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ATHEIST: Footage From MARYLAND DEATHFEST Posted Online

Video footage of reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST performing at this year's Maryland Deathfest on May 23, 2009 at the Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland can be viewed below. ATHEIST and Atlanta, Georgia's GNOSTIC — the band featuring three members of ATHEIST — will team up with German...

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MASTODON Members Discuss Proposed 'Crack The Skye' Movie

Metal Injection recently conducted an interview with MASTODON vocalist/bassist Troy Sanders and drummer Brann Dailor. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Injection: What kind of vibe are you going for with [the projected "Crack the Skye" movie]? Is it like "The Wall" or the KISS movie? Bra...

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MASTODON Drummer Featured On KILLICK's 'Exsanguinette'

Athens, Georgia-based musician Killick (a.k.a. Erik Hinds) has posted an excerpt from the track "Bloodletting" at his MySpace page. A video teaser can be viewed below. The music will appear on the upcoming album "Exsanguinette", due in July on Solponticello Records. The featured players are Killick...

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HEAVEN & HELL Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

HEAVEN & HELL, COHEED AND CAMBRIA, THE USED, THE ATARIS, FUCKED UP, PEPPER, ZEBRAHEAD and HUNDRED REASONS have been confirmed for the METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival, set to take place on August 1-2 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shapin...

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MASTODON Drummer Interviewed On San Francisco's 107.7 THE BONE; Video Available

MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor was interviewed by Nikki Blakk of San Francisco's 107.7 The Bone radio station before the band's April 19, 2009 show at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California. Watch the chat in three parts below. MASTODON has just released two versions of the band's...

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MASTODON Performs On 'The Late Show With David Letterman'; Video Available

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON were the featured musical guests last night (Friday, May 15) on CBS' "The Late Show with David Letterman". Watch footage of their appearance below. MASTODON has just released two versions of the band's new album, "Crack The Skye", on vinyl. The first is a stand...

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EARTH CRISIS: Omaha Performance Footage Of New Song Posted Online

Quality footage of reunited hardcore legends EARTH CRISIS performing the new song "Against The Current" on May 7, 2009 in Omaha, Nebraska can be viewed below. "To The Death", the new album from EARTH CRISIS, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nie...

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INTRONAUT Interviewed In Montreal; Video Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with genre-defying progressive titans INTRONAUT on May 4, 2009 when the band played Montreal, Quebec, Canada with MASTODON. Watch the 14-minute chat below. INTRONAUT's video for the song "Australopithecus" can be viewed below. Shot by director Sera Timms (ISIS, PE...

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EARTH CRISIS: 'To The Death' First-Week Sales Revealed

"To The Death", the new album from the reunited hardcore legends EARTH CRISIS, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 59 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by...

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GOJIRA Confirmed For Spain's SONISPHERE Festival

French progressive metallers GOJIRA have been confirmed for the Spanish installment of the METALLICA-headlined Sonisphere festival, set to take place July 11 at Forum in Barcelona, Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: METALLICA SLIPKNOT MACHINE HEAD DOWN MASTODON LAMB OF GOD SOZIEDA...

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MASTODON Guitarist Says BRENT HINDS Is 'A Delicate Artist'

Christopher Porter of Washington Post Express recently conducted an interview with MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Washington Post Express: "Crack the Skye" came out in so many iterations: CD, CD plus DVD, single LP, double audiophile LP, digital an...

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EARTH CRISIS: 'To Ashes' Video Available

"To Ashes", the new video from the reunited hardcore legends EARTH CRISIS, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "To The Death", which was released on May 5 via Century Media Records (April 20 in Europe). The self-produced CD was recorded at Castle Recording Studios in Utica,...

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MASTODON Drummer Interviewed In Montreal; Video Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with MASTODON drummer and lyricist Brann Dailor on May 4, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watch the 14-minute chat below. MASTODON will be the featured musical guests on CBS' "The Late Show with David Letterman" airing on Friday, May 15 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. Chec...

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16 Unveils Official Skateboard Deck Line

Los Angeles, California's 16 has teamed up with Substance Abuse Skateboards for a run of official 16-related skateboard decks. The decks feature artwork from the band's catalog of releases, including those done by Pushead and Florian Bertmer. To view the 16 skatedeck store, click here. At one time,...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: 'Working With KEVIN MOORE Is Just Not Much Fun'

Blistering.com's Ken McGrath recently held court with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, waxing on the band's forthcoming new album ("Black Clouds and Silver Linings"),the ever-elusive "prog" term, his proposed side-project with OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson, and his...