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ACHERON Issues Brazilian Tour Recap

ACHERON founder Vincent Crowley has issued the following update: "Last weekend was the GRAVE / ACHERON 2008 Brazilian assault. It did not start off too well. Kyle [Severn; INCANTATION, WOLFEN SOCIETY] and I had to deal with airline weather issues in Columbus, Ohio that delayed our flight to Newark,...

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SERPENTCULT: 'Weight Of Light' To Receive U.S. Release In January

Belgium's SERPENTCULT, the new band featuring former members of THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN and WELKIN, will release its full-length debut, "Weight of Light", will in North America on January 27, 2009 via Rise Above Records. A four-piece from Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, SERPENTCULT delivers punishing, down...

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METALLICA: 'All Nightmare Long' Video Director Speaks

U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine spoke to Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober) who created the new METALLICA video, "All Nightmare Long". An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Hammer: What was the band's first reaction? Roboshob: Very positive: emails from James [Hetfield] and Kirk [Hammett] were p...

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DANNY VAUGHN's 'Standing Alone' EP Re-Released

Former TYKETTO/WAYSTED vocalist Danny Vaughn has just re-released his "Standing Alone" EP through HardRockHouse. Featuring stripped back interpretations of both TYKETTO and VAUGHN classics, the EP, which has been unavailable since the 2002 pressing very quickly sold out, should be a "must-have" for...

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EPICA Singer On Being A 'Sex Symbol': 'I Also Have A Brain! I Don't Have Just Tits And An Ass'

Ofir Messer of Metalist Magazine recently conducted an interview with frontwoman Simone Simons of the Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA leading up to the band's second visit to Israel. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalist Magazine: It seems 2008 has been a busy year for you and es...

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OPETH Frontman Apologizes For Helsinki Cancellation

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH were forced to cancel tonight's (Monday, December 15) concert in Helsinki, Finland due to guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt contracting laryngitis. According to a posting on the band's web site, "The show will be rescheduled as soon as he's back on his feet. As...

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Death Rituals

For as many years as I've written about SIX FEET UNDER, the comments have always been the same: "They suck balls!" or "They rule!" Eight studio albums in (not counting live releases and the "Graveyard Classics" series) and SIX FEET UNDER are still going strong. I'll admit that I was a bigger fan for...

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AXL ROSE Takes Part In Another Online Chat, Says There Are 'No Plans' For GN'R Tour Right Now

Reclusive GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose took part in yet another online chat Friday night (December 12),this time via the GUNS N' ROSES fan community ChineseDemocracy.com. BLABBERMOUTH.NET has compiled the most interesting bits from the question-and-answer session and is re-posting them here for yo...

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PAGAN'S MIND Working On First-Ever DVD

Norwegian melodic power metal band PAGAN'S MIND has issued the following update: "We just returned from three weeks of tour craziness along with our friends from SONATA ARCTICA and VANISHING POINT. Thanks to all those guys as well as their crews for a great time with ringing ears, lack of sleep, gre...

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THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER, WOODS OF YPRES To Perform At ADRIAN BROMLEY Memorial Concert

Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) and the Toronto-based black/doom metal act WOODS OF YPRES are among the artists that will perform at a special concert on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to honor the life of Adrian "The Ene...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'People Always Complain About Something'

Fish Griwkowsky of the Sun Media recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sun Media: How do you react to the fact fans are saying this is the best album in years, maybe decades? You're not taking it as an insul...

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ST. VITUS, TROUBLE, CANDLEMASS Among Top 10 Doom Metal Bands

Carlos Ramirez of IGN.com has compiled a list of the 10 best doom metal bands. Ramirez writes, "Doom metal is one of metal's many offshoots and it hasn't ever achieved the kind of commercial or even, critical praise that a lot of the lesser interesting ones have. The bands within this smaller scene...

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Do You Want To Sleep In BRET MICHAELS' Bed?

POISON singer Bret Michaels' bed frame — as seen on MTV's "Cribs" program — is up for auction at his official web site. Linens, pillows and mattress are not included. For more information, or to bid, go to this location. Michaels was featured on MTV's "Cribs" twice — in a 2001 episode showing ...

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CORMORANT To Record New Album With Producer BILLY ANDERSON

San Francisco, California-based progressive black metal act CORMORANT will enter Sharkbite Studios in Oakland in January 2009 with producer with Billy Anderson (NEUROSIS, PRIMORDIAL, SLEEP, MELVINS) to begin recording its as-yet-untitled full-length debut. The band's progressive death metal approach...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says His Online Rants Weren't Meant To Be Used As a 'Commercial Tool'

José Carlos Santos of UK's Terrorizer magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Peter Dolving of the Swedish metal band THE HAUNTED. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his online rants which generated a strong reaction when they were picked up and re-posted by BLABBERMO...