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TESSERACT At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods': Behind-The-Scenes Footage Available

U.K. progressive metal hopefuls TESSERACT performed on June 13 aboard the HMS Hammer, which took its maiden voyage down the Thames to the ninth annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards ceremony at the Indigo2 in London, England. Behind-the-scenes video footage from the event can be seen below. TESSERA...
June 22, 2011
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Human Remains

I damn near missed this one, and what an unforgivable crime that would have been. U.K. occult metal act and obscure NWOBHM fringe sitters HELL released multiple demos during 1982-1986, but never got over the hump. Many years later SABBAT vet, acclaimed producer, and dedicated HELL fan Andy Sneap got...
June 20, 2011
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ARCH/MATHEOS: Debut Album Title, Release Date Revealed

FATES WARNING/OSI guitarist Jim Matheos and former FATES WARNING singer John Arch are currently working together on a new full-length album, "Sympathetic Resonance", that will be released in North America on September 13 via Metal Blade Records. The band, called ARCH/MATHEOS, began tracking the drum...
June 20, 2011
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MTLEY CRE To Perform At SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL

Organizers for the fourth annual Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) have announced that 2011 Elmer Valentine Award honoree MTLEY CRE will return to their roots and close the outdoor street festival on Saturday, August 20. As previously announced, MTLEY CRE will also launch the three-day fest at an A...
June 15, 2011
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ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK UPROAR FESTIVAL Dates Announced

The initial tour dates have been announced for the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival featuring headliner AVENGED SEVENFOLD alongside main-stage artists THREE DAYS GRACE, SEETHER, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and ESCAPE THE FATE. The touring music and lifestyle festival also includes Best Buy Mus...
June 13, 2011
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SENTINEL BEAST Announces New Guitarist

Reactivated '80s Sacramento, California thrashers SENTINEL BEAST have announced the addition of guitarist Jake Nunn (HYSTERIA) to the group's ranks. SENTINEL BEAST was formed in Sacramento in 1984 by Debbie Gunn, Mike Spencer (bass),and Scott Awes (drums). During this time, the axes were played by...
June 11, 2011
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EYES OF NOCTUM Frontman Bloodied By Personal Trainer In Street Fight; Video Available

TMZ.com has obtained video footage of Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage the 20-year-old frontman of the California-based black metal band EYES OF NOCTUM and son of actor Nicolas Cage taking "13 hard punches to the face" in the middle of a Hollywood street during a violent confrontation with his personal...
June 8, 2011
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Former ESCAPE THE FATE Frontman Returns With FALLING IN REVERSE

The scene's most notorious frontman Ronnie Radke returns from years of mandatory silence to form FALLING IN REVERSE, the loudest, most hard-hitting rock outfit to hit streets since his departure from ESCAPE THE FATE over three years ago. "The Drug In Me Is You" drops on July 26 and features eleven m...
June 8, 2011
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EYES OF NOCTUM Frontman Hospitalized For Mental Evaluation

According to TMZ.com, Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage, the 20-year-old frontman of the California-based black metal band EYES OF NOCTUM and son of actor Nicolas Cage, was taken to the hospital by ambulance for a mental evaluation and possible 5150 hold. (A 5150 hold allows a qualified officer or clinic...
June 7, 2011
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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Frontman Interviewed On 'Heady Metal With Jeff Olson' (Audio)

Guitarist and vocalist Karl Simon of Indianapolis doomsters THE GATES OF SLUMBER was interviewed on this past Monday's (May 30) edition of "Heady Metal With Jeff Olson", the Internet radio show hosted by original TROUBLE drummer and RETRO GRAVE mainman Jeff "Oly" Olson. You can now listen to the cha...
June 3, 2011
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WOLF: Photo From 'Skull Crusher' Video Shoot

Swedish metallers WOLF filmed a video for the song "Skull Crusher" on May 22. The clip, which will make its online debut in early June, is being helmed by Morningstar Film Production, which previously worked with WOLF on the "Hail Cesar" video. A photo from the video shoot can be seen below. "Skull...
May 31, 2011
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RAM: New Album Track Listing Revealed

RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring drummer Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG),has set "Death" as the title of its third album, tentatively due this fall via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The CD was recorded at Welfare Sounds Studios in the group's hometown a...
May 26, 2011
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KING DIAMOND Guitarist Writing Material For Collaboration With TONY MARTIN

Guitarist/producer Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND) is currently composing songs for BLACK, his new collaborative project with vocalist Tony Martin (BLACK SABBATH) and bassist Magnus Rosn (HAMMERFALL). Andy says, "At this point I think we have the music written for about 7-8 songs, so we need 3-4 more...
May 24, 2011
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ESCAPE THE FATE Drummer Interviewed By BACKSTAGE ENTERTAINMENT

Jeremy Lafrentz of Backstage Entertainment conducted an interview with drummer Robert Ortiz of the Las Vegas, Nevada-based post-hardcore band ESCAPE THE FATE at the Rockfest 2011 on May 13 at Westfair Amphitheater in Council Bluffs, Iowa. You can now watch the chat below. ESCAPE THE FATE's "Issues R...
May 23, 2011
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SCOTT WEILAND Claims He Was Raped When He Was 12 Years Old

The Pulse Of Radio reports that STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland's newly published memoir, "Not Dead And Not For Sale", features a number of vivid and even shocking revelations from the 43-year-old vocalist. According to Spin, Weiland reveals in one passage that he was raped when he was 12...
May 19, 2011