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CRADLE OF FILTH Fires ASHOK After His Comments About Leaving The Band After Their Current Tour

The chaos surrounding Cradle of Filth‘s ongoing Latin American tour has intensified, as frontman Dani Filth announced on August 26 that the band has fired longtime guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda with immediate effect. The dismissal comes only hours after Ashok himself publicly revealed he intended to leave the band at the conclusion of the tour. […]

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JESUS PIECE Breaks Up: “A Member Quit Abruptly For Personal Reasons And We Felt Wrong Continuing Without Him”

Hardcore heavyweights Jesus Piece have officially announced their breakup, bringing an end to one of the most punishing and influential runs in modern hardcore. In a statement released on August 26, members Luis Aponte, John Distefano, and David Updike confirmed that the band has been inactive for some time following the departure of a key […]

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1914 Returns With Historically Accurate New Single “1916 (The Südtirol Offensive)”

Ukrainian blackened death/doom metal force 1914 return with unrelenting power on their fourth studio album, Viribus Unitis — Latin for With United Forces. More than just the personal motto of Franz Joseph I, the former emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the title stands as a declaration of resilience through war, loss, and upheaval. Out November […]