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ZOROASTER Completes Work On 'Matador'

Atlanta, Georgia's "psych metal" band ZOROASTER has completed work on its sophomore album, "Matador", for a July 13 North American release via E1 Music. Produced and engineered by Sanford Parker at Glow in the Dark Studios and The Living Room Recording in Atlanta, and mastered by Collin Jordan at Th...

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FORBIDDEN: New Album Title Announced

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN are continuing work on their new album, "Omega Wave", at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, California. The CD artwork has been commissioned from Kent Mathieu (FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, AUTOPSY, EXHORDER). The album is being produced by FORB...

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NILE To Tour North America With EX DEO, PSYCROPTIC, KEEP OF KALESSIN

The reigning kings of technical, historically-themed brutality NILE will hit the road in North America as part of the second tour in support of their new album, "Those Whom The Gods Detest". Joining them will be the ancient Roman-themed arsenal EX DEO, Tasmanian tech-death masters PSYCROPTIC, Norweg...

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SETHERIAL: 'Ekpyrosis' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Ekpyrosis", the sixth full-length album from Swedish black metallers SETHERIAL, can be viewed below (art by Bartosz Nalezinski). The CD is scheduled for release in May via Regain Records. Commented drummer Alastor Mysteriis, "The lyrical theme of 'Ekpyrosis' is about a metapho...

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ELUVEITIE Frontman Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball'

Vocalist Christian "Chrigel" Glanzmann of Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE was interviewed for the latest episode of "The Governor's Ball". You can now stream the program in two parts below. "Everything Remains (As It Never Was)", the new album from ELUVEITIE, sold around 1,600 copies in the United St...

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EX DEO To Tour Europe With BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED

EX DEO — the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono — will be on tour this summer with Polish death metal legends BEHEMOTH and DECAPITATED. The dates are as follows: June 20 - Clisson, France - Hellfest June 21 - Bilbao, Spain - Rockstar June 22 - Lisbon, Portugal - C...

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BRAIN DRILL: 'Beyond Bludgeoned' Video Available

"Beyond Bludgeoned", the new video from Santa Cruz, California technical death metalers BRAIN DRILL, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in the middle of nowhere near Birds Landing close to the San Joaquin Delta/Rio Vista, California and was directed by Nikko DeLuna and shot by Justin Potter. "...

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EDGUY Frontman Discusses New AVANTASIA Album; Audio Available

Italian web site LineaRock recently conducted an interview with EDGUY/AVANTASIA frontman Tobias Sammet. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. AVANTASIA released its new epic masterpiece on April 3 as regular CDs ("The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon"),two sepa...

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AVANTASIA: More 'Wicked' / 'Angel' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project released its new epic masterpiece on April 3 as regular CDs ("The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon"),two separate double picture vinyls, and as a beautiful collector's edition with an AVANTASIA picture book. The deluxe box set features two CDs...

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RUDRA: New Album Title Announced

Singaporean metallers RUDRA have set "Brahmavidya: Immortal I" as the title of the third album in their trilogy. According to the band, the CD will contain "11 tracks, and is well on its way to completion, with drums and guitars already tracked, and recording shall be completed by the end of April."...

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UNLEASHED: 'As Yggdrasil Trembles' First-Week Sales Revealed

"As Yggdrasil Trembles", the tenth full-length album from Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED, sold around 600 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 85 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new an...

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AVANTASIA Lands On German Chart

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project released its new epic masterpiece on April 3 as regular CDs ("The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon"),two separate double picture vinyls, and as a beautiful collector's edition with an AVANTASIA picture book. The deluxe box set features two CDs...

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WATAIN: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled

Swedish black metallers WATAIN will release their fourth album, "Lawless Darkness", on June 7 via Season Of Mist. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Death's Cold Dark 02. Malfeitor 03. Reaping Death 04. Four Thrones 05. Wolves Curse 06. Lawless Darkness 07. Total Funeral 08. Hymn to Qay...

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ZOROASTER: New Song Performance Clip, Studio Footage Posted Online

Video footage of Atlanta, Georgia's "psych metal" band ZOROASTER performing a new song, "Ancient Ones", on March 18, 2010 at Hoek's Death Metal Pizza in Austin, Texas can be viewed below. ZOROASTER recently entered Living Room Studios (MASTODON, THE BLACK LIPS) in the band's hometown to begin record...

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THORNAFIRE Films 'Deconstruccion' Video

Chilean death metal act THORNAFIRE recently shot a video for "Deconstruccion", a track which bassist/vocalist Alexis Munoz describes as a "futuristic song inspired by the religious and social decline experienced in the current era Eon oh Hourus." The clip was filmed, produced and edited by Daniel Du...