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MUSHROOMHEAD: New Video Interview Posted Online

Gigz Giger of Rock Circus conducted an interview with Gravy (guitar) and Stitch (samples) of Ohio's MUSHROOMHEAD at the Burgettstown, Pennsylvania stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on August 1, 2009. The chat can now be viewed in three parts below. MUSHROOMHEAD entered the Fi...

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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Calls It Quits

Long-running hard-rock/industrial act AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE is hanging up its hat and disbanding. Citing singer Cameron Heacock's "inability to continue on a musical career path," the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based group is changing its name and beginning the audition process for a new vocalist. The no...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist Says New Material Is 'A Little Bit More Wide Open Musically'

The German edition of Metal Hammer magazine conducted an interview with NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The chat can now be viewed at this location. When asked if his instrumental solo album, "Zero O...

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Death... The Brutal Way

Anyone who came up in the early 1990s death metal scene and was paying attention knows the place of honor that ASPHYX hold. "The Rack" stands alongside "Left Hand Path", "Cause of Death" and a select few other indisputably classic band- and genre-defining albums. These groups took what was thought t...

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The Final Conflict: Last Days of God

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the… Holy shit! ACHERON is back! This can't be good for Christianity. It never is. "The Final Conflict: Last Days of God" comes out in celebration of two decades of ACHERON's Satanic death metal, as led by founder/vocalist/bassist/anti-Christian propagandist,...

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NEVERMORE: First Footage From The Studio Posted Online

NEVERMORE's Van Williams entered a studio on August 7 in the band's hometown of Seattle with producer (and SOILWORK guitarist) Peter Wichers (who previously worked with NEVERMORE vocalist Warrel Dane on Dane's solo debut, "Praises to the War Machine") to begin recording the drums for the band's new...

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DISMEMBER Bassist To Perform With GRAVE At Finland's FINN HITS Festival

DISMEMBER's Tobias Cristiansson will play bass for fellow Swedish death metallers GRAVE at the Finn Hits festival, set to take place August 14-15, 2009 in Pori, Finland. Commented Cristiansson: "Once again I will have the pleasure to play bass with the mighty GRAVE! "Fredrik Isaksson is busy playing...

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BURNING HUMAN's 'Tormented Mind' Video 'Too Violent' For MTV2's 'Headbangers Ball'

"Tormented Mind", the "controversial" new music video from BURNING HUMAN — the resurrected death metal band featuring SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner — was reportedly "banned" by MTV2's "Headbangers Ball" for being "too violent" for airing. Commented guitarist Mike Stack: "As much as we love 'Hea...

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CRYSTAL VIPER In A Fantasy World

Polish female-fronted "true heavy metal" act CRYSTAL VIPER will record the title song to the most anticipated role-playing/dark fantasy game of the year, which will have its premiere at the biggest European games convention in Essen, Germany. The track, which will feature lyrics written by producer...

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TOMMY LEE's METHODS OF MAYHEM Signs Worldwide Deal With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's METHODS OF MAYHEM project has inked a worldwide deal with Loud & Proud Records, a Roadrunner Records imprint focusing on established artists. Roadrunner will release the band's sophomore album in early 2010. Commented Lee: "I'm so f@&*ing pumped!! I've signed...

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ARSIS: New Album Title Announced

Virginia's melodic/technical death metal band ARSIS has set "Starve For The Devil" as the title of its fourth studio album, tentatively due in early 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will be recorded this fall with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (MUNICIPAL WASTE, AGNOSTIC FRONT, HATEBREED) at Pl...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Drummer On 'The Governor's Ball'; Audio Available

Drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz of Florida death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE was interviewed for this week's edition of "The Governor's Ball". You can download the program at this location. CANNIBAL CORPSE has just released its ENTIRE discography in one digital package on iTunes. A Metal Blade Records press...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist Marries GEOFF TATE's Daughter

New QUEENSRŸCHE's guitarist Parker Lundgren married singer Geoff Tate's daughter Miranda earlier today (Saturday, July 18),according to a posting on the band's MySpace page. Before joining QUEENSRŸCHE, Lundgren (pictured below),23, played several shows with the QUEENSRŸCHE frontman last September...

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ACE FREHLEY Interviewed For MTV2's 'Headbangers Ball'

John Ostronomy of "Talking Metal" played rhythm and learned riffs from Ace Frehley's first solo album in years from the original KISS guitarist at the Gibson/Baldwin Showroom in New York City on Wednesday July 15. Ace's new album, "Anomaly", drops September 15, and the longtime Gibson artist will la...

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DEATH ANGEL, SKINLAB Team Up For Shows In California, Nevada

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will team up with SKINLAB for two shows in August: Aug. 28 - New Oasis - Sparks, NV Aug. 29 - The Uptown Nightclub - Oakland, CA DEATH ANGEL's longtime drummer and original member Andrew Galeon left the band in April. Will Carroll, formerly of SCARECROW,...