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SLAYER Putting Finishing Touches On New Album; Late Summer Release Expected

Despite widespread rumors to the contrary, SLAYER's as-yet-untitled new album does not yet have an official release date. According to the band's publicist, the Los Angeles thrashers are in the studio putting the finishing touches on the CD recordings and are hoping to get the album out before the e...

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THE BERZERKER Courting Controversy With Underage Lesbian Anthem And Clip

Australian industrial death metallers THE BERZERKER, internationally renowned as one of the most brutal extreme metal bands performing today, are no strangers to controversy. With five albums of extreme brutality, nightmarish lyrics, and worldwide tours chequered by audience riots, they have won the...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist MIKE ALBERT To Release 'Afterlife' CD

MIKE ALBERT PROJECT, the band led by former MEGADETH touring guitarist Mike Albert, will release its new CD, "Afterlife", in June via Big Deal Records. According to a press release, Mike Albert's "name and credits are well known in international music circles as a session guitarist and top hired gun...

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STRATOVARIUS Singer, Guitarist To Perform Acoustically On Finnish TV

STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto and new guitarist Matias Kupiainen will perform acoustically tonight (Sunday, May 3) on the "Musiikki-TV" show on Finland's TV2 channel at 22.35 Finnish time. Kotipelto played a short set for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on April 20 at a presidential dinner he...

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SLAYER Interviewed At EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS; Video Available

Revolver TV has uploaded a short interview with SLAYER members Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman conducted by Full Metal Jackie at the first annual Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held on April 7 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. Watch the one-minute chat below. SLAYER and MEGADETH —...

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DARK MOOR To Play Moscow In October

Madrid, Spain-based power metallers DARK MOOR will make their Russian live debut on October 17 at the XO Club in Moscow. "Autumnal", the new album from DARK MOOR, was recorded in part at New Sin Studios in Italy and features a guest appearance by soprano Itea Benedicto (NIOBETH). DARK MOOR's previou...

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The Light-Devouring Darkness

Considering that 2009 sees a new release from gurgle 'n grate black metallers BEHERIT, I'm not sure ARCHGOAT's "The Light-Devouring Darkness" is a necessary companion to it, unless you've got the fanatical black metalist chromosome. That is not to say that "The Light-Devouring Darkness" from the Fin...

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MEGADETH And SLAYER To Co-Headline 'Canadian Carnage' Trek

SLAYER and MEGADETH — two of the bands that defined the thrash/metal genre — will perform together for the first time in more than 15 years when they co-headline four shows in Canada in late June. The tour, dubbed "Canadian Carnage", will also feature MACHINE HEAD and SUICIDE SILENCE, and will see M...

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DAN SWANÖ's UNICORN To Reunite For MARILLION Tribute Album

UNICORN, the long-defunct progressive rock band featuring acclaimed Swedish multi-instrumentalist/producer Dan Swanö (NIGHTINGALE, EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH) will reunite to record a cover version of the MARILLION song "After Me". The track will be included on the "Recital For A Season's End - A Tri...

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SLAYER: New KERRY KING Audio Interview Available

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King recently took a break from recording the band's new studio album to do a phone interview with Club.Kingsnake.com. The chat is now available for streaming and/or download at this location. "Psychopathy Red", the first new track from SLAYER since 2006's thrashterpiece "Chri...

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METALLICA To Play Russia In 2010

RIA Novosti reports that METALLICA will play Russia in 2010, the head of a tour organizer group said Thursday. "These concerts will be held next year. We want to take the band to the opening of a new stadium in St. Petersburg when its construction is finished, and arrange a concert in Moscow's ...

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RAVEN Frontman Discusses New Album

Pat Prince of Powerline A.D. recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist John Gallagher of the legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline A.D.: In your opinion, what makes this new album, "Walk Through Fire", different from the o...

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STRATOVARIUS Singer Performs For Russian President

Singer Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS, KOTIPELTO, CAIN'S OFFERING) played a short set for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday, April 20 at a presidential dinner held by Finnish President Tarja Halonen in honor of Medvedev's visit to Finland. Timo was accompanied during the performance by Matia...

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ENSIFERUM: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Finnish folk-influenced melodic metallers ENSIFERUM have posted the first in a series of video clips documenting the recording sessions for the band's fourth album, due on September 9, 2009. Watch it at this location. ENSIFERUM had its first two albums made officially available in the U.K. for the v...

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KITTIE: Video Footage From Russian Mini-Tour Posted Online

A three-and-a-half-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from KITTIE's November 2008 mini-tour of Russia can be viewed below. KITTIE last year parted ways with bassist Trish Doan and replaced her with Ivy Vujic of the Canadian band IN THE WAKE. According to a press release, Doan was...