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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...June 14, 2009
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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...June 14, 2009
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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...June 12, 2009
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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...June 11, 2009
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DEVILDRIVER: New Video Interview With JEFF KENDRICK Available
KWWL, a television station operating out of Waterloo, Iowa, conducted an interview with guitarist Jeff Kendrick of Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER on May 14, 2009. Watch the chat below. DEVILDRIVER will release its fourth full-length album, "Pray For Villains", on July 14 via Roadrunner Reco...June 9, 2009
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AMORPHIS Frontman Interviewed At SAUNA OPEN AIR; Video Available
Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with vocalist Tomi Joutsen of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS at the Sauna Open Air festival on June 5, 2009 in Tampere, Finland. Watch the seven-minute chat below. "Skyforger", the new album from AMORPHIS, entered the official chart in Finland at posit...June 8, 2009
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ODIN'S COURT Recording Two Albums' Worth Of Material
Lexington Park, Maryland-based progressive rock/metal band ODIN'S COURT is currently recording two albums' worth of material. According to the group, "The first CD will be 13 songs. They are electric with the full band and 100% brand new material. The average song length is about 4:20, and the tunes...June 7, 2009
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NIGHTRAGE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"Wearing A Martyr's Crown", the fourth full-length album from multi-national thrashers NIGHTRAGE, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. Due on June 22 (Europe) and August 4 (USA) via Lifeforce Records, the CD was tracked at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with p...June 7, 2009
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SOILWORK Frontman Launches New Solo Project
Vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of Sweden-based metallers SOILWORK has issued the following update: "Songwriting mania has just begun for both SOILWORK and another act I would like to introduce you to. I have just launched my solo project that so far remains nameless. I have somewhat of a clear picture...June 4, 2009
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AMORPHIS' 'Skyforger' Tops Finnish Chart
"Skyforger", the new album from Finnish metallers AMORPHIS, has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 1. Released on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records (May 27 in Finland),the follow-up to the "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters" LPs, both of which were certified gold in the...June 4, 2009
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HOD Added To MONSTROSITY Tour
Texas extremists HOD will hit the road with MONSTROSITY and TORN THE FUCK APART on a twelve-date rampage across the U.S. Guitarist Lord Necron comments: "HOD is proud to announce we are taking part of the MONSTROSITY summer tour. We look forward to destroying every city we play! See you maniacs out...June 3, 2009
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DAATH Cancels European Summer Festival Appearances
Atlanta-based quintet DAATH has been forced to cancel its previously announced summer festival appearances. Commented guitarist Eyal Levi: "These fests were booked so far apart with no gigs in between that there was no way we could financially afford to stay in Europe all that time without resorting...June 2, 2009
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BRUCE DICKINSON And RONNIE JAMES DIO Are Heavy Metal's Top Singers
Headbang, a Turkish rock and metal magazine which is sold as a Blue Jean magazine supplement, has published its list of top 30 heavy metal and hard rock vocalists of all time (as compiled by the magazine's writers). It is as follows: 01. Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN, BRUCE DICKINSON) 02. Ronnie Jame...June 1, 2009
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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Guitarist Discusses New Record Deal
Metal Insider recently conducted an interview with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Benjamin Weinman about the band's split with longtime label Relapse and the group's new partnership with the smaller Season of Mist Records. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Insider: You say the Seaso...June 1, 2009
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DEVILDRIVER: More Footage From Australia's SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL Tour Posted Online
Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER has more behind-the-scenes footage from its February 2009 stint on Australia's Soundwave Festival tour. Watch the clips below. DEVILDRIVER will release its fourth full-length album, "Pray For Villains", on July 14 via Roadrunner Records. The effort — which wil...June 1, 2009
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