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DEATHRIDERS Replaces RAVEN At Germany's ROCKTOWER Festival

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN has been forced to cancel its appearance at the Rocktower festival, set to take place April 11 in Lübeck, Germany, because the group's guitarist, Mark Gallagher, is due to undergo knee surgery. Replacing them on the bill is DEATHRIDERS, the Californi...

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RESISTANCE: Knitting Factory Photos Available

Los Angeles metallers RESISTANCE made their live debut with new guitarist Burke Morris on January 31 at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles as the opening act for KEEL. The band says, "[The] show went extremely well and we tore the Knitting Factory up. If you didn't make it out, you missed a great t...

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NEIL TURBIN's DEATHRIDERS Part Ways With Drummer

DEATHRIDERS, the California-based band led by former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin, has parted ways with drummer Chris Moore "so Chris could pursue more of an alternative/nu-metal/hard rock direction," according to a statement released by the group. Moore's temporary replacement for DEATHRIDERS' upcomi...

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ASSASSIN Confirmed For Norway's METAL MERCHANTS FESTIVAL

Reactivated German thrashers ASSASSIN have been confirmed for the Metal Merchants Festival, set to take place January 30-31, 2009 at Kanonhallen in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, January 30: ENFORCER VENDETTA PAGAN ALTAR BEEHLER MEKONG DELTA Saturday, January 31...

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DREAMING DEAD: Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for "Within One", the debut album from the Los Angeles, California-based death/thrash metal band DREAMING DEAD, can be viewed below. "Within One" is scheduled for release on January 20 via Ibex Moon Records. The CD was co-produced by John Haddad...

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PAGAN ALTAR Confirmed For Norway's METAL MERCHANTS FESTIVAL

Legendary NWOBHM band PAGAN ALTAR has been confirmed for the Metal Merchants Festival, set to take place January 30-31, 2009 at Kanonhallen in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: PAGAN ALTAR HIRAX ARTILLERY MEKONG DELTA BEEHLER WARNING VENDETTA VALHALL ENFORCER For more info...

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MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MEGADETH Members Reveal Favorite Albums Of 2008

The official Roadrunner Records web site has been updated with top-album picks for 2008 from a number of artists that are signed to the label, including members of MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, DEVILDRIVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and TRIVIUM. A few of the selections follow below. The entire list can be found a...

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DREAMING DEAD Schedules CD-Release Show

Los Angeles, California-based death/thrash metal band DREAMING DEAD has scheduled a CD-release show for its debut album, "Within One", on Sunday, January 25 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. Joining DREAMING DEAD will be GIGAN, BOOK OF THE BLACK EARTH, PSYOPUS and deathgrind overlord...

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RESISTANCE Announces New Guitarist

Los Angeles metallers RESISTANCE have recruited guitarist Burke Morris as the replacement for Dave Watson (DEATHRIDERS, HIRAX),who left the band last year. According to the group, "Burke has a writing style different from our own, which is what we were wanting. We have been looking to add more vari...

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HIRAX: New Album Update

Reactivated Long Beach, California thrashers HIRAX have issued the following update: "HIRAX is in heavy writing mode to finish up our new epic CD/vinyl release 'El Rostro de la Muerte' (Spanish for "The Face Of Death"). This will be the heaviest album that HIRAX has ever recorded. We are very excite...

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LETHAL AGGRESSION Signs With HORROR PAIN GORE DEATH PRODUCTIONS

Veteran underground thrash/hardcore band LETHAL AGGRESSION has inked a deal with Horror Pain Gore Death Productions for the release of its first full-length album in 20 years, tentatively titled "Ad Nauseum". LETHAL AGGRESSION will also appear on a four-way split seven-inch single with MENTAL FUNERA...

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F.K.Ü. To Enter Studio In February

Uppsala, Sweden-based thrashers F.K.Ü. have issued the following update: We thought it would be nice to break the silence regarding the next chapter in F.K.Ü.'s gruesome horror metal tale. Larry, Pete, Pat and Ted gathered this evening to review the progress and we came to the conclusion that we hav...

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PAPSMEAR: Collection Of Demos, Live Recordings Out Now

M-Theory Audio, the newly formed label launched by former Century Media Records president Marco Barbieri, and Metal War Produdctions, have released "Music to Kill By", a collection of demo recordings and live tracks from the long-defunct Las Vegas, Nevada thrash band PAPSMEAR. PAPSMEAR was one of th...

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HIRAX, HALLOWS EVE, MEKONG DELTA Confirmed For Norway's METAL MERCHANTS FESTIVAL

HIRAX, HALLOWS EVE, MEKONG DELTA and BËEHLER are among the confirmed bands for the Metal Merchants Festival, set to take place January 30-31, 2009 at Kanonhallen in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARTILLERY BËEHLER ENFORCER HALLOWS EVE HIRAX MEKONG DELTA TRIVIAL ACT VALH...

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DREAMING DEAD: 'Within One' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Within One", the debut album from the Los Angeles, California-based death/thrash metal band DREAMING DEAD, can be viewed below. The artwork was created by Travis Smith, who has previously worked with OPETH and NEVERMORE, among many other acts. "Within One" is scheduled for rel...