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The Belgian event has announced the complete line-up for Throne Fest 2013. Carpathian Forest and Marduk (with a special Panzer Division Marduk set) are the headliners for this year edition, set to take place at Kubox Kuurne (West Flanders) – Belgium, the 11th May 2013. The final bill looks as follow: CARPATHIAN FOREST MARDUK BELPHEGOR [...]

Legendary grinders Carcass have recently been confirmed for this year edition of PartySan Metal Open Air Festival. Among the last confirmed bands are also the German pagan black metalers Helrunar. The festival is set to take place at Schlotheim – Flugplatz Obermehler, Germany from 8 to 10 August 2013. Here’s the list of the already [...]

North Americain black metal cult Von are back to Europe, as they are confirmed for this year Under the Black Sun festival. Bands like Horna, Sigh or Koldbrann have also been confirmed. The following bands are already announced: VON SIGH MELECHESH KOLDBRANN HORNA ARKONA MORRIGAN BORGNE CHAOS INVOCATION ESSENZ FUNERAL WINDS INFINITY GRAIL STREAMS OF [...]

The next edition of the mythical portuguese fest is going to take place on the days 24 to 27 of April 2013.  The bands that have been announced so far are the following: POSSESSED | USA BELPHEGOR | Austria AGALLOCH | USA MANILLA ROAD | USA NEGURA BUNGET | Romania SCD | France MISS LAVA [...]

BRACARA extreme fest is back! Set to take place at diNAAMo Panoias from 7th to 8th December, Bracara Extreme Fest 2012 founds its program on the usual dichotomy (+) (-) which always brings about great craziness to the party. Feel free to find out more on BRACARA extreme fest 2012 confirmed acts at http://www.bracaraextremefest.pt.vu. Something [...]

Steve Hunter, an original member of Alice Cooper‘s band and an accomplished solo artist, has been hospitalized in Phoenix after suffering from an irregular heartbeat. Bravewords reports that the U.K.-based Cooper fan site Sick Things broke the story, saying that while Hunter’s heartbeat eventually returned to normal, “the doctors have kept him in overnight to allow [...]

French Black Metal band Aosoth have recently announced that they are working on a new album, with a scheduled release for April 2013, marking their fourth full length and a follow-up to their previous album, “III – Violence & Variation”, from 2011. The title, tracklist and artwork of the new album are still unavailable, although [...]

Dave Grohl, has joined Queens Of The Stone Age to record drums for their next album. The band’s leader, Josh Homme, has confirmed the news to Radio 1’s Zane Lowe that Joey Castillo would be replaced on the band’s forthcoming album, their sixth. Apparent proof came with a picture on the band’s Facebook page, showing the name [...]

Anathema have announced that touring member Daniel Cardoso has joined the band full-time. The keyboardist will bring his additional talents as a producer and drummer into the fold, with mainman Daniel Cavanagh sure the results will create the “strongest incarnation” of the band. Cavanagh commented: “Anathema is delighted and proud to announce that Daniel Cardoso [...]

Cattle Decapitation have dropped off from the Autumn Apocalypse Tour that had Six Feet Under and Wretched as other filling bands on the bill. According to Cattle Decapitation frontman Travis Ryan, Chris Barnes who is the vocalist of Six Feet Under “sucker punched” him. Here’s what was you can read on his facebook page: “He couldn’t handle [...]

The vocalist may have an ally in the European Commission, who have weighed in on Poland’s national blasphemy law. Earlier this week it was reported that Behemoth frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski could be facing some jail time in Poland after ripping up a bible and calling the Catholic church “the most murderous cult on the planet” [...]

Mitch Lucker, the lead singer of Deathcore band Suicide Silence, died this Thursday of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Huntington Beach, California, police said. Lucker, 28, was on a new Harley Davidson motorcycle driving in the Orange County city of Huntington Beach on Halloween night when he lost control and crashed into a [...]

German black metalers Chaos Invocation and Streams of Blood are the most recently confirmed bands for Under the Black Sun 2013 edition. These acts join already confirmed polish fuckers Arkona, swiss misanthropic metalers Borgne and german black metalers Grail and Morrigan. The event is set to take place at Börnicke (outskirts of Berlin, Germany) the [...]

Black’n roll veterans Decayed are going to perform their first live concert of 2012 this Saturday, at Side B, Benavente, presenting a new line-up. Alongside with the lusitanian headliners are their countryman death metalers Undersave, thrashers Chapel of Sin, epic heavy metalers Ravensire and black metalers Frost Legion. Doors open at 20:30 h, and tickets [...]