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ANCIENT RITES Confirmed For Holland's EXTREME AGGRESSION FESTIVAL

Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES have been confirmed for the Extreme Aggression Festival in Leeuwarden, Holland on June 10. It will mark the first gig in support of the band's new album, "Rubicon", due on May 15 via Season of Mist. In other news, ANCIENT RITES debuted four songs from the album at the...

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MORGANA LEFAY Part Ways With Drummer

Drummer Robin Engström of the Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY has officially left the band. Robin's statement on the matter reads as follows: "I made the hard decision to leave MORGANA LEFAY due to personal differences. I know this might come as a surprise to many, but I hav...

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MORBID ANGEL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

MORBID ANGEL have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CARNIVORE CELTIC...

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RED HARVEST: Live DVD Delayed

RED HARVEST's live DVD, which was previously scheduled for release on June 12 in Europe and July 12 in the U.S., has been delayed, according to a posting on on the Norwegian band's official web site. A new release date has not yet been announced. The disc will feature the group's entire September 20...

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DARK FORTRESS Drop Off LORD BELIAL's European Tour

German black metal act DARK FORTRESS have been forced to cancel the remaining dates on their European tour with LORD BELIAL, BORN OF SIN and AZAMOTH. Commented the band: "Due to serious health problems of Azathoth [vocals], we were forced to quit the 'Nocturnal Beast Tour' with LORD BELIAL, BORN OF...

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VIRGIN STEELE Frontman Talks About Upcoming CD

Aural Fix magazine recently conducted an interview with VIRGIN STEELE frontman David DeFeis. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: I know you've spent a lot of time into the making of the upcoming VIRGIN STEELE CD. Can you share a little, or a lot, about what the fans can expect, regarding the overal...

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DANKO JONES, FLESHGORE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DANKO JONES and FLESHGORE have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CELT...

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ANSUR Sign With NOCTURNAL ART PRODUCTIONS

Norwegian black metallers ANSUR have inked a deal with Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records. ANSUR was formed in Drammen, Norway in 2003 as a young three-piece band. The following winter ANSUR recorded "Demo 2004", which contained four tracks of more or less traditional black metal with a r...

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IN BATTLE Sign With NOCTURNAL ART PRODUCTIONS

Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE have inked a deal with Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records for the release of their fourth album, "Kingdom of Fear", tentatively due this fall. The follow-up to 2004's "Welcome to the Battlefield" (Cold/Metal Blade Records) will be recorded...

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STRATOVARIUS, EDGUY, RAGE Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

STRATOVARIUS, EDGUY and RAGE have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 at Catton Hall, South Derbyshire, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, July 14: EDGUY METAL CHURCH ATHEIST RAGE NOCTURNAL RITES PYRAMAZE EVILE HEADLESS CROSS PIT...

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ARCH ENEMY, HERMAN RAREBELL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ARCH ENEMY and HERMAN RAREBELL have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CELTIC F...

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VREID, CALIBAN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

VREID and CALIBAN have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM D...

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NOCTURNAL BREED: New Album, European Mini-Tour Postponed

Norwegian metallers NOCTURNAL BREED have pushed back the projected release date of their follow-up to "The Tools of the Trade" (Holycaust Records) to September from the previously announced May. Entitled "Code of Conduct", the CD is "taking shape but there is still work to be done," the band write o...

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ANCIENT RITES: New Song Available For Download

A brand new ANCIENT RITES track, entitled "Templar", has been made available for download at this location. The song comes off the Belgian metallers' new album, "Rubicon", due on May 15 via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2001's "Dim Carcosa" was recorded at the Spacelab Studio in Germany under the...

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STEEL ATTACK: 'Diabolic Symphony' Video Preview Available

A "teaser" of STEEL ATTACK's video for the song "Diabolic Symphony" has been posted online at this location. The clip was directed by Owe Lingvall (NOCTURNAL RITES drummer) and will be included as a multimedia bonus feature on "Diabolic Symphony", due on April 21 via Massacre Records. The follow-up...