Polish death metallers DECAPITATED have parted ways with vocalist Sauron. "His position in the band is going to be taken over by Covan, a previous member of ATROPHIA RED SUN," DECAPITATED write on their web site. "He is going to take part in the recording of the new album and the forthcoming gigs of the ...
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VADER guitarist Mauser recently spoke to Abrasive Rock about the departure of longtime drummer Doc and the status of Mauser's DIES IRAE project. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Abrasive Rock: Peter put in his release about Doc [being released from] the band, he said it was due to his "weakness" ...
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DESTRUCTION, DISSECTION, ILLDISPOSED, PRIMORDIAL and CARNAL FORGE are among the bands confirmed for Kaltenbach Open Air, a two-day event set to take place July 15-16 in Spital am Semmering, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DESTRUCTION DISSECTION ILLDISPOSED PRIMORDIAL CARNAL FORGE DEFLESHED MASTER DECAPITATED ABORTED GODDESS OF DESIRE SECRETS OF THE MOON ...
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A new book, "Extreme Metal II", is due for global publication in April 2005 by Omnibus Press. The author is Joel McIver, whose best-selling 2004 opus, "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica", was the first book to express in depth the disappointment that thousands of metal fans feel about the band's recent music. "Extreme ...
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It's getting to the point where I almost expect an album from a Polish extreme metal band to be of the utmost quality. The list is a long one: VADER, DECAPITATED, YATTERING, HATE, ESQARIAL, SPINAL CORD, SCEPTIC, BEHEMOTH, LOST SOUL, and the subject of this review, CRIONICS. "Armageddon's Evolution" is yet another outstanding release from ...
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Candlelight Records has set a March 8 U.S. release date for "Armageddons Evolution", the new album from Poland's CRIONICS. It is the second widely distributed full-length recording from the death/black metal band. With recording duties split between Cracow Lynx and Hertz Studios (DECAPITATED), tracks for "Armageddons Evolution" were laid down during the summer of 2004. ...
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PANZER X, the solo project of VADER vocalist/guitarist Peter, will enter Studio X in Olsztyn, Poland on March 1 to complete the recording sessions for their upcoming mini-CD, "Steel First". "There are some things left to finish the work: vocal lines (Grzegorz Kupczyk), guitar solos, mixes and finally — mastering," reads a posting on VADER's ...
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Texas-based underground death metallers DEVOURMENT have reformed and are currently writing material for their second full-length album, entitled "Butcher the Weak". DEVOURMENT originally split up in 1999 when their then-vocalist Ruben Rosas was arrested as a fugitive from justice at the Colorado Death Fest. Now they have reformed with 70 percent of their original lineup ...
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A brand new LOST SOUL track, entitled "Mortal Cage", has been made available for download at Earache.com. "Mortal Cage" comes off the Polish death metallers' upcoming album, "Chaostream", due in early 2005 via the Earache Records subsidiary Wicked World. LOST SOUL have cut their teeth over the course of two demonically-inspired death metal ...
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Polish death metallers LOST SOUL have inked a deal with the Earache Records subsidiary Wicked World. LOST SOUL have cut their teeth over the course of two demonically-inspired death metal albums of the highest quality, and have recently completed a month-long tour of their homeland with compatriots VADER. The band's upcoming album, "Chaostream", is already ...
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DECAPITATED, HATE, DIES IRAE and one more act from Poland will team up for "The Ultimate Domination Tour 2005". The trek, which will consist of 14-16 dates in countries like Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Poland, will kick off sometime in February 2005. More details will follow soon. ...
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The first bands have been announced for Milwaukee Metalfest XVIII, a two-day event set to be held July 30-31 at Modjeska Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The festival's lineup is shaping up as follows: Friday, July 30, 2004: DEATH ANGEL DECAPITATED GOATWHORE PRONG CATTLE DECAPITATION MACABRE SEVEN WITCHES ANAL BLAST USURPER NASTY SAVAGE FLESHGRIND BEYOND THERAPY ...
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Polish death metallers DECAPITATED are featured in an article in national entertainment "bible" Entertainment Weekly, hitting newsstands Friday, June 11. The article explores the controversy of the DECAPITATED name in the light of the recent decapitation of U.S. citizen Nick Berg at the hands of terrorists — a situation reminiscent of the controversy surrounding the ...
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Candlelight Records has set a June 29 U.S. release date for "Infernal Gathering, The Second Chapter", a collection of headline artists that performed at the 4th annual Inferno Festival this past April. Norway's Inferno Festival has, in its short time, established itself as one of the most important extreme metal festivals in the world. With ...
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CANNIBAL CORPSE have announced the dates for their upcoming North American tour with BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and as-yet-unannounced third band (rumored to be DECAPITATED). The details are as follows: Jul. 01 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits Jul. 02 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero Jul. 03 - Nofolk, VA @ Norva Theatre Jul. 05 ...
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Polish death metallers DECAPITATED will be returning to the North American continent this summer for their second U.S. tour, this time with none other than CANNIBAL CORPSE. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jul. 28 - Climax Lounge - Denver, CO Jul. 30 - US Cellular Arena - Milwaukee, WI Jul. 31 - Hairy ...
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The U.K.'s The Observer reports: "It can't get much more heavy metal than this: the all-day Mega Metal Mania festival in Katowice, Poland, kernel of central Europe's heavy industrial core. All around is the charismatic, perverse beauty of pit-heads - turning cogwheels and slag heaps — the dancing flames of steelworks, cloudy plumes of power ...
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Norway's Tabu Recordings have announced plans to release a compilation CD, "Infernal Gathering - The Second Chapter", in conjunction with the upcoming Inferno Metal Festival. In its fourth edition, Inferno Metal Festival has established itself as one of the most important extreme metal festivals in the world, with people traveling from such faraway places like ...
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ROTTING CHRIST guitarist/vocalist Sakis Tolis recently spoke to the Chronicles of Chaos extreme music webzine (web site) about the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2002's "Genesis", tentatively due in September through Century Media Records. "I've been working on the new stuff for seven months," he said. "I write all the music and ...
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TESLA's first collection of new material since 1994's "Bust a Nut", entitled "Into the Now", sold 30,284 copies in the U.S. during its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at No. 31. Meanwhile, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION's debut album, "Here Comes The Brides", moved 13,694 units to debut at No. 92. At ...
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Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM have added three Finnish dates to their upcoming European tour. As previously reported, the trek (which will reportedly include Poland's DECAPITATED and Japan's DEFILED) will officially commence on April 10, beginning with an appearance at the Inferno Festival in Oslo, according to a posting on the band's web site. The European ...
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Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM have revealed the track listing for their new CD, "Chimera", due on March 29 in Europe and April 6 in the U.S. through Season Of Mist Records. The CD, which was recorded at a mobile studio in the mountains of Norway, reportedly features a musical direction that is being described by ...
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Norway's MAYHEM, Poland's DECAPITATED and Japan's DEFILED will be teaming up for a European tour beginning in early April. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Apr. 09 - Göteborg, SWE @ Musikens Hus Apr. 10 – Oslo, NOR @ Inferno Festival Apr. 11 - Stockholm, SWE @ Klubben MAYHEM's new full-length CD, "Chimera", is ...
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Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH are being investigated in Poland for causing religious offense after a show that included dozens of sheep heads on stakes, a literal blood bath and a naked, crucified woman, newspaper Aftenposten reports. The concert in Krakow was broadcast by state TV station TVP and the resulting scandal was the center ...
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Greece's ROTTING CHRIST will enter the studio in May to record their new album, tentatively due in September through Century Media Records. A world tour will coincide with the release of the new CD. The follow-up to 2002's "Genesis" sees the group "returning back to [their] roots. [The musical path] the band [chose to follow ...
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The organizers of the annual Inferno Festival have released the complete schedule for this year's festivities, which are set to be held April 8-10 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. The details are as follows: Thursday, April 8: Venue: Rockefeller 18.15 ROTTING CHRIST 19.45 KHOLD 21.15 KONKHRA 23.00 GORGOROTH 01.00 MY ...
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The complete lineup for this year's Inferno Festival — set to be held April 8-10 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway — has been announced. It is as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORYM AETURNUS ÁSMEGIN DECAPITATED DEFILED DIMENSION F3H DISIPLIN ENSLAVED FORGERY GORGOROTH HELHEIM HOLY MOSES KHOLD KONKHRA MANES MANIFEST MAYHEM ...
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DECAPITATED, ROTTING CHRIST, THUS DEFILED and ANATA will be teaming up for a short U.K. tour in February. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 24 – Bierkeller – Manchester, UK Feb. 25 – Rio - Bradford, UK Feb. 26 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK Feb. 27 – Bierkeller - Bristol, UK Feb. 28 - ...
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Acclaimed Polish artist Jacek Wiœniewski, who has previously conceived artwork for such bands as VADER, KRISIUN, MALEVOLENT CREATION, MONSTROSITY, GRAVE, DECAPITATED and MARDUK, has launched his official web site at this location. ...
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Former IMMORTAL/current GRIMFIST drummer Horgh has officially joined HYPOCRISY. Horgh replaces longtime HYPOCRISY skinsman Lars Szöke, who reportedly left the band because of his unwillingness to tour for long periods of time. "Lars still wants to play drums," HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren explained to Norway's Scream magazine, "but not with the hectic schedule HYPOCRISY has ...
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