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NAPALM DEATH Looking To 'Achieve Varying Types Of Sonic Assault' On Upcoming Album

British grindcore legends are continuing work on the follow-up to 2012's "Utilitarian" album for a tentative early 2015 release via Century Media. Commented vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway: "When we say that we've been working on the album recording for nearly a year, people might be thinking that t...

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TESSERACT Signs With KSCOPE

Kscope has announced the signing of UK's masters of modern progressive heaviness TESSERACT. Amos Williams, TESSERACT bass player, commented on the signing: "Really looking forward to discovering the possibilities of working with such a creative label. We admire everything Kscope's done with bands li...

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ENSLAVED Begins Recording 13th Album

Norway's progressive extreme metallers ENSLAVED have entered the studio to begin recording their thirteenth album for an early 2015 release via Nuclear Blast. Main recordings for the as-yet-untitled CD are taking place at Duper and Solslottet Studios in Bergen, Norway, with additional tracking at Co...

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1349: Official 'Massive Cauldron Of Chaos' Listening Party To be Held At DUFF'S BROOKLYN

The official listening party for "Massive Cauldron Of Chaos", the new album from Norway's masters of blackened sonic evil 1349, will be held on Saturday, September 27 at 10:00 p.m. at Duff's Brooklyn in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The address is: Duff's Brooklyn 168 Marcy Avenue (between S 5th & Bro...

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NICKELBACK: More 'No Fixed Address' Album Details

Canadian rockers NICKELBACK will issue "No Fixed Address", their eagerly awaited eighth full-length album and inaugural release for Republic Records on November 18. Produced by NICKELBACK, the CD's standout lead single "Edge Of A Revolution" is soaring up rock radio charts, becoming one of the band'...

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DAVE GROHL Pays Tribute To GWAR's DAVE BROCKIE At FOO FIGHTERS' Crowdfunded Concert In Richmond

FOO FIGHTERS came to Richmond, Virginia last night (Wednesday, September 17) and played a crowdfunded concert at a 1,500-person venue called the National, with frontman Dave Grohl taking a moment during the 23-song set to pay tribute to local artist and late GWAR leader Dave Brockie. The show itself...

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HIM To Release Limited-Edition Box Set Plus Four Deluxe Titles

Finnish "love" metallers HIM will release a limited-edition box set, "Lashes To Ashes, Lust To Dust: A Vinyl Retrospective '96-'03", on November 25 via The End. The box set includes the rare debut 1996 EP "666 Ways To Love: Prologue" on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl for the first time ever, along with...

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BABYMETAL: Japanese TV Report On Recent North American Shows

A three-and-a-half-minute Japanese TV report on BABYMETAL's recent North American shows can be seen below. BABYMETAL will play a special one-off show in New York City on November 4 at the Hammerstein Ballroom (located at 311 West 34th Street). Established in 2010, BABYMETAL is the offshoot of the Ja...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON On Post-TATE Songwriting Process: 'All That Underlying Tension Is Gone'

"Totally Driven Radio", the weekly radio podcast heard live every Thursday night from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST time on the Totally Driven Entertainment Radio Network, recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton. You can now listen to the chat below. (Note: W...

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FOO FIGHTERS Respond To GENE SIMMONS' 'Rock Is Dead' Remark

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS have a response to KISS bassist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead" and it's "not so fast." The band posted its reply on Twitter, good-naturedly referring to Simmons as "Mr. God of Thunder" after his signature KISS song. Simmons told Esquire...

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DRAGONFORCE is a band you either appreciate or you don't. It's a fact. Normally a band bearing such insane talent would rule the world, though no one will ever deny DRAGONFORCE is lacking a substantial audience. They're one of the fastest, most precise bands out there, but they have their share of h...

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WOVENWAR Interviewed By SONIC SHOCKS At UK's READING Festival (Video)

Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with WOVENWAR, the new band featuring the talents of Jordan Mancino (drums),Nick Hipa (guitar),Phil Sgrosso (guitar) and Josh Gilbert (bass) of San Diego, California based metal act AS I LAY DYING, and Shane Blay (vocals) of OH, SLEEPER, at last month's Reading...

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BABYMETAL Announces One-Off New York City Show; Exclusive BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Code Available

Japanese pop-metal group BABYMETAL will play a special one-off show in New York City on November 4 at the Hammerstein Ballroom (located at 311 West 34th Street). Tickets go on sale Friday, September 5 at 10 a.m. at www.ticketmaster.com, charge by phone 800.745.3000 and select Ticketmaster outlets. T...

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FOO FIGHTERS Set Date, Venue For Crowdfunded Show

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS have set September 17 as the date on which they will play a crowdfunded concert in Richmond, Virginia. The FOOs will play the concert at a 1,500-capacity venue called the National. Earlier this year, local fans launched a campaign to get the band to come...

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OPETH's 'Pale Communion' Cracks U.S. Top 20

"Pale Communion", the eleventh studio album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "Heritage", opened with 19,000 units back in September 201...