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MACHINE HEAD: 'It's Been A Hell Of A Year... Bring On 2008!'

MACHINE HEAD's web site has been updated with the following message: "It was a busy 2007 for MACHINE HEAD and their new album 'The Blackening'... from receiving glowing 5/5 and 10/10 reviews upon release, to winning Best Album / Album of the Year at the Kerrang! and Metal Hammer Awards, respectively...

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MESHUGGAH To Guest On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie' This Sunday

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH will be the featured guests on Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" this Sunday (January 13) at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). This will also mark the radio debut of the track "Bleed" from the band's...

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MESHUGGAH Drummer Explains European Tour Cancellation

Drummer Tomas Haake of the Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH recently spoke to Rock Sound magazine about the reasons for the cancellation of the band's planned November 2007 tour with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN. "We really rushed the 'Nothing' album because we had to leave to go to Ozz...

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DEATH ANGEL: German Signing Session Scheduled For This Weekend

DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany and vocalist Mark Osegueda will take part in a signing session at the Nuclear Blast Records office in Donzdorf, Germany (near Stuttgart) on Saturday, January 12 at 2:30 p.m. Fans will also have the opportunity to hear the group's new album, "Killing Season", which...

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DEATH ANGEL: New Song Posted Online

A brand new DEATH ANGEL song, entitled "Sonic Beatdown", has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Killing Season", which is scheduled for release on February 26, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Studio 606 in Northridge, Californi...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Says New Album Is 'Very Traditional-Sounding'

Guitarist Eric Peterson of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT recently spoke to Decibel magazine about the group's forthcoming album, "The Formation of Damnation", due in North America on April 29 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band recently spent time recording the effort with p...

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MESHUGGAH Drummer Says New Album Is 'Much More Dense'

Drummer Tomas Haake of the Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH recently spoke to Decibel magazine about the group's forthcoming CD, "obZen", due in Germany on March 7, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records (with the U.S. release likely on March 11). The follow-up to 2005's "Catch Thirty Three"...

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NILE's KARL SANDERS To Offer Guitar Lessons During U.S. Tour

NILE mainman Karl Sanders will be offering guitar lessons during the band's spring 2008 U.S. tour. Lessons will include, but will not necessarily be limited to: * Extreme metal guitar techniques * Melodic guitar application within a death metal context * Warm-up routines, and * Chops-building exerci...

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'Take Cover' On Stage With QUEENSRŸCHE!

QUEENSRŸCHE's web site has been updated with the following message: "Who wants to rock with the RŸCHE in the New Year? "Here's your once-in-a-lifetime chance to join the band on stage during their 2008 tour and ultimately win an opportunity to perform on the band's forthcoming CD to be recorded duri...

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CARNAL FORGE: 'Numb (The Dead)' Video Posted Online

CARNAL FORGE's video for the song "Numb (The Dead)" can be viewed below. Commented director Owe Lingvall: "The video is based on a story about a rich, upper-class family that abducts children and cages them in their basement just for pleasure — nothing else. He added, "This video is pushing the boun...

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NILE: New Video Interview With DALLAS TOLER-WADE Posted Online

Mega Kuusinen from Get in the Pit TV conducted an interview with NILE guitarist/vocalist Dallas Toler-Wade prior to the band's November 23, 2007 concert at Hellä in Tampere, Finland. Watch the interview in two parts below. Headbanger's Blog has uploaded NILE's video for the ridiculously titled but f...

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NILE: 'Papyrus Containing The Spell' Video Posted Online

Headbanger's Blog has uploaded NILE's video for the ridiculously titled but face-shredding song "Papyrus Containing the Spell to Preserve its Possessor From Attacks Against he Who is in the Water". Also available is the "Making the Video" footage for the clip. Watch both videos below. (Note: The vid...

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DEATH ANGEL: New Album Track Listing Revealed

DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany has issued the following update: "Our new recording is done! 'Killing Season' was mixed at Studio 606 by Nick Raskulinecz and mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering by none other than Brian 'Big Bass' Gardner. It is slated for release on February 26 in the U.S. and...

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DEATH ANGEL: Photos From Hollywood Listening Party Available

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL held a listening party for their new album, "Killing Season", on December 5 at On The Rox at the Roxy in Hollywood, California. Photos of the event, which was attended by all members of the San Francisco Bay Area-based metal band as well as former...

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AKERCOCKE Frontman To Guest On 'The Powersurge'

AKERCOCKE frontman Jason Mendonca will take part in a live interview this Saturday (December 15) on KBeach.org's "The Powersurge". "The Powersurge", hosted by Eric Bryan of thrash band NECROSCOPE and "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey", broadcasts from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. every Saturday. Requests from the...