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'Mandatory Metallica' To Launch August 16 On XM

Grammy Award-winning band METALLICA will have a dedicated channel on XM Radio, it was announced today. Beginning August 16, "Mandatory Metallica" (XM 51),will provide fans with music from the entire METALLICA catalog, including rare live recordings from the band's personal archives, extensive inter...
August 8, 2008
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AMON AMARTH Films 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' Video; Photos Available

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "We recently returned from Poland after shooting the first video for the upcoming album 'Twilight Of The Thunder God'. The video will be for the title track. "We joined efforts with the Polish team Group 13 and director Dariusz S...
August 8, 2008
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DISTURBED Road Crew Bus Crash; More Accident Photos Posted Online

A bus which was transporting members of DISTURBED's crew ran off the side of Interstate 95 in Florence County, South Carolina after blowing a tire last Thursday (July 31). The vehicle coasted off the shoulder and slid down an embankment before coming to a stop. Photos of the damage the bus sustained...
August 6, 2008
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MASTODON Confirmed For UK's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have been confirmed for The Nightmare Before Christmas Festival, set to take place December 5-7 at Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead, England. The event will be curated by Mike Patton and MELVINS and will feature performances by the following artists: BIG BUSINE...
August 5, 2008
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MACHINE HEAD: First Installment of 'Mayhem Tour Diary' Available

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have posted the first installment of their "Mayhem Tour Diary" featuring footage from the band's current Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival with SLIPKNOT and DISTURBED. Watch the four-and-a-half-minute clip below. The Mayhem lineup also includes DRA...
August 4, 2008
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THE ACACIA STRAIN: Third 'Continent' Mini Video Skit Posted Online

Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN have posted the third in a series of five "mini video skits" to promote their new album, "Continent". A new clip will be posted every Monday leading up to the CD's August 19 release through Prosthetic Records. In other news, THE ACACIA STRAIN has posted...
August 4, 2008
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MASTODON: Rare 2001 Concert Footage Posted Online

Rare footage of MASTODON's May 21, 2001 concert in Memphis, Tennessee has been posted at the WhaDatSay.com web site. MASTODON bassist and vocalist Troy Sanders recently shot down rumors that the band's as-yet-untitled new album will be a concept record about Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. "One big rum...
August 2, 2008
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'Rockstar Energy Mayhem' Hits Florida: Headbanging, Moshpits, Crowd-Surfing Footage Available

A three-minute video clip capturing all the madness of the July 30, 2008 stop of the 2008 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida — including headbanging metal, moshpits, crowd-surfing and all the pumped up fans — can be viewed below (footage shot and e...
August 1, 2008
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SLIPKNOT, AIRBOURNE, SUICIDE SILENCE: Video Of 'Rockstar Energy' Backstage Jam Available

Revolver magazine has posted video footage of a backstage jam session on the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival featuring members of SLIPKNOT (including vocalist Corey Taylor on drums),AIRBOURNE, and SUICIDE SILENCE, shot at the July 23 St. Louis stop of the tour. Check out the footage below. Joining...
July 31, 2008
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MASTODON: New Video Interview With TROY SANDERS Available

Zorro of Capital Chaos conducted an interview with bassist and vocalist Troy Sanders of Atlanta's progressive metallers MASTODON on July 14, 2008 at the Sleep Train Amphitheater in Marysville, California (where the band was performing as part of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival). Troy Sanders rec...
July 30, 2008
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THE ACACIA STRAIN: Second 'Continent' Mini Video Skit Posted Online

Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN have posted the second in a series of five "mini video skits" to promote their new album, "Continent". A new clip will be posted every Monday leading up to the CD's August 19 release through Prosthetic Records. "Continent" is now available online in five...
July 29, 2008
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'Rockstar Energy Mayhem' In Devore: 'Crazy' Fans, Make-Out Contests, Performance Footage

Altitude's Jayme Foxx has uploaded a video report from the July 13, 2008 Rockstar Energy Mayhem concert in Devore, California. The four-minute clip, which features "crazy" fans, make-out contests and live performances by SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, can be viewed below. Joining S...
July 27, 2008
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WYKKED WYTCH Confirmed For INDIANAPOLIS METAL FEST

Florida's WYKKED WYTCH has been added to the list of main-stage performers at this year's edition of the Indianapolis Metal Fest, set to take place September 26-27 at Madame Walker Theater in Indianapolis, Indiana. The festival includes an assortment of headliner-status and personally chosen unsigne...
July 27, 2008
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MACHINE HEAD: 'Raw And Uncut' Video Interview With DAVE MCCLAIN Available

Altitude TV has posted a "raw and uncut" interview with MACHINE HEAD drummer Dave McClain conducted backstage at the July 13, 2008 Rockstar Energy Mayhem concert in Devore, California. Watch the nine-minute chat below. MACHINE HEAD's new video, "Halo", can be viewed at this location. The clip, which...
July 26, 2008
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MASTODON: New CD Is 'By Far The Biggest Departure From Record To Record That We've Done'

ARTISTdirect editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MASTODON frontman Troy Sanders. An excerpt from the chat follows. ARTISTdirect: Is the new record done? Troy: We finished the bulk of it. All of the basic tracks are done. We finished them on the Monday before we flew out to Seatt...
July 26, 2008