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OMNIUM GATHERUM Announce New Vocalist

Finnish melodic death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have announced the addition of singer Jukka Pelkonen (a.k.a. "J") from the band called ELENIUM as their new frontman. "Jukka and other ELENIUM dudes have been our dear friends for a really long time, so it seemed very natural choice for us to ask Jukka...

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DESTYNATION: 'Back From The Dark' Video Posted Online

Swedish heavy metal band DESTYNATION (formerly ETERNIA) have posted their video for the song "Back from the Dark" at their official web site. Check it out at this location. "Back from the Dark" comes off the group's debut album, "Rising Up", which was released earlier in the year via Greece's Sonic...

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Lunar Womb [reissue]

Without diminishing the impact of this revered classic at all, it's only fair to say that Scott "Wino" Weinrich has topped "Lunar Womb" at least a few times since its original 1991 release. Hell, OBSESSED swansong "The Church Within" is arguably better, and definitely sounds more kickass. And the ma...

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BLACK SABBATH Among Most 'Ideologically Harmful' Bands On Secret Soviet Rock List

According to a report published in the U.K.'s The Guardian, BLACK SABBATH were named as one of 38 "ideologically harmful" foreign groups in a list sent out in January 1985 by the secretary of the Communist party's youth wing in Ukraine to its local committees. The information, he wrote, was provided...

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CLUTCH Drummer Featured On New FIVE HORSE JOHNSON Album

CLUTCH drummer Jean Paul Gaster makes an appearance on the new FIVE HORSE JOHNSON album, "The Mystery Spot", which was released on May 23 via Small Stone Records. An MP3 of the track "Ten Cent Dynamite" is available for download at this location. FIVE HORSE JOHNSON are said to combine their love and...

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ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER: Entire Album Available For Streaming

Atlanta, Georgia's ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER is set to release their self-titled debut record on June 6, 2006. You can listen to the entire album right now by visiting their e-card at this location. Named in homage to LYNYRD SKYNYRD drummer, Artimus Pyle, the 10-track aural attack of ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER wil...

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TO/DIE/FOR Announce New Album Title

Finnish goth-metallers TO/DIE/FOR have set "Wounds Wide Open" as the title of their their fifth album, tentatively due in October. The follow-up to 2005's "IV" was recorded by Samu Oittinen at Fantom Studios and by Jari-Jukka Nippala at Sonic Image, and will now be sent to Sweden's Abyss Studios whe...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist's 'Lesson In Humility'

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse has posted a lengthy message in the "Notes from the Road" section of his official web site. An excerpt from his latest entry follows: "Just before this trip [to Australia and New Zealand], I had the great pleasure of taking my son to a concert with Joe Satriani and...

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KING'S X Frontman DOUG PINNICK Addresses Breakup Rumors

KING'S X frontman Doug Pinnick has issued the following statement in response to rumors that the band were on the verge of breaking up: "I wish I could set down and answer all the questions, and speculations. I will try to make light of some of the things said and suggested. You guys are wonderful ....

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AMORAL: 'Decrowning' Live Video Posted Online

Finnish melodic death metallers AMORAL have uploaded a performance video of the song "Decrowning", recorded live at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland on April 13, 2006, at this location (Windows Media; right-click, "Save Target As"). "Decrowning" is the title track of the band's second album, which was...

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PROFANE OMEN: Web Single Available For Download

Finnish death'n'roll band PROFANE OMEN have uploaded a "web single," entitled "Rewind", at this location. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Beaten Into Submission", due later in the year via Dethrone Music. The CD was recorded over a three-week period at Hideaway and Villvox studios with...

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LUNARMILE Featuring TONY IOMMI's Daughter: Debut EP Due In June

LUNARMILE (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3),the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),will release their debut EP, simply titled "LunarMile" (view cover here),on Monday, June 12....

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MORTAL SIN Scrap DVD Release

Reunited Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN have scrapped plans to release a DVD of their February 4, 2006 concert at The Gaelic Club in Sydney, Australia "due to technical audio problems." Video footage, however, captured on the night was used in a alternate second cut for the "Out of the Darkness" cl...

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Report: Progressive Metal Band's Name Causes Cancellation Of Benefit Concert

New Jersey's Asbury Park Press is reporting that the the name and web site of a local progressive metal band — DIVINITY DESTROYED — sparked enough worry about sacrilege that leaders of St. Mary's parish in Barnegat canceled a long-planned charity concert meant to benefit the terminally ill and disab...

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EWIGKEIT: Free EP Available For Download

U.K. progressive metallers EWIGKEIT (pronounced Ay-vish-kite) have released a free EP, entitled "Return to the Land of Fog". Commented EWIGKEIT mainman James Fogarty: "The idea was to revisit my favorite tracks from the 'Land of Fog' album. As these have largely not been heard by the people who have...