Pennsylvania-based black/death metallers SATHANAS will enter 905 Studios in Ambridge, Pensylvania 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 ...
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German thrashers DEW-SCENTED have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Elsrock festival, set to take place August 28, 2010 in Rijssen, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGNOSTIC FRONT DEW-SCENTED DREAM EVIL HAIL OF BULLETS LIZZY BORDEN NAPALM DEATH ONSLAUGHT PESTILENCE STATE:CHAOS THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE For more information, visit
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Ohio's WOE OF TYRANTS will release its third album, "Threnody", on April 13 via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release from the label, "This time around, the guys have seriously turned up the shred-knob and churned out some of the most exciting songs we've heard swirling around the Metal Blade offices in quite ...
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NAPALM DEATH, AGNOSTIC FRONT, LIZZY BORDEN and THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Elsrock festival, set to take place August 28, 2010 in Rijssen, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGNOSTIC FRONT DREAM EVIL HAIL OF BULLETS LIZZY BORDEN NAPALM DEATH ONSLAUGHT PESTILENCE STATE:CHAOS THE LUCIFER ...
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Ohio's WOE OF TYRANTS will release its third album, "Threnody", on April 13 via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release from the label, "This time around, the guys have seriously turned up the shred-knob and churned out some of the most exciting songs we've heard swirling around the Metal Blade offices in quite ...
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Dutch death metallers THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE have parted ways with bassist Michael Grunwald and have replaced him with Sander Keuls. The band states, "Sander is the personification of death 'n' roll itself, [and] we couldn't wish for a better substitute." THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE is currently working on material for its third album. According to the ...
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Raoul Hernandez of Austin Chronicle recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH. A few excertps from the chat follow below. Austin Chronicle: Are you surprised that 19 years into your career BEHEMOTH is making its best albums? Nergal: It's refreshing. That's the way it should be. ...
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Simon Milburn of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH. A few excertps from the chat follow below. On how the band's ninth studio album, "Evangelion", has been received: "I'm extremely happy. To be honest, I couldn't be happier. This is our ...
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Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH kicked off their North American "Evangelia Amerika" headlining tour this past Thursday night (January 7) at the Theater Of The Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (with support from SEPTICFLESH and LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH). The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Ov Fire And The Void 02. Demigod 03. Shemamforash 04. ...
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Bassist/mainman Leif Edling of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS was interviewed live on tonight's (Monday, December 21) edition of Greece's "Metalzone" radio show (web site) with Kostas Purevil Kyriakakis. One of the topics raised during the chat was the upcoming CANDLEMASS DVD, which will probably be out in late February/early March via Nuclear ...
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Bassist/mainman Leif Edling of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS will be interviewed live on Monday, December 21 on Greece's "Metalzone" radio show with Kostas Purevil Kyriakakis. You can listen to the program at 22.00 (GMT +2) on 94fm in Athens and online at www.metalzone.gr by clicking on the "Listen Hard" graphic. CANDLEMASS is ...
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"The Burial", the new video from Dutch death metallers THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE, can be viewed below. The clip was shot with Arno Zuidgeest of Holland's Arnoo Videoproducties. Commented the band: "We have been talking and thinking a lot 'bout this one. What kind story, what kind of setting and so on. The basic idea of ...
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Bassist Leif Edling of Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS is selling a "wonderful and unique" Manne bass guitar with cross inlays and CANDLEMASS skull on the body. It also says "Leif Edling" on the neck above the Manne logo. Commented Leif: "[The bass] was handmade in Italy two years ago and you can't really put a ...
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Dutch death metallers THE LUCIFER PRINCIPLE recently filmed a video for the song "The Burial" with Arno Zuidgeest of Holland's Arnoo Videoproducties. The clip is expected to make its online debut this coming weekend. Commented the band: "We have been talking and thinking a lot 'bout this one. What kind story, what kind of setting ...
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Fabio "Amon 418" Bartolini of OPPOSITE SIDES and HATE PROFILE has issued the following update: "I'm sad to announce that after nine years of efforts, victories, disasters and vibrant music, I'm no longer part of OPPOSITE SIDES. The reason being that I'll need at least a couple months to fully recover from an ugly painful ...
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Bryan Reesman of Attention Deficit Delirium recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH about "The Gospel of Filth: A Black Metal Bible", the new book written by Dani and renowned music journalist Gavin Baddeley ("Dissecting Marilyn Manson", "Lucifer Rising"). A couple of excerpts from ...
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Vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH was interviewed by Mark Morton of Examiner.com about "The Gospel of Filth: A Black Metal Bible", the new book written by Dani and renowned music journalist Gavin Baddeley ("Dissecting Marilyn Manson", "Lucifer Rising"). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Examiner.com: Do ...
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I still remember reviewing 2003's "Lucifer Incestus", and here I am already reviewing my fifth BELPHEGOR CD, "Walpurgis Rites-Hexenwahn". It seems that the Austrian act has gotten even more prolific these past few years. What is far more impressive than the sheer number of albums in a relatively short time span is the inarguable fact ...
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Vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH was interviewed by Fangoria.com about "The Gospel of Filth: A Black Metal Bible", the new book written by Dani and renowned music journalist Gavin Baddeley ("Dissecting Marilyn Manson", "Lucifer Rising"). To hear the chat, grab the free audio download from the Fangoria podcast in ...
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Vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH was interviewed for the latest installment of the "Midnight Podcast". Filth discusses "The Gospel of Filth: A Black Metal Bible", the new book written by Dani and renowned music journalist Gavin Baddeley ("Dissecting Marilyn Manson", "Lucifer Rising"), as well as his music, other artists' ...
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Swiss metallers SYBREED will support IN FLAMES on the following European dates: Nov. 16 - Amsterdam, NETH - Melkweg Nov. 18 - Zurich, SWI - Volkshaus Nov. 19 - Milan, ITA - Live Club Nov. 20 - Strasbourg, FRA - La Laiterie Nov. 22 - Lille, FRA - L'Aéronef Nov. 23 - Luxembourg, LUX - ...
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Video footage of ANAAL NATHRAKH's September 16, 2009 performance at the V39 venue in Tilburg, the Netherlands can be viewed below. ANAAL NATHRAKH's new album, "In The Constellation Of The Black Widow", was released on June 29 via Candlelight Records. A limited-edition gatefold colored vinyl version of the effort was made available at the same ...
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Swiss metallers SYBREED have posted two new songs — "Doomsday Party" and "I Am Ultraviolence" — on their MySpace page. Both cuts come off the band's third album, "The Pulse of Awakening", which will be released via Listenable Records on the following dates: Nov. 16 - Switzerland, France, Benelux, UK Nov. 20 - ...
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All the talk has been about BEHEMOTH's position atop the throne of Polish death metal and the attention new album "Evangelion" has been getting, and rightly so. But people should also be talking about AZARATH's "Praise the Beast", an album that will not receive near the international attention, yet I'd give it the nod over ...
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"CMXIX", the debut album from SURVIVORS ZERO — the Finnish death metal band featuring current and former members of IMPALED NAZARENE, FINNTROLL, DEATHCHAIN and THE SCOURGER — is available for streaming in its entirety at Record Shop X. Due on September 9 via Cobra Records, the CD was mixed at Black Lounge Studio ...
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WatchMojo.com recently conducted an interview with bassist Orion (real name: Tomasz Wróblewski) of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH. Watch the chat below. "Evangelion", the ninth full-length studio album from BEHEMOTH, sold 8,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 56 on The Billboard 200 chart. Commented Nergal: ...
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Musician Photo Journal conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH during this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Watch the eight-minute chat below. "Evangelion", the ninth full-length studio album from BEHEMOTH, sold 8,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. ...
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Swiss metallers SYBREED will release their third album, "The Pulse of Awakening", this fall via Listenable Records. The CD was mixed and mastered by Rhys Fulber (FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, FEAR FACTORY, PARADISE LOST), and it is said to sound "immense." The vocals and the drums for the follow-up to 2007's "Antares" were laid down at ...
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For decades, music writers have been penning tell-all artist biographies and their personal interpretation of rock history. But on Halloween 2009, Fab Press will unleash a book that takes readers on a much deeper and darker journey into the inspirations behind the world of rock music. Entitled "The Gospel Of Filth", this coffee-table-sized volume is ...
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"Evangelion", the ninth full-length studio album from Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH, sold 8,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 56 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Evangelion" first-week chart positions: Poland: #2 Finland: #17 Austria: #45 USA: #56 Germany: #59 Switzerland: #88 Netherlands: #5 (Indie Charts) ...
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