ANGTORIA, the new Swedish/British orchestral/metal band featuring female singer Sarah Jezebel Deva (CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS), composer Chris Rehn (ABYSSOS), CRADLE OF FILTH bassist Dave Pybus and Tommy Rehn (MOAHNI MOAHNA), will release its debut album, "God Has a Plan for Us All", in the U.S. on October 17 via Listenable Records through KOCH ...
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Guitarist Eric Jarrin of the Montreal-based deathcore six-piece DESPISED ICON has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We are more than happy to announce that our next album will be mixed and mastered by none other than Andy Sneap! Being fans of all his studio works, we are entering studio next ...
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DARK FUNERAL (Sweden), ENSLAVED (Norway) and newcomers ABIGAIL WILLIAMS (USA) will team up for the "Candlelight II: Phoenix Rising" North American tour beginning in early January. The tour will visit 20-plus cities before concluding on February 4. So far, the following dates have been released (***NOTE: None of these dates have yet been officially confirmed***): ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL will play two shows in Greece in November. The dates are as follows: Nov. 11 - Thessaloniki - Mylos Club (Greece) Nov. 12 - Athens - Underworld Club (Greece) DARK FUNERAL will team up with ENSLAVED (Norway) and ABIGAIL WILLIAMS (USA) for the "Candlelight II: Phoenix Rising" North American tour ...
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MASTODON launched a headlining tour in support of its new CD, "Blood Mountain", Wednesday night (September 6) at Ramshead Live in Baltimore, Maryland. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Ole Nessie 02. Circle Of Cysquatch 03. Iron Tusk 04. March Of The Fire Ants 05. Where Strides The Behemoth 06. Mother Puncher 07. Aqua ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL announced the formation of a new "movement" called "Musicians Against Corrupt Record Labels". According to a posting on the group's MySpace page, "The main point with the movement is to enlighten and warn artists and music fans about certain corrupt record labels within the scene . . . The time ...
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DARK FUNERAL's latest album, "Attera Totus Sanctus", has been licensed to Icarus Music (Argentina) and Sylphorium Records (Colombia). "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 studios in Uppsala, Sweden. Mastering duties were handled by Tomas Eberger at ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have issued the following update: "We are currently putting together material a DVD, possibly a double DVD. And we would like to get some, if not all, of the shows during our up coming Latin American tour professionally filmed. Therefore we call out to all you people who will attain ...
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KING DIAMOND is the latest metal musician to lend his voice to the cartoon series "Death Clock Metalocalypse". King Diamond recorded his part on Monday, August 21 and reportedly "kicked ass." Other musicians who have contributed to the series include Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY), Warrel Dane (NEVERMORE), Steve Smyth (NEVERMORE), Jeff Loomis (NEVERMORE), Kirk Hammett ...
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Drummer Inferno of the Polish black metallers BEHEMOTH has twisted his ankle, which has made him unable to walk. Shortly after he was transported to the hospital, the group's mainman, Nergal, issued the following statement: "The accident happened right before we were about to take off to Belgium, to play at Vlamrock fest. His leg ...
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Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have played nearly 300 shows worldwide in support to their last studio album. The band has now announced the last two summer festival appeaances that will complete the touring cycle for "Demigod". The dates are as follows: Aug. 26 - Vlamrock Festival, Belgium Sep. 09 - Precursors of Eternity, Austria BEHEMOTH ...
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On September 1, the Montreal-based deathcore six-piece DESPISED ICON will embark on the massive Monsters of Mayhem tour, which features HATEBREED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, NAPALM DEATH, EXODUS and FIRST BLOOD. This is the group's sixth tour in support of their highly acclaimed album, "The Healing Process", which is a relentless slab of sheer aggression ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have issued the following statement: "It just came to our attention that our scheduled show in Costa Rica on October the 3rd is cancelled. Apparently this is a result by the local promotors refusal to share our flight costs with the other promoters, which is total bollocks, if you ask ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have issued the following update: After the enormously successful tour in 2003, which resulted in the highly acclaimed live album "De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine", DARK FUNERAL is once again ready to embark on tour throughout Latin America. This time the band will bring their full stage show (same ...
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New York-based "Metal Injection" has always been on the cutting edge of new media. When the show started three years ago, producers saw opportunity on the Internet to reach a worldwide audience and became one of the firsts to fully stream a half-hour show online. The shows would constantly feature interviews with up-and-coming bands (THE ...
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BEHEMOTH frontman Nergal spoke to MetalEater.com on Thursday (August 10) regarding the details of the band's forthcoming album, which he has previously described as being "insane, heavy and epic." Nergal elaborates: "That's what it sounds like so far. I can't really say much until it's done, but we're working on the record. We ...
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DARK FUNERAL (Sweden), ENSLAVED (Norway) and introduce newcomers ABIGAIL WILLIAMS (USA) will team up for the "Candlelight II: Phoenix Rising" North American tour beginning in early January. The tour will visit 20-plus cities before concluding on February 4. So far, the following dates have been announced (***NOTE: None of these dates have yet been officially ...
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Legendary San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD joined the Sounds of The Underground tour for just a few shows starting with the July 29 appearance in Mountain View, California. During the band's last Sounds of the Underground show on August 5 in St. Paul, Minnesota, MACHINE HEAD were joined onstage during the song "Davidian" ...
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MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel has posted the following message on the band's official forum: "Just got home yesterday from our week-long stint on the Sounds of the Underground tour and I'd like to thank all of you who made it out and rocked with us. Also thanks to all the bands, crews, production crew ...
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Mike Ross of the Edmonton Sun has issued the following report: The idea of subtitles at death metal shows — like they have at the opera — to make sure fans can clearly understand the deep, dark and meaningful lyrics hidden beneath a brutal din of furious rage and growling doom just isn't ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have confirmed a headlining date at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia on January 9, 2007. Support at the gig will come from ENSLAVED and ABIGAIL WILLIAMS. Additional dates are expected to be announced soon. As previously reported, a live recording of DARK FUNERAL's set from their recent European tour (recorded ...
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A live recording of DARK FUNERAL's set from their recent European tour (recorded by P3 Live on February 2, 2006 at Klubben in Stockholm, Sweden) was broadcast on the Swedish national radio channel P3 last night (July 27). For those who missed it, the show will be streamed for seven days — until August 3 ...
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TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "The [Sounds of the Underground] tour's been going damn good... incredible shows, as always, killer fans, good times and some amazing fucking bands that we have the honor of sharing the stage with. "ALWAYS GREAT to see TRIVIUM fans and ...
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Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have issued the following update: "After the enormously successful tour in 2003, which resulted in the highly acclaimed live album, 'De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine', DARK FUNERAL is once again ready to embark on tour throughout South America. This time the band will bring their full stage show (same ...
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ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her official MySpace page: "I get so many wonderful messages every day it is almost overwhelming. I am sorry, but it is impossible to answer them all.. So I have collected the most frequently asked questions and will answer them here in one go: ...
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Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH made their triumphant return to U.S. last week as a part of massive Sounds Of The Underground tour in support of the band's latest record, "Demigod". Vocalist/guitarist Nergal checks in with the following report: "We've been on the road for more than a week now and let me tell you something: ...
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According to attendees at last night's (July 15) stop of the Sounds of the Underground 2006 tour in Sayreville, New Jersey, the concert was filmed for an upcoming DVD release, tentatively due next year. The following bands performed at the event: AS I LAY DYING IN FLAMES E.TOWN CONCRETE TRIVIUM CANNIBAL CORPSE GWAR CONVERGE TERROR ...
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Return to the Pit has uploaded several hundred photos from Mansfield, Massachusetts stop of the Sounds of the Underground tour, which took place Friday, July 14 at the Tweeter Center. Included in the batch are pictures from the following artists: AS I LAY DYING (112 pics) BEHEMOTH (135 pics) CANNIBAL CORPSE (125 pics) CONVERGE (139 ...
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Andre Mihsin of ChartAttack.com recently conducted an interview with CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: ChartAttack.com: Why did you guys choose to do the Sounds Of The Underground tour this year? Alex Webster: "They approached us about it, but we'd also been interested in doing it ...
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KING DIAMOND is featured on the soundtrack to the motion picture "Clerks II", the 2006 sequel to Kevin Smith's 1994 movie "Clerks". The "Clerks II" soundtrack contains 11 music tracks (plus one bonus music track) from the movie, including two KING DIAMOND tracks — "Welcome Home" and "The Invisible Guests" — as well as 13 ...
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