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ADAGIO Keyboardist To Guest On STYGIA Debut

ADAGIO's Kevin Codfert will record the majority of keyboards on "Divine Allegiance", the debut album from STYGIA, the project led by Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz. Todd says, "Though there have been a few changes of plans with keyboardists, this should be the...

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SUIDAKRA Unable To Play Final Show Of 'Pagan Knights' North American Tour

German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA will be unable to perform on the final date (March 30 at Volume 11 in Raleigh, North Carolina) of their current Pagan Knights North American tour with Faroese Viking metallers TÝR and Scottish pirate metallers ALESTORM due to "scheduling conflicts." The b...

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MERCYFUL FATE: 'Evil' Re-Recording Available For Streaming

The 2008 re-recording of the MERCYFUL FATE classic "Evil" is available for streaming below. The track, which is included in the upcoming "Guitar Hero: Metallica" game, features four of the five original MERCYFUL FATE members (vocalist King Diamond, guitarist Hank Shermann, guitarist Michael Denner a...

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DAATH Films 'Day of Endless Light' Video

Atlanta-based quintet DAATH filmed a video for the track "Day Of Endless Light" this past weekend in the band's hometown with director Robin Fuller (GHOST OF A THOUSAND, SHAPED BY FATE). A couple of photos from the video shoot can be viewed below. More pictures are available at this location. Commen...

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KING DIAMOND: 'Video Games Have Opened Up So Many People Onto Cool Bands'

Carlos Ramirez of IGN recently conducted an interview with Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) about his involvement with the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. An excerpt from the chat follows below. IGN: First off, I have to ask you, did you ever play Guitar...

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WOLFCHANT: New Song Posted Online

"World In Ice", a new song from German metallers WOLFCHANT, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's third studio album, "Determined Damnation", which is scheduled for release on April 24 via Massacre Records. The CD, which was engineered by Uwe Lulies (...

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DIMEBAG Biography 'Black Tooth Grin' Pushed Back To May

Da Capo Press has set a May 25, 2009 release date for a 288-page paperback book from Zac Crain entitled "Black Tooth Grin: The High Life, Good Times, and Tragic End of 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott". According to the book's official description, "'Black Tooth Grin' is the first biography of 'Dimebag' Dar...

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DÉTENTE: Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Video footage of reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) and guitarist Michael Carlino (FEAR OF GOD) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — performing a new song, "Ashes To Ashes", on...

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KING DIAMOND Talks 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'

Destructoid recently conducted an interview with Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) about his involvement with the forthcoming "Guitar Hero: Metallica" game. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Destructoid: I went to see "Guitar Hero" a few weeks ago and I spoke...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Demo Takes Center Stage On Xbox Live Marketplace

Gamers itching to get a taste of Guitar Hero: Metallica in advance of the game's release need not wait any longer as Activision Publishing Inc. announced that the demo will be available today for free download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microso...

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WOLF: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Ravenous", the new album from the Swedish heavy metal band WOLF, is available for streaming in its entirety at MetalKult. "Ravenous" will be released in North America on March 24 via Century Media Records. Out in Europe since late last month, the CD features a guest guitar solo by Hank Shermann (FO...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica': New Trailer Posted Online

A new trailer for the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game can be viewed below. Guitar Hero: Metallica is due out in North America on March 29. The track listing for the game is as follows: METALLICA tracks: * All Nightmare Long * Battery * Creeping Death * Disposable Heroes * Dyers Eve * Enter S...

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AMORPHIS: New Single Announced

Finnish dark metallers AMORPHIS will release a new single, "Silver Bride", in Finland on April 22. The track comes off the band's new album, "Skyforger", which is scheduled for release on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records (May 27 in Finland). The follow-up to the "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters" LPs, bo...

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SENTINEL BEAST Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Reactivated '80s Sacramento, California thrash band SENTINEL BEAST has parted ways with bassist Nic Atomica X. According to the group, "Nic decided to leave the band to pursue his career as a recording engineer." His replacement is Steve Oliver, who also hails from the San Francisco Bay Area. SENTIN...

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Reunited DÉTENTE In Writing Mode

Reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) and guitarist Michael Carlino (FEAR OF GOD) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — are working on new material for a tentative late 2009 release...