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PSYCROPTIC: In Writing Mode

Australian technical death metallers PSYCROPTIC have issued the following update: "PSYCROPTIC have just returned from a short Australian tour and are now currently hard at work writing material for the as-yet-untitled new album. Live shows have been put on hold as the writing process is now the main...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: 'I Have Achieved Already More Than I Have Ever Expected'

HardcoreSounds recently conducted an interview with DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz. A few excerepts from the chat follow: HardcoreSounds: You did the tour with DEVILDRIVER, UNEARTH and KATAKLYSM. What's your opinion about these bands you toured with? Silenoz: I wasn't so familiar with UNEARTH before...

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HEAVEN ABLAZE: New Album Available For Streaming

London, Ontario, Canada-based death/thrash act HEAVEN ABLAZE has completed work on its new album, "Reborn through Evil", with producer Jean-Francois Dagenais of KATAKLYSM fame. Mastering duties were handled by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New York. The full CD, along with the group's firs...

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Collateral Defect

Recalling my review of 2005's "(N)utopia" by Italy's GRAVEWORM, the album was a decent effort that combined the band's patented dark, gothic-tinged even, and keyboard-laced black/death metal, but seemed to lack a certain something. The resulting 6.5/10 was an indication of an album that contained so...

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KATAKLYSM's 'In The Arms Of Devastation' Lands On Billboard's Heatseekers Chart

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM sold around 900 copies of their 2006 CD "In the Arms of Devastation" in the United States during the seven days ending June 3, 2007. The album's total U.S. sales now stand at just under 19,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Commented the band: "Dear fans, your bo...

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UNEARTH Recruits SEEMLESS Drummer

UNEARTH frontman Trevor Phipps has issued the following update: "We are headed back on the road for a slew of European festivals starting June 9th at Festimad in Spain and ending at With Full Force in Germany on July 1st. Taking on drumming duties during these dates will be our friend Derek Kerswill...

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HANKER To Enter Studio In August

Quebec, Canada-based metallers HANKER are currently putting the final touches on the material for their new album. They will begin recording on August 1, 2007 with producer Jean-François Dagenais (KATAKLYSM guitarist),who previously worked with the band on their "Web of Faith" CD. A spring 2008 rel...

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KATAKLYSM: New Audio Interview With JEAN-FRANCOIS DAGENAIS Available

Metal Reigns has posted a 20-minute audio interview with KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais, conducted during the band's recent Invaluable Darkness Tour with DIMMU BORGIR. Download and listen to the interview at this location (MP3 file, 6 MB). KATAKLYSM recently decided to "immortalize" the...

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KATAKLYSM: New Album Title Announced

KATAKLYSM singer Maurizio Iacono has issued the following update: "First off, I want to sincerely thank everyone involved with The Invaluable Darkness Tour we just completed with our friends DIMMU BORGIR. We would like to thank them for treating us like brothers and to all their crew for helping us...

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GRAVEWORM: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Collateral Defect", the latest album from Italy's premiere gothic-tinged black metal act GRAVEWORM, is now available for streaming at MP3.com. The album will be up until Sunday, June 3 and will be released in North America on June 5 via Nuclear Blast Records. "Collateral Defect" was recorded at Sta...

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Former SOILWORK Guitarist To Set Up Recording Studio In Nashville

Former SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers, who has most recently worked as a songwriter/producer in California, has just delivered the masters to Nuclear Blast Records for a project that he has been working on for over a year. The CD, which will most likely be released under the "Nuclear Blast All-Sta...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Says New CD Is 'Totally Balls-Out'

DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara (ex-COAL CHAMBER) recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's third album, "The Last Kind Words" (cover),due on July 31 via Roadrunner Records. "The 'last kind words' could be 'f--- you' before complete annihilation," Fafara said. "For me, this album is about being m...

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DEVILDRIVER Films 'Not All Who Wander Are Lost' Video

Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER has just filmed the first video for its new song "Not All Who Wander Are Lost" in Los Angeles with director Nathan Cox (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MARILYN MANSON, SYSTEM OF A DOWN). The clip is expected to be released in a few weeks. DEVILDRIVER is currently on...

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GENE HOGLAN: New Audio Interview Available

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT) was interviewed Monday night (May 21) on the "Conte and Kenny Show" on Cringe Humor Radio. Listen to the program at this location (Note: The Hoglan interview begins around the 30-minute mark). Hoglan is currently sitti...

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THEATRES DES VAMPIRES Confirmed For Germany's BATTLE OF METAL Festival

Italy's THEATRES DES VAMPIRES has been confirmed for the Battle of Metal open-air festival, set to take place July 5-7, 2007 at Eventzentrum in Geiselwind, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BEHEMOTH BELOVED ENEMY BLACK LABEL SOCIETY DEATHSTARS DISBELIEF...