Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have posted the following update on their official web site: "Gaahl has now entered the studio in Bergen to record vocals for GORGOROTH's upcoming album, 'Ad Majorem Satanhas Gloriam'. The release date of the album is not decided yet, but it is expected to be released within few months. "In other ...
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Malaysia's The Star Online has issued the following report: It is impossible to get the authorities to ban black metal music even though it deviates from Islamic teachings as the teachings of one religion cannot be imposed on those of other faiths, according to the Islamic Development Department (Jakim). "Muslims here co-exist with ...
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Polish black metallers HELL-BORN, featuring former members of BEHEMOTH and DAMNATION, will release their third full-length album, entitled "Cursed Infernal Steel", in February via Conquer Records. The CD was recorded at Hertz studio in Poland in February/March 2005 and contains 10 tracks of "pure old-school death metal hell!" according to a press release. A sample ...
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PRAYING MANTIS and HOLY MOSES are the latest confirmed acts for this year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BLITZKRIEG CANDLEMASS GIRLSCHOOL GOATHORN ICARUS WITCH IVORY TOWER MARTYR METAL INQUISITOR MILES BEYOND OCTOBER 31 ...
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HATE has always been overshadowed by Polish brethren VADER, BEHEMOTH, and DECAPITATED, especially in the States. Some of that I would assume had to do with labels that lacked the promotion muscle of a Metal Blade, Century Media, or Earache. Signing to a hard-working label like France's Listenable and releasing "Awakening of the Liar" in ...
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Clara Chooi of Malaysia's The Star Online has issued the following report: Black Metal musicians and fans defended themselves following the recent crackdown on them. They said the music first hit Malaysia in the 1980s and questioned the authorities' sudden clampdown. Arguing that a black metal follower is not necessarily a devil worshipper, ...
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Malaysia's The Star Online has issued the following report: Some Muslim and Christian groups have called on music lovers to abstain from listening to black metal music. Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (Abim) president Yusri Mohamad said that although a person might only enjoy the melody and not believe in the lyrics, it ...
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Every family has its holiday traditions, from the holy to the secular, the materialistic to the generous and everything in between. Screaming through the holiday season Century Media artists prepare for eating, drinking and making merry! CRYPTOPSY's Flo Mounier: "Christmas is a time for family, friends, good food and drink. On Christmas Eve, we go ...
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Boston's legendary doom kings GRIEF have announced New Year's Eve appearance with ADOLF SATAN at O'Brien's in Allston, MA. GRIEF previously reunited for a performance at the first annual New England Grind and Doom Fest on July 17, 2005 at Emerald Hall in Braintree, Massachusetts. Check out pictures from ReturnToThePit.com. Forming out of ...
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Long-running Danish "black horror metal" band DENIAL OF GOD have completed their lineup with the addition of a new bassist and drummer. The group's current formation is as follows: Ustumallagam - Vocals Azter - Guitar The Unknown - Bass Galheim - Drums DENIAL OF GOD will record their long-awaited "The Horrors of Satan" album during ...
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AMOK, the Norwegian death metal quartet featuring Lava (TAAKE, ex-AETERNUS) on guitar, Necrocum (MYSTICUM, ABORYM) on vocals, Iscariah (NECROPHAGIA, ex-IMMORTAL, WURDULAK) on bass and Stanley on drums, are putting the finishing touches on their debut album, "Necrospiritual Deathcore". The CD, which will feature guest appearences from Taipan (ORCUSTUS), U. Hoest (TAAKE) and Fabban Malfeitor (ABORYM), ...
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Earache Records has set a January 23, 2006 release date for DEICIDE's "When London Burns" DVD. Featuring an incendiary live set filmed on November 29, 2004 before a rabid, sold-out crowd of maniacs at The Mean Fiddler in London, Glen Benton and Co. rip the place apart with a smoking set, featuring crowd favorites. From ...
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN, AUDIOSLAVE, MUDVAYNE and SLIPKNOT are among the nominees for the 48th annual Grammy Awards, set to be broadcast live on CBS from Los Angeles' Staples Center on February 8, 2006. The nominees in the "Hard Rock" and "Metal" categories are as follows: Hard Rock Performance: AUDIOSLAVE - "Doesn't Remind Me" NINE ...
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Sam Bagnall, producer of the "Death Metal Murders" special which is scheduled to air tonight on BBC Two, has issued the following report via the BBC News web site: One man's relentless search for his missing son led him to uncover one of the most shocking crimes in post-war Italy — a tale ...
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Ann Frestad of Khaoz Productionz, which represents the Norwegian black metal bands GORGOROTH and 1349, has issued the following statement regarding the two groups' gig cancellations in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Zilina, Slovakia: "Ljubljana, Slovenia: We got major bus problems, and did not make the show in time. We wanted to play, but due to the ...
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DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton will feature in an hour-long BBC documentary called "Death Metal Murders" (part of the acclaimed "This World" series) which explores link between heavy metal music (specifically death and black metal) and Satanism and murder.The show will air at 9:00 p.m. (GMT) on Thursday, November 24 on BBC2. A program description follows: ...
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AbrasiveRock.com will be hosting a live fan chat with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters on Tuesday, November 15 at 12 noon EST (9:00 a.m. PST). Fans will be able to talk to Jeff directly about the band's newest release, "Schizo Deluxe", as well as anything else in this legendary band's long and vibrant history. ...
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Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR have posted a free full-length MP3 of the song "Maximum Satan" at their official web site. The track comes off the group's eleventh studio album, "Schizo Deluxe", which was released in North America this past week via Locomotive/Warner. The CD was issued in Japan on October 21 via Marquee Inc. ...
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Now THIS is what I like to hear from an ANNIHILATOR album! I generally avoid repeating the press-sheet hyperbole in reviews, but master shredder Jeff Waters was not kidding when he hyped "Schizo Deluxe" as follows: "This time around I went right for the throat: 100% thrash metal with an attitude. No ballads. No breaks ...
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HailMetal.com recently conducted an interview with former ANCIENT frontwoman Deadly Kristin. An excerpt from the question-and-answer session follows: HailMetal.com: I'd like to start with a question which was on everyone's mind for a long time. Have you converted to Islam and how do you combine the religion (or Sufism) in your case with ...
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Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH wil record several shows on their current European tour with 1349 for an upcoming live album, entitled "True Norwegian Black Metal". Scheduled for a late autumn release in 2007, it will mark and celebrate GORGOROTH's 15-year anniversary. GORGOROTH's new album, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", is tentatively scheduled for release early next ...
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Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS are the latest confirmed act for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15, 2006 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: BLITZKRIEG CANDLEMASS GIRLSCHOOL GOATHORN ICARUS WITCH IVORY TOWER MARTYR METAL INQUISITOR MILES BEYOND OCTOBER 31 ORDER OF ...
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You have to give a project like this credit for sheer balls alone, not to mention the amount of frequent-flyer miles annihilated in the name of tribute. Four "team captains" — ex-FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares, MACHINE HEAD mainman Robert Flynn, SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison and TRIVIUM frontman Matthew K. Heafy — assembled core bands ...
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To coincide with a brand new design and site expansion, Australia's PyroMusic.net has announced the release their first free downloadable "Aussie metal compilation." Featured on "PyroMusic.net - Aussie Metal Compilation Volume 1" are a selection of Australian Metal bands whose styles range from thrash, black and death to doom, prog and power metal. The complete ...
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MINISTRY's new studio album, "Rio Grande Blood", is on track for an April 2006 release via MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen's 13th Planet label. Jourgensen recently told MTV.com that he's planning on finish working on the material for "Rio Grande Blood" by Christmas. At least three tracks have been completed at this point: two ...
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Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers ULYSSES SIREN are the latest confirmed act for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15, 2006 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: BLITZKRIEG GIRLSCHOOL GOATHORN ICARUS WITCH IVORY TOWER MARTYR METAL INQUISITOR MILES BEYOND OCTOBER ...
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According to MTV.com, ROB ZOMBIE's revamped, revisited "Hellbilly Deluxe" will now surface on November 22; the CD/DVD set will feature expanded artwork plus a DVD including a video for each and every song on the original "Hellbilly Deluxe" album. In other news, Zombie's second movie as a writer and director, "The Devil's Rejects", will receive ...
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Frontman Gord Kirchin (a.k.a. Pile Driver) of the reunited classic Canadian metallers PILEDRIVER has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We're doing another one of our 'unannounced' pseudo-shows... the nights we try out material to gauge set-worthiness, or try new even stupider stupid costumery on the band, or simply work in ...
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If your idea of prime MINISTRY is the maudlin goth rock of "Halloween", or worse yet, the twee new wave of "With Sympathy", chances are you gave up on Al Jourgensen long before this release. If you got your fill of his mechanized metal drone years ago, nothing on "Rantology" is going to make you ...
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