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Das Shadow video premieres on MTV (updated)

Visitors from Hungary would do well to tune in to MTV's "MTV 100%" program Friday, when Das Shadows "Navigate The Menus" sees it's worldwide TV premiere. In Croatia, the Morning Show on Radio Northwest will carry the premiere as well. Mark the date! (Updated to add the video for those outside Hungary)

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Alan’s back at it – another Recoil album is officially in the works!

More great news... Alan Wilder is officially back in the studio, working on a follow-up to 2007's "subHuman". Still no word on... well... anything really. We don't know when it will be released. We don't know what direction it will take. We don't even know if Alan knows these things yet. Doesn't matter! New Recoil in the works!!!

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Post-press release press re-cap

(Try saying that three times really fast... aaaanyway) In the wake of yesterday's press release, media around the world have been picking up the story. Now most of them just reiterate what was already in the press release, so we'll skip those, and just focus on the ones who has had a chance to talk to the band, or for some other reason, has some new details for us. The best of the bunch was definitely Reuters/Billboard's, which features a few nice quotes from Fletch. Notably he mentions the inclusion of "extra tracks" on the deluxe edition, raising hopes this edition will be one of the initial...

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Sounds Of The Universe Announced

Today, the band finally unveiled the title of their forthcoming album, "Sounds Of The Universe", in a press release posted to their website. The album is set for release on April 20th (UK), and a day later in the US. Full press release after the jump. DEPECHE MODE ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE APRIL 21, 2009 January 15, 2009- Groundbreaking, chart-topping electro legends Depeche Mode are proud to announce the release of their long-anticipated new studio album, Sounds Of The Universe on April 21, 2009 (Mute Records). Eclectic and energized, the band's new release is their...

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Blender’s in-the-studio feature!

During their last session in Santa Barbara, Martin Gore took time out to chat to Blender - the interview has now made it's way to the magazine's website. Gore talks about the theme of the new record, his new eBay addiction and Hillary Duff. Read on for the full thing... In the Studio: Depeche Mode Depeche Mode splurge on new toys to secure a spot on your sexy-time mix tape. For nearly 30 years, Depeche Mode’s dark synth pop has blurred the line between passion and perversion. Who hasn’t gotten his freak on to “Master and Servant” or “I Feel You”? Even tween queen Hilary...

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