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OCEANO Not Splitting Up After All

Chicago deathcore heavyweights OCEANO have released the following statement: "Don't call it a comeback! OCEANO are excited to reveal that they will NOT be breaking up after this year's New England Metal & Hardcore Festival and will, in fact, record new music. The band is currently hard at work w...
April 2, 2012
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BLACKGATES Announces First Show

BLACKGATES — the new East San Francisco Bay Area/New York metal outfit featuring former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson, drummer Paul Bostaph (ex-TESTAMENT, EXODUS, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN) and guitarist Jeremy Epp (THE VENTING MACHINE) — will make its live debut on May 5 at Rooster's Roadhouse in Alameda, Cali...
March 1, 2012
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I, OMEGA Signs With BULLET TOOTH

Bullet Tooth has announced the signing of I, OMEGA to a worldwide deal. Coming out of the Los Angeles area, I, OMEGA has been busy playing Southern California and writing songs for its upcoming EP, "The Ravenous", due out on this spring. Blending technical melodic metal with bursts of progressive ro...
February 14, 2012
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Makeup-Less KING DIAMOND Performs Surprise Three-Song Set In Dallas (Video)

Legendary Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) played a surprise three-song set this past Friday, January 27 at Tree's in Dallas, Texas during the "5th Annual Nomad Recording Studio Throwdown". King, who appeared without his trademark makeup, was joined for the perfor...
January 30, 2012
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KING DIAMOND To Present Awards At '5th Annual Nomad Recording Studio Throwdown'

Legendary Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) will present awards at the "5th Annual Nomad Recording Studio Throwdown" on Friday, January 27 at Tree's in Dallas, Texas. Scheduled performers include BORN & RAISED, SHAOLIN DEATH SQUAD (featuring KING DIAMOND drumme...
January 25, 2012
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BLEEDING THROUGH's DAVE NASSIE Schedules East Coast Guitar Clinics

Guitarist Dave Nassie (BLEEDING THROUGH, ex-NO USE FOR A NAME) has scheduled the following clinics: * Nov. 15, 6 p.m. Earle Teat Music, Dover, DE * Nov. 16, 7 p.m. Hangar 84, Vineland, N.J. * Nov. 17, 6:30 p.m. Bender Music, Elkton, MD * Nov. 18, 6 p.m. The Guitar Factory, West Seneca, NY * ...
November 12, 2011
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THROWDOWN: New Video Interview With DAVE PETERS

El Muerte of Capital Chaos conducted an interview with vocalist Dave Peters of California's THROWDOWN on October 28, 2011 at the Boardwalk in Orangevale, California. You can now watch the chat below. THROWDOWN last month headlined the first annual "Brawloween", a brand new tour event which stretched...
November 8, 2011
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THROWDOWN Taps BLEEDING THROUGH, DEMON HUNTER Members For 'Brawloween' Tour

California's THROWDOWN will headline the first annual "Brawloween", a brand new tour event which will stretch across the West Coast with support from CARNIFEX, FIRST BLOOD and SUFFOKATE. THROWDOWN will mark its first live appearances in nearly two years by presenting a fan-favorite filled set list c...
October 6, 2011
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CHRIS CAFFERY Hot Sauce Coming Soon

Guitarist Chris Caffery (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE) will soon release his first commercial hot sauce through High River Sauces. More details will be made available soon. High River Sauces was started by music industry veteran, food junkie and heavy metal cookbook author Steve "Buckshot" Sea...
July 27, 2011
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Relentless, Reckless Forever

The last several years has seen my interest in Finland's biggest musical export dwindle significantly. The band still killed it live, but "Are You Dead Yet?" and "Blooddrunk" never really struck me as anything special. Both were decent albums in their own right, but lacked the passion and fire that...
May 9, 2011
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SPINEFARM RECORDS To Support 'Record Store Day' With 6 Limited-Edition 7" Singles

As regular manufacturers of vinyl, and proud of it, Spinefarm Records are delighted to be celebrating Record Store Day on April 16, 2011 with six seven-inch singles featuring tracks from some of the key artists on the label. All of the singles will be strictly limited to 300 copies and will come in...
March 21, 2011
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CHILDREN OF BODOM's 'Relentless Reckless Forever' Cracks U.S. Top 50

"Relentless Reckless Forever", the new album from Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM, sold nearly 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 42 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, 2008's "Blooddrunk", opened with 19,000 units to land at...
March 17, 2011
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CHILDREN OF BODOM's New Album Certified Gold In Finland

"Relentless Reckless Forever", the new album from Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM, was certified gold in the band's home country for first-day sales of over 10,000 copies. Recorded in Finland's Petrax Studios with famed rock producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, MONSTER MAGNET),"Relentless Reckless Forev...
March 9, 2011
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman: 'Spontaneity Has Always Been Part Of Our Sound'

Hellbound's Adrien Begrand recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Hellbound: You've always been influenced by classic 1980s metal, but the riffs on [the new CHILDREN OF BODOM] album ["Relentl...
February 27, 2011
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CHILDREN OF BODOM: 'Was It Worth It?' Video Released

"Was It Worth It?", the new video from Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on October 6, 2010 on location at central Pennsylvania's residential action sports compound Camp Woodward with director Dale Resteghini of Raging Nation Films (MUDVAYNE, HATEBREED, AN...
February 15, 2011