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ARCH ENEMY To Play Special 'Old-School' Set At Second Mexico City Show

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have announced a second show in Mexico City on August 23. This event will see the band playing a different "old-school" set, inspired by its upcoming studio release, "The Root Of All Evil", due in late September 2009. Commented ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela...

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BILL STEER On Possibility Of New CARCASS Album: 'At The Moment, It's Simply Not Practical'

Paul Groome of Drop-d recently conducted an interview with CARCASS guitarist/FIREBIRD frontman Bill Steer. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Drop-d: Your guitar playing style differs greatly between CARCASS and FIREBIRD. Did you find it difficult to change your way of thinking back to CARCASS,...

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DARKEST HOUR's SCHLEIBAUM Talks Guitarist Split, New Album

Christopher Porter of the Washington Post Express recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mike Schleibaum of Washington D.C. metallers DARKEST HOUR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Washington Post Express: What really happened with Kris and DARKEST HOUR? Schleibaum: Let's put...

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CARCASS: Footage From Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival Available

Reactivated British extreme metal legends CARCASS performed at this year's Gods Of Metal festival, which was held June 27-28, 2009 in Monza, Italy. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the concert below (courtesy of "ginmetal"). Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded more than fifty photos from th...

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WE ARE THE END Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Los Angeles, California's WE ARE THE END has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The band has been locked away in its practice space since April writing the group's debut full-length album, tentatively due in early 2010. The CD will be recorded at Eck Studios with producer Christopher Eck. A rela...

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ARCH ENEMY Schedules Greek Headlining Dates

Heavy rain has forced the cancelation of the the first "metal" day at this year's edition of the Rockwave festival, which is being held at Terravibe Park, Malakasa, Greece. Among the bands that were scheduled to perform at today's (Monday, June 29) event were MÖTLEY CRÜE, W.A.S.P., ARCH ENEMY, MONST...

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SPINAL TAP: 'Back From The Dead' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Back From The Dead", the first new album in almost two decades from England's "loudest heavy metal band" SPINAL TAP, sold 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 52 on The Billboard 200 chart. Issued on June 16, the follow-up to 1992's "Break Like Th...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'The Root Of All Evil' Coming This Fall

Acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, EXODUS) has finished mixing and mastering the new ARCH ENEMY record, "The Root Of All Evil", due on September 28 in Europe and October 6 in North America via Century Media Records. This special collection features re-recorded versions of so...

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ARCH ENEMY: Asian Tour Dates Announced

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have scheduled the following Asian tour dates: Oct. 17 - Loud Park 09 at Makuhari Messe - Tokyo, Japan Oct. 18 - Liberty Square - Taipei, Taiwan Oct. 20 - World Trade Center - Manila, Philippines Oct. 21 - Hitec Auditorium - Kowloon, Hong Kong Oct. 23 - Th...

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'This Is Spinal Tap' To Be Made Available On Blu-Ray Disc

Crank it up to eleven with the revolutionary U.K. rock band as "This is Spinal Tap" screams its way to Blu-ray disc July 28 from MGM Home Entertainment. Academy Award nominee Rob Reiner's ("A Few Good Men") directorial debut, "This is Spinal Tap" has been hailed as "the funniest movie ever made abou...

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JUDAS PRIEST, L.A. GUNS, LILLIAN AXE Members To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill, L.A. GUNS vocalist Jizzy Pearl, LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze and FREAKSHOW/M!SS CRAZY vocalist Markus Allen Christopher will be the featured guests on this weekend's (June 20) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". "The Classic Metal Show" can be heard every Saturda...

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GIANT SQUID Signs With TRANSLATION LOSS RECORDS

Translation Loss Records has announced the signing of the Austin, Texas-based eclectic doom rock act GIANT SQUID. The band's new album, "The Ichthyologist", which was originally self-released in a limited number of 1,000 copies, will be made available this summer to coincide with the group's tour al...

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SPINAL TAP: 'Conan O'Brien' Appearance Available Online

England's "loudest heavy metal band" SPINAL TAP was the featured musical guest on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" on Monday, June 15. The entire episode is now available viewing online at this location. (Note: SPINAL TAP's performance begins at around the 35-minute mark.) This year marks the 2...

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SPINAL TAP: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Back From The Dead", the first new album in almost two decades from England's "loudest heavy metal band" SPINAL TAP, is available for streaming in its entirety at Spinner.com. Due on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, the follow-up to 1992's "Break Like The Wind" sees TAP members David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufn...

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CARCASS: Footage From WALDROCK Festival Posted Online

Reactivated British extreme metal legends CARCASS performed at this year's Waldrock festival on June 13, 2009 in Burgum, Netherlands. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the concert below (courtesy of "ErhanLiveMetal"). CARCASS' reunion lineup: Bill Steer (FIREBIRD) - Vocals, Guitar Jeff Walker (BRUJE...