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<title><![CDATA[Legion Of the Damned - new album]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED have set "Cult of the Dead" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in early 2009. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Solar Overlord", "Fire Angel", "Pray and Suffer" and "Cult of the Dead". "Expect LEGION OF THE DAMNED at its best and with songs that hit you right in the face even before you have heard more than two songs," the group previously stated. 

"Feel the Blade", a reissue of LEGION OF THE DAMNED's "Elegy for the Weak" CD (originally released under the band's previous moniker OCCULT), entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 70. Released on January 4, 2008 via Massacre Records, the new version of the LP contains two new songs that didn't appear on the original "Elegy for the Weak" album, a new cover and a bonus DVD. 

The band has been confirmed for the Christmas Metal Meeting 2008, set to take place December 19, 2008 at Matrix in Bochum, Germany. Also scheduled to appear is SODOM.

LEGION OF THE DAMNED's "Sons of the Jackal" album entered the German national album chart at position No. 54 back in January 2007. The follow-up to 2006's "Malevolent Rapture" was recorded at Stage One studio in Bühne, Germany with producer Andy Classen.

http://www.legionofthedamned.com/]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Phobia - new album]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Long-running California grindcore outfit PHOBIA has issued the following update:

"We are proud to say we are almost complete with our new record. We have 22 songs featured on this release, and it's more brutal then ever. You won't be sad, just fucking mad! we will post a song or TWO soon!! we are finishing the layout and final touches for this release."

PHOBIA's new record will be released on CD via Willowtip and on vinyl through Deep Six.

PHOBIA will team up with IMPALED and MARUTA for a summer tour in August and September.

Formed in Orange County, California in 1990, PHOBIA has been punishing ears with its murderous socio political grinding noise assault for over a full decade. Dealing out their savage combination of the energy and ideals of hardcore punk mixing it with the power and brutality of early grind, PHOBIA has shared the stage with a diverse mix of bands over the years such as CHAOS U.K., GRAVE, NAPALM DEATH, DETESTATION, NEUROSIS, DEICIDE, FINAL CONFLICT, CORRUPTED, ASSUCK, SPAZZ, EXHUMED, IMMOLATION, DISASSOCIATE, DARKEST HOUR and VARUKERS, just to name a few.
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<title><![CDATA[Dead Head - new album]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Veteran Dutch thrashers DEAD HEAD are ready to enter the studio to record their follow-up to 2005's Haatland. Returning to a more vicious rabid thrash approach, the new album Depression Tank (working title) is expected to be released in the fall via Displeased Records. 

In other news, the band's 1999 thrash classic Kill Division will be reissued by Displeased Records around the same time, with bonus live material. 

http://www.deadhead.nl/]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Darkthrone - 3 CD set]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[For the past 21 years DARKTHRONE have been leaders of the black metal scene. To coincide with this anniversary, Peaceville Records are releasing the 3CD set, "Frostland Tapes" on May 26th 2008. This is a fascinating trip into the earliest years of the band and the first official release ever to contain all 4 of Darkthrone&#8217;s demos in one place. "Frostland Tapes" also includes a rare live recording from Denmark in 1990 (one of only a handful of live appearances that Darkthrone has ever made) and, perhaps most significantly, the previously unreleased version of the infamous 1991 "Goatlord" rehearsal session. These songs were intended to feature on the proposed second album, before the band changed direction and the tapes were confined to the vaults. Vocals were subsequently added in the mid-nineties, but they are presented here as the recording sounded in 1991 &#8211; instrumental genius, showing the complexity and intricacy of a band with a great future ahead of them. The set comes in a rigid digibook featuring an interview with the band, chronicling their early days, ambitions and inspirations.

http://www.darkthrone.no/]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Severed Savior - exit drummer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[San Francisco-based death metallers SEVERED SAVIOR have parted ways with drummer Troy Fullerton. As a result, the group has cancelled its appearance at the Central Illinois Metalfest, which is scheduled to take place July 18-20 at the Canopy Club in Urbana, Illinois. Replacing them on the bill is Alabama's QUINTA ESSENTIA.

SEVERED SAVIOR recently unveiled the artwork for its new album, "Servile Insurrection", due later in the year via Willowtip Records. The cover, which was created by Pär Olofsson, can be viewed at this http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/M.Gilbert/Severed_Savior_ServileInsurrectionc.jpg .

SEVERED SAVIOR last year announced the addition of vocalist Anthony Trapani to the group's ranks. "Many of you know Anthony from his work on the recent (and crushing) ODIOUS MORTEM release 'Cryptic Implosion'," the band previously wrote in a press release. "And we feel that his vocal style and lyrical sensibilities will fit perfectly with our new material."

The band's full-length debut, "Brutality is Law", was released in 2003 through Unique Leader Records. The CD was recorded at Digit Sound in San Pablo, California and was supported by tours with CANNIBAL CORPSE and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER.
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<title><![CDATA[Cannibal Corpse - new DVD]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Legendary Tampa-based death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE are set to issue their new DVD, Centuries Of Torment on July 8th via Metal Blade. The triple-DVD - which was directed and produced by Denise Korycki - features over seven hours of footage. The tracklisting is as follows: 

Disc One: 
Cannibal Corpse History: 
Three hour definitive History of Cannibal Corpse as told by the band, including past & present members, fans, friends, family and the people who were there along the way. Truly the most comprehensive look at the most influential Death Metal band in history. From the band&#8217;s staggeringly humble beginnings in Buffalo, NY to the biggest music festivals in the world, Cannibal Corpse&#8217;s ascension through constant controversy to become permanent icons in the history of Heavy Metal, and remain as relevant today as the band has ever been, is an amazing story that should intrigue all fans of Heavy Metal. 

Disc Two: 
Cannibal Corpse Performances 

With Full Force 2007 
'Unleashing The Bloodthirsty' 
'Murder Worship' 
'Disposal Of The Body' 

Toronto 2006 
'The Time To Kill Is Now' 
'Disfigured' 
'Death Walking Terror' 
'Covered With Sores' 
'Born In A Casket' 
'I Cum Blood' 
'Decency Defied' 
'Make Them Suffer' 
'Dormant Bodies Bursting' 
'Five Nails Through The Neck' 
'Devoured By Vermin' 
'Hammer Smashed Face' 
'Stripped, Raped, And Strangled' 

Party San 2005 
'Puncture Wound Massacre' 
'Sentenced To Burn' 
'Fucked With A Knife' 
'Psychotic Precision' 
'Pulverized' 
'Pounded Into Dust' 
'The Wretched Spawn' 

New York 2000 
'The Spine Splitter' 
'Dead Human Collection' 

Jacksonville, FL 1996 
'Mummified In Barbed Wire' 

Nashville, TN 1994 
'Entrails Ripped From A Virgin's Cunt' 
'Pulverized' 

Buffalo, NY 1989 
'Shredded Humans' 
'Rotting Head' 

Music Videos 
'Staring Through The Eyes Of The Dead' - Directed by David Roth 
'Devoured By Vermin' - Directed by David Roth 
'Sentenced To Burn' - Directed by David Roth 
'Decency Defied' - Directed by Austin Rhodes 
'Make Them Suffer' - Directed by Dan Dobi 
'Death Walking Terror' - Directed by Dan Dobi 
'Stripped, Raped, And Strangled' 2007 - featuring Trevor Strnad from THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER 

Disc Three: 
Bonus Chunks 

Compelled To Illustrate 
Every Ban Broken 
Covered With Ink 
Maniacal Merch 
Relentless Touring 
Word Infested 
Sickening Metalocalypse 
Diverse Offerings 
Staring Through The Eyes Of The Band 
Kill Crane 

http://www.cannibalcorpse.net/]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aborted - new album]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[European death metal butchers ABORTED, whose members hail from Belgium, France and UK, have refined and re-defined the tools of their trade on their sixth full-length album, "Strychnine.213", to murder the listener with unimaginably gruesome, shockingly diverse brutality.

In addition to unveiling the album's macabre cover artwork by Colin Marks / Rain Song, ABORTED is currently streaming two songs from its stunning follow-up to 2007's "Slaughter & Apparatus: A Methodical Overture" at the band's revamped MySpace page. 

'I35' demonstrates how ABORTED have successfully increased the modern, darker and surprisingly dynamic and melodic elements of their sound, whereas 'Pestiferous Subterfuge' is another brutal groove monster, heavy to the max! 

Combining the band's undeniable live energy with a powerhouse production from Eric Rachel (THE RED CHORD, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, GOD FORBID) and a "fuck you rock 'n' roll" approach to the overly edited, sterile sounding death metal records of today, ABORTED succeed in retaining their vicious roots while evolving in terms of melody, musical virtuosity and vigor. 

http://www.goremageddon.be/]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The New Dominion - w/ Neurotic]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dutch thrashers THE NEW DOMINION have inked a deal with Neurotic Records. The group's debut album, "&#8230;And Kindling Deadly Slumber", will be released later in the year.

According to the band's official bio, THE NEW DOMINION's musical style can "no longer can be defined as 'just' Gothenburg thrash. However, its roots can still be found in this particular style. It has more and more developed towards a unique blend of thrash and death metal with influences varying from HYPOCRISY to TOOL, from THE HAUNTED to CANNIBAL CORPSE and from GOJIRA to SLAYER. Song structures have become increasingly more interesting and challenging for the listener, whereas the vocal parts have become more brutal and aggressive on one side and more intense and tantalising on the other."

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<title><![CDATA[Misery Index - new album]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Baltimore, Maryland-based quartet MISERY INDEX will enter Kurt Ballou's Godcity Studio on May 6 to begin recording the follow-up to the band's Relapse debut, "Discordia". Entitled "Traitors", the new CD will arrive late September on Relapse.

One track from the new album, titled "Ruling Class Cancelled", can be heard on the band's MySpace page.

Godcity is a 24-track analog and digital recording studio based in Salem, Massachusetts which has hosted such artists as CONVERGE, CAVE IN, BLEEDING KANSAS, THE CASUAL LEAN, ANOTHER BREATH, TRANSISTOR TRANSISTOR, AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, OLD MAN GLOOM, LIMPWRIST, IN PIECES, GENGHIS TRON, BREATHER RESIST, SEX POSITIONS ORCHID, DROP DEAD, PAULSON, PG. 99 and THE HOPE CONSPIRACY. 

http://www.miseryindex.com/]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Order Of Ennead - new supergroup]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[DEICIDE drummer Steve Asheim has joined forces with guitarist/vocalist Kevin Quirion (COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN) and bassist Scott Patrick (RESURRECTION) in a brand new band called ORDER OF ENNEAD.

Commented the group: "We have been writing songs and rehearsing since September 2007 and have recorded a nine-song demo. Plans are to record our debut full-length album later this year and to tour as much as possible. You can go to our MySpace page and hear a song from this demo with newcomer John Li on lead guitar."

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/orderofennead . ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brutality - new drummer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Reactivated Floridian '90s death metallers BRUTALITY have announced the addition of drummer Angelo Duca (ex-CONTORTED) to the group's ranks. According to the band, BRUTALITY "is working on getting tight on their old songs and working on new ones. They will be in the studio and playing shows in a few months."

BRUTALITY's current lineup is rounded out by Jeff Acres (bass, vocals), Scott Reigel (vocals), Jay Fernandez (guitar) and Demian Heftel (guitar).

Poland's Metal Mind Productions will re-release three albums from BRUTALITY &#8212; "Screams Of Anguish", "When The Sky Turns Black" and "In Mourning" &#8212; on May 19 in Europe (July 8 in the USA via MVD). Each limited-edition digipack title (limited to 2,000 copies) will contain one bonus track and will be made available on golden disc, digitally remastered using 24-bit technology.

BRUTALITY was formed in 1986 by Acres. The band released four demos and two seven-inch EPs before getting signed to Nuclear Blast Records in 1992. The group recorded three albums for the label before disbanding in 1996. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Madball - changing drummer, on tour in Europe this summer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York hardcore legends MADBALL have issued the following update: "We're sad to announce that after six years with the band, our drummer Rigg Ross will be moving on. We'd like to wish him all the best for the future, and he will have our love and respect forever. At the same time, we'd like to welcome Mackie Jayson (formerly of CROMAGS and BAD BRAINS) to the band."

Rigg Ross played his last show at the 2008 "Black n&#8217; Blue Bowl" on April 5th in New York. After an amazing set he handed over his sticks to Mackie and joined Freddy up front to sing "Pride (Times Are Changing)&#8221;. A memorable goodbye from a great artist.

Madball will be on tour in Europe this Summer. So make sure to check 'em out:
30.04. Berlin - Lido (D)
01.05. Ysselsteyn - Jera On Air Festival (NL)
02.05. Verden (b.Bremen) -JUZ Dampfmühle (D)
03.05. Wuustweezel - Puntpop (B)
20.06. Nantes - Hellfest (FR)
21.06. Trier - Summerblast (D)
22.06. Geleen - Haenenhof (B)
23.06. Marburg - KFZ (D)
24.06. London - Underworld (UK)
25.06. Castle - Trillians (UK)
26.06. Plymouth - White Rabbit (UK)
27.06. Montabaur - Mach 1 Festival (D)
28.06. Münster - Vainstream (D)
29.06. Dessel - Grasspop Metal Meeting (B)
30.06. Stuttgart - Kulturhausarena (D)
01.07. Ljubljana - Galahala (SI)
02.07. Budapest - Bringin' It Back Hardcore Festival 08 (HU)
03.07. Hradec Kralove - Rock For People Festival (CZE)
04.07. Roitzschjora - With Full Force (D)
09.08. Lierop - Nirwana's Tuinfest (NL)
12.08. Götheborg - Stikky Fingers (SE)
13.08. Oslo - Garage (NO)
14.08. Aarhus - Voxhal (DK)
15.08. Torgau - Endless Summer (D)

www.madballnyhc.com]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Absence - shoot video]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tampa melodic death/thrash outfit THE ABSENCE will shoot a video for the song 'Dead and Gone' on May 9 at the Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida. All fans are encouraged to come out and be in the clip.

'Dead and Gone' comes off THE ABSENCE's sophomore CD, "Riders of the Plague", which was released on August 7, 2007 via Metal Blade Records. The album was recorded at Mana Studios in Florida with Swedish producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, CARNAL FORGE). Mixing duties were handled by Jonas at his Black Lounge studios in Avesta, Sweden. The CD features guest appearances by guitarists James Murphy (DEATH, TESTAMENT), Jonas Kjellgren, Per Nilsson (SCAR SYMMETRY) and Santiago Dobles (AGHORA) as well as guest vocals by Jonas Granvik (WITHOUT GRIEF, EDGE OF SANITY).

THE ABSENCE guitarist Peter Joseph has begun pre-production on his debut solo release, due out summer 2008. The album will be tracked at various studios in Florida and mixed at Black Lounge (Sweden) by Jonas Kjellgren (CARNAL FORGE, SCAR SYMMETRY). 

http://www.metalblade.com/]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cynic - sign w/ Season Of Mist]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, have inked a worldwide deal with France's Season of Mist Records. The band is set to enter the studio this summer with Grammy-award winning producer Warren Riker (DOWN, SANTANA) to begin work on its long-awaited follow-up to "Focus". The CD will contain eight songs, and the band is working once again with renowned artist Venosa (who created the unmistakeable cover and visuals for "Focus"). A late 2008 release is expected, to be supported by additional live shows soon to be announced.

http://www.cynicalsphere.com/]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Copremesis - debut in May]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The debut full length of New York City&#8217;s omnisexual Death/Grind titans, Copremesis, entitled "Muay Thai Ladyboys", is set to be released on Paragon Records mid-May 2008. Expect nothing short of the most uncompromising brutality.

The Track Listing for "Muay Thai Ladyboys" is as follows:
Muay Thai Ladyboys
Bestial Castration
Push
Zombies
In Silence...Revel In Madness
Mad
Mustache
A Poem
I Am Envy
Tetsuo

The album will also feature the following guest appearances:
Danny Nelson (Malignancy)
William Smith (Buckshot Facelift, ex-Biolich)
Erik Undzuis (Gorged Afterbirth, Seven Gates)
Daniel Olivencia (ex-Biolich)

Copremesis live w/ Defeated Sanity, Mucopus, Sexcrement:
20 May &#8211; Boston, MA @ Great Scott (www.greatscottboston.com)
21 May &#8211; New York, NY @ Club Midway (www.clubmidway.com)
22 May &#8211; Philadelphia, PA @ The Manhattan Room (www.themanhattanroom.com)
24 May &#8211; Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest (www.marylanddeathfest.com)

www.copremesis.cjb.net
www.myspace.com/copremesis]]></description>
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