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DESTRUCTOR Bass Player's Murderer Up For Parole; Petition Posted Online

DESTRUCTOR bass player Dave Iannicca was tragically murdered on January 1, 1988. His killer, Robert Bedzyk, was sentenced to life in prison and is eligible for parole in May. The friends and family of Dave Iannicca have organized an online petition drive to help keep Bedzyk behind bars to serve out...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have been confirmed for this year's South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place May 22-24, 2009 in downtown San Antonio, Texas at Hemisfair Park. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AXE DANGEROUS TOYS DAYS OF THE NEW DRIVIN' RAIN KEEL M...

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Caustic Music for the Spiritually Bankrupt

There is evolution in music and then there is revolution. ATOMIZER's "Caustic Music for the Spiritually Bankrupt" is without a doubt of the revolutionary variety compared to previous albums of a more traditional black/thrash nature. I for one would have loved to hear what Melbourne's own Jason Heale...

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KULT OV AZAZEL: Another New Song Posted Online

Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have posted another new song, "Gutting Religious Heritage", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Destroying The Sacred", which is scheduled for release in June via Arctic Music. "Destroying the Sacred" was recorded at Mana Record...

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KEEL Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST

KEEL, S.E.X. DEPARTMENT, MAD TEMPLE and SNAKE SKIN PRISON have been confirmed for this year's South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place May 22-24, 2009 in downtown San Antonio, Texas at Hemisfair Park. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AXE DANGEROUS TOYS DAYS OF THE NEW DRIVIN' RAIN KEEL...

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SLAGMAUR's 'Von Rov Shelter' To Be Released On OSMOSE

Norwegian black metallers SLAGMAUR have signed with Osmose Productions for the release of their new album, "Von Rov Shelter". This follows on from an earlier announcement that the band had signed with Osmose for the re-release of two of their previous albums "Svin" and "Skrekk Lich Kunstler". "Von R...

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SAMAEL Frontman: 'We Wanted To Do A More Stripped Down Metal Album'

Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with SAMAEL frontman Vorph. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Tangra Mega Rock: [Let's] talk about [the upcoming SAMAEL album] "Above". Where does the excitement for this one came from? Vorph: Well, you've probably heard abou...

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CHIMAIRA To Film 'Destroy And Dominate' Video

Cleveland, Ohio's CHIMAIRA will film a video for the track "Destroy And Dominate" next week in the band's hometown. The group's longtime videographer Todd Bell will direct the clip, which is expected to debut online sometime in March. "Destroy And Dominate" comes off CHIMAIRA's new album, "The Infec...

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VENOM Drummer's DEF-CON-ONE Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement

Due to "personal commitments," vocalist Grant has left DEF-CON-ONE, the Newcastle, United Kingdom-based metal band featuring VENOM drummer Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant). According to the group, "Grant will still be singing at the two gigs we have booked [in Ap...

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DREAM THEATER Confirmed For Bulgaria's KALIAKRA ROCK FEST

Progressive metal gians DREAM THEATER have been cofirmed for the Kaliakra Rock Fest, set to take place July 3 in Kavarna, Bulgaria. DREAM THEATER is wrapping up work on its tenth studio album, due early summer via Roadrunner Records. The band commenced work on the as-yet untitled CD last October. Dr...

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MOTÖRHEAD, ALICE COOPER, ALICE IN CHAINS Featured On 'The Crobar Vol. One'

Union Square Music has announce the imminent release of "The Crobar Vol. One" on April 13, 2009. The first in a series of albums that celebrate the most quintessential rock bar in the U.K. (if not the world!) by drawing together two CDs of their favourite tunes… Crobar owners Steve and Rich met in t...

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CHIMAIRA: 'The Infection' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Cleveland, Ohio's CHIMAIRA has unveiled the cover artwork and track listing for its new album, "The Infection", which is scheduled for release in North America on April 21 via Ferret Music and in Europe on April 24 through Nuclear Blast. "The Infection" was mastered at Sterling Sound in New York Cit...

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DREAM THEATER: New Album Due Early Summer

Progressive metal gians DREAM THEATER are wrapping up work on their tenth studio album, due early summer via Roadrunner Records. The band commenced work on the as-yet untitled CD in October of last year. Drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci are once again producing the LP, while engineer...

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EPICA Mainman Comments On AFTER FOREVER Split

EPICA mainman/guitarist Mark Jansen recently spoke to Roadie Crew's Thiago Sarkis about the breakup of his former band AFTER FOREVER. Mark was a founding member of AFTER FOREVER and the main songwriter on the band's first two releases, "Prison Of Desire" and "Decipher". "When I heard about the news,...

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SAVAGE MESSIAH Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

London, England-based melodic thrashers SAVAGE MESSIAH have inked a deal with Candlelight Records. The group says, "This is a major step for the band and we are extremely excited to finish the new album and set a release date." SAVAGE MESSIAH is currently recording its new CD with producer Chris Tsa...