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Nergal Facing Prison Time Over Bible Tearing

Gazetaprawna.pl has reported front man Nergal (Adam Darski) of Polish death metal band Behemoth has officially been charged with insulting the Roman Catholic Church, which is a crime in Poland that carries a penalty of up to two years in prison. The charge stems from an incident in 2007 when Nergal tore a bible apart on stage and referenced the church as being a murderous cult. A video of the concert that caused the charge can be viewed below. Nergal has stated that tearing apart the Bible was part of his artistic work and was not meant to offend religious sensibilities. More details on the case will be announced as they are made available.

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Darkest Hour Posts "The Tides" Teaser

Darkest Hour will be hitting the road soon with Dillinger Escape Plan, IWrestledABearOnce, and Animals as Leaders for a North American tour. The band has posted a new teaser trailer online for the tour that also features clips from their upcoming music video "The Tides." The trailer can be viewed below.

The upcoming Darkest Hour tour dates are as follows: More...

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Theatre Of Tragedy Seeking Fan Questions

Norwegian gothic metallers Theatre of Tragedy, who have announced they will be disbanding in October, have issued the following statement about seeking fan photos and questions for an upcoming DVD release:

"Theatre of Tragedy would like you all to take photos on the upcoming tour. Photos of the band, photos of yourself with the band, photos of a band member in an embarrassing situation... whatever. Also if you ever had a question you would like to ask the band and which you think was never asked before you may do so now in this thread. Keep in mind that this thread is moderated and questions will be read by an admin before they are put online to keep the thread free from off-topic posts.

"And if you ask yourself what all of this is good for... the band is working on a DVD and is working on some extras to include! So who knows, maybe you will find a photo of yourself with a band member on the DVD some day."

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Hoarfrost Writing New Material

Guitarist Brett Goodchild of Canadian metal act Hoarfrost has issued the following update about the band writing new material:

"It's been some time since we've given our listeners, followers, the Frost Legion an update. Four months have past since we've released our EP and about 2 months since we've last played a show, which leads you to ask, what we've been doing for the past while.

"Well first off, we've been writing new material; as some of you know, we are preparing songs for our full length album. We have 4 new tunes in the works, 2 of which you would have heard live, if you were in attendance at the last show we played. We may get around to demoing a couple of the new tracks to put up on myspace.... When we come back you can expect everything to be taken to the next level with us! More...

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Annthennath Reveals New Album Details

French black metal act Annthennath are set to release their upcoming album "States of Liberating Departure" on April 30th, 2010 via Pictonian Records. The cover artwork for the new album can be viewed here. Two new songs from the release, titled "Sexual Transcendence" and "Emotional Balance," can also be heard through the Pictonian Records MySpace page.

The "States of Liberating Departure" track listing is as follows:

1. Survival Activation
2. Emotional Balance
3. Symbolic Awareness
4. Sexual Transcendence
5. Somatic Hedonism
6. Electric Destiny
7. Bloody Rivers
8. Atomic Demise

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Deftones Posts "Rocket Skates" Music Video Online

Deftones has revealed their official video for the song, "Rocket Skates," online. One tweet will grant you exclusive access to a download of the HD video (go here for that offer). "Rocket Skates" is the first track released off of the forthcoming album, Diamond Eyes available May 18th, and can be purchased on iTunes.

The "Diamond Eyes" tracklisting is as follows:

1. Diamond Eyes
2. Royal
3. CMND/CTRL
4. You’ve Seen the Butcher
5. Beauty School
6. Prince
7. Rocket Skates
8. Sextape
9. Risk
10. 976-EVIL
11. This Place Is Death

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Votum Posts New Album Trailer Online

Polish progressive metal band Votum has posted a trailer for their upcoming new album, "Metafiction." Watch the trailer below:

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Neverland Posts New Music Video Online

Turkish metal band Neverland has posted their new music video for the song "This Voice Inside." The track comes off their new album "Ophidia." The video was directed by the Turkish director Sila Unlu. The shootings of "This Voice Inside" took place in Ankara. According to the band, "We spent three days (actually days and nights) for the shootings and two days of it were three floors down underground."

"'This Voice Inside' is about the main character of 'The Wheel of Time' series, 'Rand Al'Thor.' It mainly speaks of Rand’s unwilling turn into a anti-hero type while constantly trying to battle with the voices inside his head."

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Kernel Announces New Bassist Andrea Cattaneo

Italian thrash metal band Kernel has issued the following update regarding the addition of bassist Andrea Cattaneo:

"Just a little update to inform you that Kernel has finally found a new bass player; Andrea 'Bas' Cattaneo, who is already a member of the band AWFUL and he's due to feature on the new songs which we’re currently working on. We really hope you'll dig the new material as well as you enjoyed our Servant Of God record, which after a year from release, is still gaining a reasonable interest, we do appreciate all your support! We also invite you to stop by our pages to read reviews, listen to tunes or just to say what's up!"

The band has also announced the following shows:

24.03.2010 - RELIC + CONSPIRACY @ Scalo S. Donato, Bologna
25.03.2010 - RELIC + guest @ Velvet, Lucca
26.03.2010 - RELIC + THE HATE CONSPIRACY @ Ideal - Magenta, Milano

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Omission Signs To Xtreem Music

Spanish thrash metal band Omission has announced their signing to Xtreem Music. XTREEM MUSIC will re-issue their debut album, "Thrash Metal is Violence," which will include two unreleased live bonus tracks. THe album will be re-issued on April 15th.

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Dark Castle Releases New Video, SXSW Shows

Dark castle has posted their new music video for "Awake In Sleep" online. Friends of the band Jeff Brown and Paul Myers from New York made the music video for the first track off their latest full length, "Spirited Migration." The footage is from a live show Dark Castle did in November of 2009 at the Union Pool in Brooklyn, NY.

The band will be heading to SXSW to play a ton of showcases in front of tons of "industry" folks and actual music fans. Here are those show dates:

Tue Mar 16th Houstin, TX @ The White Swan
Wed Mar 17th Austin, TX @ Emo's (as part of Brooklyn Vegan SXSW showcase)
Thu Mar 18th Austin, TX @ East End Tattoo (as part of Chronicyouth.com SXSW showcase)
Fri Mar 19th Austin, TX @ Headhunters (as part of Porfound Lore / 20 Buck Spin Showcase)
Sat Mar 20th Austin, TX @ Plush (as part of Giant Steps Productions Showcase)
Sun Mar 21st Birmingham, AL @ Magic City Wholesale w/ Salome
Mon Mar 22nd Atlanta, GA @ PS warehouse w/ Salome

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Hemoptysis Posts Music Video Online

Arizona death thrashers Hemoptysis have posted the music video for the song "Shadow of Death" online. The video features Chris Cannella of Autumn's End. Filmed and produced by the Phoenix-based Big Shot Studios, the shoot took place in an abandoned school on the Gila River Indian Reservation, Southeast of Phoenix. Co-production credits go to Desert Core Management and Hemoptysis.

Written by frontman Masaki Murashita, the song deals with senseless wars in which citizens are forced to fight or die for. The video portrays these citizens as prisoners of war, subjected to the bombardment of constant media coverage. Originally recorded and released on the Hemoptysis debut EP, "Who Needs A Shepherd?," Shadow of Death was re-recorded/produced by Ryan Greene (Megadeth, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick), mastered by George Marino (Sterling Sound).

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Hostility Completes New Album "Set in Stone"

HOSTILITY has recently completed work on their new album, “Set in Stone,” which was engineered, mixed and mastered by Juan Urteaga (Machine Head, Testament, Exodus etc…) and have posted a new song “Resented Legacy” on their MySpace page. Due to their previous label (The Pen/Universal) folding, the band is currently shopping the album and plan on an early summer release with a full U.S. tour to follow.

Guitarist Tony V. comments, “To say we busted our asses writing and recording this thing would be an understatement, bottom line, we’ve developed a tremendous amount as a band and have really honed our sound. Insanely heavy shit with groove, check out 'Resented Legacy' and watch the fuck out, 'Set in Stone' is gonna be unleashed soon!”

The Tracklisting for "Set in Stone" is as follows:

01. Leader of the Rejects
02. Aces & Eights
03. Dividing Line
04. Baton Symphony
05. Resented Legacy
06. Flesh Doll
07. Said and Done
08. One by One
09. Hard luck
10. Something Wicked
11. My Terms

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Witchfynde Announces Tour Dates

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal veterans Witchfynde has announced a series of shows in the United Kingdom in honour of the 30th anniversary of the bands debut album, "Give 'em Hell." The band will also be performing at Hollands Roadburn Festival on April 16th, as per the request of curator Tom G. Fischer.

The British tour dates are as follows:

March 20th Bury Towler Hark II
March 27th Mansfield Town Hall
April 2nd Grimsby Yardbirds

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