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FATALIST Films 'Frozen Epitaph' Video; Photos Available

Champions of the old-school Swedish death metal style (Stockholm, not Gothenburg),Ventura, California's FATALIST recently stepped in front of the camera to begin shooting a video for the track "Frozen Epitaph". Frontman Neil Burkdoll states, "We filmed about four hours of footage for [the clip] thi...

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IMMORTAL Announces Hometown Show

Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL will play a hometown concert in Bergen on January 9, 2010 at the USF Verftet venue. Tickets are available at www.billettservice.no. "All Shall Fall", the new album from IMMORTAL, sold around 3,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at...

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HEIDEVOLK: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Dutch folk metal six-piece HEIDEVOLK has completed recording its new album, "Uit Oude Grond" ("From Old Soil"),at S&K Studio in Doetinchem, Holland with producer Dick Kemper. 11 songs were laid down during the sessions "ranging from epic and solemn folk tunes to brutal and merciless metal riffs...

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SEPTICFLESH's 'Communion' Released As Limited-Edition 12" LP/Box

Necroterror Records, the Cyprus-based underground record label and distributor which specializes in high-quality black metal releases mainly in the vinyl format, has released the 12" LP/box version of SEPTICFLESH's latest album, "Communion". Limited to 350 copies, this vinyl release features all-new...

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ENEMY OF THE SUN Frontman Checks In From The Studio

ENEMY OF THE SUN, the German band featuring guitarist Waldemar Sorychta — former member of GRIP INC./DESPAIR and producer for such bands as LACUNA COIL and MOONSPELL — entered the studio on October 13 to begin recording its second album for an early 2010 release. Vocalist Jules Näveri (also in PROFA...

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Night Is the New Day

Every time KATATONIA has graced us with one of their more recent albums, we've all gushed about how it's the most lush and realized version yet of their bleak, lonely vision, and how it's going to be so impossible to top it next time they drag their maundering carcasses back into the studio. You'd t...

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Axe To Fall

At the risk of burying myself, I'm going to be upfront and admit to never being a huge follower of CONVERGE. Not that I could never get into them (nor am I ignorant to their body of work),as I remember "Jane Doe" kicking my ass for a good six months after I first picked ...

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El Rostro de la Muerte

Not to be a total dick, but what's more gruesome, the picture on the front of this CD or the one on the back? Just joshin' — it's kinda nice to hear '80s thrash metal, made in 2009, and played by dudes who weren't eating zweiback and shitting their Garanimals to "The Smurfs" when the ...

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ALESTORM Interviewed On 'Black Night Meditations'

Gareth Murdock, Ian Wilson and Christopher Bowes of the Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM were recently interviewed on the "Black Night Meditations" show on the WSCA 106.1 FM radio station. The entire 37-minute discussion is now available for streaming using the audio player below. WSCA 106.1...

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UNLEASHED Begins Recording New Album

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED have entered guitarist Fredrik Folkare's Chrome studio to begin recording their tenth full-length album for an early 2010 release via Nuclear Blast Records. According to the band, the musical direction of the forthcoming CD will be "the logical continuation fro...

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EXODUS: 'Shovel Headed Tour Machine' Trailer Available

Nuclear Blast Records has set a January 15 release date for "Shovel Headed Tour Machine (Live At Wacken And Other Assorted Atrocities)" from San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans EXODUS. The package will contain the band's July 2008 performance at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, plus a documenta...

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ROTTING CHRIST: New Album Title Revealed

Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST have set "Aealo" as the title of their new album, due on February 15 in Europe and February 23 in the U.S. via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at Lunatach Studios in Katerini, Greece and will feature guest appearances by Greek-American vocalist Diamanda Gal...

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THE ABSENCE: New Album Title Revealed

Tampa, Florida melodic thrash outfit THE ABSENCE entered Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida on November 2 to begin recording its third album, "Enemy Unbound", for an early 2010 release via Metal Blade Records. The CD is being tracked with Brian Elliot while the mixing duties will be h...

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Former EMPEROR Guitarist SAMOTH Launches THE WRETCHED END

THE WRETCHED END, the new Norway-based band featuring guitarist Samoth (EMPEROR, ZYKLON) and bassist Cosmo (MINDGRINDER) alongside Swedish drummer Nils Fjellström (DARK FUNERAL, IN BATTLE, AEON),has entered the studio to begin recording its as-yet-untitled debut album for a 2010 release. A vocalist...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Performs At 'Cure Parkinson's' Benefit Event; Video, Photos Available

AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler was in New York over the weekend to perform as part of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson's", a benefit thrown by Michael J. Fox at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Also appearing at the event were Roger Daltrey, Gregg Allman, and Elvis Costello. Watch video...