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Chimaira

Whatever else you can say about CHIMAIRA, you can't accuse them of taking the easy way out. After the success of their big-label debut, "The Impossibility of Reason", it would have been unsurprising — indeed, almost expected — for their next record to be a bit more accessible, edging closer to radio...
July 28, 2005
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PATHS OF POSSESSION: Release Date Set For 'Promises In Blood'

Metal Blade Records has set an October 4 release date for the debut album from PATHS OF POSSESSION, the Florida-based band fronted by CANNIBAL CORPSE vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher. Entitled "Promises in Blood", the was recorded at Mana Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida with producer Erik...
July 24, 2005
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BLASTMASTERS To Enter Studio Next Week

BLASTMASTERS, the Florida-based death metal band led by former DIABOLIC/UNHOLY GHOST drummer Lee "Aantar" Coates, will enter D.O.W. Studios on July 25 with producer Juan "Punchy" Gonzales (MORBID ANGEL, UNHOLY GHOST) to begin recording their full-length debut, entitled "Twisted Metal". The tentative...
July 21, 2005
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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer To Record Backing Vocals For HEED Debut

Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Göran Edman will be laying down the backing vocals for the debut album from HEED, the new Swedish band featuring former LOST HORIZON members Daniel Heiman (vocals) and Fredrik Olsson (guitar). "Daniel will put screams and some backing lines [while] Göran takes care o...
July 21, 2005
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CELTIC FROST: Forging Friendships That Defy Any Description

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "What a most peculiar few days, the culmination of which was a shared meal last night at a very exceptional and yet equally peculiar restaurant to celebrate the birthdays of Martin [Ain, bass] and me whi...
July 20, 2005
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Black Grimoire

Somewhere between nihilistic ambience and crushing brutality, BLOOD RITUAL set up shop in a murky corner of death metal, informed and influenced by early black metal. Sole member Tim Bishop treads the same dark paths of primeval murk as IMMOLATION and INCANTATION, though his music is less technical...
July 19, 2005
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'Missing' MORBID ANGEL Guitarist TONY NORMAN Is Alive And Well

A spokesperson for MORBID ANGEL has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the group's touring guitarist Tony Norman (ex-MONSTROSITY) — who, along with his girlfriend, was previously reported to be missing (see previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET stories: Story#1, Story#2) — has been located and is said to be "al...
July 19, 2005
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ROUGH SILK Frontman To Guest On New DESTRUCTION Album

Singer Ferdy Doernberg of the German epic/melodic metallers ROUGH SILK has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I'll appear on the new CD by the German thrash legends DESTRUCTION playing a slide-guitar solo on an all-star-song ('The Alliance of the Hellhoundz') featuring b...
July 18, 2005
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DESTRUCTION Replace OVERKILL AT Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

German thrashers DESTRUCTION have replaced OVERKILL on the billing of this year's Earthshaker Fest, a three-day event (including the opening-night party) set to take place July 21-23 in Geiselwind, Germany. DESTRUCTION will perform at the event on Saturday, July 23. Other acts scheduled to appear at...
July 15, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST Unplugged On 99.9 KISW: Audio Available

A 99.9 KISW audio recording of JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton performing acoustic versions of the tracks "Worth Fighting For" and "Diamonds and Rust" (JOAN BAEZ cover) backstage at the White River Ampitheater in Seattle, WA on July 6 has been posted online at this lo...
July 14, 2005
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THRASH AGAINST CANCER Benefit Concert A Success

Over 700 metal fans turned out for the Thrash Against Cancer benefit on July 9 at the Pound amphitheatre in San Francisco. The original lineup of TESTAMENT headlined the event, which featured additional appearances by VICIOUS RUMORS, LAAZ ROCKIT, HIRAX, AGENT STEEL, DEKAPITATOR, MUDFACE, NEIL TURBIN...
July 14, 2005
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KATAKLYSM: More Guest Appearances Announced

KATAKLYSM vocalist Maurizio Iacono has issued the following update: "I received a call today from our producer/guitarist J-F [Dagenais], informing me that the drums are almost all done and they sound monstrous!! Max once again has done a killer job and put a lot of feel into the songs. We're going l...
July 13, 2005
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'Choosing Death' To Be Made Available In German And French Translations

"Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore" will be available in German and French translations next year. Iron Pages will publish the German edition and Camion Blanc will publish the French edition. The book, originally published in English by Feral House in 2004, revisi...
July 13, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST Booking Second Leg Of North American Tour: First Date Leaked

JUDAS PRIEST are in the process of booking dates for the second leg of their North American tour, tentatively set to take place this fall. So far, only one date has been leaked: October 11 at the 3,000 capacity Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. As previously reported, PRIEST guitarist Gle...
July 11, 2005
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SACRIFICE: New Official Web Site Launched

A brand-new official web site for the long-defunct Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE has been launched by Brazil's Marquee Records, who are in the process of reissuing the group's back catalog. Check out the site at www.sacrifice.com.br. The band's freshly re-released debut album, "Torment in Fire", come...
July 11, 2005