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KORPIKLAANI’s New Album Lands On German Chart

“Manala”, the eighth studio album from Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 47, making it the best chart entry in the band’s history. Commented KORPIKLAANI accordionist Juho Kauppinen: “This is a great

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DEAD COWBOY’S SLUTS To Release ‘The Hand Of Death’ In September

French death/thrash metallers DEAD COWBOY’S SLUTS will release their debut album, “The Hand Of Death”, on September 19 via MO Music. A trailer for the CD can be seen below. “The Hand Of Death” track listing: 01. B.T.K. 02. Asylum

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OBSESSION: ‘Order Of Chaos’ Album Details Revealed

Reactivated classic early ’80s metal band OBSESSION will release its long-awaited new album, “Order Of Chaos”, on October 3 in Europe and October 9 in North America through Inner Wound Recordings. The CD will be made available in Japan on

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MAGICA To Release ‘Center Of The Great Unknown’ In October

Romanian female-fronted metal band MAGICA will release its sixth album, “Center Of The Great Unknown”, on October 12 via AFM Records. The CD’s cover artwork was created by Claudio Bergamin and can be seen below. According to a press release,

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ENSLAVED: ‘RIITIIR’ Track-By-Track Review

A track-by-track review of “RIITIIR”, the twelfth studio album from Norwegian progressive extreme metallers ENSLAVED, can be found at Terrorizer.com. “RIITIIR” will be released in Europe on September 28 and in North America on October 9 via Nuclear Blast Records.

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SODOM: ’30 Years Sodomized: 1982-2012′ Lands On German Chart

“30 Years Sodomized: 1982-2012″, a brand new career retrospective from German thrash veterans SODOM compiled by bassist/vocalist, and sole remaining original member, Thomas “Angelripper” Such, has entered the German Medai Control chart at position No. 54. Released through SPV/Steamhammer, the

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DYING FETUS: ‘Reign Supreme’ First-Week Sales Revealed

“Reign Supreme”, the new album from Maryland extreme metallers DYING FETUS, sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 186 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at

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SABATON: ‘Carolus Rex’ First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

“Carolus Rex”, the new album from Swedish metallers SABATON, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Sweden: #2 Poland: #7 Germany: #7 Finland: #9 Commented the band: “We just found out the amazing news that SABATON entered the world chart

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SABATON: ‘Carolus Rex’ First-Week Sales Revealed

“Carolus Rex”, the new album from Swedish metallers SABATON, sold around 950 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 29 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists

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GREAT WHITE: ‘Elation’ First-Week Sales Revealed

“Elation”, the new studio album from GREAT WHITE — Mark Kendall (lead guitar), Scott Snyder (bass), Audie Desbrow (drums), Michael Lardie (guitar, keyboards) and Terry Ilous (lead vocals) — sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first

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