreme metallers DESPISED ICON. The footage, which was recorded before a live audience on October 29, 2008 at studio 14 in Maison Radio-Canada in Montréal, can be viewed...

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HORTUS ANIMAE: 'Funeral Nation' Box Set Now Available

HORTUS ANIMAE, the extreme experimental metal project of former ANCIENT drummer Diego "GroM" Meraviglia, and Sleaszy Rider Records are celebrating the band's 10-year anniversary by releasing a special limited-edition box set entitled "Funeral Nation / 10 Years Of Hortus Animae". The box set contains...

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EXTREME Guitarist: 'This Tour Was One Of The Most Amazing And Memorable Experiences Of My Life'

Guitarist Nuno Bettencourt of the reunited Massachusetts rockers EXTREME has issued the following message: We have just wrapped up our Europe-UK tour. "Although I really feel the need to reach out to all that came out to the shows to rock with us, I am at a loss for words to let you know how ...

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EPHEL DUATH Announces New Singer

Italian avant-garde metallers EPHEL DUATH have announced the addition of vocalist Guillermo Gonzales to the group's ranks. EPHEL DUATH guitarist and founding member Davide Tiso comments: "Guillermo has been close to EPHEL DUATH for some time — he almost joined the band before in 2003! He was going t...

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EDGUY Singer: 'I Wouldn't Want To Live In The USA In A Million Years!'

Rushonrock.com recently conducted an interview with EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rushonrock.com: EDGUY are still far from household names over here [in the UK]. What are you going to do about it!?! Sammet: Raising our profile is not only a problem in...

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The Man Behind The Black/Death Metal Logo

Vice magazine recently conducted an interview with Christophe Szpajdel who in the last 20 years has drawn more than 7,000 logos, mostly for black and death metal bands from all over the world, including EMPEROR, MOONSPELL, NACHTMYSTIUM and ENTHRONED. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN On Possible ALCATRAZZ Reunion: 'I Will Never Say Never'

Hard Rock Hideout recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hard Rock Hideout: If you could give advice to any young guitar players out there, what would you tell them? Yngwie Malmsteen: It all depends on what...

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ANGEL WITCH, BARONESS, MINSK Confirmed For ROADBURN Festival

Reactivated NWOBHM legends ANGEL WITCH have been confirmed for Friday's April 24 date at the 2009 Roadburn Festival. The 14th annual Roadburn Festival will take place April 23-26, 2009 and will be held at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Also scheduled to appear on April 24 are CATHEDRAL a...

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XERATH Signs To CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

UK-based experimental/progressive extreme metallers XERATH have inked a deal with Candlelight Records. The band's debut CD, "Xerath I", is currently being mixed in France by Brett Caldas-Lima (CYNIC) and is due in the spring. Commented the group: "We are thrilled to announce signing with UK-based Ca...

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DEICIDE Frontman Slams 'Children' Who Post 'Ignorant Bulls**t' On BLABBERMOUTH.NET

Vocalist/bassist Glen Benton of the veteran Florida-based death metal band DEICIDE has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "Response to Blabbercrap.net: Let me clear up a few things about past cancellations and the recent Central American fiasco. "Firstly, to all you stupid fuck...

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BEHEMOTH: Video Interview With NERGAL Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski of the Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH when the band played Montreal, Quebec, Canada this past April. Watch the 10-minute chat below. "Ezkaton", the new EP from BEHEMOTH, sold around 1,600 copies in the United States...

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WYKKED WYTCH In Writing Mode

Florida-based extreme metallers WYKKED WYTCH are currently writing material for their fifth album, which they will begin demoing next month. The CD recording will take place early next year with a late spring/early summer release planned. More details to follow. The uncensored video inspired by WYKK...

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'Metalion: The Slayer Diaries' Anthology Book Announced

Jon "Metalion" Kristiansen and Bazillion Points have announced that work has begun on a compendium of the best material representing twenty-five years of outrage from Metalion's infamous Slayer Mag. In addition to rare archival material unseen in decades, the book will include unreleased and exclusi...