Requiem Aeternam is looking for a new drummer. Must live in New York City or close to, and must be willing to travel and perform live.

The band has recently released its second album "Philosopher", if you want to check out the band's sound, download the following song:
http://www.requiem-aeternam.com/lib/media/RequiemAeternam-Track8.mp3

For more information, visit www.requiem-aeternam.com or send an e-mail to info@deathrowproductions.com

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In a recent interview with Greece's Metal Temple webzine, DARKANE guitarist Christofer Malmström spoke about the group's latest release, "Layer of Lies", the band's future plans and other interesting facts. An excerpt from the interview follows:

Metal Temple: So "Layer of Lies" is about to be released. Why did it take so long for you to release it? Oh, did I mention that it is fucking heavy?

Christofer Malmström: "Thanks man, yeah I think the album is really heavy. Well, the problem was with our drummer [Peter Wildoer] who suffered from pain in his w ...

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ANAL CUNT frontman Seth Putnam has posted the following message on his web site:

"Sorry it's been so long since my last update. I switched to a new hospital [after suffering a seizure late last year] that didn't have a computer. Then on my 37th birthday (May 15) it was the last day for me at that hospital, and I got involved wtih a state-run program. I'm basically living in a foster home for cripples now. I'm not as crippled as I was earlier, I use a walker to get around nowadays, but I'm not in a wheelchair anymore. For anyon ...

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According to a posting on RAMMSTEIN's official web site, the band recorded several songs during the sessions for their latest album, "Reise, Reise", which were omitted from the CD's final track listing. During a recent session at a Berlin studio, RAMMSTEIN recorded several more tracks and are currently mixing the combined collection of new material for a full-length album, to be released in September. No further information is currently available.

Recorded primarily in Spain (El Cortijo Studio, Malaga), "Reise Reise" (translated as "Voyage, Voyage" or "Journey, Journey") is the follow-up to "Mutter", which entered The Billboard 200 chart at No. 77 back in April 2001.

"Reise Reise" sold 26,716 copies in the United States in its first week of release in mid-November to debut at position No. 61 on The Billboard 200 chart.

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Frontiers Records has set an October 10 European release date for the debut album from PLACE VENDOME, a brand-new project featuring former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske along with PINK CREAM 69 members Dennis Ward, Uwe Reitenauer, and Kosta Zafiriou, plus VANDEN PLAS ivory tinkler Gunther Werno.

PLACE VENDOME (named after the world-renowned square in Paris) is said to feature a straight melodic rock/AOR sound, "comparable to bands like FOREIGNER or JOURNEY," according to Kiske. Production duties were handled by Ward, who wrote the material with his bandmates David Readman

NACHTMYSTIUM begin recording their new full length album "Instinct: Decay" in June, 2005. This album will be released on CD and LP by Drakkar Productions (www.drakkarproductions.com) later this year.

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Swedish/German metallers ARCH ENEMY have posted the cover artwork for their upcoming CD, "Doomsday Machine", at their official web site. Check it out at this location.

The "Doomsday Machine" cover was designed by German artist Joachim Luetke (www.luetke.com), who has created arresting images for a variety of venues, including posters, ads and CDs. Born in 1957 in Germany, he studied art in Switzerland during the late seventies, and improved his unique, disturbing talent at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria from 1980 to 1986. He still l ...

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A trailer for MANOWAR's upcoming "Hell on Earth IV" DVD/CD set has been posted online at SPV.de.

"Hell on Earth IV" contains two video discs and one audio disc for a total of 4 1/2 hours of total viewing time. The complete track listing for the set is as follows:

Main Disc:

- Highlights of the entire 2002 "Warriors of the World" tour
- 1 hour and 30 minutes of main program
- 6 bonus songs equaling 30 minutes of additional material
- 11 full live songs
- Subtitles in 12 languages (Czech, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese ...

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Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have issued the following update on their current and upcoming activities:

"Finally there's an official update on this site to let you guys in on what the Hell is happening at the moment and whatever else that we might be conspiring behind closed doors. We suspect most of you guys, our hardcore fanbase at least, wonder what's up our sleeve next, understandably so. There seems to have been quite a lot of 'confusion' lately, rumors back and forth, about this and that and whatnot, since the lack of information has been pretty evident the last couple of months. Perhaps we are partly to blame for that, one reason being that ...

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Montreal-based metallers NEURAXIS have finished recording their fourth album, "Trilateral Progression", with Yannick St Amand (DESPISED ICON). Mixing will be done by Jason Suecof (CAPHARNAUM, CROTCHDUSTER) and mastering will be handled by Scott Hull (PIG DESTROYER). A September 13 release through Willowtip Records is expected. A European release will follow through Earache Records. A North American tour is in the works for the fall.

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