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ANAAL NATHRAKH, BLOOD DUSTER, DISFEAR Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

ANAAL NATHRAKH, BLOOD DUSTER and DISFEAR have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 23-25 at the Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AFGRUND (Sweden) ANAAL NATHRAKH (England) BEHOLD…THE ARCTOPUS (New York) BLOOD DUSTER...

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FROSTMOON ECLIPSE's CLAUDIO ALCARA Releases Acoustic Album

"Songs of Remorse", the first album from STROSZEK, saw its release this week on the Canadian God Is Myth label. The band is FROSTMOON ECLIPSE guitarist and founder Claudio Alcara's personal project, and the melodic, acoustic work is far removed from the black metal he is more usually associated with...

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MACABRE, PHOBIA Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

MACABRE, PHOBIA, COPREMESIS and DECRYPT have been confirmed for next year's Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 23-25 at the Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AFGRUND (Sweden) BEHOLD…THE ARCTOPUS (New York) COFFINS (Japan) COPREMESIS (New York) DEFEATED SANITY...

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Pittsburgh Thrashers MELTDOWN Release Full-Length Debut

Pittsburgh thrashers MELTDOWN have just released their debut album, "Executioner". Starting in mid-2004, MELTDOWN's sturdy foundations were formed by a group of wayward teenagers. A developing aggression for brainwashed peers met by a growing passion for heavy metal brought the band together. The Eu...

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DIR EN GREY To Release New Single

Japan's DIR EN GREY will release a new single in Japan entitled "Dozing Green". Due on on October 24, it will feature B-side tracks "Hydra 666" — a reworking of the track "Hydra" from the band's second album, "Macabre" — and a live acoustic performance of the song "Agitated Screams of Maggots". The...

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DECAPITATED To Reissue 'Winds Of Creation' With Exclusive Bonus DVD

Polish death metallers DECAPITATED will issue a limited edition version of their "Winds of Creation" debut album on October 8, complete with bonus DVD. Originally issued back in 2000, the album sent shock waves through the scene for its focused and tight arrangement, relentless aggression and suprem...

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DEVOURMENT, DISFIGURED To Perform At San Antonio's THE GOREGROWLER'S BALL

DEVOURMENT, DISFIGURED and FUNERAL RITES are among he confirmed bands for "The Goregrowler's Ball", a two-day underground metal festival set to take place November 3-4 at The Roadhouse Saloon in San Antonio, Texas. Named after its organizer, Aaron "The GoreGrowler" Mendiola, this concert was origina...

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Report: Heavy Metal's Worldwide Ubiquity Rivalled Only By That Of Hip-Hop

Daniel Trilling of the London, U.K.-based magazine New Statesman reports: Heavy metal has long been sneered at by music snobs for being resolutely proletarian, often aggressive, and obsessed with macabre, occult imagery. Over its 40-year history, however, it has achieved a level of worldwide ubiquit...

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Report: ALICE COOPER And Partners Dream Big For Phoenix Area Teens

Lawn Griffiths of EastValleyTribune.com reports: His four decades of shock-rock music with snakes slithering across his shoulders, fake blood and macabre black makeup would not suggest Alice Cooper entertains thoughts about providing a haven of activities for teens on a Christian college campus. But...

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Ex-MORBID ANGEL/NOCTURNUS Member MIKE BROWNING To Guest On DENIAL FIEND CD

DENIAL FIEND, the Tampa, Florida-based band featuring in its ranks Terry Butler (SIX FEET UNDER, ex-MASSACRE, ex-DEATH),Kam Lee (ex-MASSACRE, ex-MANTAS),Curt Beeson (NASTY SAVAGE, LOWBROW) and Sam Williams (DOWN BY LAW, PSEUDO HEROES),recently entered GL Studios in Brandon, Florida to begin recor...

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FROSTMOON ECLIPSE Guitarist Releases First STROSZEK Album

Claudio Alcara, guitarist and founder member of black metallers FROSTMOON ECLIPSE has finished work on "Songs of Remorse", the first album from his own band STROSZEK. Due for release shortly on the God is Myth label, the CD's recording lineup includes Alcara on vocals and guitars, Richard on drums a...

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SHATTERED SOUL: 'Exile Of Enemies' Track Listing Revealed

Pittsburgh-based death/black/thrash metal band SHATTERED SOUL has finalized the track listing for its sixth CD, entitled "Exile of Enemies". Due in August, the album was recorded at Mudhut studios in Sharon, PA with producer Bill Dodd. The cover artwork will be created by Mike from the band CRAVING...

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SHATTERED SOUL Prepares To Record New Album

Pittsburgh-based death/black/thrash metal band SHATTERED SOUL will enter Mudhut studios in Sharon, PA with producer Bill Dodd to record its sixth CD, entitled "Exile of Enemies". The cover artwork will be created by Mike from the band CRAVING GORE and his artwork company Macabre Creations. SHATTERED...

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KITTIE Drummer Discusses Horror Movies

KITTIE drummer Mercedes Lander has posted a guest blog at Headbanger's Blog about her lifelong interest in horror movies. An excerpt follows: "Ever since I was a young girl I have been fascinated with '70s and '80s horror films. I remember begging my mother to rent 'The Corpse Grinders' by Ted V. Mi...

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SAINT VITUS: 'Reunion 2003 - Live in Chicago' DVD Now Available

The debut SAINT VITUS DVD featuring the classic lineup of Armando Acosta, Mark Adams, Dave Chandler and Scott (Wino) Weinrich has finally been made available. Entitled "Reunion 2003 - Live in Chicago", the disc was recorded at the Double Door in Chicago on July 1, 2003 as part of a show that also in...