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CELTIC FROST Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST (photo) have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5, 2006 in Wacken, Germany. The reunited band will perform a 90-minute "best of" set (including new songs) on August 4 on the "Blackstage." The festival bi...

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EMPEROR Frontman Working On 'Very Angry' Solo Album

After Norwegian black metal legends EMPEROR split up in 2001, frontman Ihsahn's main focus has been on his more experimental band, PECCATUM, and he also started his own label, Mnemosyne Productions, in 2003. "Mnemosyne Productions is not just a label," Ihsahn explained to Terrorizer magazine, "it's...

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DARK FUNERAL Confirmed For METALBÅTEN Metal Cruise

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Metalbåten festival, set to take place March 23-24, 2006 on Silja Line. Other bands confirmed to appear at the festival include RAGE, FREEDOM CALL, DISMEMBER and HELLFUELED. Silja Line is the leading passenger sh...

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BLOOD TSUNAMI To Record Full-Length Debut in December

BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR),are currently spending their time writing and rehearsing new material for their next studio assault. "The new stuff is brutal beyond belief and true fans of quality thra...

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ABORYM: New Song Available For Download

A brand-new ABORYM track, entitled "A Dog-Eat-Dog World", has been made available for download at this location. The track comes off the Italian black metallers' fourth album, "Generator", due on February 20, 2006 via Season of Mist. According to a press release, "'Generator' holds the spirit of dar...

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EMPEROR Discuss Upcoming Shows, Possibility Of New Studio Album

EMPEROR's creative core, guitarist Samoth and frontman Ihsahn recently spoke to Terrorizer magazine about their upcoming reunion concerts and their plans for the future. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's break-up: Ihsahn: "When we announced the split in 2001, we didn't think we woul...

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EMPEROR: Tickets Go On Sale For Los Angeles Show

Tickets will go on sale at 10am EST today, November 23 for EMPEROR's recently announced Los Angeles show at Key Club, located at 9029 W. Sunset Blvd. To purchase tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com or call Key Club's box office (open 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. PST daily) at 310-274-5800. Tickets for EM...

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EMPEROR: Tickets For New York City Show Now On Sale

According to a Candlelight Records press release, tickets have officailly gone on sale for EMPEROR's recently announced July 14, 2006 New York City show at B.B. King's Blues Club, located at 237 West 42nd Street. To purchase tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com or call B.B. King's at 212-997-4144. EMP...

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DARK FUNERAL: Japanese Edition Of 'Attera Totus Sanctus' To Feature Bonus Tracks

According to a posting on DARK FUNERAL's web site, the Japanese edition of the group's new album, "Attera Totus Sanctus" — due on December 21 via Soundholic Ltd. — will include two bonus tracks: "an instrumental version of the dark and extremely powerful 'Atrum Regina' and a newly recorded version o...

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EMPEROR: New York, Los Angeles Dates Announced

Reunited Norwegian black metal legends EMPEROR have announced the following U.S. dates in July 2006: Jul. 14 - BB Kings Blues Club - New York, NY Jul. 16 - Key Club - Los Angeles, CA As previously reported, EMPEROR reunited after four years to play a surprise three-song set at Scream's 15-year anniv...

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DARK FUNERAL: Swedish Dates Announced

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have lined up the following dates in their homecountry during February: Feb. 24 - Stockholm, SWE – Klubben Feb. 25 - Malmö, SWE – KB Feb. 26 - Göteborg, SWE – Kåren As previously reportd, DARK FUNERAL's new album, "Attera Totus Sanctus", entered the Swedish natio...

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ZYKLON Begin Recording New Album

ZYKLON, the Norwegian band featuring EMPEROR members Samoth (guitar) and Trym (drums),have begun recording their third album, tentatively titled "Disintegrate". The album is being recorded at Akkerhaugen Lydstudio in Norway with time already set at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden for the album...

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GOD AMONG INSECTS: 'If New Album Cover Doesn't Get Banned, Something Is Wrong'

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 posted the following update on t...

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DARK FUNERAL's 'Attera Totus Sanctus' Enters Swedish Chart At No. 35

DARK FUNERAL's new album, "Attera Totus Sanctus", has entered the Swedish national chart at position No. 35. It has also debuted on the Swedish heavy metal chart at No. 3. As previously reported, the limited digipack version of "Attera Totus Sanctus" has been delayed until January 2006 "due to a com...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN Set Release Date For New Album

Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, featuring Obsidian C. (a.k.a. Arnt Grønbech, also a touring guitarist for SATYRICON) on guitars/bass/synth, have set a March 27, 2006 release date for their new album, entitled "Armada". "KEEP OF KALESSIN has currently picked up working on the album and wi...