Slipknot's Mobile Maggots

In an effort to control the quantity and quality of their music being offered by ringtone companies, Slipknot have launched the ‘mobile maggots’ campaign. This aims to give fans better content to download onto their phones, and will also offer exclusive competitions.

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Nile Working In Their Darkened Shrines

Celebrated American death metallers Nile will start recording their new album next month. Expect the record, titled ‘In Their Darkened Shrines’, to be released in the spring by Relapse.

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Shadow's Fall To Do Free Show

Shadow’s Fall will follow up their UK tour supporting Kittie by playing a free show (yes, FREE) on February 10. It’s a TotalRock sponsored event, and happens at The Peel in Kingston. Also on the bill are Labrat.

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Bloodbath to record full length

Sweden's Bloodbath, featuring Katatonia's Jonas Renkse and Anders Nystrom, Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt and ex-Edge Of Sanity's Dan Swano, are gearing up to record their debut full-length at Swano's Sanctuary Studios in February.

Read the full article at Digitalmetal.

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Nightwish in midst of fourth effort

Finnish operatic metallers Nightwish have started recording their fourth full-length album in their native homeland at Finnvox Studios (Amorphis, H.I.M.)

The band reportedly finished recording the drums for the album, but will continue recording in Kitee shortly thereafter. Nightwish is then scheduled to head back to Finnvox to lay down vocals and mix the effort.

Nightwish's as-yet-untitled fourth full-length is 11 tracks and an unspecified cover song. According to the band, the album will feature a theme running throughout the album but will not be classified as a concept album. Early reports of the material reveal that Nightwish will be using more "authentic" keyboard sounds.

Read the full article at Digitalmetal.

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