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VINDICATOR Schedules Ohio Meet-And-Greet

Midwest thrash metal maniacs VINDICATOR will take part in a meet-and-greet at Hot Topic in their home state of Ohio on Friday, May 22 at 1:00 p.m. The address is as follows: Hot Topic Southpark Mall 500 Southpark Center Strongville, OH 44136 On Sunday, May 31 at 12:00 a.m. (midnight),VINDICATOR wil...

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OBITUARY, EYEHATEGOD, FIREWIND, NILE Members Reveal Favorite Metal Albums Of All Time

Members of ABSU, BRUTAL TRUTH, SABBAT, EYEHATEGOD, OBITUARY, HIRAX, MASTER, VILE, FIREWIND and NILE, along with a number of music industry professionals, have revealed their favorite metal albums of all time for the Teeth Of The Divine web site. A posting on the site reads as follows: "Everyone love...

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VINDICATOR Signs With HEAVY ARTILLERY RECORDS

Heavy Artillery Records has announced the signing of Midwest thrash metal maniacs VINDICATOR. As one of the frontrunners of what has come to be known as the New Wave Of Thrash, Ohio-based VINDICATOR laid the framework for the band during the summer of 2005 as longtime friends MARSHALL LAW and brothe...

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HIRAX Frontman To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

HIRAX frontman Katon W. De Pena will be interviewed on this Sunday's (April 19) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com at 6:00 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via the Internet, go to this location. The follow-up to 2007's acclaimed EP "Assassin...

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HIRAX Frontman To Take Part In Online Chat

BigMusicGeek.com will host on an online chat with HIRAX frontman Katon W. De Pena on Sunday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m. CST. To participate, log on to the BigMusicGeek.com GeekChat chatroom (free registration is required) and be ready to rock! Have question(s) that you'd like asked but won't be able to a...

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SACRED OATH Announces European Release Date For New Studio Album

Connecticut old-school metallers SACRED OATH — Rob Thorne (vocals, guitar),Bill Smith (Guitar),Scott Waite (bass),and Kenny Evans (drums) — have just signed an exclusive European distribution/publishing deal with CMM Marketing in Hannover Germany for their new studio album, "Sacred Oath". The CD...

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VEKTOR Signs With HEAVY ARTILLERY RECORDS

Heavy Artillery has announced the signing of Phoenix, Arizona-based futuristic thrashers VEKTOR. The group's debut full-length album, "Black Future", is tentatively due in August. Refusing to be pigeon-holed into any metal sub-genre, VEKTOR employs an array of intricacy, virtuosity and a wholly uniq...

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RESISTANCE Confimed For Texas' THUNDER OF GODS Festival

Los Angeles metallers RESISTANCE have been confirmed for the Thunder Of Gods open-air festival, set to take place May 7-10, 2009 on the RP Campgrounds in Dripping Springs, Texas. The following groups are scheduled to appear, among many others: ABSU BLOODSOAKED BOZO PORNO CIRCUS CADAVERIA (Italy) CAU...

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DEATHRIDERS Replaces RAVEN At Germany's ROCKTOWER Festival

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN has been forced to cancel its appearance at the Rocktower festival, set to take place April 11 in Lübeck, Germany, because the group's guitarist, Mark Gallagher, is due to undergo knee surgery. Replacing them on the bill is DEATHRIDERS, the Californi...

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RESISTANCE: Knitting Factory Photos Available

Los Angeles metallers RESISTANCE made their live debut with new guitarist Burke Morris on January 31 at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles as the opening act for KEEL. The band says, "[The] show went extremely well and we tore the Knitting Factory up. If you didn't make it out, you missed a great t...

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NEIL TURBIN's DEATHRIDERS Part Ways With Drummer

DEATHRIDERS, the California-based band led by former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin, has parted ways with drummer Chris Moore "so Chris could pursue more of an alternative/nu-metal/hard rock direction," according to a statement released by the group. Moore's temporary replacement for DEATHRIDERS' upcomi...

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ASSASSIN Confirmed For Norway's METAL MERCHANTS FESTIVAL

Reactivated German thrashers ASSASSIN have been confirmed for the Metal Merchants Festival, set to take place January 30-31, 2009 at Kanonhallen in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, January 30: ENFORCER VENDETTA PAGAN ALTAR BEEHLER MEKONG DELTA Saturday, January 31...

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DREAMING DEAD: Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for "Within One", the debut album from the Los Angeles, California-based death/thrash metal band DREAMING DEAD, can be viewed below. "Within One" is scheduled for release on January 20 via Ibex Moon Records. The CD was co-produced by John Haddad...

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PAGAN ALTAR Confirmed For Norway's METAL MERCHANTS FESTIVAL

Legendary NWOBHM band PAGAN ALTAR has been confirmed for the Metal Merchants Festival, set to take place January 30-31, 2009 at Kanonhallen in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: PAGAN ALTAR HIRAX ARTILLERY MEKONG DELTA BEEHLER WARNING VENDETTA VALHALL ENFORCER For more info...

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MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MEGADETH Members Reveal Favorite Albums Of 2008

The official Roadrunner Records web site has been updated with top-album picks for 2008 from a number of artists that are signed to the label, including members of MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, DEVILDRIVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and TRIVIUM. A few of the selections follow below. The entire list can be found a...