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  • Watain - new EP detailed

    Swedish black metallers WATAIN will release the "Reaping Death" single in picture-disc and CD formats in April. The picture-disc version features, besides the new track "Reaping Death", a rendering of a classic track by the both cursed and highly revered DEATH SS from Italy, along with some additional items. This seven-inch single will be printed in 1,300 copies. The CD version comes with the April issue of Sweden Rock Magazine, which also features a six-page WATAIN interview about the new album and everything around it. It features a cover of BATHORY's "The Return of Darkness and Evil", as a ...
  • Cynic - Re-Traced EP detailed

    On May 17, reunited progressive rock/metal band CYNIC will release a brand new EP entitled "Re-Traced", featuring reinterpretations of four songs from the group's critically acclaimed "Traced In Air" album as well as a previously unreleased song. Masvidal on the new song: "It is entitled 'Wheels Within Wheels' and it is the most rock/metal tune on the EP. Mood-wise it has a melodic optimism that is a bit more transparent than in other CYNIC songs, giving it a unique and emotive color. "Progressive music has many faces, and that is always the name of the game for CYNIC: reinventing ourse...
  • Triptykon - to play Japan w/ Nile

    TRIPTYKON, the group founded by former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Warrior, will play its first concerts in Japan as part of the Extreme The Dojo Vol. 25 tour in June. The band will co-headline the shows with NILE. The special guest for these concerts will be the German group OBSCURA. The Extreme The Dojo Vol. 25 dates are as follows: June 02 - Osaka, JPN @ Club Quattro June 03 - Nagoya, JPN @ Club Quattro June 04 - Tokyo, JPN @ O-East In other news, TRIPTYKON has been confirmed to headline the Jalometalli festival in Oulu, Finland, on August 14. "Epa...
  • Necrophobic - new video

    'Revelation 666', the new video from Stockholm, Sweden-based death/black metallers NECROPHOBIC, can be viewed here ( www ). The clip was directed by Magnus af Göthlund. 'Revelation 666' comes off NECROPHOBIC's latest album, "Death To All", which was released in Europe in May 2009 via Regain Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Celebration Of The Goat (4:42) 02. Revelation 666 (6:54) 03. La Satanisma Muerte (3:36) 04. For Those Who Stayed Satanic (4:57) 05. Temple Of Damnation (5:55) 06. The Tower (4:45) 07. Wings Of Death (5:12) 08. Death To All (8:44) ...
  • Orange Goblin - no new album soon

    London-based doom metallers ORANGE GOBLIN have announced that due to various circumstances, there will be no new album for the foreseeable future. The band have said, "With everybody’s commitments to work, family and other things, we have decided that it is best that we do not commit to any deadline for the next album as we wouldn’t want to rush and deliver a record that we are not 100% happy with. Song writing will continue as and when we can but we honestly couldn’t say when we will be ready to go into the studio to record again, it will definitely NOT be in 2010. Please rest assur...
  • Marduk - to tour Russia

    After 100 live appearances in support of the 11th full length album known as Wormwood, the MARDUK warmachine marches on. Marduk return to the east, with dates now confirmed for Russia and Belarus. The crusade in the east will begin on April 29th. Upcoming Marduk dates include: April 9 - Campo Grande/MS, Brazil - República Music Bar 10 - Fortaleza/CE, Brazil - Clube Santa Cruz 11 - Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil - Teatro Odisséia 14 - Bueno Aires, Argentina - TBC 15 - Campinas/SP, Brazil - Hammer Rock Bar 16 - São Paulo/SP, Brazil - Hangar 110 17 - Belo Horizonte/MG, Bra...
  • Arch Enemy - more shows announced

    ARCH ENEMY have confirmed new festival shows for Finland, Holland and Germany (**), added following the announcement of the band's first ever show in Poland for May 16th at Klub Stodola in Warsawa. The band's tour schedule is now as follows: March 27 - Aeronef - Lille, France 28 - Elysee Montmartre Fest - Paris, France 30 - Ninkasi Kao - Lyon, France 31 - La Laiterie - Strasbourg, France April 1 - Rockhal Club - Luxemburg, Luxemburg 3 - Noisegate Festival 3 - Langen, Germany 4 - Paaspop 2010 - Schijndel, The Netherlands 23 - Karmøygeddon Metal Festival - Haugensund...
  • Caos Emergente - first bands confirmed

    MAYHEM, NECROPHAGIST and THE OCEAN are the latest acts confirmed for this summer's Caos Emergente Open Air festival, being held July 16th - 18th in São Pedro do Sul, Vila Maior, Portugal. The current line-up now features: MAYHEM, NECROPHAGIST, THE OCEAN, SECRETS OF THE MOON. Complete festival details will be announced soon. www ...
  • Sinister - to enter studio

    Dutch death metallers SINISTER will enter Soundlodge studios in Rhauderfehn, Germany with producer Jörg Uken (GOD DETHRONED, OBSCENITY) on October 15 to begin recording their new album, tentatively titled "Legacy of Ashes". An early 2011 release is expected via Massacre Records. The band states, "Expect the most brutal and fast SINISTER album ever." SINISTER's latest album, "The Silent Howling", was released in August 2008 via Massacre Records. The CD was also recorded at Soundlodge. SINISTER's current lineup includes Aad Kloosterwaard (vocals), Alex Paul (guitar), Bas van den Bogaard (bas...
  • The Ruins Of Beverast - new album detailed

    Germany's Ván Records will release "Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite", the third full-length album from THE RUINS OF BEVERAST, in North America this spring. The CD was released in Europe mid-September 2009 and immediately became the most critically acclaimed THE RUINS OF BEVERAST album to date. Now with the help of Ván countrymen AFM Records' North American distribution, THE RUINS OF BEVERAST's devouring work will be properly distributed to North American audiences. THE RUINS OF BEVERAST is the solo project of Alexander von Meilenwald, known as the ultra-fast, maniacally technical drumm...
  • Destruction - exit drummer

    German thrash legends DESTRUCTION have parted ways with drummer Marc Reign. Says the band in a statement: "Now it's official, the DVD A Savage Symphony, is the farewell gift from drummer Marc Reign for the Destruction fans. Tour-stress caused personal and musical differences, so both parties decided to go separate ways in the future. Marc will concentrate on his rock-project VOLCANO and wants to keep himself open for other musical styles. He wants to thank all the Destruction maniacs worldwide and the band for all the great fun and support over all those years! Mike and Schmier wish hi...
  • Nefarium - new album detailed, tour

    Black metal ensemble NEFARIUM will release their new album, Ad Discipullum, on May 7th via Agonia Records. The album features the following tracklisting: 'Tongue Of The First Pope (Simon Peter)' 'Hands Bleeding Fear (Pontius Pilate)' 'The Bastard Son Of Satan (Jesus Christ)' 'Shepherd For Dead Lambs (Johan The Baptist)' 'Sharpening The Spear Of Longinus (Cassius Longinus)' 'Servus Servorum Satanae (Benedictus XVI)' 'Seven Whores Of Magdala (Mary Magdaleine)' 'Mass Infanticide By The King Of Judea (Herod The Great) Catch Nefarium on tour with DARK FUNERAL on the A Decl...
  • Behemoth - frontman charged for Bible tearing

    According to Interia.pl and GazetaPrawna.pl, vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH was formally charged on Monday (March 8) for insulting Roman Catholics. Darski made headlines in his native country in September 2007 when he reportedly called the Catholic Church "the most murderous cult on the planet" during a BEHEMOTH performance in Gdynia and tore up a copy of the Bible onstage. After the incident, Ryszard Nowak, head of the All-Polish Committee for Defense Against Sects sued BEHEMOTH for promoting Satanism. Although a court expert witness on rel...
  • Hell Militia - new album detailed

    HELL MILITIA, the band from SECRETS OF THE MOON bassist LSK, will release their new album, entitled Last Station On The Road To Death, on April 30th via Debemur Morti Productions. The album tracklisting: 'Always The Same' 'Born Without Light' 'Unshakable Faith' 'Et Inferno Ego' 'The Ultimate Deception' 'Fili Diaboli' 'Shoot Knife Strangle Beat & Crucify' 'The Pig That Became A God' 'Last Station On The Road To Death' www ...
  • Brutal Assault - more bands

    SUICIDAL ANGELS and LOST SOUL are the latest acts confirmed for the 2010 edition of the Brutal Assault Festival, taking place August 12th - 14th in Josefov, Czech Republic. Acts on the bill now include: ARSIS, AURA NOIR, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, BLEED FROM WITHIN, CANDLEMASS, CANNIBAL CORPSE, CATAMENIA, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CONVERGE, DEMONIC RESURRECTION, DESPISED ICON, DEVIN TOWNSEND, DEVOURMENT, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA, DYING FETUS, ENSIFERUM, FEAR FACTORY, GOJIRA, GORGOROTH, GRAVEWORM, GWAR, HYPNOS, HYPOCRISY, IHSAHN, ILL NIÑO, KYLESA, KYPCK, LOCK UP, LOST SOUL, MACABRE, MNEMIC, MONSTROSI...
  • Arch Enemy - first show in Poland

    ARCH ENEMY have confirmed their first ever show in Poland for May 16th at Klub Stodola in Warsawa. Ticket information is available at this location ( http://www.ticketonline.com/pl/pl/eventid/854427-ARCH+ENEMY/ ) . The band's tour schedule is now as follows: March 27 - Aeronef - Lille, France 28 - Elysee Montmartre Fest - Paris, France 30 - Ninkasi Kao - Lyon, France 31 - La Laiterie - Strasbourg, France April 1 - Rockhal Club - Luxemburg, Luxemburg 3 - Noisegate Festival 3 - Langen, Germany 4 - Paaspop 2010 - Schijndel, The Netherlands 23 - Karmøygeddon Metal Fest...
  • Detonation - new album, seek label

    Dutch extreme metallers DETONATION has issued the following update: "Finally! The new album is finished! We have set Reprisal as the title for our fourth full length album. We're very pleased with the outcome of this CD, it's heavier than anything we've done in the past, and the songs also feel more personal and in your face. Our new band mates Michiel and Danny also put their mark on it, and both did an excellent job on Reprisal. We have uploaded the song 'There Is No Turning Back' for you guys to check out. But as always, it's difficult to capture the whole albums' vibe with just one son...
  • Gortal - new album

    GORTAL will begin the recording for the yet-untitled brand new album somewhere in 2011. The new songs are recently being written, and as the band says, they're more brutal and more complex but still in the similar brutal blasting death metal style known from their debut "Blastphemous Sindecade". www ...
  • Tankard - to enter studio

    Legendary German boozers TANKARD will be hitting MX studio in Buchen, Germany with producer Michael Mainx in September to commence recording their 14th album, Vol (l) ume 14. AFM Records will release the album on December 17th. www ...
  • Horna - three re-issues

    Vaasa, Finland-based black metal specialist label Woodcut Records will be releasing three albums by Finnish black metal fiends HORNA. The band's 1997 demo "Hiidentorni", 1998 full length "Kohti Yhdeksän Nousua" will be re-released with new artwork, Horna's 2001 record "Sudentaival" will be re-pressed with original artwork. Horna's third demo "Hiidentorni" was originally released by Noitatorni Tuotannot and later by Solistitium Records in 1997. The album "Kohti Yhdeksän Nousua" was originally released by Solistitium Records in 1998. "Sudentaival" was originally released in 2001 through Woo...
  • Sathanas - label deals detailed

    Pennsylvania-based black/death metallers SATHANAS will enter 905 Studios in Ambridge, Pennsylvania in April to begin recording their new album, entitled La Hora De Lucifer. Featuring elaborate artwork by esteemed Belgian painter Kris Verwimp (ABSU, BLACKGUARD, DESASTER, LORD BELIAL, MOONSORROW, THYRFING), La Hora De Lucifer will be released by Pagan Records in Europe, Astral Holocaust Records in South America, Evil Dead Records in Asia, and an as of yet unannounced label in North America. Each region will have it's own exclusive bonus track. The tracklisting is as follows: 'Ang...
  • Forbidden - sign w/ Nuclear Blast Records

    Nuclear Blast has announced the signing of legendary Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN. The band - featuring Russ Anderson on vocals, Craig Locicero and Steve Smyth on guitar, Matt Camacho on bass, Mark Hernandez on drums - have issued the following statement: “We are very proud to announce that Forbidden has signed to Nuclear Blast Records! Ultimately, we all knew that there is NO better label in the world to handle Metal and bring it to the masses with authority. For the last year, we have been intensely working on our craft while re-examining our past with a perspective we'd never had ...
  • Iron Maiden - new album, world tour

    British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have set "The Final Frontier" as the title of their new studio album, due late summer of this year. The announcement comes with news of a North American tour with very special guests DREAM THEATER to open in Dallas, Texas, on June 9 and finish in Washington D.C. on July 20, making it MAIDEN's most extensive North American tour in many years. Following these shows in USA and Canada, "The Final Frontier World Tour" will travel back to Europe for a few selected major festival and stadium shows with the band planning to continue to many other countries...
  • Cardiac Arrest - sign w/ Ibex Moon Records

    Adding to an all ready devastatingly brutal roster of bands, Ibex Moon Records has just signed Chicago’s CARDIAC ARREST. In addition to appearing alongside newfound labelmates such as INCANTATION, ACHERON, FATALIST and GRAVEHILL at this year’s Central Illinios and Michigan Deathfests, May 25th, 2010 will also see the release of Cardiac Arrest’s third full-length, Haven For The Insane. The band had this to say about their relationship with Ibex Moon Records, “We are humbly honored to join the ranks of the Ibex Moon Records roster. Most of us have known John for a very long time,...
  • Obscura - drummer launches site

    OBSCURA drummer Hannes Grossmann has launched his personal website HannesGrossmann.com, offering customized online-video drum lessons. These lessons and instructional videos will also be made available via his YouTube channel and can be downloaded to any IPod or IPhone. Grossmann commented on the site: “I want to give some insights to my playing and show young metal and non-metal drummers new ways to increase their drumming skills and be able to practice efficiently. The practice methods I developed over the years allow me to learn anything that I want within a short time period. When I ...
  • SWR Fest - details

    SWR Inc. proudly presents the ultimate weapons for the upcoming attack of SWR Barroselas Metalfest, set to take place from April 30 to May 2 in Barroselas, the north of Portugal. Three generations of metal headline the event... KREATOR, IMMOLATION and DYING FETUS are the major highlights for this year. Tom G. Warrior's brand new band TRIPTYKON, northern thrashers AURA NOIR and Swedish death squad VOMITORY are also among the main attractions. 13 candles burning high... If you are going to the metal village of Barroselas, be sure to wear some bullets in your belt! 3-days tickets : at th...
  • Feral - sign w/ Ibex Moon Records

    Swedish FERAL caught the attention of Ibex Moon Records' owner, John McEntee with their highly acclaimed "Welcome To The Graveyard" demo and he signed the band to his label late last year. The group will record their debut full-length CD, "Dragged To The Altar", which is to be released later on 2010: " Several years of writing has given us loads of material to choose from and the time to rework our songs to perfection. Expect nothing else than our debut album to be a slab of rotting flesh reeking of groovy Swedish death metal. New tracks never released in any form will be recorded during this...
  • Cenotaph - sign w/ Sevared Records

    New York underground death metal specialist label Sevared Records has announced the signing of Ankara, Turkey-based brutal death metal band CENOTAPH for the release of the band's fifth CD "Putrescent Infectious Rabidity". Comments the label: "Sevared Records is very proud to announce the signing of Turkey's most brutal death metal band, Cenotaph!! In early 2010 they will record their highy anticipated 5th full length album. Incredible Ultra Guttural Brutality at it's finest!! You are warned!!" The cover artwork for "Putrescent Infectious Rabidity" has been done by Studio Sho and is b...
  • Sathanas - new album detailed

    Pennsylvania-based black/death metallers SATHANAS will enter 905 Studios in Ambridge, Pennsylvania in April to begin recording their new album, "La Hora De Lucifer", for a tentative late 2010 release. The CD artwork will be created by acclaimed Belgian artist Kris Verwimp (ABSU, BLACKGUARD, DESASTER, LORD BELIAL, MOONSORROW, THYRFING). According to SATHANAS guitarist/vocalist Paul Tucker, the forthcoming album will be the band's most aggressive and best release to date. "La Hora De Lucifer" will contain the following tracks: 'Angels Forsaken' 'La Hora De Lucifer' 'Forged In Eternal Fi...
  • Blasphemy Rites - sign w/ Pagan Records

    Pagan Records announce the signing of BLASPHEMY RITES - obscure black death metal band from Poland with totally underground fuck-off attitude - no website, no myspace profile. The debut full-lenght was recorded in the fall of 2009. The title is "Hideous Lord", the album consists of 15 tracks of black/death metal with that chaotic, necrotic, ultra raw, barbaric groove well-known from the recordings of Blasphemy, Hellhammer, Archgoat or Black Witchery. www ...

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