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MESHUGGAH Drummer: 'I Have A Hard Time Seeing Us As Anything Like Legendary'

MESHUGGAH drummer Tomas Haake admits that the manner in which the Swedish outfit is revered is sometimes difficult for him to take in. Speaking to the UK's Zero Tolerance magazine, Haake confessed, "I have a hard time seeing us as anything like legendary, but I can appreciate that there's kind of a...
March 19, 2008
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MESHUGGAH's 'obZen' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart

MESHUGGAH's latest album, "obZen" has sold 11,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 59 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is substantially more than the 7,000 first-week total achieved by its predecessor, "Catch 33", which landed at No. 170 on The Billbo...
March 19, 2008
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MESHUGGAH 'Bleed' Video Drumming Competition

Nuclear Blast USA and MESHUGGAH have teamed up to present a video competition to MESHUGGAH fans worldwide. "Bleed" is one of the most intricate tracks on the recently released, critically acclaimed MESHUGGAH album, "obZen". You think you can compete with the drumming intensity of MESHUGGAH's Tomas H...
March 18, 2008
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MESHUGGAH Guitarist Talks 'obZen'

David E. Gehlke from Blistering.com recently conducted a chat with MESHUGGAH guitarist Mrten Hagstrm. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Blistering.com: How did this pairing with MINISTRY come about? Mrten Hagstrm: Basically, they got in touch with us and asked if we wanted to support them on thei...
March 18, 2008
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CHAOS DIVINE Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Drummer Chris Mitchell will play his last gig with Australian metallers CHAOS DIVINE on March 28 at The Railway Hotel, North Fremantle, Australia. According to the band, "It's a sad departure and he will be sorely missed, but unfortunately he could not continue with the job. "It's been an amazing tw...
March 17, 2008
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DESPISED ICON Comments On SUMMER SLAUGHTER Tour

Montreal extremists DESPISED ICON will team up with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, KATAKLYSM, VADER, CRYPTOPSY, THE FACELESS, ABORTED, BORN OF OSIRIS, PSYCROPTIC, and WHITECHAPEL for this year's "Summer Slaughter Tour" beginning on June 20. Commented DESPISED ICON: "It feels great to be part of a killer d...
March 16, 2008
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MESHUGGAH, DANKO JONES, THE EXPLOITED Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

MESHUGGAH, DANKO JONES and THE EXPLOITED have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place July 4-6, 2008 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Lbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IN FLAMES MACHINE HEAD CAVALERA CONSPIRACY MINISTRY AGNOSTIC FRONT AVEN...
March 16, 2008
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MESHUGGAH Guitarist: 'Chicks That Are Into Math Aren't Into The Type Of Music We Play'

Swedish metallers MESHUGGAH are featured on the cover of the March/April issue of Metal Maniacs magazine in an interview conducted by Liz Ciavarella and JJ Koczan, discussing their latest album, "obZen", and their participation in MINISTRY's upcoming "C U La Tour". Excerpts follow: On practicing: To...
March 12, 2008
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HEMLOCK: Another New Song Posted Online

Another new HEMLOCK track, entitled "No Time For Sorrow", has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The song is the title cut of the Las Vegas, Nevada-based metallers' upcoming album, which is scheduled for release on March 18 on Blind Prophecy Records. The CD was recorded with engineer Eddy Garc...
March 11, 2008
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RAM-ZET: New Demo Recordings Posted Online

Norwegian avant-garde metallers RAM-ZET have posted clips of two new demo songs — "Requiem" and "Nr. 222" — on their official MySpace page. The tracks are expected to appear on the band's upcoming fourth album, which the band began recording earlier this month. A late 2008 release via an as-yet-unde...
March 10, 2008
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MESHUGGAH: 'obZen' E-Card Available

An e-card for "obZen", the new album from Swedish math-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH, can be accessed at this location. Due in North America on March 11 via Nuclear Blast Records, the follow-up to 2005's "Catch Thirty Three" contains nine songs and has a running time of around 55 minutes. MESHUGGAH was r...
March 7, 2008
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MOONLYGHT: 'Shining' Release Date Announced

Quebec City's dark metallers MOONLYGHT will release their long-awaited sophomore album soon on March 25 via Mankind's Demise Records (with Galy distribution). According to a press release, "the ten-track monster called 'Shining' is the epitaph of MOONLYGHT, as the band calls it quits following the [...
March 6, 2008
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OPETH Mainman To Appear On Swedish TV Tonight

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "If you can't get enough of seeing my ugly mug, I'm supposed to appear on Swedish telly tonight (Thursday, March 6) at 21:50 CET on channel SVT24. The show is a brief thing called 'Nöjesnytt'. Stefan Dimle (PAATOS, MORTE MACABRE, LANDBE...
March 6, 2008
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ENGEL: Debut Album To Receive U.S. Release

"Absolute Design", the debut album from ENGEL — the Gothenburg, Sweden-based quintet featuring guitarists Marcus Sunesson (ex-THE CROWN) and Niclas Engelin (PASSENGER, ex-GARDENIAN, IN FLAMES),drummer Mojjo (RELEVANT FEW, DRACENA),vocalist Mangan Klavborn, and bassist Michael Håkansson (ex-EVERGRE...
March 5, 2008
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MISERY SIGNALS: Video Footage From Recording Studio Available

Milwaukee, Wisconsin's metalcore act MISERY SIGNALS entered the studio at the end of January with producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DARKEST HOUR, SOILWORK) to begin recording its as-yet-untitled third full-length album, due later in the year via Ferret Music. The band has posted two vide...
March 5, 2008