Tons Of Powder Posts New Video Clip

Moldova metal outfit Tons Of Powder has released a video clip for a track off debut album "To Destination," which is due out March 1st, 2014. Check out "Riot of the Pariah" in the player provided below.

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Alfahanne Streaming New Song

Alfahanne's new album "Alfapokalyps" is due out Monday, February 10th via Dark Essence Records, with pre-orders available at this location.

You can also hear the track "Såld På Mörkret" below, which features a guest appearance by Hoest of Taake.

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Shinto Katana Calls It Quits

Australian outfit Shinto Katana has issued the following statement about performing the band's last show ever:

"Thank you to everybody who came out last night. Thank you to anybody who ever had anything to do with this band.

"You will never understand how much every gesture meant to us, whether it be simply coming to a show, buying a shirt, downloading a song or letting us crash on your floor, we will never forget it..

"2005 - 2014. Shinto Katana is dead." More...

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Pagan's Mind Working On New Album

Pagan's Mind has posted a new video clip, available below, and the band also checked in with the following update about working on an upcoming album:

"New album update party at the recording session! We're having fun recording the new album and it's progressing nicely!"

This upcoming album will follow the 2011 full-length release "Heavenly Ecstasy" (reviewed here).

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Sabaton Posts Guitar Clinic Footage

Chris Rörland and Thobbe Englund from Sabaton headed off to Kalix, Sweden to do their very first guitar clinic. Now the band has uploaded footage from the clinic, which can be see below.

Sabaton is also gearing up to release new album "Heroes" this coming May, which is being recorded at Abyss Studio along with producer Peter Tägtgren. Check out the album's artwork at this location.

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Diamonds Are Forever Streaming Full EP

Diamonds Are Forever has issued the following update about streaming a full EP release online:

"We had given much consideration on this and to show you all how much we do appreciate your support, we uploaded the full EP 'Momaentum' on our channel.

"You can still buy it, you can still have it physically at our shows or by order, but if you just want to listen to our music...we can't deny anyone right on this behalf.

"Listen and if you like it, share this for others to do the same. Comment and we will most surely give you a response. It's because, all of you, we still have strength to do this and we are grateful. Enjoy friends!" More...

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Manowar Comments On Fans Being Denied Entry

Manowar has checked in with the following statement about fans being turned away from a show in Chicago last night:

"We are sorry for those Manowarriors who made the trip from Detroit yesterday, but could not get into the show last night.

"We were not the promoters of these shows and therefore had no control over the events. We had asked the promoters in Chicago to support us in helping our fans from Detroit and they agreed, for which we applaud them.

"Due to the unforeseeable issues at Concord Music Hall a move to a smaller venue at shortest notice required some changes and made it impossible for the promoters to let everybody in as planned.

"We are glad a solution could be found on such short notice to play the show last night. We are very sorry that it was not possible for some of you to get in. More...

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Exist Immortal Posts Video Teaser

Exist Immortal will soon be releasing a new music video for the track "Edge of Infinity," and now the band has dropped a teaser trailer, which is available below.

To hear more from Exist Immortal, you can stream the entire "Dream Sequence" EP by heading over to this location.

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Eye Of Solitude Live Footage Available

Eye Of Solitude has uploaded footage of the band performing "Act V: I Sat In Silence" live in Birmingham as part of the "Chants of Grief" U.K. tour with Marche Funèbre.

The video is available below, and "Act V: I Sat In Silence" comes off the "Canto III" album.

For more Eye of Solitude, check out the band's music video for "Act II: Where The Descent Began" at this location.

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Junius Streams New Song

The upcoming Junius EP, “Days of The Fallen Sun,” is due out February 18th release and now the band has unveiled the new song “A Day Dark With Night." Check it out in the player below. You can also listen to the previously posted "Battle In The Sky" at this location.

Junius recently kicked off a European tour alongside label mates Wolves Like Us and German post-rockers Long Distance Calling. The tour will see the band travel throughout most of Western Europe before returning to the States for a headlining run with A Storm of Light. Full dates can be found listed below. More...

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Sunday Old School: BMHM Part 2. Rotting Christ

As you may have noticed last week, Metalunderground.com has brought back Black Metal History Month, a special time when we devote February to looking back on some of the most influential and important bands in the history of black metal. Part of the aim this year, not just for Black Metal History Month but for the Sunday Old School column overall, is to read up on bands from as many countries as possible. The first instalment of this year’s Black Metal History Month saw the column look at a band from Poland for the first time and this week, Sunday Old School will be making its first trip to Greece, as we go through the life, music and controversy of Rotting Christ.

The band was formed in 1987 by vocalist/guitarist, Sakis Tolis and his brother Themis on drums, along with bass player, Jim Patsouris and despite the style they would soon become known for, began life performing a mixture of death metal and grindcore. They would only release one record while performing this style, in 1988, when they teamed up for a split EP with Sound Pollution. By 1989, the group had turned to a very dark and harsh black metal sound, which was demonstrated on their first demo, "Satanas Tedeum," a release which saw them make their mark as one of the pioneers of the second wave of black metal. They signed with a local record company in 1991, the same year they released their first EP, "Passage to Arcturo" before releasing a 7" single, "Dawn of the Iconoclast."

With these releases under their belts, they had gained enough recognition to sign with an international label. Initially Rotting Christ looked set to head to Norway, where the black metal scene had really taken off, to sign with Deathlike Silence, the label owned and run by Mayhem guitarist, Euronymous, however this never materialised due to the murder of Euronymous by his former bandmate, Varg Vikernes. Instead, they joined forces with Osmose for their debut album, "Thy Mighty Contract," which was released in November 1993 and was received well enough to earn them a spot on the "Fuck Christ" tour with Immortal and Canadian black metal outfit, Blasphemy, where their performance was met with even more positivity, leading the label to release a new 7" single, "Apokathelosis," after which the company parted ways with the band. Rotting Christ decided to head home for their next label, signing to Greek company, Unisound, who released their sophomore full length, "Non Serviam" in 1994. However, signing with a small label back in Greece did not allow the album to be released as far as they had hoped and so many countries did not stock the album until many years later. More...

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