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PSYOPUS Meeting Up With Old Friends

Rochester, New York-based tech grindcore/hardcore outfit PSYOPUS has issued the following update: "Last night [Thursday, May 7], Fredericksburg, Virginia took a trip in the PSYOPUS time machine to visit the ghosts of PSYOPUS past. Our dear friends and former bandmates Mike Horn and Harrison Christie...

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ANTHRAX Confirms European Tour Dates

ANTHRAX will hit the road in Europe this summer with a series of festivals and headline dates as a precursor to the band's forthcoming new studio album, "Worship Music". The European dates kick off in Estonia on June 13 and continue into August, with the band returning to the U.S. for their July 9 h...

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The Devil You Know

Crawling out of the gate with a doom dirge blast from the subterranean hollows of 1970, Tony Iommi leads his aging troops into one more battle with a riff and a tone that could level Mordor. It's BLACK SABBATH, the Ronnie James Dio-fronted version of the band, although the new moniker provides both...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Frontman Talks Politics, Upcoming Studio Album

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN frontman Greg Puciato has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I'm gonna dive right into this. I hope you have about twenty minutes to kill. If you just wanna read some musical news and skip the rest go down to the bottom. "I just read a new gallop poll, ...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Discusses MR. BIG Reunion

BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS). Several excerpts from the chat follow below. BigMusicGeek.com: What were the main motivations behind MR. BIG reuniting? I had always assumed, based solely on the rumors and half-tr...

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In Brazil With IRON MAIDEN: KERRANG! Video Podcast Available

The Kerrang! podcast team went behind the scenes of this week's IRON MAIDEN cover feature (see image below). Take in the chaos of the "Flight 666" premiere, look around the band's Ed Force One jet and watch frontman Bruce Dickinson burn rubber around Sao Paulo, Brazil's Grand Prix circuit. Watch the...

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CITY OF SHIPS Signs With TRANSLATION LOSS RECORDS

Translation Loss Records has announce the signing of Richmond, Virginia' CITY OF SHIPS. The band's full-length debut, "Look What God Did to Us", will be co-released in late summer with indie label Sound Study Recordings from Gainesville, Florida. Translation Loss will take charge of the CD release w...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'Flight 666' To Be Released On Blu-Ray, DVD

"Iron Maiden: Flight 666", the feature-length documentary film which follows the IRON MAIDEN bandmembers on the first leg of their "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour" in February and March of 2008, will be released on extended Blu-ray and DVD formats, alongside a double-CD soundtrack album and limit...

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ARCKANUM: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Swedish one-man black metal project ARCKANUM will release its new album, "ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ", later in the year via Debemur Morti Productions. The CD was recorded at in February 2009 and was mastered at Stage One Studio. According to a press release, "ARCKANUM returns with the Soundtrack to Wintry Death o...

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Burdened by your Existence

You wake up hung over with a pounding headache, your mouth tastes like a small animal crawled in it in the middle of the night and died, and you're pissed off at the realization that you spent your rent money at the strip club last night. The best advice is to drink a giant glass ...

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BORKNAGAR: New Album Title Revealed

BORKNAGAR mainman Øystein G. Brun has issued the following update: "The title of the new BORKNAGAR album will be nothing less than: 'Universal'. "As the musical and lyrical approach of the album has shaped up during the production of the new album, the title 'Universal' is the title that shines thro...

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LACUNA COIL: 'Spellbound' Behind-The-Scenes Footage Available

VampireFreaks.com has posted behind-the-scenes footage (see below) from LACUNA COIL's video shoot for the band's latest single, "Spellbound". Also available are two different versions ("performance" and "story") of the finished clip. The "Spellbound" video was shot at the Dolce & Gabbana Gold re...

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MASTODON: New Audio Interview With TROY SANDERS Available

Bassist Troy Sanders of Atlanta-based hard-rock iconoclasts MASTODON was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the chat in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The first part of the Troy Sanders int...

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LACUNA COIL: New Widget Available

LACUNA COIL song, "Not Enough", is available for streaming using the widget below. It can also be downloaded for free at this location (MP3, 3.4 MB). LACUNA COIL's new video, "Spellbound", was shot at the Dolce & Gabbana Gold restaurant in the band's hometown of Milan, Italy with director Saku....

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BLACK WATER RISING Debut Delayed

The self-titled debut from BLACK WATER RISING — the New York-based band featuring former members of STEREOMUD, BOILER ROOM and DUST TO DUST — originally due on April 7, has been pushed back to a summer '09 release. The band planned on releasing the CD independently, but is now finalizing a deal with...