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Astarte's Tristessa Passes Away

After issuing a statement at the beginning of the year that Astarte member Tristessa (Maria Kolokouri) was diagnosed with leukemia, the Greek band has new announced her battle with the disease is officially over.

Maria's husband posted the following message online via the Astarte Facebook profile (translated from Greek):

"Maria she's left from this world. You are leaving a lot behind and my soul is in pain. You are a special person, you are my wife. I will always adore you, our son and everybody that they love you.

"I will always honour you and you will never be forgotten. Until we meet again my love I will will kiss you from inside of my soul.

"Your Nick and your son Antonios." More...

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Aske Posts "Scars From The Whip" Release

Brazilian death metal group Aske has posted the "Scars From The Whip" two-track promo release online.

Listen through the YouTube playlist below, and you can find more info on Aske at the band's Facebook profile here. The track listing is as follows:

1. Erase The Scars
2. Whip The Bastard

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Blessing A Curse Releases New Single

Florida's Blessing A Curse has a new single out now titled "Uncomfortable Situations," which can be heard below.

The track was engineered and produced by Shawn Christmas at Chango Studios and features artwork by Carol Aldrighi (Bitterblossom Visual Arts). You can also pick up your own digital copy of the single at iTunes here.

Blessing A Curse consists of:

Ronnie Mitchell - Vocals
Andrew Phillips - Drums
John Fernandez - Guitar/Vocals
Brandon Swanson - Guitar
Zach Hammonds - Bass

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Jane Dark Streaming Full New Album

Serbian outfit Jane Dark has made the entire new album "Doors To Silence" available online for streaming. Give it a listen in the YouTube player below.

"Doors To Silence" was recorded from 2010 to 2013 in Darman studio and mastered by Deák Árpád. The track listing is as follows:

1. Land of Desire 06:39
2. Canvas to Pain 05:42
3. Rust on the Grove 01:06
4. The Last Day of Autumn 05:37
5. Scarecrow 05:00
6. Stroll 00:28
7. Fading of Flowers 05:33
8. Symphony of the Dark 04:04
9. Summons From the Other Side 00:38
10. Door to Silence 05:06
11. Fallen 06:59
12. Into the Calm 01:53 More...

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Acid Dream Streaming "Paranoid Animals"

Michigan's Acid Dream has made the "Paranoid Animals" three-track release available for streaming online. Check it out below. The track listing is:

1. Plague of the Undead 08:17
2. Paranoid Animals 06:46
3. Cosmonaut Virgin 06:49 More...

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Modern Day Babylon Posts Drum Footage

Modern Day Babylon recently parted ways with drummer Vojta Šeminský and now the band has released drum cam footage to introduce new member Petr Hataš.

See footage of Modern Day Babylon performing "Journey of Living" during the band's set at the Brutal Assault Fest 2014 below.

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The King Is Blind Posts Lyric Video

The King Is Blind is gearing up to drop "The Deficiencies Of Man" EP through Mordgrimm on September 1st, and a full stream is available at this location.

The band has also dropped a lyric video for opening track "A Thousand Burning Temples," which can be see been below. The track listing for "The Deficiencies Of Man" is as follows:

1. A Thousand Burning Temples
2. Of Osiris & Execration
3. Thorns That Pierce The Skull
4. Revelation, Apocalypse More...

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Behold! The Monolith Recruits New Singer

Los Angeles stoner metal band Behold! The Monolith has announced the addition of vocalist Jordan Nalley to its ranks. Nalley joined the band following the tragic loss of bassist/vocalist Kevin McDade.

Guitarist Matt Price comments: "I met Jordan through some friends at a Mastodon show. Came to find out we had a few mutual friends, and that he was a vocalist and actually did a bit of vocal coaching for the heavier styles at Musicians Institute.

I took a lesson from him and brought our CD, "Defender, Redeemist." I got a call from him about a week later. He loved the album and wanted to audition. At the time our new bassist, Cas, was in Europe with Sasquatch and our drummer Chase was filling in for about a months worth of Castle's North American tour. So we had to wait a few weeks to give it a try. But when we did it was obvious the chemistry was there.

He sounds great on the old stuff, and his range is great so he's taking the new stuff into even darker gnarlier territory! We played our first show with him and it went great! We're pretty fucking stoked and are in full writing mode. We're hoping to be recording in very early 2015 (we've been talking to Billy Anderson and he's 100% on board)."

Read more on the new Behold! The Monolith line up at GeeksOfDoom.com.

Footage of the band performing last month at The Five Star Bar in Los Angeles can be seen below.

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Stephan Forte Posts New Track

French guitar virtuoso Stéphan Forté (Adagio) has announced his brand new solo album "Enigma Opera Black" to be released October 28th. This is Forté’s first studio album in three years and the first released on his brand new label Zeta Nemesis. Listen to the first song “Zeta Nemesis,” featuring Marty Friedman, below.

Without the constraint of outside pressure and forces, the guitarist was able to swing for the fences in a way he hadn’t in the past. The result is a fresh neo-classical, metal endeavor that incorporates a number of different thematic elements exploring the darker side of the human condition.

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Sunday Old School: Vio-lence

One of the wonderful things about thrash metal is that while some bands became superstars, others have earned eternal credibility amongst metal fans for their furious live shows and underground classics. Perhaps one of the best examples of the latter comes, unsurprisingly, in the form of a band from San Francisco, Vio-lence. The group was formed by guitarists Phil Demmel and Troy Fua, vocalist Jerry Birr, drummer Perry Strickland and bass player Eddie Billy, brother of Testament frontman, Chuck Billy.

Changes were soon made to the band, most notably when Birr was replaced by Sean Killian, who utilised a unique cadence in his singing style and former Forbidden guitarist, Robb Flynn. They soon signed a contract with Mechanic Records and entered the studio to record their first full length album, "Eternal Nightmare." The record is now considered to be one of the best thrash metal albums of all time by dedicated thrash fans, thanks to such songs as "Kill on Command" and "Bodies on Bodies." More...

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