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“Vorna is a melodic black/folk metal band from Tampere, Finland. The band’s music have various influences from black metal to folk and rock. Lyrics are written in Finnish and often deal with themes like nature, myths and struggles of mind or emotions.” The band was formed in the autumn 2008 and quite soon afterwards it …
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Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with Soil vocalist Ryan McCombs and I’ve posted just a tad of the whole interview below. On rejoining Soil: Ryan: “Originally, the guys came to me and asked if I was interested in being a part of the tenth anniversary of the release of ‘Scars’, our first major release back in 2001. They …
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Therion are currently celebrating their 25th anniversary and will release their new album Les Fleurs du Mal tomorrow in North America via End of the Light Records. Today GuitarWorld.com the online home of Guitar World Magazine is hosting an exclusive stream on Les Fleurs du Mal in its entirety HERE. The album can also be streamed courtesy of AOL Music HERE. Les Fleurs …
Decapitated have gotten it done. The band issued an update where they wrote the “final [product] is mind-blowing and we ourselves are surprised with the outcome of a two-month recording session and a six-month period of polishing the material” . The album is expected in the Summer, most likely in July at this point. Here …
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Music and film writer Rick Florino is releasing the latest installment of ‘Dolor,’ his thrilling horror novella series, on May 5th. The author is working with Five Finger Death Punch vocalist Ivan Moody for an iTunes audio book version of ‘Dolor: Lila – Book 1.’ “Ivan is one of the most enigmatic frontmen that heavy …
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STRATOVARIUS drummer Jörg Michael has been diagnosed with cancer. A few days late with this announcement, but we felt it to be important nonetheless: Dear Stratovarius fans, I am afraid we have some quite terrible news. News of the worst imaginable kind. It’s about our friend and drummer Jörg Michael. Jörg has cancer. He recently …
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Polish death metal quintet CALM HATCHERY, which features past and present members of DEAD INFECTION and TEHACE, has finished putting final touches on the band’s second album, entitled “Sacrilege Of Humanity.” CALM HATCHERY has signed a European deal with Selfmadegod, and the album will hit stores on November 15th, 2010. The new album was recorded …
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THE FAMINE have wrapped up tracking their new album and Jason Suecof (CHIMAIRA, ALL THAT REMAINS) has taken the helm for mixing duties. Speaking on the album, band drummer Mark Garza offered the following update: “We are done recording the new record with Braxton Henry and its being mixed by Jason Suecof as I write this. Undoubtedly, this record …
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After 13 years, ISIS is officially dead. The band has called it quits. An official statement from the band, as well as a message from Ipecac Records‘ Mike Patton can be found below: ISIS has reached an end. It’s hard to try to say it in any delicate way, and it is a truth that …
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Oakland CA’s tech-death masters DECREPIT BIRTH, entered Sharkbite Studios with producer Zack Ohren to begin recording drums for their Nuclear Blast Records debut, Polarity. Guitarist Matt Sotelo commented: “We began recording the new album Polarity on Thursday at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland California. We are happy to say that everything is going very smoothly! This …
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