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DRAGONFORCE: Sixth 'Ultra Beatdown' Tour Webisode Available

British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have posted the sixth and in a series of webisodes (see below) featuring never-before-seen footage from the band's last year on the road. Commented the band: "The last episode of this season of Dragonforce TV showcases the explosive energy of their fans at th...

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MOB RULES: New Album Details Revealed

German metallers MOB RULES will release their sixth album, "Radical Peace", on November 13 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Bazement Studio with longtime engineer Markus Teske (VANDEN PLAS, SPOCK'S BEARD, OASIS). A single, "Astral Hand", will precede the full-length CD on October 9. According...

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D-A-D: 'The Overmuch Box' Details Revealed

On November 16, Danish rockers D-A-D celebrate their 25th anniversary by releasing their complete works in a box, "The Overmuch Box", containing 10 remastered studio albums: * Call Of The Wild (1985) * D.A.D. Draws A Circle (1987) * No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims (1989) * Riskin' It All (1991) * Help...

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GOD SEED: Two Songs From Forthcoming DVD Posted Online

Two songs from the forthcoming GOD SEED concert DVD can be viewed below. The footage was shot at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany and features session players Nick Barker and Ice Dale alongside former GORGOROTH members King (bass; real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and Gaahl (vocals;...

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Unquestionable Presence: Live at Wacken

Live albums aren't always the most popular products on the market in this age of digital perfection. Only a scant number actually sound live and convey the primal essence of a band. But when you've got a live album of virtuoso musicians playing a style that somehow melds improvisation and compositio...

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BORKNAGAR: Footage From The Studio Posted Online

BORKNAGAR has completed work on its new album, "Universal", for an early 2010 release via Indie Recordings. The CD was recorded and mixed at Toproom Studio in Lunner, Norway, with the bandmembers themselves handling the production duties. The first in a series of webisodes covering the recording pro...

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GIRLSCHOOL: New Video Interview Available

Vicky Bradley (a.k.a. Vix the Angel Of Metal) conducted an interview with the veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL on August 8, 2009 at the Dean Owners of America U.K. faction party at the Albany Theatre in London, England. Watch the seven-minute chat below. GIRLSCHOOL's 30th-anniver...

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FINNTROLL Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL have inked a three-album, worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The band entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki in late July to begin recording its as-yet-untitled fifth album for an early 2010 release. Commented Jens Prueter, head of A&R at Century Media Eu...

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TRISTANIA Joined By Former OCTAVIA SPERATI Guitarist

Norway's TRISTANIA have issued the following update: "We are very happy to announce that Gyri Losnegård has joined the ranks of TRISTANIA as a permanent member! It was never a hard decision to ask her to get on board. We quickly got to know her as a hard-working, talented guitar player, skilled song...

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EXODUS Cancels Beijing Show

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have issued the following update: "Due to visa issue with China, we are forced to cancel our Beijing show [on September 25 at Mao Live House]. We want to thank the Chinese fans as well as Painkiller magazine/Icon Promotions for their support and understanding....

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MACHINE HEAD Explains Lack Of North American Headlining Tour In Support Of 'The Blackening'

Some of MACHINE HEAD's U.S.-based fans have been wondering why the San Francisco Bay Area metal band has not yet announced a U.S. headlining tour in support of "The Blackening" — despite the fact that the album is now two and a half years old. In a posting on MACHINE HEAD's official message board, t...

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DESTRUCTION Guitarist Breaks Finger

Guitarist Mike Sifringer of German thrashers DESTRUCTION broke his finger in Belgium last week. "Yes, sad but true, the middle finger on the left hand is broken, the ring finger is cracked," the guitarist says. "I have to pause and rest my hand for at least two weeks, so no complications can occur."...

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MACHINE HEAD To Tour Europe With HATEBREED, BLEEDING THROUGH And ALL SHALL PERISH

Since the release of "The Blackening" in March of 2007, San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have toured incessantly, playing more than 300 shows in support of the Grammy-nominated album. And while this three-year-long album cycle has seen MACHINE HEAD share U.S. and European stages as main...

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INSIDIOUS DISEASE: Third Song Available For Streaming

INSIDIOUS DISEASE (formerly INSIDIOUS),the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN'S CHILD and MORGOTH, has posted another new song, "The Desire", on the band's MySpace page. INSIDIOUS DISEASE made its official live debut at this year's Wacken Open Air f...

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D-A-D To Release 'The Overmuch Box' In November

Danish rockers D-A-D will release "The Overmuch Box" on November 16. According to the band, the box will contain "the ten albums so far released; the EP 'Standin' On The Never Never'; a CD — 'Behind the Seen' — with B-sides and a handful of unreleased songs; and last but not least, a 160-page long ....