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On August 15, 2007, when Behemoth were in the area to play at Ozzfest's PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ, date, guitarist/singer Nergal stopped by MetalKult's New York City headquarters for a video Q&A and riff lesson.

In the following interview, Nergal discusses his early years in Poland's metal scene, the occult influences on his new album The Apostasyand Behemoth's signature blackened death metal sound.

Check out the video below:

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Glenn Danzig will hit the road beginning in late October for a handful of live concert dates on both the East and West coasts. Joining Danzig on these dates will be bassist Steve Zing (Samhain) and guitarist Todd Youth (Danzig, Murphy's Law); former Misfits axe man Doyle Von Frankenstein and his new band Gorgeous Frankenstein, will support on all dates.

Glenn and Doyle have been in the studio recording Doyle's first solo album, "Gorgeous Frankenstein," which Danzig produced and will release on October 16 on his label, evilive. According to Glenn, he and Doyle recorded "eight blood-curdling tracks" that include "Man or Monster," "Devilgirl," "Reverse of God," and "Made In Hell." The two played all instruments on the album.

Check out this classic video for Danzig's "Mother":

These Danzig dates are also in support of The Lost Tracks of Danzig, the two-CD set that was released May 29, as well as Glenn's limited edition book Drukija, Contessa of Blood, loosely based on the legend of 17th century vampire, Countess Elizabeth Bathory, and illustrated by long time collaborator Simon Bisley. The Lost Tracks is comprised of 26 previously unreleased tracks that span Danzig's entire career and were originally recorded during the band's seven-album "arc" that began with 1988's Danzig.

Follows are the confirmed Danzig east and west coast dates. Other than these shows, Danzig has no plans to do any touring in the foreseeable future.

October
23 Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
24 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
25 Palladium, Worcester, MA
27 Nokia Theatre, New York, NY
30 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
31 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

NOVEMBER
1 The Grove, Anaheim, CA
2 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA

The Burial Chamber Trio—Oren Ambarchi, Greg Anderson (Sunn O)))) and Attila Csihar (Mayhem)—have announced that their first and only show in the U.S. will be occur on Sunday, October 21st at Chop Suey in Seattle, WA. Burial Chamber will be supported by Earth and Lesbian.

Burial Chamber Trio have reportedly played gigs around the world under the following names: Grave Temple Trio (Israel only), Sunn O))), Mayhem, Tormentor and the Menstruation Sisters.

Check out the following video from their show in Berlin on January 28, 2007.

On June 16, 2007, Pig Destroyer played a show at Club Europa in Brooklyn, NY, to celebrate the release of their latest album, Phantom Limb (Relapse).

After witnessing openers Total Fucking Destruction, Car Bomb and Genghis Tron, MetalKult aimed our cameras on the ensuing madness that occured when Virginia grindcore band Pig Destroyer—guitarist Scott Hull, vocalist J.R. Hayes, drummer Brian Harvey and sampler Blake Harrison—hit the stage. Check out the following clip of "Piss Angel" (off of 2004's Prowler in the Yard) from that show.

And while you're at it, check out the video Q&A we did with the band that same night, as well as our live footage of "Heathen Temple"

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Check out the following uncensored version of Austrian blackened death metal band Belphegor's "Bluhtsturm Erotika" from their 2006 release Pestapokalypse VI.

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On June 16, 2007, Pig Destroyer played a show at Club Europa in Brooklyn, NY, to celebrate the release of their latest album, Phantom Limb (Relapse).

Between openers Total Fucking Destruction, Car Bomb and Genghis Tron, MetalKult grabbed guitarist Scott Hull, vocalist J.R. Hayes, drummer Brian Harvey and sampler Blake Harrison for the following Q&A, in which the Virginia grind band discusses its roots, musical evolution and the inspiration behind Phantom Limb.

While you're at it, check out a video of "Piss Angel" from that same show.

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Death Metal outfit Deicide have begun work on their ninth studio album at Florida's Morrisound Studios, the follow up to their 2006 album The Stench of Redemption.

With a confirmed title of Till Death Do Us Part', the record promises to be Deicide's most savage and aggressive to date. Drummer Steve Asheim has begun the process by laying down drum tracks on a set of tracks that retain all the high speed intensity of the last album, but throw in a few surprises along the way.

Drummer Steve Asheim has this to say on the process so far:

"The songs will have a very evil and chaotic nature to them and will include the extensive arrangements and riffage that made Stench so great."

Check out the following video for "Homage for Satan," from The Stench of Redemption.

Fans worried about recent stories concerning the demise of the band can rest easy according to Asheim. "There's no mistaking...it's Deicide. It feels like a cross between Stench and Legion, and is definitely the next logical step for Deicide."

Once the music is down, the final stage will be for Glen Benton to contribute his unique vocal approach, with recordings scheduled for completion as early as November. Till Death Us Do Part is expected to be released early 2008.

"We keep pushing what we do," concludes Asheim. "The guitars are even more sinister...the drums even more brutal. Deicide fans may be shocked at how fast this came around, but they're going to eat it up."

Originally a cassette-only release, Canadian black metal group Akitsa's 2002 debut full-length, Goétie, has just received a proper CD reissue by New York City's Hospital Productions. Now, all you lo-fi black metal fiends who missed out on the hard-to-find original, can finally get your fill of Goétie's slashed-throat vocals, bouts of blasted noise and distorted suicidal rage.

Opener "Ouverture de l'Espirit" sets the dark mood nicely. Drummer Néant delivers arrhythmic beats, while multi-instrumentalist O.T. deploys an ambling, clean guitar line that delicately weaves through a billowing curtain of fuzzy guitars as his vocals slowly chant "ahhh."

"Haine et Vengeance" (translated "Hate and Vengeance") boasts some killer jackhammer snare/kick-drum action and jagged guitar assault. This is some traditional gritty black metal topped with Akitsa's powerful, hateful vocals.

But the kicker comes with the surprising, "Les Ruines de la Modernité."

The song trudges along like a beautiful lamentation only to suddenly drop into a pit of scorching and blistering noise. Warning, if you're not careful this bubbling black mass of chaos will fry out your speakers.

Akitsa's Goétie is the sound of a band taking form by forging itself in the fire. At times they veer off the path ("Affront Final" has an actual surfer-punk 'a go-go' beat), but mostly Akitsa are locked into a singular purpose: to slay and hate and distort oneself beyond recognition. And that is where Akitsa shine. Goétie is a beautifully blackened work of overdriven madness. Get a copy. Rip it open. Gorge yourself. – Ian Caskey

Poland's Selfmadegod Records announce the release of their first ever compilation CD, Thrash Metal Warriors. Licensed from Hirax' own Black Devil Records Thrash Metal Warriors is a thrash metal compilation with rare and unreleased tracks from eight worlwide bands. The disc includes both legendary acts such as Hirax (USA), Kat (Poland), Sabbat (Japan) as well as terrific entrants of the genre: Toxic Holocaust (USA), Slaver (Brazil), Strike Master (Mexico), Execution (USA), Hatchet (USA). Approximately a half an hour of sincere, raw and to-the-point thrash; in a day and age when heavy music has been watered down this disc is a true testament to true, untamed and uncompromising metal.

The release date is scheduled for late September 2007.

1. Hirax (USA) "Chaos and Brutality"
2. Toxic Holocaust (USA) "All In The Name of Science"
3. Sabbat (Japan) "Samurai Zombies"
4. Kat (Poland) "Puppets On The Strings"
5. Slaver (Brazil) "Nuclear Attack"
6. Strike Master (Mexico) "Up for the Massacre"
7. Execution (USA "Dismantle the Cross"
8. Hatchet (USA) "Storm the Gates"

This video for Virginia new school thrashers Municipal Waste's "Headbanger Face Rip," off of their new record, The Art of Partying (Earache), was filmed by the legendary Eighties cult splatter/horror independent film company Troma Entertainment.

The following uncensored "gore version" of the video has been banned by You Tube because of its "inappropriate" content, ie it's filled with the legendary Troma-style blood, guts and gore seen in many of their genre-defining B-movie style shock flicks.

Check out the carnage below:

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