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GOD AMONG INSECTS To Support BOLT THROWER In Sweden

GOD AMONG INSECTS, the Swedish "old-school" death metal band featuring vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula (DARK FUNERAL),guitarist Lord K (a.k.a. Kenth Philipson) (THE PROJECT HATE),bassist Tomas Elofsson (SANCTIFICATION) and drummer Tobias Gustafsson (VOMITORY),have been confirmed as the support ac...

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'Scandinavian Rock & Metal' Two-Volume Book Set Due In Early 2006

RockDetector.com is publishing a two-volume book set, "Scandinavian Rock & Metal", in the first quarter of 2006. The books cover all styles of rock and metal from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. In the now-expected Rockdetector style, executive editor Garry Sharpe-Young covers each band's h...

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VENOM Frontman On New Album: I Wanted To Re-Create What Original Band Was All About

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the subject of the detractors, fans who believe the only "real" VENOM includes Mantas and Abaddon: Cronos: "Look, VENOM has over the years had so m...

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ELITIST RECORDS Is No More

Long-running U.K. record label Elitist Records has officially closed its doors. "Many thanks to all who supported the releases and appreciated the ethic behind the label," said label founder Lee Barrett in a statement. "I’ll now be A&Ring for another label. More news when it's available." Elitis...

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EMPEROR Frontman Sets Title For Upcoming Solo Album

EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn has set "The Adversary" as the title of his upcoming solo album, tentatively due next year via a collaboration between Mnemosyne Productions and Candlelight Records worldwide. Owned/operated by partners Ihsahn and Ihriel since 2003, Mnemosyne Productions was established as an...

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Attera Totus Sanctus

Those wondering whether the long awaited full-length, "Attera Totus Sanctus", from Sweden's DARK FUNERAL is a major departure from the mostly one-tempo (fast) albums of the past can stop wondering. In a general sense, this is no major departure, but it is a somewhat more memorable DARK FUNERAL album...

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Gospels for the Sick

Hey kids, look, another supergroup! SCUM brings together a motley crew of extreme musicians, including Casey Chaos (AMEN),Samoth and Faust (EMPEROR),Cosmocrator (MINDGRINDER),and Happy Tom (TURBONEGRO). Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE),Mortiis, and Knut "Euroboy" Schreider (TURBONEGRO, EUROBOYS) cont...

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NEVERMORE, FINNTROLL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

NEVERMORE and FINNTROLL have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5, 2006 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER EMPEROR FINNTROLL IN EXTRE...

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BLOOD TSUNAMI To Play Oslo This Weekend

BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR),will make their next live appearance on Saturday, December 3 at John Dee in Oslo. The concert, which celebrates the 15th anniversary of Body Map merchandise, will also i...

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No, EMPEROR Is Not Playing California This Weekend

According to Pollstar.com, "EMPEROR" will be performing this Saturday, December 3 at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California ahead of their two-night stint in New York City next July. However, further research shows this particular "EMPEROR" to be the self-proclaimed "Southern California's Premi...

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EMPEROR: Second Los Angeles Date Added, Opening Acts Announced

Due to overwhelming sales on previously announced EMPEROR shows in New York City and Los Angeles, Candlelight Records has confirmed additional shows in each city to meet fan demand. Momentum for ticket sales in the first hours on sale in New York had fans buying tickets at a rate of one every six mi...

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EMPEROR To Add Second New York City Show

With the group's July 14, 2006 gig at New York City's B.B. King's club over half way sold out at press time, Norwegian black metal legends EMPEROR will be adding a second New York City show on July 13 at the same venue. According to the group's booking agent, over 500 tickets have been sold ...

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ABORYM: Another New Song Posted Online

The title track from ABORYM's upcoming CD, "Generator", has been posted oline at www.myspace.com/aborym666. As previously reported, the song "A Dog-Eat-Dog World" has been made available for download at this location. Both cuts come off the Italian black metallers' fourth album, "Generator", due on...

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BOLT THROWER, BLOODTHORN Added To Norway's INFERNO FESTIVAL

BOLT THROWER and BLOODTHORN have reportedly been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Inferno Festival, set to take place April 13-15 at the Rockefeller Music Hall and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are the reunited black metal legends EMPEROR, MARDUK and...

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Black Wings of Destiny

With TESTAMENT plagued by periods of frustrating dormancy, founding guitarist Eric Peterson resurrects his DRAGONLORD black metal side project, last seen on record racks with a respectable debut ("Rapture") in 2001. It's surprising that "Black Wings of Destiny" has been such a relatively low-profile...