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Germany's UP FROM THE GROUND Festival Cancelled
The organizers of the Up From The Ground festival — which normally takes place in August in Gemünden, Germany — have issued the following statement: "The gossip factory is working overtime. Last week news messages were growing about a cancellation of Up From The Ground festival in 2008. Unfotunately...January 8, 2008
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BRUTAL TRUTH Confirmed For CENTRAL ILLINOIS METALFEST
Reunited seminal grindcore/extreme metal outfit BRUTAL TRUTH has been confirmed as one of the headliners of this year's Central Illinois Metalfest, set to take place July 18-20 at the Canopy Club in Urbana, Illinois. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABACINATE (NJ) ABOMINANT (KY) AMAGOR...January 8, 2008
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ABYSMAL DAWN: 'The Mixing Process Is Close To Done'
Charles Elliott of the Los Angeles-based extreme metal band ABYSMAL DAWN has issued the following update regardingthe status of the group's sophomore release: "We've been in and out of John Haddad's (INTRONAUT, EYES OF FIRE) new studio since November and things are finally starting to come together....January 8, 2008
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MINDGRINDER To Perform At INFERNO Festival Kick-Off
MINDGRINDER, the Norwegian extreme metal band featuring ex-SOURCE OF TIDE drummer/keyboardist Cosmocrator (on bass/vocals),will perform at the Inferno festival kick-off on January 26 at Kafe Larssen in Trondheim, Norway. Support at the shows will come from THE SICKENING and METHERRA. MINDGRINDER la...January 8, 2008
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WATAIN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish black metallers WATAIN have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL AXXIS BEFORE THE D...January 8, 2008
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Memorial Services For DISGORGE Bassist To Be Held Next Week
Memorial services for late DISGORGE bassist Benjamin Lee Marlin will be held on January 17, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at the Moose Lodge in North Escondido, California. "Family and friends have set up a pot luck memorial to celebrate the life of our late brother, and have extended the invitation to those wh...January 7, 2008
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MASACHIST Recording Debut Album
Guitarist Thrufel (AZARATH, YATTERING) has issued the following update regarding his MASACHIST project, also featuring Daray (drummer of VADER, VESANIA and NEOLITHIC): "We are currently recording our debut album 'Death March Fury' at Progresja studio in Warsaw [Poland]. So far we have recorded the d...January 7, 2008
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BENEDICTION Issues Year-End Update
Long-running UK extreme metallers BENEDICTION have issued the following update: "Well, that went quick! We'd like to thank everyone who came to any of the festivals we played, and supported us in 2007. The biggest surprise for BENEDICTION was the response from you all when we hit the stage. It was n...January 7, 2008
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EMINENCE Signs With LOCOMOTIVE RECORDS
Brazilian extreme metallers EMINENCE have inked a deal with Locomotive Records. The band's new album, "The God of all Mistakes", will be released in May. Check out the CD artwork at this location. The follow-up to 2004's "Humanology" was recorded at Maquina Studios with producer by Tue Madsen (ROB H...January 7, 2008
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ILLDISPOSED: New Album Details Revealed
Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED have set "The Prestige" as the title of their 10th album, due on March 28 via AFM Records. The CD was mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with Fredrik Nordström and features cover artwork by Mattias Norén. "The Prestige" track listing: 01. Let Go 02. Th...January 7, 2008
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EMINENCE: 'The God Of All Mistakes' Artwork Revealed
Brazilian extreme metallers EMINENCE have revealed the artwork for their new album, "The God of all Mistakes", due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined label. Check it out at this location. The follow-up to 2004's "Humanology" was recorded at Maquina Studios with producer by Tue Madsen (ROB...January 6, 2008
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ANCIENT RITES Singer: 'It Is No Secret That I Always Took A Deep Interest In History'
Vocalist Gunther Theys of Belium's ANCIENT RITES has issued the following update: "It is no secret that I always took a deep interest in history, ever since my childhood. Before I became a musician (or pretended to be one) I tried to express this passion through drawing and creating graphic novels....January 6, 2008
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MESHUGGAH Drummer Says New Album Is 'Much More Dense'
Drummer Tomas Haake of the Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH recently spoke to Decibel magazine about the group's forthcoming CD, "obZen", due in Germany on March 7, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records (with the U.S. release likely on March 11). The follow-up to 2005's "Catch Thirty Three"...January 5, 2008
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ATROCITY Covers VISAGE's 'Fade To Grey'; Audio Available
Long-running German metallers ATROCITY have posted an audio sample of their cover version of VISAGE's "Fade to Grey" at this location. The track comes off ATROCITY's long-awaited new album, "Werk 80 II", which is scheduled for release in Europe on February 29, 2008 (March 4 in the U.S.). Like the fi...January 5, 2008
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Fifth Installment of Limited-Edition Slimewave 7" Series Available
Slimewave 7" number five, featuring all-new material from XXX MANIAK and THROATPLUNGER, is available now via Relapse. For more information, please access this release page. Slimewave is a Relapse series of six limited-edition split 7" releases from twelve of the sickest and most extreme bands in the...January 4, 2008
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