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KING DIAMOND Undergoes Triple-Bypass Heart Surgery

Livia Zita (pictured below),the 26-year-old wife of 54-year-old Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen; MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND),has issued the following update: "Let me catch you all up on the past couple of weeks' happenings, because it affects many things. "O...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Plays 'Hold On' On 'Rock Band' (Video)

Video footage of members of the New England metal band ALL THAT REMAINS playing their song "Hold On" on the "Rock Band" music video game can be viewed below. "Hold On" is the first single from ALL THAT REMAINS' new album, "For We Are Many", which debuted at No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart, ...

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MY RUIN Announces Rhythm Section For U.K. Tour

MY RUIN — the Los Angeles-based band featuring the husband-and-wife rock duo of vocalist Tairrie B. Murphy and multi-instrumentalist Mick Murphy — has recruited bassist Luciano Ferrea (BEGGARS BALL) and drummer Matt LeChevalier as the rhythm section for the group's upcoming U.K. tour. Commented Tair...

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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...