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SHE SAID DESTROY Confirmed For Norway's BY:LARM Festival
Norwegian extreme metallers SHE SAID DESTROY have been confirmed for the By:Larm festival, set to take place February 8-10 in Trondheim, Norway. According to a posting on the band's web site, "By:Larm is Scandinavia's largest music conference. Every year it moves from one Norwegian city to another....November 6, 2006
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NOCTURNAL RITES Bassist: 'Songwriting Is Going Very Well'
NOCTURNAL RITES bassist Nils Eriksson has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Just dropping by to let you know that we are still alive (not the song) and well. Songwriting is going very well indeed and the album is shaping up to be a mother of metal. We have some rough ...November 2, 2006
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GENERAL SURGERY Confirmed For Holland's ARNHEM METAL MEETING
Legendary Swedish grindcore merchants GENERAL SURGERY have been confirmed for the Arnhem Metal Meeting, set to take place Saturday, December 9 at Musis Sacrum in Arnhem, Holland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AETERNUS ANCIENT RITES ANTAEUS ARCH ENEMY GENERAL...November 1, 2006
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FORMICIDE: Complete Discography To Be Released On CD
Due Process, the new label formed by longstanding webzine Aversionline, has announced the release of the complete discography from one of Boston's finest and most revered late-'80s thrash metal acts FORMICIDE. The self-titled CD — mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering — contains 15 tracks sp...October 30, 2006
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Acclaimed Tattoo Artist PAUL BOOTH To Host This Weekend's 'Headbanger's Ball'
Internationally acclaimed artist Paul Booth will host MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" Saturday, October 28, 2006, followed by a unique half-hour preview special of Paul Booth's "Last Rites" DVD. With the grand opening of Paul Booth's mind-blowing shop on Manhattan's West Side housing ample artist booths,...October 25, 2006
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IMMORTAL RITES Completes Work On New Album
German melodic death metal band IMMORTAL RITES has finished recording its second full-length album, "Source Code @ Converter's Day", at Audiospezialist Studios in Germany with producer Martin Schmidt (ex-ATROCITY/LEAVES' EYES drummer). The mastering took place at Unisound Studios in Sweden by EDGE O...October 22, 2006
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Former KING DIAMOND Drummer SNOWY SHAW Named New Singer Of THERION
Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, DREAM EVIL) has been named the new singer in THERION. The group's new album, "Gothic Kabbalah", was recorded and mixed in Stockholm by Stefan Glaumann (RAMMSTEIN, EVERGREY, EUROPE) will be released in January 2007 via Nuclear Bla...October 22, 2006
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Former NOCTURNAL RITES Singer Joins PLANET STORM Project
PLANET STORM, the brand-new project formed by the guitar duo of Ronny Blylod (DESTYNATION) and Johannes Forsberg (AMETHYST),as announced the addition of vocalist Anders Zackrisson (ex-NOCTURNAL RITES, GOTHAM CITY) to the group's ranks. "Anders will participate on numerous tracks, both with lead and...October 22, 2006
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Israeli Black Metallers AZAMOTH Release Debut Album: Audio Available
Israeli black metallers AZAMOTH have uploaded the song "Bloody Dawn" at this location. The track comes off the group's debut album, "Eternity", which was launched with a special "dark and atmospheric" release show on October 12 at the Silver club in Tel-Aviv. "Eternity" was recorded in late 2005 and...October 21, 2006
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ANCIENT RITES Guitarist Expands AHRÁYEPH Project
ANCIENT RITES guitar player Raf has expanded his one-man project AHRÁYEPH into a band, according to a posting on his Myspace blog. In the past few weeks, the lineup was completed and the group's current formation is as follows: Raf - Vocals/Guitar Damien Lecompte - Guitar Dirk Vollon - Bass Cris Tit...October 18, 2006
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ACHERON: 'Rites Of The Black Mass' Re-Release To Include Bonus Tracks
Legendary underground cult band ACHERON will reportedly be reissuing its classic 1992 debut album "Rites of the Black Mass" on South American label Dying Music. The CD will include bonus tracks of demo versions of songs featured on the album. The re-release is expected out before the end of 2006. Fo...October 18, 2006
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COLD COLOURS Added To Two Dates on MOONSPELL, KATATONIA, DAYLIGHT DIES Tour
Minnesota goth metal act COLD COLOURS has been added to the St. Paul (Oct. 29) and Aurora, CO (Oct. 31) dates of the Nocturnal Mourning Tour featuring MOONSPELL, KATATONIA and DAYLIGHT DIES. Commented the group: "We are getting to play with two of our biggest influences as well as one of the best Am...October 8, 2006
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MELECHESH: 'Emissaries' Tentative U.S. Release Date Announced
Osmose/The End Records has tentatively set a January 23, 2007 release date for new album from Mesopotamian metallers MELECHESH, entitled "Emissaries". The CD will arrive in Europe on October 30. "Emissaries", the fourth album from MELECHESH, is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2003's brilliant opus...October 6, 2006
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NOCTURNAL RITES Bassist: 'Songwriting Is Going Really Well'
NOCTURNAL RITES bassist Nils Eriksson has posted the following update at the band's official web site: "Just dropping by to let you all know that songwriting [for the new album] is going really well (still). We worked on some vocals yesterday and Jonny [Lindqvist] can still sing (again). Some of the...October 3, 2006
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BLOOD TSUNAMI's PETE EVIL To Host MTV NORDIC's 'Headbanger's Ball'
BLOOD TSUNAMI guitarist/singer Pete Evil has been tapped to host the MTV Nordic's Norwegian version of "Headbanger's Ball", which is scheduled to launch Friday, October 6. Commented Pete Evil's BLOOD TSUNAMI bandmate Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust, drums; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR): "In my opinion, thi...October 2, 2006