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DIMMU BORGIR Frontman Launches 'The Wrath Of Shag'

Norwegian musician Stian Tomt Thoresen (a.k.a. Shagrath; DIMMU BORGIR, CHROME DIVISION, OV HELL) has launched his first official web site, The Wrath Of Shag. Comments Shagrath: "Due to all the fraudulent Shagrath sites out there, people without their own identity, it has left me no choice but to unv...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE, VOIVOD, BRUTAL TRUTH Confirmed For SCION ROCK

CANNIBAL CORPSE, VOIVOD, BRUTAL TRUTH and D.R.I. are among the confirmed bands for the Scion Rock festival, set to take place Saturday, March 13 in Columbus, Ohio. This free event will be held across four different venues (Circus, Skully's, Newport Music Hall, and Bernie's Distillery) along Columbus...

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SOREPTION: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Swedish technical death metallers SOREPTION will release their debut album, "Deterioration Of Minds", on March 3 via Ninetone Records. The CD was recorded, mixed and produced by Tommy Rehn (ANGTORIA) at Sidelake, Ninetone and Blue Oyster Studios. "Deterioration Of Minds" track listing: 01. Suppressi...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Says Smoking Pot Helps Him Deal With Severe Nerve Damage In His Leg

DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo has confirmed to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine that the group is currently working on a new album for a summer release. In addition, he has been working with "a shitload of bands" for his Housecore record label, including RED RIVER REVIVAL, EVIL ARMY, haarp (all lower cas...

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EXODUS Guitarist Interviewed On 'The Metal File'

Guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. Nuclear Blast Records has set an April 23 German release date for EXODUS's ninth studio album,...

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Former BROKEN HOPE Vocalist Dead At 37

Joe Ptacek, former vocalist of the long-defunct 1990s Illinois death metal band BROKEN HOPE, died last night (Wednesday, January 20) of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was 37 years old. Former BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner has released the following statement to BLABBE...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, REBELLION Members Join Forces In BRUTAL GODZ

Former/current members of BLIND GUARDIAN, RHAPSODY OF FIRE and REBELLION have joined forces in a brand new Germany-based project called BRUTAL GODZ. According to a press release, BRUTAL GODZ' "musical concept is based on energy, cruelty in its purest form without any boundaries." BRUTAL GODZ members...

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EXODUS: New Album Due In April

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS will release their ninth studio album, "Exhibit B: The Human Condition", in Europe on April 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ARCH ENEMY, KREATOR). A brand new song, entitled "Good R...

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DEMONICA: 'Demonstrous' Track Listing Revealed

DEMONICA, the new project featuring MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, will release its debut album, "Demonstrous", on February 26, 2010 via Massacre Records. The CD, which will be made available in Japan on February 17, was recorded in the Bay Area, the Rocky Mountains and Copenhagen (Denmark),...

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ZONARIA: Video Footage From Studio, First Headlining Tour Posted Online

Swedish death/black metal band ZONARIA has completed the songwriting process for its new album and will soon enter the Abyss studio in Sweden with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, SONIC SYNDICATE, HYPOCRISY, CENTINEX, CARNAL FORGE) to begin recording the effort for a spring/summer release. A...

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ARMORED SAINT: New Album Artwork Unveiled; First Track Posted Online

Los Angeles metal veterans ARMORED SAINT will release their new album, "La Raza", on March 16 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Burbank, California's Tranzformer Studios, which is owned by Dave Jerdan (ALICE IN CHAINS, JANE'S ADDICTION),who produced ARMORED SAINT's 1991 classic "Symbo...

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ASPHYX Explains Split With Bassist WANNES GUBBELS

Reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX has issued the following update: "It seems that there is a lot of confusion and misunderstanding due to the fact that ASPHYX and Wannes [Gubbels, bass] have split ways. The other blog was perhaps not clear enough about this and was interpretated wrongly by so...

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THE EMPIRE SHALL FALL: New Behind-The-Scenes Webisodes, Live Footage Posted Online

Providence, Rhode Island progressive metallic hardcore ragers THE EMPIRE SHALL FALL — who feature in their ranks former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and SEEMLESS frontman Jesse Leach — have posted two new behind-the-scenes webisodes as well as footage of "The Kingdom" performance from a recent concert in Brook...

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AT THE GATES: 'With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness' Collector's Edition Due Next Month

Peaceville Records has set a February 15 release date for the "collector's edition" of "With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness", the second studio album from the Swedish melodic death metal band AT THE GATES. Regarded as a highlight of the band's career by many who followed them from their earliest i...

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NAPALM DEATH, GWAR, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT

NAPALM DEATH, GWAR and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER have been confirmed for the 15-year-anniversary edition of the Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 12-14, 2010 in Josefov, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CANNIBAL CORPSE CHILDREN OF BODOM CONVERGE DEMONIC RE...