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CRYPTOPSY Frontman Checks In From 'Summer Slaughter' Tour
Montreal's CRYPTOPSY is currently annihilating the masses across North America as part of this year's, Summer Slaughter package. This trek marks their first stateside run in support of the band's latest CD, "The Unspoken King", which came out late last month. Matt McGachy (vocals) states: "Summer Sl...July 2, 2008
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ABORTED Is 'Extremely Excited' About Touring With CARCASS
European death metal butchers ABORTED, whose members hail from Belgium, France and UK, have issued the following update: "Yep, for those who haven't read or heard the news yet, we have been confirmed to return to the mighty U.S. this September for a U.S. tour with CARCASS. Needless to say, we are ex...July 2, 2008
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50,000 People Expected To Attend Houston's ROCK THE BAYOU Festival
Some of rock's most legendary and notorious hair bands will join emerging stars for the massive Rock The Bayou music bash, featuring four days of music, food and family fun on the former grounds of Houston's AstroWorld theme park. The site is being transformed into a 100-acre festival playground for...July 2, 2008
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KATAKLYSM Frontman Checks In From 'Summer Slaughter' Tour
Vocalist Maurizio Iacono of the Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM has issued the following update: "Well, we are in the second week of the Summer Slaughter tour (our first tour supporting [the latest KATAKLYSM album] 'Prevail') and it's been absolutely great from organization to all the bands hangi...July 1, 2008
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Former CRYPTOPSY Keyboardist/Samplist Explains Her Departure
Former CRYPTOPSY keyboardist/samplist Maggy Durand has posted the following message on her MySpace page: "You guys never saw me on stage, interview and videos with CRYPTOPSY because, both of us decided that it was better for me to leave the band for many reasons, but the principal one is money probl...July 1, 2008
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AT THE GATES: Footage From Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival Posted Online
Fan-filmed video footage of the reactivated Swedish metallers AT THE GATES performing on June 28, 2008 at the Gods Of Metal festival in Bologna, Italy can be viewed below. AT THE GATES played its first three shows since announcing its reunion May 8-11, 2008 as part of the Extreme The Dojo 20 Japanes...July 1, 2008
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EXHORDER Guitarist Says Fans Who Bought 'Slaughter In The Vatican' Album Were 'Screwed'
Guitarist Vinnie LaBella of the reactivated legendary New Orleans metallers EXHORDER — cited by many as the originators of the riff-heavy power-groove approach popularized by PANTERA (photo) — has issued the following update: "Brothers and sisters of EXHORDER… YOU HAVE BEEN SCREWED! "Yo, people, I a...June 30, 2008
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QUEENSRCHE, SAMMY HAGAR, ALICE COOPER Confirmed For Houston's ROCK THE BAYOU Festival
QUEENSRCHE, SAMMY HAGAR, ALICE COOPER, TWISTED SISTER and BRET MICHAELS are among the confirmed artists for the Rock The Bayou festival, set to take place August 29 September 1 on the Rock The Bayou Grounds, located between Kirby Drive and Fannin Avenue, directly south of Loop 610 in Houston, Texas,...June 29, 2008
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DEAD TO THIS WORLD: Debut Album To Receive Australia/New Zealand Release
DEAD TO THIS WORLD the speed/thrash/black metal project led by former IMMORTAL bassist Iscariah has struck up a deal with the cult Aussie label Modern Invasion Music for an exclusive release of the group's debut album, "First Strike for Spiritual Renewance", for the territories Australia and New Zea...June 28, 2008
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BRUTAL TRUTH Frontman Issues Tour Update
Reunited seminal grindcore/extreme metal outfit BRUTAL TRUTH has added a July 5 show at Kessel in Offenburg, Germany. Frontman Kevin Sharp comments: "To say my brains have had enough is an understatement the Serbian Castle fest was cancelled due to social unrest, which being a dad, I'd rather not be...June 26, 2008
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NIGHTSHADE: New Song Posted Online
Former USURPER guitarist Rick Scythe has issued the following update on his NIGHTSHADE project: "We decided to post a new song for a couple days. We're taking it down soon. It's just to give you an idea of some of the other stuff on the album. We'll post other songs randomly throughout the ...June 24, 2008
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CRYPTOPSY: Footage From Germany's DEATH FEAST OPEN AIR Festival Available
Fan-filmed video footage of the Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY performing the song "Carrionshine" at the 2008 edition of the Death Feast Open Air festival, which was held June 12-14, 2008 in Hnxe, Germany, can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "analinfinity"). CRYPTOPSY is prepari...June 21, 2008
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GOD FORBID Guitarist Discusses Economic Touring
GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R." This weeks entry focuses on the challenges touring bands are meeting as the price of gas climbs ever higher. An excerpt from the blog follows: "Most support bands get anywhere from 100-5...June 20, 2008
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: 'Everything Went Black' Video Posted Online
Headbanger's Blog is hosting the new video from THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER for the track "Everything Went Black" off the band's latest release, "Nocturnal". The clip, which was directed by David Brodsky of MyGoodEye and is based on George A. Romero's 1982 classic horror film "Creepshow", can be viewed...June 19, 2008
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SUICIDE SILENCE To Headline 'Summer Slaughter UK' Tour
California-based extreme metal quintet SUICIDE SILENCE will headline Summer Slaughter UK tour in August/September with support from AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, BORN OF OSIRIS, ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY and THE BERZERKER. Commented Summer Slaughter tour creator Ash Avildsen (from booking a...June 17, 2008
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