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CENTINEX To Headline U.K.'s INFERNAL DAMNATION FESTIVAL

Arcane Promotions, in association with Zero Tolerance magazine, is presenting the second annual Infernal Damnation Festival, taking place at The Electrowerkz, London on Saturday April 30. Doors open at 2 p.m. Headlining the event are CENTINEX from Sweden who are set to lay waste to the audience with...

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Former KORN Guitarist Baptized In Jordan River: Photos Available

The Associated Press is reporting that former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch was baptized Saturday (March 5) in the Jordan River, just weeks after quitting his band, drug habits and rock-and-roll lifestyle for religion. [see photos of Welch being baptized in Jordan river and in the river's baptis...

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SHAAMAN To Release New Album In May

SHAAMAN (formerly SHAMAN),the Brazilian band featuring former ANGRA members André Matos (vocals),Luis Mariutti (bass) and Ricardo Confessori (drums),will release their sophomore album, "Reason", on May 17 via AFM Records. The 10-song follow-up to 2002's "Ritual" was mixed and mastered at Heaven's...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Working On BODY IN BLOOD Project

In an interview with SMNnews.com conducted last Thursday (Feb. 24),CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein was asked about the current whereabouts of his DOWN bandmate and SUPERJOINT RITUAL/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo following the recent death of ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. An ex...

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Italian 'Black Metal' Band BEASTS OF SATAN Jailed For Slayings

The Associated Press is reporting that two members of the Italian "black metal" group BEASTS OF SATAN who confessed to taking part in three ritual Satanic slayings were sentenced to prison Tuesday, and a third defendant was acquitted, Italian media reported. Andrea Volpe, Pietro Guerrieri and Mario...

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GORGOROTH Singer's Appeal Case Begins

GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl's appeal case began last week in connection with the 18-month sentence he received last May for beating a 41-year-old man in what the victim called a ritual attack. The 29-year-old black metal vocalist, who has several prior convictions, including one for assault and battery...

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Vatican University Hopes Satanism Classes Will Help Explain Heavy Metal Ritual Killings

Worried about ritual killings in Italy by sect members that belonged to a heavy metal band called BEASTS OF SATAN, a Vatican-recognized university has launched a course to help priests and seminarians understand what makes people turn to the occult, according to the Associated Press. The class is bi...

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DEVILDRIVER Working On Artwork For New Album

DEVILDRIVER, the Santa Barbara, California-based band featuring former COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara, have posted the following message on their official web site: "Our bass player Miller is flying in tomorrow from Boston, and Monday morning (Feb. 21) we are all going down to L.A. to shoot pics for...

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MUDVAYNE Singer Taken Ill; Band Cancel Virginia Concert

MUDVAYNE were forced to cancel tonight's show at Jaxx in Springfield, Virginia after singer Chad Gray was taken ill. "We are really sorry for this inconvenience, but we assure you we will make this up," the band write on their web site. It is not presently clear if any other dates on the group's cur...

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SPACE RITUAL, ELECTRIC WIZARD, HIGH ON FIRE Confirmed For Holland's ROADBURN FESTIVAL

SPACE RITUAL, ELECTRIC WIZARD and HIGH ON FIRE are among the bands confirmed for the 10th annual Roadburn Festival, Europe's foremost underground festival for stoner rock and doom, set to be held Saturday, April 9 at 013 in Tilburg, Holland. The complete billing for the festival is as follows: The s...

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MUDVAYNE Singer Talks About Touring, Playing Smaller Venues

MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray, who was known as Kud and later as Chüd, recently spoke to the Detroit Free Press about the group's current small club tour preceding the release of the group's third full-length studio recording, "Lost and Found". "We wanted to go back to the small places, just kind of war...

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MUDVAYNE To Film 'Happy?' Video Next Week

MUDVAYNE will reportedly shoot a video for their new single, "Happy?", on Monday, February 14 in the Los Angeles area with director Lex Halaby (CHIMAIRA, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE). The treatment for the clip is said to be a "special effects tribute to the power of nature." "Happy?" is the first single from...

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MUDVAYNE: New Single 'Happy?' Posted Online

MUDVAYNE's new single, "Happy?" has been posted online in streaming audio at this location. "Happy?" is the first single from the group's new album, "Lost and Found", due on April 12 via Epic Records. The single is scheduled to go for radio adds on February 14. In a recent interview with

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DEBRIS INC. To Release Debut Album In April

Candlelight Records has set an April 5 release date for the debut album from DEBRIS INC. The record is the first release through the new U.S. arrangement between Rise Above Records and Candlelight, announced earlier this year. DEBRIS INC. is a new band featuring SAINT VITUS alumni Dave Chandler with...

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MUDVAYNE: Audio Interview With Drummer MATT MCDONOUGH Posted Online

MUDVAYNE drummer Matt McDonough spoke to Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM earlier this month about the group's upcoming album, "Lost and Found", and their headlining club tour, which is scheduled to kick off January 29 in Sacramento, California. Listen to the nine-minute conversation at this location (Window...