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BENEATH THE MASSACRE Schedules Studio Time For Upcoming Record

Montreal's technical death metal band BENEATH THE MASSACRE has scheduled studio time for the follow-up to 2007's "Mechanics of Dysfunction". The band will enter the studio April 25 with Yannick St-Amant (DESPISED ICON, NEURAXIS, MARTYR),who also produced BENEATH THE MASSACRE's prior full-length and...

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AGNOSTIC FRONT: 'For My Family' Video Posted Online

MTV2's Headbanger's Blog is hosting the worldwide online debut of the most meaningful AGNOSTIC FRONT video of the band's career, "For My Family". The clip, which will make its on-air debut on Saturday, April 12 at 11 p.m. EST/8 p.m. PST on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball", can be viewed below. (Note: Vide...

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New AGNOSTIC FRONT Video To Premiere On MTV2

MTV2's Headbanger's Blog will host the worldwide online debut of the most meaningful AGNOSTIC FRONT video of the band's career, "For My Family", this Friday, April 11. The clip will make its on-air debut on Saturday, April 12 at 11 p.m. EST/8 p.m. PST on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". Taken from AGNOST...

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DARK EMBRACE Drops Off All But One Date On WATAIN Spanish Tour

Spanish act DARK EMBRACE has been removed from the billing of all but one date on the upcoming Spanish tour by the Swedish black metal band WATAIN. DARK EMBRACE will still join WATAIN at Cervecera Dublin in Carballo on April 19. Commented DARK EMBRACE vocalist Oscar Asunder: "It was not the DARK EMB...

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Legendary Bassist BOB DAISLEY: New Audio Interview Posted Online

A new "Musician 2 Musician" interview with rock icon Bob Daisley, bassist and lyricist on OZZY OSBOURNE's "Blizzard of Ozz" and "Diary of a Madman" albums, has been posted on YouTube. The interview runs in eight parts, and is a retrospective, highlighting his career, as well as spotlighting his work...

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CRADLE OF FILTH, HOLLENTHON Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

CRADLE OF FILTH and HOLLENTHON have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbhl, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD ABORTED AGRYPNIE AHAB ALL ENDS ARCH ENEMY AS I LAY DYING ASP AUTUM...

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NEFASTUS DIES: 'Urban Cancer' To Receive U.S. Release In June

Candlelight Records, in cooperation with Siege of Amida Records, has set a June 10 U.S. release date for "Urban Cancer", the debut album from Canadas NEFASTUS DIES. Featuring former ION DISSONANCE vocalist Ill-Fate, the CD was produced by Yannick St-Amand (DESPISED ICON). Formed in 2002, Montreal-ba...

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KATAKLYSM: New Song Posted Online

A brand new KATAKLYSM track, "The Chains of Power", from the band's upcoming record, "Prevail", has been posted on the group's new and improved MySpace page. Comments KATAKLYSM vocalist Maurizio Iacono: "The meaning behind the track 'The Chains of Power' is essential. It's a song the band wrote to g...

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LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT: Second New York City Show Announced

LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums),John Petrucci (guitar) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards) alongside progressive rock icon Tony Levin (bass) of KING CRIMSON and PETER GABRIEL fame has added a second show in New...

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KATAKLYSM Featured In Nuclear Blast Video Cast Episode Three

Northern hyperblasters KATAKLYSM are featured in the third episode of the Nuclear Blast Video Cast, which can be viewed below. In this hour-long episode, Nuclear Blast USA speak with the band and discuss the new album, "Prevail", their plans for the record, and even take the time to ask the band que...

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LORDI: New Zealand Performance Footage, Interview Available

New Zealand's TV3 conducted an interview with LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi and filmed some of the band's performance at this past weekend's Rock2Wgtn festival in Wellington (where the band performed alongside KISS and ALICE COOPER). Watch the three-and-a-half-minute report from David Farrier below. The E...

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GENE SIMMONS Attempts To Break Pizza-Eating Record; Video Available

New Zealand's TV3 reports that a Guinness World Record has been broken by a New Zealander today (Saturday, March 22) but it was not local contestants the crowds were interested in. Gene Simmons from rock band KISS thought he would have a crack at being the world's fastest pizza eater. The rock icon...

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DEICIDE: New Interview With GLEN BENTON Available

Headbanger's Blog recently conducted an interview with DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton in which he discusses the tragedy of matrimony, the hypocrisy of the media, how working with a record label is as futile as entering into a bad marriage, why DEICIDE is good music for torturing prisoners and how hes...

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KATAKLYSM: Video Message To Australian Fans Available

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have posted a video message for their Australian fans on the eve of the band's tour Down Under, which is scheduled to kick off this weekend. Watch the clip below. KATAKLYSM Australian tour dates: March 23 - Metalstock Festival, Sydney, AUS - Metalstock Festival (Al...

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MOTRHEAD's LEMMY KILMISTER Is First In LOCOAPE's Icon Figure Series

Locoape, which entered into an agreement with licensing powerhouse Bravado International in early 2007 for figural rights of the infamous heavy metal band MOTRHEAD, is ready to launch with the release of the Lemmy Icon Figure (image). Rickenbacker USA, Lemmy's longtime endorser has also granted righ...