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Ritual Abuse

Doom, sludge, altered states, and good ole fashioned evil join together as one on COUGH's "Ritual Abuse". No matter you're answer to the question, "to be stoned or not to be," the Richmond, Virginia trio's five-track monolith is an upper quartile release that rides the line between sludge abrasivene...

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BATTLELORE: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

Finnish fantasy metallers BATTLELORE have completed work on their sixth full-length album, "Doombound", featuring 11 new songs, one of which is instrumental. As was the case with previous BATTLELORE albums, there will be a jewel-case edition of "Doombound" and a special limited-edition digipack incl...

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VOLBEAT: All U.K., Ireland Tour Dates Canceled

Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have been forced to cancel all of the shows on their debut headline tour of the U.K. and Ireland due to vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen having to remain under strict medical supervision. The band had already pulled the first five dates of the tour in the hope...

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BATTLELORE: New Song Sample Available

Finnish fantasy metallers BATTLELORE have completed work on their sixth full-length album, "Doombound", featuring 11 new songs, one of which is instrumental. As was the case with previous BATTLELORE albums, there will be a jewel-case edition of "Doombound" and a special limited-edition digipack incl...

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ANGBAND: 'Forsaken Dreams' Video Released

"Forsaken Dreams", the new video from Iranian power metallers ANGBAND, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's sophomore album, "Visions Of The Seeker", which was released on October 29 via Pure Steel Records. The CD was mixed and mastered by veteran producer/sound engineer Achim Köhler (...

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ESCAPE THE FATE Interviewed by NIKKI SIXX (Audio)

Las Vegas, Nevada-based post-hardcore band ESCAPE THE FATE was interviewed on a recent edition of "Sixx Sense", the new national radio program hosted by MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. You can now listen to the 10-minute chat below. ESCAPE THE FATE has scheduled a massive amount of North American he...

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VOLBEAT Cancels First Week Of U.K. Dates

Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have released the following statement: "After a strenuous sold-out tour across main land Europe and Scandinavia, VOLBEAT are regrettably forced to cancel their first week of scheduled U.K. shows. The band did personally not want to cancel this tour, but, unfortu...

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TESSERACT Announces DVD Plans

U.K. progressive metal hopefuls TESSERACT just spent the last month touring across the United States with DEVIN TOWNSEND in support of its "Concealing Fate", EP which was engineered, produced and mixed by TESSERACT bandmembers Acle Kahney and Amos Williams. Commented the band: "So, we've just return...

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BATTLELORE: '10 Years Of Battlelore' DVD Detailed

Finnish fantasy metallers BATTLELORE have completed work on their sixth full-length album, "Doombound", featuring 11 new songs, one of which is instrumental. As was the case with previous BATTLELORE albums, there will be a jewel-case edition of "Doombound" and a special limited-edition digipack incl...

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KREATOR, MERCYFUL FATE Members Join VOLBEAT On Stage In Copenhagen (Video)

KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza and MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Michael Denner joined VOLBEAT on stage on November 19 in Copenhagen, Denmark to perform the VOLBEAT song "7 Shots". Fan-filmed video footage of their appearance can be viewed below. VOLBEAT,'s fourth album, "Beyond Hell/Above Heaven", was r...

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MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist Joins VOLBEAT On Stage In Denmark (Video)

MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Michael Denner joined fellow Danes VOLBEAT on stage on November 17 in Århus, Denmark to perform their new song "7 Shots". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be viewed below. VOLBEAT,'s fourth album, "Beyond Hell/Above Heaven", was released digitally in the U.S. on...

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ESCAPE THE FATE Bassist Checks Into Rehab; Band Drops Off BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Tour

Las Vegas, Nevada-based post-hardcore band ESCAPE THE FATE has pulled out of the remaining dates on its European tour with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE because bassist Max Green has entered an undisclosed rehab for drug and alcohol addiction. "Max needs his friends and family by his side, so we're not go...

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STAM1NA: 'Vanhaa Paskaa' Lands On Finnish Chart

"Vanhaa Paskaa" (which literally translates to "old shit"),the new collection of old demo recordings which were originally "self-released" on cassette tape or CD-R format before Lemi, Finland-based metallers STAM1NA signed a deal with Sakara Records, has entered the official chart in the band's hom...

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BATTLELORE: New Album Details Revealed

Finnish fantasy metallers BATTLELORE have completed work on their sixth full-length album, "Doombound", featuring 11 new songs, one of which is instrumental. The band's first conceptual effort features lyrics which "tell the story of J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic hero Túrin Turambar and his kin," accordin...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Preparing To Enter Studio

Celebrated "true heavy metal band" THE GATES OF SLUMBER will enter England's Orgone Studios later this month with producer Jaime Gomez Arellano (GHOST, ANGEL WITCH) to begin recording its new album for a spring 2011 release via Rise Above Records. THE GATES OF SLUMBER recently announced the addition...