Long-running Wichita, Kansas-based "epic metal" band MANILLA ROAD has inked a deal with Italy's My Graveyard Productions. The group is currently putting the finishing touches on its new album, entitled "Voyager", for a tentative 2008 release. More details will be made available soon. MANILLA ROAD's last CD, "Gates of Fire", came out in 2005. Watch ...
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Long-running Italian technical death metallers GORY BLISTER have finished recording their new album, "Graveyard of Angels", and will mix the effort this month for an early 2008 reelase via Mascot Records. The follow-up to 2006's "Skymorphosys" will feature a guest appearance on bass by Roby Gelly from ALLHELLUJA. "Graveyard of Angels" project track listing: 01. ...
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Recent rehearsal photos of the reunited GRAVEYARD RODEO have been posted at NolaUnderground.com. GRAVEYARD RODEO is scheduled to perform at the "Raise The Dead Festival II" this Friday, October 19 at The Howlin' Wolf in New Orleans, Louisiana. Also scheduled to appear are CHOKE, RED ARMY and PAIN TRIBE. Tickets are $13 at ...
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Pennsylvanian death metallers MAUSOLEUM have completed work on their long-awaited sophomore effort, "Back from the Funeral". The track listing for the effort is as follows (not final sequence): 01. Dead Walkers 02. Radioactive Resurrection 03. Brains (I Must Eat Your Fucking Brains!) 04. Back From the Funeral 05. Consumed by the Deceased 06. Raped within ...
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Long-running Italian technical death metallers GORY BLISTER have set "Graveyard of Angels" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in early 2008. The follow-up to 2006's "Skymorphosys" will be recorded in November and will feature a guest appearance on bass by Roby Gelly from ALLHELLUJA. GORY BLISTER recorded its appearance at the Evolution ...
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Former CANCER frontman John Walker has returned with his new European band called LIQUID GRAVEYARD. According to a press release, LIQUID GRAVEYARD "has a more developed sound than CANCER yet the songs are entirely composed by John Walker as most of the music in CANCER. It is a step forward since CANCER released the 'Black ...
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The 1986 debut three-song demo cassette by UK thrash quartet DEATHWISH has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "DEATHWISH weren't like UK counterparts XENTRIX, who wished to be American. Already the title track, 'Sword of Justice', sounds like a speed metal overhaul ...
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Wisconsin-based death metallers JUNGLE ROT have cancelled their participation in the "Re-Animated" European tour with MASSACRE due to what they claim is "gross mismanagement and miscommunication." The band says, "There is just no way we can take the chance of going to Europe to get screwed and lose tons of money. The tour is month ...
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GRAVEYARD RODEO, CHOKE, RED ARMY and PAIN TRIBE have been confirmed for the "Raise The Dead Festival II", set to take place Friday, October 19 at The Howlin' Wolf in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tickets are $13 at the door. The idea for the "Raise The Dead" festival came about thrugh a discussion on NolaUnderground.com, the ...
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King Diamond recently spoke to MetalAsylum.net about his new record, "Give Me Your Soul…Please", as well as his views on Satanism, songs he would like to include for the upcoming tour, and Dimebag Darrell's contribution to the "Voodoo" album. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalAsylum.net: How about Satanism. There are ...
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MIND'S EYE, the Swedish progressive rock/metal band featuring former/current members of THERION, SECRET SPHERE and NOVAK, will release its new album, "A Gentleman's Hurricane", in Japan on August 1 via Mellow Music. It will contain the bonus track "Those Who Fear" and the DVD "The Making of A Gentleman's Hurricane" in NTSC format. The whole ...
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U.K.'s Northampton Chronicle & Echo reports: A 14-year-old girl was robbed by a group of five people as she walked through St Giles graveyard in Northampton. At about 8.15pm on Thursday the girl was walking through the graveyard with friends when she was approached by four boys and one girl. They demanded that ...
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Video footage of recent rehearsal session by the reunited GRAVEYARD RODEO has been posted at this location. The "Bad Seed" clip (a song from the 1993 album "Sowing Discord in the Haunts of Man") was filmed in early June 2007 and features three-fifths of the lineup that will take part in the reunion ...
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Wisconsin-based death metallers JUNGLE ROT recently parted ways with the Crash Music Inc. label and are currently seeking a new label home. The group has issued the following update: "We're gonna head into the studio on July 9th to record a couple new tracks to make a demo to shop around for a new label! ...
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UNEARTHLY TRANCE has debuted the first video from its recent album, "The Trident", for the track "Permanent Ice", exclusively via Singingfool.com. The clip was shot and directed by Josh Oliver for Graveyard Machine Films. In other news, UNEARTHLY TRANCE has announced a couple of local New York shows before embarking on their month-long ...
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MINSK has debuted the first video from its brand new album "The Ritual Fires of Abandonment", for the track "White Wings", exclusively via Singingfool.com. The clip was shot and directed by Josh Oliver for Graveyard Machine Films. MINSK is currently rounding out its western U.S tour with MIDDIAN (featuring former YOB members). The ...
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DVD video collections are typically a dime a dozen, some better than others, but most geared toward the diehard fans of a particular band that must own every product released by their favorite artist. This Century Media video collection is a bit of a special one though, chronicling the first 12 years of the legendary ...
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Original GRAVEYARD RODEO members Wayne "Doobie" Fabra (drums), Tommy Mesculine (bass), and Perry McAuley (vocals) have confirmed their participation in the band's reunion show that will take place at the Raise The Dead Festival II, slated for October 19, 2007 in New Orleans. Guitarist Gary Gennarro will also be present at the gig, making it ...
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Several photos from last night's (May 26) CROWBAR show at The Hangar in New Orleans have been posted online at NolaUnderground.com (scroll down for pictures). This was CROWBAR's first post-Hurricane Katrina appearance in their hometown. Also on the bill were VALUME NOB and SINKHOLE, which features former members of New Orleans bands FALL ...
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St. Louis, Missouri-based extreme metal band UNBURIED has issued the following update: "We've got about half of our [new] EP done now. We decided to record with Geoff Sprock (who recently recorded the new MISERY INDEX EP) at his studio instead of the other one we were going to, just plain and simply 'cause this ...
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MIND'S EYE, the Swedish progressive rock/metal band featuring former/current members of THERION, SECRET SPHERE and NOVAK, has posted its video for the song "Feed My Revolver" at this location. The clip was produced by Fredrik Englund and Viktor Blanke. "Feed My Revolver" comes off the group's new album, "A Gentleman's Hurricane", due in ...
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Legendary Lousiana hardcore/metal pioneers GRAVEYARD RODEO, who once featured in their ranks current CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, will reunite to perform at the at the Raise The Dead II festival (set to take place October 19, 2007 at The Howling Wolf in New Orleans) and the Glenn Rambo festival (slated for December 2007 ...
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St. Louis, Missouri-based extreme metal band UNBURIED has posted the tracks "Law of Retaliation" and "Blasphemy Through Dismal Actions" on its MySpace page. The songs mark the singing debut of guitarist Dreathus Harris, who recently took over as the group's frontman following the departure of Justin Tombed. On the subject of his vocal ...
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KORN launched the Family Values tour in true gothic style last night (Thursday, April 19) by rocking Los Angeles' most famous graveyard. The band hosted the "Halloween In Spring Costume Ball" at the Hollywood Forever cemetery. Guests at the event included MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, as well as members of P.O.D., POWERMAN 5000, DEADSY ...
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World Entertainment News Network reports that KORN and EVANESCENCE will launch their joint Family Values tour in true gothic style tonight (Thursday, April 19) when they rock Los Angeles' most famous graveyard. The two groups will host the Halloween In Spring Costume Ball at the Hollywood Forever cemetery. They are planning to spook invited guests ...
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St. Louis, Missouri-based extreme metal band UNBURIED has parted ways with vocalist Justin Tombed. "There are no hard feelings or bad blood, we will remain brothers beyond the grave," commented guitarist Dreathus Harris. "Instead of finding a new frontman we have taken the initiative to move on as a trio, we work more efficiently and ...
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Keyboardist Kevin Moore (DREAM THEATER, OSI, CHROMA KEY) performed CHROMA KEY and OSI tracks live for the first time at a small club in Istanbul, Turkey on March 23. The solo show was just under an hour and formed the basis of more elaborate live shows to come. It was unpromoted and tickets were limited ...
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CRADLE OF FILTH guitarist Paul Allender is proving to be as skillful with a computer as he is with a six-string. With a life-long interest in art, he began producing computer-generated images for both his band and his own enjoyment several years ago. Recently, he joined forces with photographer Cindy Frey in a commercial partnership ...
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I suppose there was not enough room on the Nuclear Blast roster for two traditional hardcore bands, so Denmark's BARCODE went after releasing a slamming album called "Showdown" and AGNOSTIC FRONT stayed. Now on Italy's Scarlet Records, BARCODE returns with its fifth album, "Ahead of the Game", a meaner, if somewhat less memorable, disc than ...
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Swiss metallers KRUGER will release their new album, "Redemption through Looseness", on April 10 (Europe) and May 8 (North America) in a limited-edition slipcase via Listenable Records. "Gloomy and dark, yet overwhelmingly powerful, this new nine-track album drowns the band's acknowledged influences (BREACH, ENTOMBED, TOOL, NEUROSIS) into an intense magma of shredding metallurgic charge, drilling ...
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