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SUIDAKRA: New Audio Interview Available
Anthony Chowanec of All Metal Music conducted an interview with frontman Arkadius Antonik of German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA on March 29, 2009 at the New York City stop of the Pagan Knights tour (also featuring Scottish pirate metallers ALESTORM and Faroese Viking metallers TÝR). Listen...March 31, 2009
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OVERKILL Taps PETER TÄGTGREN For New Album Mix
Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have tapped PAIN/HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren to mix their new album in August. OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni has been locked in the studio putting together what will be the band's 25th anniversary release. The group is still talking with different labels, but...March 30, 2009
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ZYKLON/EMPEROR Guitarist SAMOTH Issues Update On New Project
ZYKLON/EMPEROR guitarist Samoth (real name: Tomas Haugen) has issued the following update: "Earlier this week I joined my friends in MINDGRINDER on stage in Oslo for a few tracks at the Wacken Battle show, stepping in for guitarist Håkon, who was away on a wildlife expedition of some sort. "In relat...March 29, 2009
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DESTRUCTION Guitar Stolen In Anaheim
German thrash legends DESTRUCTION have issued the following update: "[Thursday] night (March 26) some retard stole Mike's [Sifringer] Dean guitar [see image below] out of the backstage area at the Chain Reaction club in Anaheim, California! Any information that will help us to find the thief and bri...March 28, 2009
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ALESTORM: New Song Available For Streaming
Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM will release its new album, "Black Sails At Midnight", via Napalm Records on the following dates: May 27 - Finland, Spain May 29 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France, Italy, Spain Jun. 01 - Rest of Europe Jun. 02 - USA, Canada It will be available...March 27, 2009
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AS I LAY DYING: 'This Is Who We Are' Video Player Available
San Diego-based, Grammy-nominated metallers AS I LAY DYING have appeared on Taste Of Chaos, Ozzfest, headlined the 2006 Sounds Of The Underground Tour, Cornerstone, Bamboozle 2006 and just about every significant hard music festival around the globe. With "This Is Who We Are", AS I LAY DYING steps i...March 27, 2009
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SUIDAKRA Unable To Play Final Show Of 'Pagan Knights' North American Tour
German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA will be unable to perform on the final date (March 30 at Volume 11 in Raleigh, North Carolina) of their current Pagan Knights North American tour with Faroese Viking metallers TÝR and Scottish pirate metallers ALESTORM due to "scheduling conflicts." The b...March 27, 2009
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DESTRUCTION: West Hollywood, New York City Shows Recorded For Upcoming Live Album
German thrashers DESTRUCTION recorded their concert on March 24 at the Key Club in West Holywood, California and are planning on taping their April 7 performance at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City for an upcoming live album, due on July 31. The band's Wacken Open Air festival (...March 26, 2009
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SACRED OATH: New Audio Interview With ROB THORNE Available
Pete Altieri of Heavycore recently conducted an interview with Rob Thorne, lead singer and guitarist of Connecticut old-school metallers SACRED OATH. The chat is now available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location. SACRED OATH — Rob Thorne (vocals, guitar),Bill Smith (Guitar),Scott Wa...March 25, 2009
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U.D.O.: New Single, Album Titles, Release Dates Revealed
U.D.O., the German metal band fronted by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to 2007's "Mastercutor", tentatively titled "Dominator". An August 21 release via AFM Records is expected. A limited-edition single, "Infected", will precede the full...March 24, 2009
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ICED EARTH: New DVD Details Revealed
A brand new interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer conducted on March 13, 2009 is available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location (8.4 MB). Regarding the immediate plans for ICED EARTH, Schaffer says, "Well, right now I'm wrapping up the post-production for the 'Festiv...March 24, 2009
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EXODUS Frontman Issues DVD Update
Vocalist Rob Dukes of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "The [forthcoming EXODUS] DVD is coming along killer. After four years of being in the band and filming a lot of cool stuff, I have finally almost come to the end of this chapter and edit...March 23, 2009
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SACRED OATH Announces European Release Date For New Studio Album
Connecticut old-school metallers SACRED OATH — Rob Thorne (vocals, guitar),Bill Smith (Guitar),Scott Waite (bass),and Kenny Evans (drums) — have just signed an exclusive European distribution/publishing deal with CMM Marketing in Hannover Germany for their new studio album, "Sacred Oath". The CD...March 20, 2009
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MANOWAR, METALLICA In Talks To Play WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Thomas Jensen of ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has told the Italian web site Metalitalia.com that negotiations are underway with MANOWAR to headline this year's event. "For 2009 we are discussing with MANOWAR," he stated. "My friend Joey [DeMaio] is really...March 20, 2009
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ALESTORM: New Album Details Revealed
Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM will release its new album, "Black Sails At Midnight", via Napalm Records on the following dates: May 27 - Finland, Spain May 29 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France, Italy, Spain Jun. 01 - Rest of Europe Jun. 02 - USA, Canada It will be available...March 17, 2009
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