GENITORTURERS, featuring former MORBID ANGEL frontman David "Evil D" Vincent on bass, will celebrate the release of their Flesh Is The Law EP with a performance at The Masquerade in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, June 28th. Also appearing on the bill will be KILL ALLEN WRENCH, and NOTHING PROMISE. Flesh Is The Law features new ...
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Acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (i.e. MACHINE HEAD, STUCK MOJO, SKINLAB, NEVERMORE, etc.) posted the following update via his web site at www.andysneap.com: "Things, as usual, have been pretty relentless. I've taken some time off this last month due to being totally exhausted with the work schedule over the last 6 months. "The ...
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The reunited '80s metallers WARLORD, featuring guitarist William J. Tsamis, drummer Mark S. Zonder (i.e. FATES WARNING), and latest addition, vocalist Joacim Cans (i.e. HAMMERFALL), have posted MP3 clips of two tracks from their forthcoming comeback album, entitled Rising Out Of The Ashes, at the following locations: 01. Enemy Mind 02.
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NAPALM DEATH have completed the drum tracks for their forthcoming, as-yet-untitled album at Parkgate Studios in Hastings, England (where the group's Enemy Of The Music Business CD was recorded) and are currently taking a break before returning to the facility in early July to finish up the rest of the LP for a tentative September/October ...
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Due to scheduling conflicts, Sweden's ARCH ENEMY will NOT be performing on the first two dates (July 6th in Atlanta, Georgia and July 7th in Fayettevile, Arkansas) of the In Their Darkened Shrines tour, also featuring headliners NILE, along with HATE ETERNAL and ORIGIN. ARCH ENEMY have been forced to withdraw from the above-mentioned dates ...
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SOULFLY, ARCH ENEMY and OPETH are among the artists confirmed for the Un Dia De Leones festival, which is scheduled to be held at the Palavobis (capacity: 8,000) in Milan, Italy on June 30th. The acts set to appear at the event are as follows: SOULFLY ARCH ENEMY EXTREMA OPETH STORMLORD + special guest ...
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Critically-acclaimed death metal powerhouse NILE have completed their forthcoming record, entitled In Their Darkened Shrines. In Their Darkened Shrines was recorded in South Carolina's Soundlab Studios, with production from the band's Karl Sanders and long-time NILE producer Bob Moore. The final track listing is as follows: 01. The Blessed Dead 02. Execration Text 03. Sarcophagus ...
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TheSTART, ENEMY and SCARLING will kick off a three-week US tour on June 18th in Central California, with dates tentatively planned in the following cities: San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Lawrence KS, Oklahoma City, Austin, Dallas, Houston, El Paso, Albuquerque, Tucson, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Anaheim. Also tentatively planned is ...
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Danish metallers WITHERING SURFACE have been confirmed as the opening act on the metal extravaganza that is the OPETH/ARCH ENEMY UK tour. The previous Danish Grammy Award nominees, whose current album, Walking On Phantom Ice, has been receiving rave reviews, have also been confirmed for Wacken Open Air festival in Germany in early August. The ...
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Former VIO-LENCE (pre-Sean Killian) frontman Jerry Birr has resurfaced in Minnesota-based ENEMY MIND, in which he plays bass and sings. Samples of the band's music can be heard via the group's MP3.com web site at this location. ...
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MR. BUNGLE, 40 GRIT and RATOS DE PORAO are among the artists confirmed to appear on the forthcoming D.R.I. tribute CD, entitled We Don't Need Society, due for release later in the year. The full track listing for the album will be as follows (in no particular order): 01. 40 GRIT - "Nursing Home Blues" ...
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Sweden's KRUX, the brainchild of CANDLEMASS mainman Leif Edling, are currently in the studio recording their self-titled debut album for a late 2002 release through Mascot Records. Tentatively scheduled to include guest appearances by ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjrnvind, ENTOMBED bassist Jrgen Sandstrom (on guitar), ARCH ENEMY/SPIRITUAL BEGGARS guitarist Michael Amott and ex-RED FUN vocalist Tomas ...
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Atlanta's 420 MONKS, featuring former STUCK MOJO frontman Bonz, ex-CHUM (Puerto Rico) drummer Carlos Torres, guitarist John B., and former PUBLIC ENEMY touring DJ DJ Lord, were forced to cancel their shows in Columbia, South Carolina and Johnson City, Tennessee this weekend after parting ways with bassist Dave Saunders. The band, who are currently working ...
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SIX FEET UNDER will be kicking off their second tour for the group's latest album, True Carnage, on May 31st in Houston, Texas. Joining them on the bill will be SKINLESS and SWORN ENEMY. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 31 - Houston, TX @ Cardi's Jun. 01 - Austin, TX @ The Metro Jun. ...
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ARCH ENEMY singer Angela Gossow is on the cover of the new (May) issue of Burrn! — Japan's premier metal magazine. The prestigious cover is usually occupied by much more mainstream metal artists, ARCH ENEMY being the first extreme metal band to grace the cover. The magazine features a big live report from their hugely ...
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Britain's RAGING SPEEDHORN and Canada's KATAKLYSM are the latest acts to have been confirmed for With Full Force festival, which is scheduled to take place between July 5th and July 7th near the town of Leipzig, Germany. The full line-up of acts presently scheduled to appear at the event now looks like this: SLAYER MOTRHEAD ...
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BIOHAZARD and MOONSPELL are the latest acts to have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, July 5th and Saturday, July 6th in Dessel, Belgium. The full list of artists set to appear at the event now looks like this: Friday, July 5th: Marquee I: ...
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ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott will partake in an online chat on Thursday, May 2nd between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM EST at www.rockaxis.com. ...
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SUPERJOINT RITUAL are said to have recently lensed videos for the tracks "F.ck Your Enemy" and "The Alcoholik" with director Jim VanBebber (MY SWEET SATAN, SPASMOLYTIC) at frontman Phil Anselmo's house. Both tracks come off SUPERJOINT RITUAL's upcoming full-length debut, Use Once And Destroy, which is due on May 21st through Sanctuary Records. SUPERJOINT RITUAL ...
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The following are the confirmed dates for the North American Darkened Tomb 2002 Tour, featuring NILE, ARCH ENEMY, HATE ETERNAL and ORIGIN: Jul. 06 - The Cotton Club - Atlanta, GA Jul. 07 - Clunk Music Hall Fayetteville, AR Jul. 09 - Sam's - San Antonio, TX Jul. 10 - Concrete Street - Corpus Christie, ...
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Words of wisdom from ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott: "We are back home in Sweden after a hectic weekend in the USA, the 2 festivals we played were chaotic, stressful and…FUN! As always, these festivals with a million bands playing are a bit crazy from an organizational point of view, but the shows themselves were ...
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AGGRESSION CORE, featuring former NEVERMORE and current ANNIHILATOR guitarist Curran Murphy, have posted MP3 samples of three tracks from their upcoming Victim Or Enemy CD, which is due to be released in June through Deadline Records. The samples can be downloaded from the following locations: 01. Victim Or Enemy 02. Talk ...
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A public war of words has erupted between NAPALM DEATH and BOLT THROWER over what is being perceived as a mutual lack of respect and behind-the-scenes bickering that has apparently been going on for years. Although personal issues between the two camps have been brewing for quite some time now, the tension between the pioneering ...
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ARCH ENEMY will be supporting OPETH during the latter's upcoming UK tour. ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott commented: This ones gonna be fun! We haven't played the UK since '99 with CRADLE OF FILTHand now we are coming over with OPETH, who are an amazing bandsee you all you UK metal freaks in May/June! The ...
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Sweden's ARCH ENEMY are the latest act to have been confirmed for With Full Force festival, which is scheduled to take place between July 5th and July 7th near the town of Leipzig, Germany. The full line-up of acts presently scheduled to appear at the event now looks like this: SLAYER MOTRHEAD MACHINE HEAD BIOHAZARD ...
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ARCH ENEMY are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Waldrock festival, which is scheduled to take place in Burgum, Holland on Saturday, June 22nd. The complete list of artists currently set to appear at the event is as follows: MOTÖRHEAD KREATOR OVERKILL ARCH ENEMY WITHIN TEMPTATION D.R.I. AGNOSTIC FRONT DESTROYER 666 ...
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Acclaimed metal producer Andy Sneap — whose list of clients includes MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT, STUCK MOJO, SKINLAB, BLAZE, NEVERMORE and ARCH ENEMY, among others — has jumped to the defense of SICK SPEED axeman Rich Ward (ex-STUCK MOJO) over the latter's criticism of the impending release of SICK SPEED's debut CD in Europe through the ...
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Among the song titles set to appear on the self-titled debut from KRUX, featuring CANDLEMASS mainman Leif Edling on bass, Jörgen Sandström (ENTOMBED, PROJECT HATE) on guitar, and Peter Stjärnvind (ENTOMBED) on drums are the following: 01. Krux 02. Popocatépetl 03. Jehova 04. Evel Rifaz 05. Sibiria As previously reported, Edling is recording rough demos ...
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