Swedish heavy metal band 220 VOLT has issued the following update: “25 years ago we were approached with the idea to record a Christmas song.
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The forthcoming fourth album proper from English progressive black metal band THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL is in the final stages of completion.
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-based metallers JOE THRASHER have uploaded rehearsal footage (see below) of two new songs ? “Out For Blood” and “Leatherhead” ? which will appear on the band’s forthcoming sophomore album.
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Italian metallers SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE have issued the following update: “Unfortunately, this time we’re writing for giving you bad news.
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SARKE, the Norwegian band featuring Sarke (KHOLD, TULUS, OLD MAN’S CHILD, SENSA ANIMA) and Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE), has been confirmed for the Tom Gabriel Warrior-curated Only Death Is Real event during Roadburn Festival 2010 in Tilburg, Netherlands on Friday, April 16.
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San Francisco-based thrash punk metallers D.R.I. is the latest acts confirmed for the Maryland Deathfest 2010 will run from May 28th – 30th, 2010 at…
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MEGADETH have posted the following message on their MySpace Page: “Congratulations to our 2009 Christmas Card Contest winners! 1st place: Demitri Bakogiorgis of Chesapeake, Virginia wins…
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DORO and SPV/Steamhammer are ready to present an imposing re-release of Calling The Wild (original release date was 2000) The CD comes in a high…
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The third in a series of webisodes documenting the making of “We Are The Void”, the ninth album from Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY, can be viewed below.
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High-quality photos of SONATA ARCTICA and DELAIN’s December 10, 2009 performances at Paradiso in Amsterdam, Holland can be found at Metal-Experience.com.
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LOUDNESS, MY DYING BRIDE and CONVERGE have been confirmed for the “Aardschok” stage at next year’s Zwarte Cross (Black Cross) festival, set to take place July 16-18, 2010 in Lichtenvoorde, Holland.
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“Against My Will”, the new video from Quebec City, Canada’s WITHERING CURSE, can be viewed below.
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Photos of BLACKMORE’S NIGHT’s October 29, 2009 performance at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza in New York City can be found at RockStarPix.com.
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