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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' Certified Platinum In U.S.
GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", was officially certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 3, 2009 for shipments in the United States in excess of one million copies. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the CD has shifted 537,000 units since it w...February 9, 2009
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Norway's INFERNO Festival: Complete Lineup Revealed
The complete lineup has been announced for this year's Inferno festival, set to take place April 8-11, 2009 in Oslo, Norway. The announcement was made at the Inferno kick-off party, which was held earlier tonight (Saturday, February 7) at John Dee in Oslo. Inferno festival billing (in alphabetical o...February 7, 2009
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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Plays First Show With New Drummer; Photos, Video Available
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN played its first show with new drummer Billy Rymer (of the Long Island, New York-based progressive rock act THE RIVALRY) on Thursday, February 5 at The Barbary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photos of the concert can be found at Phrequency.com (courtesy of Steve Ciccarelli)...February 7, 2009
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TORTURE DIVISION: Demo Trilogy To Be Released On Vinyl
TORTURE DIVISION, the new Swedish death metal project featuring guitarist Lord K. Philipson (THE PROJECT HATE, GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA),bassist/vocalist Jörgen Sandström (VICIOUS ART, THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) and drummer Tobias "Tobben" Gustafsson (VOMITORY),will have its demo...February 7, 2009
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SLAYER's ARAYA Says 'Death Magnetic' Was METALLICA's 'Attempt At Rediscovering Themselves'
MTV's HeadbangersBlog.com recently talked to SLAYER bassist and vocalist Tom Araya about the band's upcoming tour with MARILYN MANSON, the writing process for the group's next studio album and the already recorded new tunes "Psycopathy Red" (which has been released on the Internet) and and "Sleeps W...February 7, 2009
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HOD: New Music Posted Online
San Antonio, Texas-based extreme metal band HOD has posted a new song, "Victims", from its full-length debut, "Serpent", at this location. "Serpent" will be released on March 17 via Ibex Moon Records. Commented guitarist Lord Necron, "We are proud to unleash one of our new songs for the public to pr...February 6, 2009
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NEVERMORE Guitarist Guests On New SWITCHBLADE Album
NEVERMORE's Jeff Loomis will contribute a guest guitar solo to the forthcoming album from Sydney, Australia's SWITCHBLADE entitled "Invictus Infinitum". Loomis will appear on the track "Reflective Curse". "Invictus Infinitum" is currently being mixed in Chicago by producer/engineer Neil Kernon (QUEE...February 6, 2009
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WORLD WAR III: Band Lineup For Key Club Performance Revealed
WORLD WAR III, the band led by singer Mandy Lion, is scheduled to perform at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California on Saturday, February 28. The group's lineup for the show will consist of the following musicians: Mandy Lion - Vocals Kurt James (STEELER, BLACK SHEEP, BLACK BART) - Guitar Jimmy...February 6, 2009
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FORBIDDEN Preparing To Record New Material
Guitarist Craig Locicero of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrahers FORBIDDEN has issued the following update: "Time for a quick news bit about what's upcoming. We're going to be laying down some tracks on a couple of new FORBIDDEN tunes next week with Tim Narducci [SYSTEMATIC] co-producing it w...February 3, 2009
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DEFIANCE: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By Ex-FORBIDDEN/TESTAMENT Guitarist
Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have finally completed all the basic tracks for the 11 songs that will appear on their first album in over 15 years. According to the band, "All that is left are some vocals and guitar leads for the last four tunes we recorded at the end of 2008 at Tri...February 2, 2009
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ALTAR OF PLAGUES Completes Work On New Album
Ireland's most promising extreme metal band since PRIMORDIAL, namely ALTAR OF PLAGUES, has completed work on its debut full-length album, "White Tomb". Already gaining quite a reputation with their "Through The Cracks Of The Earth" demo and especially with the band's self-released "Sol" glorified EP...January 27, 2009
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SLAYER Frontman Interviewed At NAMM; Video Available
Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Tom Araya of SLAYER at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Watch the seven-minute chat below. According t...January 26, 2009
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No FAITH NO MORE Reunion For COACHELLA
Contrary to rumors that FAITH NO MORE will reform to play the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in April, only the group's frontman Mike Patton will perform at the event — in tandem with beatboxer Rahzel, Billboard.com has learned. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will be held A...January 26, 2009
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VICIOUS RUMORS Replaces JAG PANZER At NIGHTMARE METAL FEST II
San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans VICIOUS RUMORS have replaced JAG PANZER on the billing of the the Nightmare Metal Fest II, set to take place March 20-21 at The Warehouse in San Antonio, Texas. FUTURES END, the band featuring Steve DiGiorgio and Jon Allen of SADUS, has also cancelled its appear...January 23, 2009
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SUICIDE SILENCE To Tour With SLAYER This Summer?
California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE are strongly rumored to have landed a support slot on SLAYER's upcoming U.S. tour. The early summer trek, which is expected to be announced on Monday, January 26, will be a co-headlining bill between SLAYER and another, yet-to-be-announced band. In recent...January 23, 2009
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