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ELDRITCH: Hometown Showcase Announced

Italian progressive-aggressive metal band ELDRITCH have posted the following message on their official web site: "The official release date for [ELDRITCH's sixth album] 'Neighbourhell' will be February 24th in Europe and March 14th in U.S.A. For the other countries like Asia, South America, Australi...

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ANCIENT RITES' THEYS Featured On IRON CLAD / LION'S PRIDE Split CD

An IRON CLAD / LION'S PRIDE split CD, featuring vocalist Gunther Theys of ANCIENT RITES on vocals for both bands, has just been released via the Belgian label NephereX (home of such acts as THEUDHO, KLUDDE and WANHOOP). According to a press release, "IRON CLAD plays medieval oriented Eighties heavy...

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SLIPKNOT/SLAYER Tattoo Artists To 'Set Up Shop' At New York's Hard Rock Cafe

On Saturday, January 28, internationally acclaimed celebrity tattoo artists from Last Rites Tattoo, including Paul Booth and Dan Marshall, will appear at Hard Rock Cafe New York (at Times Square) to captivate fans, rockers and passers-by with their creative and bold tattoo skills. The artists from L...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Complete CHICAGO POWERFEST 2006 Lineup

Sweden's NOCTURNAL RITES will be making their first-ever U.S. appearance at Chicago Powerfest 2006 as part of a special co-headlining performance with fellow Swedish metal veterans MORGANA LEFAY. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 1. Additional ticket and event information will be announced earl...

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NOCTURNAL RITES: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES will be embarking on a Japanese tour in late May. The group's itinerary is now shaping up as follows: Jan. 28 - Umeå, SWE @ Idun/Folkets Hus Feb. 11 - Tunis, TUN @ La Coupole Mar. 25 - Strömsund, SWE @ Winterland Metal Fest May 22 - Tokyo, JPN @ ...

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MANNGARD To Re-Release Debut Album Next Month

Norwegian extreme metallers MANNGARD will re-release their debut album, "Circling Buzzards", on February 20 in Europe and March 31 in the U.S. via Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records. The lyrical concept on "Circling Buzzards" is said to be inspired by the works of American novelist Willia...

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SHE SAID DESTROY: New Song Available For Download

A brand-new SHE SAID DESTROY track, entitled "Shapeshifter", has been made available for download at this location. The song comes off the Norwegian extreme metal thrashers' upcoming debut album "Time like Vines", due in Europe on April 10 via Nocturnal Art Productions. A U.S. release date has yet t...

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ANCIENT RITES Finish Recording New Album

Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES, freshly signed on Season of Mist, have finished recording their new album, entitled "Rubicon", and are currently mixing the effort for a spring release. The follow-up to 2001's "Dim Carcosa" was recorded at the Spacelab Studio in Germany under the watchful eye of vet...

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SHE SAID DESTROY: Release Date Set For Debut Album

Nocturnal Art Productions has set an April 10 European release date for the debut album from Norwegian extreme metal thrashers SHE SAID DESTROY, entitled "Time like Vines". A U.S. release date has yet to be announced. A preview of the album cover can be viewed at this location. SHE SAID DESTROY, who...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Complete Work On 'Still Alive' Video

Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have completed work on "Still Alive", the second video from their "Grand Illusion" album. The clip was once again directed by the group's drummer, Owe Lingvall. "Grand Illusion" was released in September via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Ne...

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MORBID ANGEL's Classic 'Altars Of Madness' Album To Receive DualDisc Release

Earache Records will release a DualDisc format version of the landmark death metal album "Altars of Madness" by MORBID ANGEL on March 13, 2006. Considered by many to be a defining moment in the genre, "Altars of Madness" was first released in 1989 and is still held in reverence by the majority of de...

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Sideshow Symphonies

ARCTURUS will forever be haunted by their past. Having put out a record like "La Masquerade Infernale", an inarguable classic and one of the cornerstones of this whole "post-black metal" genre, all subsequent releases will be held up to it for comparison and critique. As always, an ARCTURUS album re...

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METALLICA, KORN, SLAYER, SLIPKNOT Members Join Forces For DIMEBAG DARRELL ART TRIBUTE

Some of the biggest names in hard rock — including members of such acts as METALLICA, KORN, LINKIN PARK, SLIPKNOT, MUDVAYNE, ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED — have joined forces for an amazing art exhibit in remembrance of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and to support music educati...

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RED HARVEST To Release Live DVD

Norway's RED HARVEST have posted the following message on their official web site: "We have agreed to release the entire gig that we recorded in September 2005 on DVD. The gig was filmed at Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo with a professional film team with twelve cameras. The mixing of the sound has...

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RED HARVEST To Begin Recording New Album In June

Norway's RED HARVEST will enter Multimono studio in June to begin recording their new album for a let 2006 releae via Season of Mist. "At the moment we are working on new songs and the pre-production for the album," the band write on their web site. "We will try to keep you updated with song ...