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No Tolerance For Imperfection

A particularly ripping release, MAN MUST DIE's "No Tolerance For Imperfection" could very well serve as the link between the LAMB OF GOD set and subscribers to the Relapse Records catalog. Undaunted, and perhaps inspired, by the rash of negativity that greeted their last effort, "The Human Condition...
November 3, 2009
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DARK TRANQUILLITY Schedules Russian Dates

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have scheduled two Russian dates in December: Dec. 18 - Club Tochka - Moscow, Russia Dec. 19 - Glavclub - St. Petersburg, Russia DARK TRANQUILLITY released the "Where Death Is Most Alive" CD/DVD on October 26 in Europe and November 17 in the U.S. via...
October 27, 2009
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'Heavy Metal Karaoke' Gives Fans Chance To Perform With Members Of OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE

Ever think you have what it takes to be a heavy metal vocalist? Well, it's time to stop singing in the shower and take those skills to the stage. Starting Tuesday, January 12, 2010, Hollywood's first real "Heavy Metal Karaoke" gives the average metal fan a chance at super stardom. The event operates...
October 20, 2009
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DARK TRANQUILLITY: New 'Where Death Is Most Alive' Preview Available

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY will release the "Where Death Is Most Alive" CD/DVD on October 26 in Europe and November 17 in the U.S. via Century Media Records. The footage was filmed on October 31, 2008 in Milan, Italy — a concert which makes up the upcoming DVD's main feature....
October 20, 2009
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Reunited EXHORDER Schedules First Show In Eight Years

Reactivated legendary New Orleans metallers EXHORDER — cited by many as the originators of the riff-heavy power-groove approach popularized by PANTERA (photo) — have scheduled a show on November 14 at Southport Hall in Jefferson, Louisiana. This will mark the band's first live performance since EXHO...
October 15, 2009
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Death Metal Pioneers Contribute Recipes To 'Hellbent For Cooking' Cookbook

Members of pioneering death metal bands AUTOPSY, POSSESSED, DEATH, REPULSION, SLAUGHTER, OBITUARY, MASTER, and OBSCURITY are among the more than a hundred metal bands from over thirty countries who have submitted favorite recipes to "Hellbent For Cooking: The Heavy Metal Cookbook", by Annick "The Mo...
October 15, 2009
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DARK TRANQUILLITY: Complete 'Where Death Is Most Alive' Details Revealed

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY will release the "Where Death Is Most Alive" CD/DVD on October 26 in Europe and November 17 in the U.S. via Century Media Records. The footage was filmed on October 31, 2008 in Milan, Italy — a concert which makes up the upcoming DVD's main feature....
October 9, 2009
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DARK TRANQUILLITY: 'Where Death Is Most Alive' DVD Preview Available

A performance clip of "Final Resistance", taken from DARK TRANQUILLITY's forthcoming "Where Death Is Most Alive" CD/DVD, is available for viewing below. The footage was filmed on October 31, 2008 in Milan, Italy — a concert which makes up the upcoming DVD's main feature. Disc 1 contains 20 tracks re...
October 2, 2009
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DAVE MUSTAINE Discusses Response To 'Endgame', Touring With SLAYER, 'Big Four' Tour Rumors

Simon Milburn of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the overwhelmingly positive reactions to MEGADETH's new album, "Endgame": "This is what we work our whole lives for — to be, y'know, press d...
October 2, 2009
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DARKEST HOUR: More Behind-The-Scenes Footage From The Road Posted Online

Washington D.C.-based metallers DARKEST HOUR have posted the second in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from this year's Summer Slaughter Tour. Watch the clip below. DARKEST HOUR recently kicked off a fall tour with TRIVIUM, DIRGE WITHIN and WHITECHAPEL. Drummer Ryan Parrish...
October 1, 2009
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VADER: 'Never Say My Name' Video Released

"Never Say My Name", the new video from Polish extreme metallers VADER, can be viewed below. Inspired by Patrick Graham's bestselling book "L'Évangile Selon Satan" (translation: "The Gospel According to Satan"),the clip tells an alternate story of the death of a messiah who curses humanity before h...
September 29, 2009
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DARKEST HOUR: Footage From The Road Posted Online

Washington D.C.-based metallers DARKEST HOUR have posted behind-the-scenes footage from this year's Summer Slaughter Tour. Watch the clip below. DARKEST HOUR recently kicked off a fall tour with TRIVIUM, DIRGE WITHIN and WHITECHAPEL. Drummer Ryan Parrish stated about the trek, "We are totally stoked...
September 28, 2009
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Infidel

War, what is it good for? Lyrical inspiration for metal bands, that's what. Just ask AT WAR, what some might call the JUNGLE ROT of thrash metal. Sensing the time was right in this era of the old-is-new-again thrash resurgence, Virginia's AT WAR finally follows up its 1988 release "Retaliatory Strik...
September 27, 2009
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ENSIFERUM's 'From Afar' Cracks Finnish Top 10

"From Afar", the fourth album from Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM, has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 9. "From Afar" sold around 900 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE*...
September 25, 2009
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BETZEFER Frontman Goes Pop In ON SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

Vocalist Avital Tamir of Israeli metallers BETZEFER is also a member of ON SHOULDERS OF GIANTS, an experimental acoustic pop group which is fronted by Katie Danielson, an aspiring young singer and multi-instrumentalist living in Jerusalem. According to the band's official bio, ON SHOULDERS OF GIANTS...
September 19, 2009