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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'I'm In This Weird Position Right Now That Kind Of Condemns Me To Obscurity'

Darren Cowan of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: Lately, I've talked to a lot of friends who didn't kno...

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ENFORCER: New Demo Track Posted Online

Hot on the heels of the release of their critically acclaimed album "Into The Night", Swedish metallers ENFORCER unleash a preview of things to come with a new demo track from their upcoming album, tentatively scheduled for release mid-2010. The song, entitled "Roll The Dice", is available for strea...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Issues Post-TIM ' RIPPER' OWENS Tour Update

Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson has issued the following update: "I just arrived back in the USA from the Tim 'Ripper' Owens [JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR] tour of Europe. Ripper and I have worked on a lot of things lately, including our band HAIL!, h...

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DEVILDRIVER: 'Pray For Villains' Video Available

"Pray For Villains", the new video from Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER, can be viewed at MetalSucks. The clip was shot on April 9 with director Nathan Cox (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MARILYN MANSON, LINKIN PARK). "Pray For Villains" is the title track of DEVILDRIVER's fourth full-length album...

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RAINTIME Parts Ways With Guitarist, Prepares To Enter Studio

Italian melodic metallers RAINTIME have issued the following update: "RAINTIME is pleased to unleash some news on the long-awaited new album scheduled to be released in the beginning of 2010. After the release of the successful and the critically acclaimed second album, 'Flies & Lies', the new w...

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MACHINES OF GRACE Featuring SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH Members; New Song Available

The song "Innocence" from MACHINES OF GRACE — the new band featuring drummer Jeff Plate (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH),lead singer Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVATAGE),guitarist Matt Leff (guitar) and bassist Chris Rapoza (bass) — is available for streaming on the group's M...

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SUIDAKRA: First-Ever Show In China Cut Short; Video Available

German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA have issued the following update: "We played our first show here in China a few days ago (June 14) in Shenyang. Everything started perfectly as there were a lot more people than we expected and everybody obviously enjoyed our performance. Unfortunately, t...

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THE HAUNTED Guitarist Talks About Upcoming WITCHERY Album

Guitarist Patrik Jensen of THE HAUNTED and WITCHERY was interviewed for this week's edition of "The Governor's Ball". during the chat, Jensen divulges exclusive details on the upcoming WITCHERY album currently in production. You can download the program at this location. WITCHERY's last album, "Don'...

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DEVILDRIVER: Tale Of The Missing Trailer

According to U.K.'s Rock Sound magazine, Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER had a lucky escape from on-the-road carnage en route to their Download festival warm-up show in Newport, South Wales after an equipment trailer detached from their tour bus at high speed. "I've never had anythin...

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NITEFALL's 'Red Moon Rising' Due This Week

Stormspell Records will release NITEFALL's "Red Moon Rising" album on June 16. NITEFALL — which was named after the classic CANDLEMASS album from 1987 — is a mystical metal trio which was formed out of the ashes of one of the most cult '80s thrash acts from Ohio, SEVERE WARNING. Although they shared...

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Former SENTINEL BEAST Guitarist Releases FISCHEL'S BEAST Debut

FISCHEL'S BEAST, the solo project of ex-SENTINEL BEAST guitarist Barry Fischel, will release its debut EP, "Commencement", on June 16 via Stormspell Records. The CD consists entirely of material written in 1987 for the second SENTINEL BEAST album, which — due to the band's untimely demise — never go...

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ENFORCER: Demos Re-Released On CD With Bonus Tracks

Stormspell Records has announced the re-release of ENFORCER's legendary demo from 1984, featuring Doug Trevisan of FATAL VIOLENCE fame on vocals. An ultimate slab of early '80s classic metal with doomy influences in its raw and powerful glory, the set has been expanded with seven previously unreleas...

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FATAL RECOIL Signs With ALVERAN RECORDS

FATAL RECOIL, a brutal deathcore band from Ypres, Belgium, has inked a deal with Alveran Records. The group's new album, "Stigmatizing The Backslider", will be released this summer. According to a press release, "Stigmatizing The Backslider" contains "12 fierce tracks combining the fast-paced tempo...

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EYES OF NOCTUM: Tour Dates Announced

EYES OF NOCTUM, the California-based black metal band fronted by Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage (son of actor Nicolas Cage),has scheduled the following dates: July 10 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI (w/ Summer Slaughter tour) July 15 - O'Briens Pub - Boston, MA July 16 - Billy Baloneys - Danbury, CT July...

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SATANOCHIO Completes Work On RUNNING WILD Cover

Romanian "evil metal" band SATANOCHIO has finished recording "Siberian Winter" for "ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild" — the upcoming tribute to German metal legends RUNNING WILD which will contain cover versions of songs exclusively from the albums "The Rivalry" (1998),"Victory" (2000),"The B...