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MEYVN: 'Splintered Skies' Reissue To Arrive Next Week

Austin, Texas-based heavy prog/power act MEYVN will release its debut album, "Splintered Skies", on September 12 via KillZone Records. "Splintered Skies" was originally self-released by the band, which bought them to the attention of KillZone Records. The label will be re-releasing the album with a...
September 4, 2006
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GALNERYUS, CLOUD NINE Confirmed For PURE ROCK JAPAN LIVE 2006 Festival

A metal mini-festival, dubbed "Pure Rock Japan Live 2006", will be held on September 17 at Tokyo, Japan's Shibuya O-East. Acts scheduled to appear include DOUBLE-DEALER, BLINDMAN, GALNERYUS, CLOUD NINE and ATOMIC TORNADO. GALNERYUS's new album, "Beyond the End of Despair..." , was produced by Shep (...
August 29, 2006
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SHE SAID DESTROY Issues Post-Tour Update

Norwegian extreme metallers SHE SAID DESTROY have issued the following update: "So our U.K. and Ireland tour ended about a week ago. We had a great time travelling with SYLOSIS, GOREROTTED and CRYPTOPSY. I truly enjoyed getting to watch these bands every night for about 10 days. Our second-to-last s...
August 28, 2006
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WOLF, RAM, POWERVICE To Take Part In GOTHENBURG OLD SCHOOL HEAVY METAL ASSAULT

Swedish metal bands WOLF, RAM and POWERVICE will team up for the Gothenburg Old School Heavy Metal Assault concert on September 30 at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg, Sweden. This will be WOLF's first gig since the European release of their new album, "The Black Flame". More information can be found at w...
August 27, 2006
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WOLF Announces U.S. Release Date For 'The Black Flame'

Swedish traditional metal act WOLF will see the North American release of the band’s fourth album, "The Black Flame", on October 3 through Prosthetic Records. The band's previous record, "Evil Star", along with its back catalog, was also licensed for North American release through Prosthetic in earl...
August 23, 2006
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Former IN BATTLE Drummer Passes Away; Band Vows To Honor His Memory

Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE have issued the following statement: "IN BATTLE wants to announce that their longtime friend and drummer Otto Wiklund, born October 18, 1976 and died August 13, 2006, has passed away by his own hand... "Otto Wiklund was a great drummer and did record...
August 19, 2006
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WOLF: 'The Black Flame' European Release Date Announced

Sweden's WOLF will release its fourth album, "The Black Flame", in Europe on September 25 via Century Media Records. A U.S. release date via Prosthetic Records has yet to be announced. A video for the song "I Will Kill Again" will be filmed at the end of August with longtime friend/director Owe Ling...
August 16, 2006
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VIRGIN STEELE: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

Two songs from the VIRGIN STEELE's forthcoming eleventh album, "Visions of Eden - The Lilith Project - A Barbaric Romantic Movie of the Mind" — "Immortal I Stand (The Birth Of Adam)" and "The Hidden God" — have been made available for streaming. Check them out: "Immortal I Stand (The Birth Of Adam)"...
August 10, 2006
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BLOOD TSUNAMI Signs With NOCTURNAL ART/CANDLELIGHT

BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR),has signed a three-album deal with Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records. The group will enter Lion Heart Studios in Oslo in September with engineer Øivind Voldm...
August 9, 2006
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EMPEROR Announces Additional Performances

After triumphantly headlining the annual Wacken Open Air festival and completing recent capacity performances in America, EMPEROR has announced two additional performances for 2006. On Saturday, October 7, EMPEROR will headline the fifth annual Motstoy Festival in the band's hometown of Notodden. Fo...
August 9, 2006
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LORD BELIAL Begins Recording New Album

Sweden's LORD BELIAL has entered Los Angered studio (owned by KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque) outside Gothenburg to begin recording its seventh full-length album, entitled "Revelation". A late 2006 release via Regain Records is expected. LORD BELIAL's sixth full-length album, "Nocturnal Beast...
August 2, 2006
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NOCTURNAL RITES Cancels WACKEN Appearance; METAL CHURCH Steps In

Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have been forced to cancel their appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. Replacing them on the bill will be none other than METAL CHURCH, who will perform on August 5 at 12:00 on the "Party Stage."...
July 25, 2006
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VIRGIN STEELE Frontman: New Album Is 'Extremely Heavy, Moody And Melodic'

Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with VIRGIN STEELE frontman David DeFeis about the band's forthcoming epic, entitled "Visions of Eden". An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Asylum: Tell us about the forthcoming album "Visions of Eden". Why that title? David: "The work is based on the...
July 10, 2006
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HARKONIN: New Album Details Revealed

HARKONIN, the St. Louis, Missouri-based "blackened war metal" act featuring former EULOGY drummer Clayton Gore, have revealed the track listing for their new album, "Ghanima", tentatively due mid-to-late August. The cover realisation by Clayton Gore can be seen at this location. This album is being...
July 7, 2006
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ROCK CITY MORGUE: In Writing Mode

ROCK CITY MORGUE, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based band featuring former WHITE ZOMBIE bassist Sean Yseult and ex-MAN SCOUTS OF AMERICA frontman Rik Slave, has posted the following message on its official web site: "ROCK CITY MORGUE is busy in the studio writing more songs for their next CD release,...
July 4, 2006