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TESTAMENT Takes Top Honors In 2008 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll

TESTAMENT's "The Formation Of Damnation" album took the No. 1 spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" annual listener Top 25 countdown show. The album beat out second-place finisher, METALLICA's "Death Magnetic", by a 36% margin on the recently broadcast program (see chart below). "The Top 25 countdown show...

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HOSTILE CELL To Open For ERIC SINGER PROJECT In Norway

Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal/rock band HOSTILE CELL has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 16 - Sticky Fingers - Gothenburg, SWE Feb. 21 - Glassheim - Jevnaker, NOR (w/ ERIC SINGER PROJECT) "Nothing", the new video from HOSTILE CELL, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Magnus Petersson...

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SCAR SYMMETRY Issues 2008 Recap

Swedish melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY have issued the following update: "So another year has come to an end. Our fifth as a band! A lot of cool things happened in 2008. And one very uncool thing. But everything turned out great, luckily. "The year of 2008 started while we were halfway throug...

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SCAR SYMMETRY: Tarragona Photos Available

MetalSymphony.com has uploaded photos of SCAR SYMMETRY's December 5, 2008 concert at Sala Zero in Tarragona, Spain. Also available are pictures of support acts LAMENTS OF SILENCE and BETWEEN THE FROST. SCAR SYMMETRY's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro 02. Holographic Universe 03. Morphogenesis 03. 2...

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HOSTILE CELL: 'Nothing' Video Available

"Nothing", the new video from the Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal/rock band HOSTILE CELL, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Magnus Petersson of PGF Motion in Borås, Sweden. HOSTILE CELL recently parted ways with bassist Per Romvall "for personal reasons." The group is now looking for a pe...

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SCAR SYMMETRY Performs With New Vocalists For First Time; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY performing the song "The Illusionist" on December 5, 2008 at Sala Zero in Tarragona, Spain can be viewed below. Commented the band: "A big thank you to Jordi/STIGIA and José/Doomed Events for making our mini-tour in Spain a wo...

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PLACE VENDOME: More New Album Details Revealed

PLACE VENDOME, the project featuring former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske alongside PINK CREAM 69's Dennis Ward, will release its second album, "Streets Of Fire", on February 20, 2009 via Frontiers Records. The songs this time were supplied by different songwriters, who were particularly motivated...

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PRIMAL FEAR Checks In From The Studio

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR entered the studio on November 28 to begin recording their new album, "16.6", due in early 2009 via Frontiers Records. The group has issued the following update: "Another week, another very intensive work in the recording studio — all instruments are recorded, perc...

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ACHERON Issues Brazilian Tour Recap

ACHERON founder Vincent Crowley has issued the following update: "Last weekend was the GRAVE / ACHERON 2008 Brazilian assault. It did not start off too well. Kyle [Severn; INCANTATION, WOLFEN SOCIETY] and I had to deal with airline weather issues in Columbus, Ohio that delayed our flight to Newark,...

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SINNER Helps Celebrate Legendary Rockfabrik's 25th Anniversary

German metal oufit SINNER (featuring PRIMAL FEAR members Mat Sinner and Henny Wolter) has issued the following update: "We had a nice Sunday evening to top off a cool year for SINNER. The legendary Rockfabrik venue in Ludwigsburg, Germany had a 25-year anniversay party going — and since SINNER and t...

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CRYONIC TEMPLE: 'Standing Tall' Video Available

"Standing Tall", the new video from the Swedish heavy metal band CRYONIC TEMPLE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's new album, "Immortal", which was released on November 21 via Metal Heaven Records. CRYONIC TEMPLE was founded in 1996 and has over the years performed at such festival...

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SANCTIFICATION: New Song Posted Online

SANCTIFICATION, the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of GOD AMONG INSECTS, IN BATTLE and SOULDRAINER, has posted the title track of its upcoming album, "Black Reign", on the group's MySpace page. SANCTIFICATION recently announced its new lineup consisting of Tomas Elofsson (...

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PRIMAL FEAR Bassist Checks In From Studio

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR entered the studio on November 28 to begin recording their new album, "16.6", due in early 2009 via Frontiers Records. The group's bassist Mat Sinner has issued the following update: "Henny [Wolter] has finished most of his guitar parts and left the studio earlier...

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HORDE OF HEL Finalizes 'Blodskam' Track Listing

HORDE OF HEL, which features "members from different elite death metal and black metal bands from Sweden," has finalized the track listing for its debut album, "Blodskam". The CD, which contains contains 14 songs of raw and evil black metal and industrial madness, was mastered by engineer/producer M...

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YGGDRASIL: New Song Posted Online

Swedish folk metal band YGGDRASIL has released the title track from its upcoming album "Vedergällning", which is due in early 2009. You can stream the song below. The CD was recorded at Endarker Studios in Norrköping, Sweden with producer Magnus Devo Andersson (MARDUK bassist) and features the follo...