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KATAKLYSM: 'Heaven's Venom' Track Listing Revealed

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM will release their new album, "Heaven's Venom", on August 24 (one day earlier internationally) via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2008's "Prevail" was produced by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais (MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX) and was mixed...

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KATAKLYSM: 'Heaven's Venom' Artwork Unveiled

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have unveiled the cover artwork for their new album, "Heaven's Venom". Check it out below. Due on August 24 (one day earlier internationally) via Nuclear Blast Records, the follow-up to 2008's "Prevail" was produced by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais (MA...

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AMEBIX To Release 'Redux' EP This Month

Legendary U.K. crust punks AMEBIX will release a new three-song EP, "Redux", on June 28 via Profane Existence Records. The CD, which will contain live and re-recorded versions of several of the band's classics — including "Winter", "Chain Reaction" and "Arise" — was remixed by current AMEBIX drummer...

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Former DISMEMBER Drummer FRED ESTBY's NECRONAUT: Another Song Posted Online

NECRONAUT, the solo project of former DISMEMBER/CARNAGE drummer Fred Estby, has posted another new track, "In Dark Tribute", on its MySpace page. The song features Hellbutcher (NIFELHEIM) on vocals and Tyrant (NIFELHEIM) on guitar. NECRONAUT's self-titled album is scheduled for a September 2010 rele...

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CHIMAIRA To Release 'Coming Alive' DVD/CD Set

Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA will release a DVD/CD set, "Coming Alive", on July 20 via Ferret Music. This unprecedented release includes a four-part documentary filmed over the course of a year and a half while the entire package includes over seven hours of exclusive content. The DVD, filmed...

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CHIMAIRA To Release 'Guitar Collection Vol. 1' Guitar Tab Book

Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation has set a June 25 release date for the first-ever guitar tab book from Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA. The "Guitar Collection Vol. 1" book features note-for-note transcriptions of13 songs from CHIMAIRA's first five albums: * The Flame * Impending Doom * Impleme...

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KATAKLYSM Completes Recording New Album

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have completed the recording process for their new album, "Heaven's Venom", for an August 24 release (one day earlier internationally) via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2008's "Prevail" was produced by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais (MALEVOLEN...

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VENOM Pulls Out Of U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival

Due to "contractual differences," British black metal pioneers VENOM have cancelled their appearance at High Voltage, the U.K.'s new rock festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London, U.K. Commented the band's tour manager: "We announced the concert in Febru...

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KATAKLYSM Explains WACKEN OPEN AIR Cancellation

Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have been forced to cancel their appearance at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. Commented the band: "Unfortunately because of our extremely tight schedule between the new [KATAKLYSM] album...

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Former VENOM Roadie Accused Of Child Rape

Former VENOM drummer Tony "Abaddon" Bray has told U.K.'s Sunday Sun that child rape suspect and ex-roadie Martin Smith was a "loner" who thought he was better than everyone else. Smith worked for VENOM for a short time in the mid-'80s, but was fired by the group just two weeks after ...

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Bay Area Metal Legend DEBBIE ABONO Dies

Debbie Abono, a well-respected and much-loved manager and promotional machine behind some of San Francisco Bay Area's strongest metal bands (POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, VIO-LENCE, SKINLAB),passed away yesterday (Sunday, May 16) at approximately 9:59 a.m. PST after a battle with cancer. She was 80...

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NECRODEATH: 'Mater Tenebrarum' Video Released

"Mater Tenebrarum", the new video from long-running Italian extreme metallers NECRODEATH, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's 25th-anniversary covers album, entitled "Old Skull". The CD, which was released on February 5, features guest appearances by members of influential Italian thr...

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THE CULT Frontman: 'We Need Real Artists With Real Vision'

Australia's Herald Sun recently conducted an interview with THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Herald Sun: What had to be right for this CULT reunion? Astbury: Intention. What is the intention of us working together? What is the purpose of going on a stag...

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KULT OV AZAZEL To Film Ft. Lauderdale Concert For Upcoming DVD

Florida-based black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL will film their May 21 concert at the Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale for their forthcoming DVD, to be released before the end of the year via Arctic Music. The as-yet-untitled disc will span the years 1999-2010 and will include two full shows along with o...

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KATAKLYSM Frontman Launches Pizzeria In Chicago

In addition to having just been announced as one of the second-stage acts on Ozzfest 2010, KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono has been keeping busy with another business venture: opening a pizzeria. Commented Iacono: "Growing up in an Italian family, you always know someone that owns a pizza joint....