Long-running British extreme metallers BENEDICTION have been confirmed as one of the headliners of the 2006 edition of the Fuck the Commerce festival, set to take place May 25-27 at MZA (Mehrzweckhalle) in Luckau, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BENEDICTION (UK) DAWN OF DISEASE (GER) DECAPITATED (POL) DEFLORATION (GER) DEMOLITION (AUT) ...
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VENOM's record label Sanctuary are planning to release a 7" single from the group's new album, "Metal Black". The full-length CD is set for a March 27 release, although the single should hit the shops prior to the album. An exact release date ahs not yet been confirmed. "Metal Black" (view album cover at
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EMBEDDED (Germany), GUT (Germany), INFECDEAD (Germany) and PREJUDICE (Belgium) are the latest confirmed bands for the 2006 edition of the Fuck the Commerce festival, set to take place May 25-27 at MZA (Mehrzweckhalle) in Luckau, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DAWN OF DISEASE (GER) DECAPITATED (POL) DEFLORATION (GER) DEMOLITION (AUT) DERANGED ...
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Sanctuary Records/Castle Music has set a March 24 German release date (March 27 in the rest of Europe) for British black metal pioneers VENOM's new album, "Metal Black". Check out the album cover artwork at this location. "Metal Black" was mixed at the Townhouse Studios in London and contains 14 new songs, including ...
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Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR will be teaming up with HATE ETERNAL for a European tour beginning in late April. Prior to the HATE ETERNAL trek, BELPHEGOR will play two shows as part of the No Mercy Festivals alongside CANNIBAL CORPSE and HATE ETERNAL, among others. Upcoming BELPHEGOR shows: No Mercy Festivals April 2006: Apr. ...
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Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR will be teaming up with HATE ETERNAL for a European tour beginning in late April. Prior to the HATE ETERNAL trek, BELPHEGOR will play two shows as part of the No Mercy Festivals alongside CANNIBAL CORPSE and HATE ETERNAL, among others. Upcoming BELPHEGOR shows: No Mercy Festivals April 2006: Apr. ...
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According to BaconMusic.com, British black metal pioneers VENOM will play their first U.K. gig of the new millennium on Sunday, March 26 at the Manchester Academy. As previously reported, VENOM have finished mixing their new album, "Metal Black", at the Townhouse Studios in London. The album contains 14 new songs, including "Antechrist", the ...
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Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR have completed the second recording session for their sixth album at producer Andy Classen's Stage One studios in Germany. Commented guitarist/vocalist Helmuth: "Well, the first two sessions are finished and let me tell you working with Andy Classen is just awesome, never before recorded on better equipment in my life. ...
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British black metal pioneers VENOM have finished mixing their new album, "Metal Black", at the Townhouse Studios in London. The album contains 14 new songs, including "Antechrist", the demo for which can be heard at this location. A March 2006 release via Castle Records/Sanctuary Group is expected. According to an official press release, ...
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Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the subject of the detractors, fans who believe the only "real" VENOM includes Mantas and Abaddon: Cronos: "Look, VENOM has over the years had so many line-ups, but a lot of ...
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Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR have entered producer Andy Classen's Stage One studios in Germany to begin recording their sixth album, tentatively due next spring via an as-yet-undetermined label. The group have posted the following studio report on their official web site: "After two weeks of being in the studio working very intense, here you ...
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Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR are preparing to enter producer Andy Classen's Stage One studios in Germany to begin recording their sixth album, tentatively due next spring via an as-yet-undetermined label. "We're all set. Most of the 10 compositions/arrangements are finished in a rudimentary form," the band write. "Equipment is packed, new cymbals arrived and ...
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Frontman Voldamares of the Canadian epic black metal band ECLIPSE ETERNAL has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Hail! We will be performing our acts of carnage once again in Montreal on Nov. 11 at Club Saphir alongside the mighty black metal horde that is AVERSE SEFIRA. We will then conquer ...
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Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR have officially severed ties with Napalm Records. "[Napalm] worked into another direction than we wanted, and we don't want others to meddle into our things because we know for ourselves what's the best," the band write on their web site. "Unfortunately, they did too [little] for us in the live ...
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Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR have uploaded their video for the track "Bleeding Salvation" at Belphegor.at (.ZIP file, 18 MB). "Bleeding Salvation" comes off the group's fifth full-length album, "The Goatreich - Fleshcult", which was released in Europe in February via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded at Mastersound Studio in Fellbach, Germany ...
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Swedish death metallers KAAMOS will have their first two albums released on gatefold vinyl (including a poster) by Imperium Productions. These pieces will be strictly limited to 500 copies each. First out will be the debut album (originally issued in 2002), released in late August. "Lucifer Rising" (2005) will follow late fall. All inquires should ...
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The final track listing has been announced for the MELVINS tribute album, "We Reach: The Music of the Melvins", due on August 23 via Fractured Transmitter Records. It is as follows: MARE – "Nightgoat" THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN - "Honey Bucket" MASTODON - "The Bit" STRAPPING YOUNG LAD - "Zodiac" PIG DESTROYER - "Claude" HIGH ...
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HARKONIN, the St. Louis, Missouri-based "blackened war metal" act featuring former EULOGY drummer Clayton Gore, have set a June 21 release date for their sophomore CD, entitled "Sermons of Anguish". The album, which will be available exclusively through the group's web site, www.harkonin.com, was mastered by Colin Davis (VILE) at Imperial Mastering. "It's ...
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Fractured Transmitter Records has set an August 23 release date for the MELVINS tribute album, "We Reach: The Music of the Melvins". The tentative track listing for the CD is as follows: MARE – "Nightgoat" MASTODON - "The Bit" STRAPPING YOUNG LAD - "Zodiac" THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN - "Honey Bucket" HIGH ON FIRE/KEELHAUL - ...
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Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR will embark on a South American tour in late October. Support at the shows will most likely come from a Brazilian death metal band and an as-yet-undetermined "known" European act. Between eight and ten gigs are planned in countries like Brazil and Argentina, with the exact details soon to be ...
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VEGA, the Southern California-based quartet featuring former SLO BURN bassist Damon Garrison on guitar/vocals, Greg Gregor Saenz (ex-EXCEL, THE DWARVES, LUCIFER WONG) on drums, Jamie Hardgate on rhythm guitar and Joseph Wangler on bass, have uploaded two tracks at their MySpace.com account. Check out the songs "Sunbird" and "Daly City" at this location. ...
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My experience with death metal "supergroups" this past year has been 50/50: MURDER SQUAD's "Ravenous Murderous" rules, GOD AMONG INSECTS' "World Wide Death" blows. The winning percentage shoots up with BLOODBATH's "Nightmares Made Flesh". But then, did you really expect anything less from Dan Swanö's death metal juggernaut, a band that released the "Breeding Death" ...
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According to a posting on CRIMSON GLORY's official web site, the original members of the legendary group recently began the songwriting process for their all-new, much-anticipated fifth CD, entitled "Metatron, Lucifer and the Divine Chaos". Original CRIMSON GLORY guitarist/songwriter Jon Drenning, bassist/songwriter Jeff Lords and guitarist/songwriter Ben Jackson have begun the process of assembling songs ...
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ST. LUCIFER, the Austrian metal band featuring former ABIGOR members Peter Kubik (guitarrs) and Silenius (vocals, SUMMONING) are seeking a technical black/death metal drummer to join their ranks. Interested parties should send an e-mail to [email protected] ...
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There must have been some band somewhere that named an album "Lucifer Rising", right? Well, if not, why not? Anyway, on the second release from Sweden's KAAMOS, I'm reminded of what real Swedish death metal is all about. "Lucifer Rising" is not about the Gothenburg sound, nor is it about clean-to-gruff vocals, and certainly not ...
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Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR have posted MP3 samples of their new tracks "Swarm of Rats" and "Sepulture of Hypocrisy" at their official web site. Check out the songs at this location. "Swarm of Rats" and "Sepulture of Hypocrisy" come off the group's fifth full-length album, "The Goatreich - Fleshcult", due in Europe ...
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Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR have posted the cover artwork for their fifth full-length album, "The Goatreich - Fleshcult", at this location. The cover artwork duties were handled by Austrian artist Ralph Manfreda, a "specialist for morbid blasphemy/ human-machine sculptures," according to a posting on the group's web site. "His artworks radiate coldness, ...
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Swedish death metallers KAAMOS will release their second full-length album, "Lucifer Rising", on February 28 via Candlelight/PHD. The follow-up to 2002's "Kaamos" was recorded at Berno Studio and is set to include the following track listing: 01. Black Revelation 02. Gnosticon 03. Inaugurating Evil 04. Theriomorphic Pandaemonium 05. Dark Void 06. Lucifer Rising 07. Sacrament ...
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Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR will be teaming up with ARKHON INFAUSTUS (France) and IN AETERNUM (Sweden) for a two-and-a-half week European tour beginning on March 31, 2005. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. In other news, BELPHEGOR recently parted ways with drummer Torturer and replaced him with Nefastus from Germany, who has ...
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Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR have had the European release date of their fifth full-length album, "The Goatreich - Fleshcult" (Napalm Records), pushed back a week to February 28, 2005. The follow-up to last year's "Lucifer Incestus", "The Goatreich - Fleshcult" was recorded at Mastersound Studio in Fellbach, Germany and will be available in the ...
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