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MORIAN: 'Ashen Empire' To Arrive In The Fall

Finnish metal band MORIAN has pushed back the projected release date of its second album, "Ashen Empire", to the fall. The group states, "'Ashen Empire' is progressing somewhat slowly, but what's most important, it's progressing surely!" Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Bloodwork", "Nemes...

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VADER Frontman Talks Lineup Changes

Arto Lehtinen and Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek of Polish death metal veterans VADER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal-Rules.com: Now, something has happened in the VADER camp. The previous membe...

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ENTWINE: New Album Preview Coming Next Week

Finnish goth-metallers ENTWINE will release their sixth album, "Painstained", on January 14, 2009 via Spinefarm Records. The CD was recorded with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, APOCALYPTICA, SENTENCED). "Painstained" track listing: 01. Soul Sacrifice 02. Strife 03. Dying Moan 04. Beautifully Confine...

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THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER Guitarist Begins Work On New Material

Guitarist Kinky Pork Cream of the Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) has issued the following update: "We finally have a new album and we are working on a tour of Europe for this summer. Also there are plans for many more Canadian dates. Hopefully these plans go thro...

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RAVENS CREED To Begin Recording Debut Album

RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham, and former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske, will enter the studio at the end of January to begin recording their debut album, "Albion Thunder", for a late spring/ea...

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BURNING POINT To Tour With CRYONIC TEMPLE, TRAGEDIAN

Finnish metallers BURNING POINT will team up with Sweden's CRYONIC TEMPLE and Germany's TRAGEDIAN for a European tour in early 2009. Also in the works is the band's first-ever DVD release to coincide with BURNING POINT's 10th anniversary. BURNING POINT's fourth album, "Empyre", will be released in F...

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HAMMERFALL Launches Christmas Calendar

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have launched a special Christmas calendar containing daily specials such as clips from the "Any Means Necessary" video shoot, which took place in Belgrade, Serbia, videos from the band's rehearsal room, funny photos, singer Joacim Cans' recipe for Christmas cook...

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SACRIFICE Begins Recording New Album

Vocalist/guitarist Rob Urbinati of the reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE has issued the following update: "We had a great week [recording the new SACRIFICE album, 'The Ones I Condemn'] at Rouge Valley Studio here in Toronto. Gus Pynn completed his drum tracks, most the guitars are done and it so...

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Art of Extermination

I was not quite sure what to think of DEVAST's "Art of Extermination" upon the first few spins of the disc. Beyond any deep musical examination, it is intriguing to think that this kind of swirling tech-death savagery originated from North Africa of all places. But getting to the point, "Art of Exte...

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The March

With all the hype and ado regarding whether or not recent releases from big-leaguers like METALLICA and SLIPKNOT have recaptured said bands' once proven, but since lost (according to some) integrity and intensity, it's refreshing to know that one of tomorrow's torch-carriers have produced an effort...

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AXL ROSE: Why I Am Continung To Use Name GUNS N' ROSES

GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose has made a lengthy posting to the MyGNRForum.com web site where he answered a number of fan-submitted questions related to such topics as why he is continuing to use the GUNS name and the circumstances that led to the breakup of the classic GN'R lineup. His posting ...

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MOTÖRHEAD: Photos From Gothenburg Signing Session Posted Online

MOTÖRHEAD took part in its first record-signing in Europe since 1992 earlier today (Wednesday, December 10) at Media Markt in Bäckebol (about 10 minutes of the city center),Gothenburg, Sweden. The event, which was held a few hours before the band's show at Scandinavium with AIRBOURNE and WITCHCRAFT...

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BELIEVER Frontman: 'We Wanted To Have Fun With This And Get Back To Our Emotional Metal Roots'

Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman of the reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER was recently interviewed by Decibel magazine's The Deciblog. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Decibel: Why resurrect BELIEVER now? Bachman: Joey [Daub, drums] and I met in the...

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MOTÖRHEAD Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

MOTÖRHEAD has been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has announced that 50,000 tickets have already been sold for next year's event. The remaining...

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LIVING SACRIFICE Continuing Work On New Material

Vocalist/guitarist Bruce Fitzhugh of the reunited Little Rock, Arkansas-based Christian death/thrash/metalcore band LIVING SACRIFICE has issued the following update: "We are writing a new record STILL and working out the final phases on the release with Solid State [Records]. The new material is goi...