BORKNAGAR, WITCHCRAFT and ENDSTILLE have been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Inferno Festival, set to take place April 13-15 at the Rockefeller Music Hall and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are the reunited black metal legends EMPEROR, MARDUK, BOLT THROWER, BLOODTHORN and 23 other bands ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have announced the following festival appearances during 2006: Jun. 17 - Dornbirn, AUT - Metalliga Open Air Jul. 15 - Spital am Semmering, AUT - Kaltenbach Open Air Jul. 29 - Gernika, SPA - Metalway Festival Sep. 16 - Anröchte, GER - Braincrusher Festival A complete listing of upcoming DARK ...
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Swedish black metallers MARDUK have posted the following message on their official web site: "Here is a brief update regarding upcoming activities for 2006. A brand new DVD is currently being put together and will for sure be at least a 2-disc version, maybe 3. More news regarding the DVD will be posted in the ...
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CANNIBAL CORPSE, BORN FROM PAIN, KORPIKLAANI and END OF GREEN have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5, 2006 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BORN FROM PAIN CANNIBAL CORPSE CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have announced more dates for their upcoming European headlining tour, which is scheduled to kick off in late February. Confirmed dates are as follows: DARK FUNERAL w/ NAGLFAR Feb. 21 - Helsinki, FIN - Tavastia Feb. 22 - Jyväskylä, FIN - Lutakko DARK FUNERAL w/ NAGLFAR, ENDSTILLE Feb. 24 - ...
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Regain Records will be releasing a picture-disc version of DARK FUNERAL's latest album, "Attera Totus Sanctus", on February 20, 2006. View the LP layout/cover design at this location. "Attera Totus Sanctus" was recorded and mixed by Daniel Bergstrand (MESHUGGAH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, IN FLAMES, BEHEMOTH) and Örjan Örnkloo (MISERY LOVES CO.) at Dug-Out ...
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Vocalist Casey Chaos (AMEN, SCUM) and Shannon Larkin (AMEN, GODSMACK) were recently spotted at Hollywood Recording Studios, where the dynamic duo finished laying down the drum tracks to an astonishing 48 songs towards the next AMEN album. "Now that we have finished the drum tracks at Hollywood [Recording], I will finish the rest of the ...
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U.K.-based black/death quintet BAL-SAGOTH have set "The Chthonic Chronicles" as the title of their long-awaited sixth album, tentatively due in early 2006 via Nuclear Blast Records. "The Chthonic Chronicles" track listing: 01. The Sixth Adulation of His Chthonic Majesty 02. Invocations Beyond The Outer-World Night 03. Six Score and Ten Oblations to a Malefic Avatar ...
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GOD AMONG INSECTS, the Swedish "old-school" death metal band featuring vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula (DARK FUNERAL), guitarist Lord K (a.k.a. Kenth Philipson) (THE PROJECT HATE), bassist Tomas Elofsson (SANCTIFICATION) and drummer Tobias Gustafsson (VOMITORY), have been confirmed as the support act for BOLT THROWER on April 21, 2006 at Satin in Örebro, Sweden. GOD AMONG ...
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RockDetector.com is publishing a two-volume book set, "Scandinavian Rock & Metal", in the first quarter of 2006. The books cover all styles of rock and metal from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. In the now-expected Rockdetector style, executive editor Garry Sharpe-Young covers each band's history in meticulous detail, including lineups, URLs and a ...
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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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Long-running U.K. record label Elitist Records has officially closed its doors. "Many thanks to all who supported the releases and appreciated the ethic behind the label," said label founder Lee Barrett in a statement. "I’ll now be A&Ring for another label. More news when it's available." Elitist was founded in 2002 as an imprint division ...
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EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn has set "The Adversary" as the title of his upcoming solo album, tentatively due next year via a collaboration between Mnemosyne Productions and Candlelight Records worldwide. Owned/operated by partners Ihsahn and Ihriel since 2003, Mnemosyne Productions was established as an outlet for duo's musical collaborations as well a place for new talent ...
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Those wondering whether the long awaited full-length, "Attera Totus Sanctus", from Sweden's DARK FUNERAL is a major departure from the mostly one-tempo (fast) albums of the past can stop wondering. In a general sense, this is no major departure, but it is a somewhat more memorable DARK FUNERAL album. The repeating dark guitar harmonies, jackhammer ...
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Hey kids, look, another supergroup! SCUM brings together a motley crew of extreme musicians, including Casey Chaos (AMEN), Samoth and Faust (EMPEROR), Cosmocrator (MINDGRINDER), and Happy Tom (TURBONEGRO). Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE), Mortiis, and Knut "Euroboy" Schreider (TURBONEGRO, EUROBOYS) contribute guest vocals. The result of this collaboration is "Gospels of the Sick", a metal-infused punk album ...
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NEVERMORE and FINNTROLL have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5, 2006 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER EMPEROR FINNTROLL IN EXTREMO NEVERMORE SOILWORK SUBWAY TO SALLY ...
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BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR), will make their next live appearance on Saturday, December 3 at John Dee in Oslo. The concert, which celebrates the 15th anniversary of Body Map merchandise, will also include performances by GOTHMINISTER and ZENZOR. Fenriz of DARKTHRONE ...
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According to Pollstar.com, "EMPEROR" will be performing this Saturday, December 3 at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California ahead of their two-night stint in New York City next July. However, further research shows this particular "EMPEROR" to be the self-proclaimed "Southern California's Premier Classic Rock Band" who released their self-titled debut album ...
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Due to overwhelming sales on previously announced EMPEROR shows in New York City and Los Angeles, Candlelight Records has confirmed additional shows in each city to meet fan demand. Momentum for ticket sales in the first hours on sale in New York had fans buying tickets at a rate of one every six minutes. B.B. ...
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With the group's July 14, 2006 gig at New York City's B.B. King's club over half way sold out at press time, Norwegian black metal legends EMPEROR will be adding a second New York City show on July 13 at the same venue. According to the group's booking agent, over 500 tickets have been sold ...
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The title track from ABORYM's upcoming CD, "Generator", has been posted oline at www.myspace.com/aborym666. As previously reported, the song "A Dog-Eat-Dog World" has been made available for download at this location. Both cuts come off the Italian black metallers' fourth album, "Generator", due on February 20, 2006 via Season of Mist. ...
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BOLT THROWER and BLOODTHORN have reportedly been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Inferno Festival, set to take place April 13-15 at the Rockefeller Music Hall and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are the reunited black metal legends EMPEROR, MARDUK and 26 other bands that have ...
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With TESTAMENT plagued by periods of frustrating dormancy, founding guitarist Eric Peterson resurrects his DRAGONLORD black metal side project, last seen on record racks with a respectable debut ("Rapture") in 2001. It's surprising that "Black Wings of Destiny" has been such a relatively low-profile release so far, given the band's supergroup status — Peterson is ...
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Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST (photo) have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5, 2006 in Wacken, Germany. The reunited band will perform a 90-minute "best of" set (including new songs) on August 4 on the "Blackstage." The festival billing is now shaping up ...
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After Norwegian black metal legends EMPEROR split up in 2001, frontman Ihsahn's main focus has been on his more experimental band, PECCATUM, and he also started his own label, Mnemosyne Productions, in 2003. "Mnemosyne Productions is not just a label," Ihsahn explained to Terrorizer magazine, "it's also a production company, it's a base ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Metalbåten festival, set to take place March 23-24, 2006 on Silja Line. Other bands confirmed to appear at the festival include RAGE, FREEDOM CALL, DISMEMBER and HELLFUELED. Silja Line is the leading passenger shipping company on the Baltic Sea with daily ...
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BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR), are currently spending their time writing and rehearsing new material for their next studio assault. "The new stuff is brutal beyond belief and true fans of quality thrash metal won't be disappointed," the band write in a ...
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A brand-new ABORYM track, entitled "A Dog-Eat-Dog World", has been made available for download at this location. The track comes off the Italian black metallers' fourth album, "Generator", due on February 20, 2006 via Season of Mist. According to a press release, "'Generator' holds the spirit of dark and unparalleled black metal bound ...
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EMPEROR's creative core, guitarist Samoth and frontman Ihsahn recently spoke to Terrorizer magazine about their upcoming reunion concerts and their plans for the future. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's break-up: Ihsahn: "When we announced the split in 2001, we didn't think we would do anything more with EMPEROR ...
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Tickets will go on sale at 10am EST today, November 23 for EMPEROR's recently announced Los Angeles show at Key Club, located at 9029 W. Sunset Blvd. To purchase tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com or call Key Club's box office (open 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. PST daily) at 310-274-5800. Tickets for EMPEROR's July 14, 2006 New ...
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