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PAIN’s Cynic Paradise to be Released in North America this June

March 17, 2010 – 3:32 pm

PAIN, the band featuring HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren, will finally make their latest release Cynic Paradise available to North America on June 8th. This version will also feature an alternate cover and a bonus live CD recorded on March 23-24, 2009 at the Zenith in Paris, France during the band’s European tour with NIGHTWISH.
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BRAIN DRILL Release Track Listing for Quantum Catastrophe

March 17, 2010 – 1:54 pm

Santa Cruz, CA technical death metallers BRAIN DRILL have just released the track listing for their upcoming sophomore release, Quantum Catastrophe, which hits streets on May 11th and will undoubtedly be met by great praise by fans and media alike.
Quantum Catastrophe track listing:
1. “Obliteration Untold”
2. “Beyond Bludgeoned”
3. “Awaiting Imminent Destruction”
4. “Nemesis of Neglect”
5. “Entity [...]

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DARKTHRONE Launches Minisite for Circle the Wagons

March 14, 2010 – 11:20 pm

Norway’s legendary black metal duo, DARKTHRONE, has launched a mini-site at for their forthcoming album, Circle the Wagons, containing exclusive audio samples, album info, and more. The mini-site can be viewed at www.peaceville.com/darkthrone/circlethewagons.
The album is due out on vinyl on March 8th, through the Peaceville Records webstore, and regular and special edition CD on [...]

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PESTILENCE Announce First U.S. Tour in 16 Years

March 14, 2010 – 11:02 pm

Technical death metal legends PESTILENCE are pleased to announce their first US tour in over 16 years! The 17-date journey will kick off in Baltimore as part of the Maryland Deathfest at Sonar on May 30th and close at the Gramercy Theater in New York City on June 17. Support will be provided by WARBRINGER, [...]

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Listen to the Title Track from UNLEASHED’s As Yggdrasil Trembles

March 14, 2010 – 10:51 pm

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED have uploaded the title track for their upcoming release, As Yggdrasil Trembles, on their Myspace page: www.myspace.com/unleashed. The new album continues on the same path that was forged by their previous two releases Midvinterblot and Hammer Battalion.
As Yggdrasil Trembles will be released on March 19th (Europe) and April 6th (North [...]

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DREAMING DEAD – Within One

March 12, 2010 – 12:46 pm

With current and former members of EXHAUSTED PRAYER and WINTERTHRALL in their ranks, L.A.’s own DREAMING DEAD have delivered an impressive, well executed debut of quality metal on their debut Within One. DREAMING DEAD’s sound is a well balanced mixture of blackened death thrash that borrows freely from each of those genres and combines them [...]

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WATAIN Ready to Unveil New Album this June

March 5, 2010 – 7:55 pm

The fourth album from Swedish black metal titans WATAIN is now recorded. Says vocalist E in an official missive: “I am now holding in my hand the final mastertape of what might be the most dynamic and charged WATAIN release ever recorded. May the gods unto which it is written be pleased! We very much [...]

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DREAM THEATER to Open for IRON MAIDEN this Summer

March 5, 2010 – 6:54 pm

Prog rock/metal icons DREAM THEATER will spend their summer supporting IRON MAIDEN on the band’s month-long U.S./Canada tour. The tour launches on June 9 and runs through July 20, and includes a stop at the storied Madison Square Garden in NYC, marking the first time in a lengthy and respected career that DREAM THEATER will [...]

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AMON AMARTH Announces the Twilight of the Thunder God II Tour

February 21, 2010 – 5:16 pm

In continuing support of the band’s 2008 release Twilight of the Thunder God, AMON AMARTH has announced a spring, 2010 North American headlining tour, which marks the band’s first tour in the states since their April/May 2009 run. The scheduled 15 date trek kicks off on April 8th at the House of Blues in Hollywood, [...]

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NECROPHOBIC, DISSECTION Members Ready to Make Debut with TRIDENT

February 19, 2010 – 2:40 pm

Swedish black-death heathens TRIDENT will release their debut album, World Destruction, on March 22, 2010 via Regain Records. Three blistering new tracks from the album – “Slaves To Anguish,” “World Destruction” and “Jaws of Satan” – are currently streaming on the band’s official MySpace page.
TRIDENT features a massive roster of professional metal assassins:
Johan Norman (SOUL [...]

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SCAR SYMMETRY Added to HYPOCRISY U.S. Tour

February 15, 2010 – 7:45 pm

Swedish melodic death metallers, SCAR SYMMETRY, have been added to the “A Taste of Extreme Divinity” Tour as direct support to headliners HYPOCRISY. Guitarist Per Nilsson commented:
“Touring the US with our buddies HYPOCRISY, are you f***ing kidding me?! We’d better make reservations at the Betty Ford clinic! Man, is this going to be a party [...]

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Watch DARK TRANQUILLITY’s New Video for “Shadow in Our Blood”

February 15, 2010 – 7:33 pm

DARK TRANQUILLITY’s new video for “Shadow in Our Blood” has been posted online. The song is the opening track to the band’s new album, We are the Void, which is set for a March 9th release date.
Check out the video:

Mikael Stanne (vocals) further comments: “Greetings from Atlanta, Georgia. Four days into the tour and [...]

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