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KRUGER: New Touring Bassist Announced

Swiss noise-mongers KRUGER have issued the following update: "As we're faithful in love and sex, we're cheating with bass players! The October tour will finally be done along with TVO, aka Thierry Van Osselt. He was KNUT's former bass player (yep, we barely change...). We're still looking for the ri...

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SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED, MASTODON, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Talk Video Games

Gamerscore Blog conducted interviews with members of SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED, MASTODON and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH at the Seattle stop of this past summer's Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour. Watch the three-and-a-half-minute report below. Joining SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED and and MASTODON on the Rockstar...

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PRIESTESS Begins Recording New Album, Prepares To Hit The Road

The Montreal foursome PRIESTESS is recording tracks this fall in Los Angeles with producer Dave Schiffman (ANTI-FLAG, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, SYSTEM OF A DOWN) for the band's follow-up to its acclaimed 2006 debut, "Hello Master". After leaving the studio, PRIESTESS will tour Canada and the Northeastern U...

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AMON AMARTH Frontman Says Touring With SLAYER Is 'A Great Opportunity'

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with AMON AMARTH vocalist Johan Hegg. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About Heavy Metal: AMON AMARTH's sound doesn't change dramatically from CD to CD, but what's different about "Twilight Of The Thunder God"? Johan Heg...

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SLAYER's KING, AMON AMARTH's HEGG On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and AMON AMARTH frontman Johan Hegg were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests earlier tonight (Friday, October 3) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co....

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SLAYER: New Song To Be Made Available Via 'Unholy Alliance' Download Card

A brand-new SLAYER album is expected in 2009, but some fans won't have to wait that long to get an early listen to some of the new music. Fans who attend any of the upcoming European "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" dates, will receive the new SLAYER song via an exclusive download card that will...

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CRÜE FEST, ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Nominated For Billboard Concert Marketing Award

Crüe Fest/Rock Band and the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival are among the seven finalists competing for the second annual Billboard Concert Marketing & Promotion Award, which will be given to a sponsorship or promotion that benefited the concert industry at large by stimulating attendance to liv...

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RUDRA Completes Recording New Album

Singaporean metallers RUDRA have issued the following update: "RUDRA has finally completed the recording of the forthcoming yet-to-be titled album, which shall be the second instalment to the 'Brahmavidya' trilogy. Joshua and Sean of Black Isle Studios will be busy mixing the album in the coming wee...

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THE RED CHORD: More Footage From The Road Posted Online

Boston, Massachusetts death metal/grindcore band THE RED CHORD has posted the latest in a series on online tour diary episodes. The new clip, which can be viewed below, focuses on the band's appearance at this summer's inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour. THE RED CHORD recently parted way...

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MASTODON: New Video Interview With TROY SANDERS Posted Online

Troy Sanders of MASTODON was interviewed by the "Rock Circus" video show on August 2, 2008 at the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania stop of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour. Watch the chat in two parts below. During a recent video interview with Metal Injection, MASTODON drummer Brann Drailor reveale...

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MASTODON Drummer Reveals Guest Appearance On New Album

During a recent video interview with Metal Injection, MASTODON drummer Brann Drailor revealed that NEUROSIS's Scott Kelly will make a guest appearance on MASTODON's upcoming record. He also stated that the album is currently in the mixing stages and should see the light of day in January. Also discu...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS Vs. KING KHAN

Pitchfork reports that MASTODON's Brent Hinds allegedly got himself into another altercation Thursday night (September 18),this time with Arish "King" Khan, the Indian guitar guru who cut his teeth playing guitar in the sloppy Canadian punk band the SPACESHITS and who currently fronts his own band...

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SLAYER's KING, AMON AMARTH's HEGG To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and AMON AMARTH frontman Johan Hegg will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, October 3 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the broadcast live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. a...

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BURIED INSIDE Begins Recording New Album

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's BURIED INSIDE has entered Godcity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts with producer Kurt Ballou (DISFEAR, COLISEUM, GENGHIS TRON) to begin recording the follow-up to its Relapse debut, "Chronoclast". Mixing will follow at Red Room Recordings with Matt Bayles (MASTODON, MINUS TH...

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AMON AMARTH: 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' Video Posted Online

The video for the title track off AMON AMARTH's new album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on the old Viking site, Jomsborg, home of the Jomsvikings in Wolin, Poland, with the Polish team Group 13 and director Dariusz Szermanowicz. The song features a guest ap...