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WETNURSE: New Album Details Revealed

Seventh Rule Recordings has set a September 30 release date for "Invisible City", the new full-length album by WETNURSE. With eight tracks clocking in at almost 50 minutes, "Invisible City" was recorded and mixed by Martin Bisi (SWANS, HELMET) at B.C. Studio in Brooklyn, NY, and was mastered by Alan...

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INTRONAUT Announces New Album Title

Southern California's INTRONAUT is currently tracking drums for its new album, "Prehistoricisms", at Opera Studios in North Hollywood and recording guitars and bass at Castle Oaks Studios in Calabasas. Vocals are being completed at Clearlake Audio in North Hollywood, and the whole process is being e...

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BLOODY PANDA's 'Pheromone' Released On Vinyl

At long last, Level Plane Records has released the vinyl version of "Pheromone", the debut album by New York funeral doom cult BLOODY PANDA. Originally issued on CD in April 2007 by Level Plane Records, "Pheromone" won massive critical acclaim, earning BLOODY PANDA attention from fans of metal, expe...

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CRYPTOPSY: New Concert Footage Available

Canadian extreme metal masters CRYPTOPSY are currently devastating European stages on their headlining tour with U.S. metallers DECREPIT BIRTH and UNMERCIFUL. This is the first chance for European fans to witness CRYPTOPSY's new lineup featuring vocalist Matt McGachy. Fan-filmed video footage of CRY...

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SLAYER: 'Reign In Blood' Book Now On Sale

Continuum Books' "33 1/3: Reign in Blood", the first English-language book about SLAYER, is now on sale. The book made its world debut at Square Records in Akron, Ohio Saturday, May 31. The first three copies were signed by author D.X. Ferris, on sale for a special price of $6.66, and numbered 6, 66...

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CRETIN Front(wo)man Changing The Gender Rules Of Extreme Music, One Plastic Surgery At A Time

Vocalist/guitarist Dan Martinez of the Bay Area grindcore trio CRETIN was interviewed for the July 2008 issue (#45) of Decibel magazine (web site) about his decision to undergo gender reassignment surgery, essentially erasing his entire past as he set out to find the woman he always was. "From the a...

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CRYPTOPSY To Tour Canada With ORIGIN, THE LAST FELONY

Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY have issued the following update: "We are very excited to announce that our first headlining tour for [the new CRYPTOPSY album] 'The Unspoken King' will be a cross-Canada tour with ORIGIN and THE LAST FELONY this upcoming September. It will not only give us the o...

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URN To Release 'Soul Destroyers' Next Week

Finnish black/thrash pioneers URN will release their third album, "Soul Destroyers", on May 21 (Finland),May 30 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and May 26 (rest of the world) via Dynamic Arts Records. According to a press release, fans should "expect the most furious material that have been born an...

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AKERCOCKE Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

UK-based black metallers AKERCOCKE have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AKERCOCKE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES CLOUDSCAPE COMMUNIC CROWN...

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COFFINS: New Songs Available For Streaming

Tokyo, Japan's COFFINS has released two tracks from its upcoming album, "Buried Death", on the group's MySpace page. The album, to be released on 20 Buck Spin Records with distribution through Southern Lord, will hit the streets on June 24, and was lasted as part of Decibel magazine's 25 most antici...

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CRYPTOPSY: New Tracks Posted Online

A new widget featuring two tracks from "The Unspoken King", the brand new album from Montreal's CRYPTOPSY, can be found below. "The Unspoken King" is set for a June 24 release via Century Media Records. The CD release coincides with the band's participation in this year's crushing Summer Slaughter t...

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AKERCOCKE To Support SABBAT In London

UK-based black metallers AKERCOCKE will support the reactivated British thrashers SABBAT on June 8 at Scala in London. Opening the show will be Dublin thrash hopefuls GAMA BOMB. As previously reported, AKERCOCKE has scheduled a June 5 performance at The Barfly in Birmingham, England. Support at the...

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BLACK SABBATH: '33 1/3: Master Of Reality' Book Now Available

BLACK SABBATH's "Master of Reality" is the focus of the first book about a heavy metal album in Continuum Books' popular 33 1/3 series. The 33 1/3 series documents some of the most important recordings ever made. The 33 1/3 series are low-priced, pocket-sized books. Each is about or inspired by a cl...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE To Release Three-Disc DVD Career Retrospective

Legendary death metal band CANNIBAL CORPSE will release its first-ever career retrospective three-disc DVD, "Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years", on July 8 via Metal Blade. "Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years" contains live and rare footage, interviews with members past and present, and...

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MAX CAVALERA Says SEPULTURA Has The Name But CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Has The 'Spirit'

J. Bennett of Decibel magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ex-SEPULTURA). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Decibel: Were you upset that [SEPULTURA] kept the band name after you left? Max: No, but it's not the same, you know? A...