According to Naviny.by, the Prosecutor General's Office has banned Swedish black metal band MARDUK from playing a show in Minsk, Belarus. Pavel Radzivonaw, a departmental head at the Prosecutor General's Office, told reporters on Monday that MARDUK's concert, scheduled for May 22, would not take place. "The band preaches Satanism, which has nothing ...
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MetalTitans.com recently conducted an interview with INSIDIOUS DISEASE members Marc Grewe (vocals; also of MORGOTH) and Sven Atle Kopperud (a.k.a. Silenoz; guitar; also of DIMMU BORGIR). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalTitans.com: What brought both of you guys to form and create INSIDIOUS DISEASE? Especially with Silenoz, you being ...
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The Metalluminati conducted an interview with vocalist Sven De Caluwé of Belgian death metalers ABORTED before the band's May 8 concert at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California with ORIGIN and CATTLE DECAPITATION. You can now watch the chat below. ABORTED's seventh studio album, "Global Flatline", sold around 1,000 copies in the United States ...
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"Souls For Belial", the new Håkan Sjödin-directed video from Swedish black metallers MARDUK, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's 12th studio album, "Serpent Sermon", which will be released via Blooddawn Productions/Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway: Friday, May 25 Rest Of Europe: Monday, May 28 Spain, ...
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Dutch blackened metal masters ONHEIL have entered the studio with producers Bart Hennephof (TEXTURES) and Yuma van Eekelen (EXIVIOUS, ex-PESTILENCE) to begin recording their new album, "Storm Is Coming", for a fall release via German metal specialists Cyclone Empire. ONHEIL is known for having three guitarists and the new set of songs take full advantage ...
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Swedish black metallers MARDUK will release their 12th studio album, "Serpent Sermon", via Blooddawn Productions/Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway: Friday, May 25 Rest Of Europe: Monday, May 28 Spain, Italy: Tuesday, May 29 Sweden, Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, May 30 Australia, New Zealand: Friday, June 1 USA/Canada: June 5 "Serpent ...
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Swedish black metallers MARDUK will release their 12th studio album, "Serpent Sermon", via Blooddawn Productions/Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway: Friday, May 25 Rest Of Europe: Monday, May 28 Spain, Italy: Tuesday, May 29 Sweden, Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, May 30 Australia, New Zealand: Friday, June 1 USA/Canada: June 5 "Serpent ...
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Swedish black metallers MARDUK will release their 12th studio album, "Serpent Sermon", via Blooddawn Productions/Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway: Friday, May 25 Rest Of Europe: Monday, May 28 Spain, Italy: Tuesday, May 29 Sweden, Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, May 30 Australia, New Zealand: Friday, June 1 USA/Canada: June 5 "Serpent ...
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"Seven Bells", the new album from German black metallers SECRETS OF THE MOON, is available for streaming in its entirety on YouTubeYouTube. Due on March 16 via Prophecy Productions, the follow-up to "Privilegivm", "Seven Bells" was mixed at Woodshed Studio in Bavaria, Germany with former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON mainman Tom Gabriel ...
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Ofir Messer of Israel's OvMetal.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Sven De Caluwé of Belgian death metalers ABORTED at Sven's home in Israel. You can now watch the chat below. ABORTED's seventh studio album, "Global Flatline", sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD ...
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Beaupré, Quebec, Canada-based old-school death metallers KAOTIK have inked a deal with Massacre Records. The band's debut album, "Starving Death", will be released in the summer. The CD was recorded in May 2011 with producer Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH) and features guest vocals by Luc Lemay from GORGUTS. According to a press release, ...
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Riff-Mag.com conducted an interview with Sven "Svencho" de Caluwé (lead vocals) of Belgian death metalers ABORTED on February 26 at Camden Dingwalls in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. ABORTED's seventh studio album, "Global Flatline", sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The ...
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"Nyx", the new video from German black metallers SECRETS OF THE MOON, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Fursy Teyssier and François-Marc Baillet at Viva Emptiness Studios. The song comes off the band's new album, "Seven Bells", which will be released on March 16 via Prophecy Productions. Commented SECRETS OF THE MOON ...
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Guitarist/vocalist Patrick Mameli of the resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Recently, bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling (NUFUTIC, OBSCURA) and drummer Yuma van Eekelen (EXIVIOUS, THE NEW DOMINION) have decided to work more intensively on their main projects.Therefore, bassist Stephan Fimmers (NECROPHAGIST) and drummer Tim Yeung (MORBID ...
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"Consuming The Anti-Life Equation", a brand new song from Icelandic technical death metallers GRUESOME GLORY, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The track is a preview of band's forthcoming full-length debut, which will be released later in the year. Since its formation in May 2009, GRUESOME GLORY has opened for acts such as ...
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"Love", the previously unreleased third album from the long-defunct 1990s Swedish death metal band LEUKEMIA, will be made available next month via Vic Records. LEUKEMIA was formed in 1989 by Lord K. (THE PROJECT HATE MCMXCIX, TORTURE DIVISION, DARK FUNERAL, HABITAT) and Jocke Granlund (HABITAT, URBERGET, ALAN HANSEN) as a thrash metal band with death ...
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On January 12, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with vocalist Sven De Caluwé of Belgian death metalers ABORTED. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ABORTED's seventh studio album, "Global Flatline", sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week ...
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Metal Injection boarded the second edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise this past January and has posted a recap of all the madness that happened on the high seas in a five-minute video clip, featuring footage of fans and bands and all the craziness that happened aboard the Majesty Of The Seas cruise ...
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"Global Flatline", the seventh studio album from Belgian death metalers ABORTED, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 27 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have ...
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Video footage of members of CHILDREN OF BODOM, ANNIHILATOR and TRISTANIA performing karaoke-style cover versions of several popular standards on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — which set sail Monday, January 23 aboard the Royal Caribbean Majesty Of The Seas from Miami, Florida to George Town, Cayman Islands and returned four days later — ...
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Video footage of members of CHILDREN OF BODOM, SUFFOCATION and CROWBAR performing karaoke-style cover versions of several popular standards on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — which set sail Monday, January 23 aboard the Royal Caribbean Majesty Of The Seas from Miami, Florida to George Town, Cayman Islands and returned four days later — ...
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A four-and-a-half-minute CNN video report on this year's installment of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — which set sail Monday, January 23 aboard the Royal Caribbean Majesty Of The Seas from Miami, Florida to George Town, Cayman Islands and will return to the real world today (Friday, January 27) — can be seen velow. ...
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GoetiaMetal.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Sven De Caluwé of Belgian death metalers ABORTED. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ABORTED's seventh studio album, "Global Flatline", will be released on January 24 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded, mixed, and ...
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"The Origin Of Disease", the new video from Belgian death metalers ABORTED, can be seen below. The clip was shot in the U.K. last summer with director Phil Berridge of Creative Junky Media (CEREBRAL BORE). "The Origin Of Disease" comes off ABORTED's seventh studio album, "Global Flatline", which will be released on January 24 (one ...
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Two years after releasing their debut album, "…And Kindling Deadly Slumber", Tilburg, Holland-based death metallers THE NEW DOMINION have commenced the recording sessions for the follow-up effort at Split Second Sound Studios in Amsterdam. According to the band's drummer, Yuma van Eekelen, who is also a member of the resurrected Dutch death metallers PESTILENCE, the ...
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"The Origin Of Disease", a brand new song from Belgian death metalers ABORTED, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The track comes off the band's seventh studio album, "Global Flatline", which will be released on January 24, 2012 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded, mixed, and mastered ...
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British black metal pioneers VENOM have been confirmed for next year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which will set sail from Miami, Florida to Cayman Islands on January 23, 2012 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will perform on the cruise. The festival billing is shaping up as ...
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Drummer Romain Goulon (NECROPHAGIST) and vocalist Trevor Sadist (SADIST) have joined NUFUTIC, the fusion-metal project founded by Dutch bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling (PESTILENCE, ex-OBSCURA) and Italian guitarist/keyboardist Tommy Talamanca (SADIST). "Despite great feedback to our drummer auditions, it was far from easy to find the right match," says Thesseling. "However, when we talked with Romain, ...
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California-based "atmospheric" death metal band LORD OF WAR has inked a deal with Unique Leader Records. The group's debut album, "Celestial Pestilence", will receive an international release on January 31, 2012. Since 2008, LORD OF WAR has been inflicting its unique brand of thematically driven progressive brutality on their hometown of Oceanside. Drawing inspiration from ...
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"Global Flatline", a brand new song from Belgian death metalers ABORTED, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track is the title cut of the band's seventh studio album, which will be released on January 24, 2012 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded, mixed, and mastered by ...
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