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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Brazilian death metallers KRISIUN are preparing to once again assault the U.S. in supporting of their latest album, "AssassiNation". Commented vocalist/bassist Alex Camargo: "We in KRISIUN would like say thanks to our North American death metal brothers for the great support through the years. Due to the great response we had to our latest album, ...
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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), have posted two full-length songs — "Do You See Me Now" and "Six Feet Unders" — for free download on their official
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KING DIAMOND have finished recording the drums, bass and rhythm guitars for their upcoming album, tentatively due in early 2007. The follow-up to 2003's "The Puppet Master" will contain 13 tracks (including an intro), five of which were written by the band's guitarist Andy La Rocque. Frontman King Diamond will soon begin writing the lyrics ...
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Josh Thorne of the FourteenG e-zine recently conducted an interview with CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FourteenG: How did you guys end up on the bill for [Sounds of The Underground] this year? After last year's lineup of mostly metalcore bands, it was actually refreshing ...
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Sounds of the Underground Tour has once again combined forces with Hot Topic to release an exclusive CD/DVD. This limited-edition collection will be available in select stores beginning June 20 and Hot Topic nationwide by June 27. This 2-CD/1-DVD set is available for a limited time for the low price of $9.99. The two CDs ...
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On July 27, beginning at 9:03 p.m CET, 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) will be broadcast on the Swedish national radio channel P3. The show will be streamed at www.sr.se/p3 (click on the ...
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Halfway through "Arrangements for Fulminating Vective" by St. Louis' LYE BY MISTAKE and it was difficult not to think in terms of been-there-done-that. All that over the top doodling and DILLINGER-meets-jazz-fusion chaos is fine and dandy, but a tad tired now with bands as different as EPHEL DUATH and CANDIRIA having already cornered the market. ...
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BEHEMOTH frontman Nergal has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "[The second leg of Polish 'Demigod' tour] was simply a blast. Touring with such a company and playing in front of packed venues was a perfect ending for this never-ending tour. I loved the fact that we also finally played a ...
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Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH were featured in the May 14 edition of The New York Times. The short article can be viewed in PDF format at this location. BEHEMOTH have just completed a tour of their home country consisting of 10 dates in the biggest markets in Poland. The band will be issuing ...
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Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have returned from their triumphant tour in America and are ready to hit the road in their homeland. The trek, consisting of 10 dates in the biggest markets in Poland, starts on May 13 in Elblag and ends on May 22 in Gdynia. Commented BEHEMOTH mainman Nergal: "The tour we've just ...
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U.S. symphonic black metallers SOTHIS have lined up dates in the Southwest for late May/early June. The details are as follows: May 27 - Phoenix, AZ @ Bulldogz May 28 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Compound May 29 - Dallas, TX @ Tomcats Deep Ellum May 30 - Houston, TX @ Walter's May 31 - ...
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KING DIAMOND's manager, Ole Bang, has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Regretfully, and due to circumstances beyond our control, there will be a change of date and venue in Athens, Greece, which also caused us to cancel the show in Treviso, Italy. New date for Athens is: Monday, May 22. ...
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