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Waiting for the Flies

The word is that Florida's PAIN PRINCIPLE have been hanging around the scene since 1993, having released two albums prior to this debut full-length, "Waiting for the Flies", on Blind Prophecy Records. The band plays a mix of modern thrash and traditional American metal, in the latter case at times r...

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THE VISION BLEAK Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German gothic metal band THE VISION BLEAK is the fifth confirmed act for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are ENSIFERUM, SONIC SYNDICATE, ENDSTILLE and PRIMORDIAL. More acts will be announced over...

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AMON AMARTH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, EDGUY, EVERGREY Featured On 'Bang Your Head!!! 2007' DVD

EMS GmbH has set a December 6, 2007 German release date for the "Bang Your Head!!! 2007" two-DVD set, featuring performance footage from "almost every single" one of the 24 acts that performed at this year's event. Recorded on June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany, the "Bang Your Head!!! 2007" two-D...

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PAIN: Moscow Concert Footage, Photos Available

Russia's Darkside e-zine has posted video footage of PAIN — the Swedish band featuring HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren — performing the song "Bitch" on November 24, 2007 at Club Shadow in Moscow. Watch the clip below. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro 02. Same Old Song 03. Crashed 04. N...

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EXVENTER To Embark On 'Evil From The F**king Hole Tour'

Rising Siberian death metal stalwarts EXVENTER have announced their first-ever headlining tour in Russia this November. The trek will include stops in Siberia and Ural as well as a single show in Aktobe (Kazakhstan). The details are as follows: Nov. 16 - Barnaul, Zebra Nov. 18 - Tomsk, Zasada Nov. 1...

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USURPER: 'Threshold Of The Usurper' Reissue To Include Bonus Tracks

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the "Threshold of the Usurper" CD, Chicago's now-defunct band USURPER has teamed up with Finnish label Primitive Reaction to reissue this classic effort. "Threshold..." was originally released in 1997 on Necropolis Records and quickly became one of the band's...

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HEMLOCK Preparing To Enter Studio

Las Vegas, Nevada-based metallers HEMLOCK are preparing to enter the studio with engineer Eddy Garcia (PISSING RAZORS) to begin recording their new album, tentatively due in early 2008 via Blind Prophecy Records. The group will be submitting a daily studio blog with videos on its MySpace page. Accor...

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Former WARHORSE Guitarist Todd Laskowski Rejoins SIN OF ANGELS

Rhode Island doom metal act SIN OF ANGELS has been rejoined by guitarist Todd Laskowski (WARHORSE, AS HEAVEN TURNS TO ASH). Todd was part of the group's original lineup, along with drummer Ray McCaffrey, and was instrumental in crafting the band's current sound. Commented McCaffrey: "Todd left the b...

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DARK SUNS Parts Ways With Keyboardist

German progressive dark metallers DARK SUNS have parted ways with keyboardist Thomas Bremer due to personal differences. A replacement keyboardist has not yet been announced. DARK SUNS' third album, "Existence", was released in 2005 via Prophecy Productions. The group is currently putting the finish...

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HEMLOCK Signs With BLIND PROPHECY RECORDS

Las Vegas, Nevada-based metallers HEMLOCK have inked a deal with Blind Prophecy Records. The band's new album is tentatively scheduled for release in early 2008. According to a press release, HEMLOCK "is a heavy and brutal onslaught of metal with an arsenal of catchy lyrics, creative breakdowns and...

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Ex-CRADLE OF FILTH/DIMMU BORGIR Drummer NICK BARKER Available For Session Work

Drummer Nick Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT) is offering his professional drumming services for any serious/working bands out there in the metal universe that require a studio or touring session player in the very near future. "Now that I'm not involved in the whole TESTAMENT th...

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DOWN Drummer Says Band Is Working On 'Really Unique' DVD

Lord of The Wasteland of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: I read that the band has a bunch of acoustic stuff in the can. Are you guys throwing around the idea of possibly releasing an acoustic album?...

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'Choosing Death' Book: Polish Translation Available

"Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore" will be available in a Polish translation from Kagra Publishing on November 15. The book was translated by Bart Donarski, contributor to well-known Polish magazine Mystic Art, DJ of the longest running metal radio show in Poland...

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EKOTREN To Support DIECAST On U.S. Tour

Cape Coral, Florida-based melodic metal band EKOTREN will support DIECAST on a U.S. tour beginning November 5 in Jacksonville, Florida. A list of dates can be found at this location. Originating in Cape Coral, FL in 2000, EKOTREN is John Sheldon (vocals),Keith Finnell (guitars),Derek DeSantis (bas...

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MYSTIC PROPHECY: New Music Posted Online

MYSTIC PROPHECY, the melodic power metal band featuring VALLEY'S EVE vocalist Roberto Dimitri Liapakis, ex-STORMWITCH bassist Martin Albrecht and SACRED STEEL drummer Mathias Straub, will release its new album, "Satanic Curses", on October 19 via Armageddon Music. Two songs from the CD — "Damnation"...