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SENTINEL BEAST Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Reactivated '80s Sacramento, California thrash band SENTINEL BEAST has parted ways with bassist Nic Atomica X. According to the group, "Nic decided to leave the band to pursue his career as a recording engineer." His replacement is Steve Oliver, who also hails from the San Francisco Bay Area. SENTIN...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: 'The Devil's Own' Performance Clip Posted Online

Altitude has uploaded video footage of Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH performing the song "The Devil's Own" at last summer's Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. Watch the clip below, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will release its first U.K. single, "The Bleeding", on April 6. Taken from the ba...

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PAPA ROACH To Embark On Headlining Tour In The Fall

PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix has told Billboard.com that the band will embark on a headlining tour this fall to further promote its new album, "Metamorphosis". "(NICKELBACK) is the last tour we're going to go out and support," Shaddix said. "That's just another part of the puzzle to get us to...

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VARG VIKERNES: 'As I Respect Others, I Want Others To Respect Me'

A photo of Varg Vikernes's soon-to-be-permanent home in Bø, a municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway, can be viewed below (picture courtesy of Varden.no). Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh) is the former BURZUM mastermind who is currently serving a Norwegian prison term for the August 1993 m...

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AVA INFERI To Release 'Blood Of Bacchus' In May

AVA INFERI, the Portugal-based band whose lineup includes Norwegian guitarist Rune Eriksen (a.k.a. ex-MAYHEM guitarist/songwriter Blasphemer),will release its third album, "Blood Of Bacchus", on May 25 via via France's Season Of Mist. The final track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Truce 02....

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VINNIE PAUL ABBOTT On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show'; Video Available

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott was interviewed on the first episode of the second season of VH1 Classic's hit weekly series "That Metal Show". Watch his apearance on the program below. "That Metal Show" premiered last season to rave reviews and featured spe...

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VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show': Guest Schedule Revealed

VH1 Classic's hit weekly series "That Metal Show" is back and badder than ever as it returns to discuss and debate all the fist-pumping, headbanging, hard rock and metal acts of the past 40 years. "That Metal Show" premiered last season to rave reviews and featured special guests RUSH, AC/DC, TWISTE...

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Convicted Murderer VARG VIKERNES To Be Released From Prison

Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh) — the former BURZUM mastermind who is currently serving a Norwegian prison term for the August 1993 murder of MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) and setting fire to three churches — will soon be a free man. In September 2008, Vikernes's fourt...

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GRIMMSTINE Guitarist Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'; Audio Available

Guitarist Steve Stine of GRIMMSTINE — the new band featuring former GRIM REAPER singer Steve Grimmett — was interviewed on this past weekend's (Sunday, March 1) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com. The chat is now available for streaming below. GRIMMSTINE made its live debu...

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SKINLAB Signs With STAND AND DELIVER RECORDS

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have inked a deal with Cleveland, Ohio's Stand and Deliver Records. The band is currently recording its new album, "The Scars Between Us", with producer Juan Urteaga for a July 7 release. Commented bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel: "We are pleased to a...

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WHIPLASH To Enter Studio This Week

Reactivated New Jersey metallers WHIPLASH will enter the studio on Friday, March 13 to begin recording their new album, "Unborn Again", due in July via Pulverised Records. Guitarist/vocalist Tony Portaro will produce the effort with Harris Johns, who has previously worked with CORONER, HELLOWEEN, KR...

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TODAY IS THE DAY Pulls Out Of MARYLAND DEATHFEST; WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Steps In

TODAY IS THE DAY has cancelled its appearance at the 2009 edition of the Maryland Deathfest, set to take place from May 22-24 at the Sonar in Baltimore. Replacing them on the bill will be Pacific Northwestern black metal eco-terrorists WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM. As previously reported, legendary Bos...

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SKINLAB: New Album Due In July

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB are close to inking a deal with an as-yet-undisclosed label for the release of the band's new album, tentatively due on July 7. The CD is being recorded at Trident studios in Pacheco, California with producer Juan Urteaga. According to bassist/vocalis...

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WITHERED: Video Footage From SCION ROCK FEST Available

Video footage of tortured blackened doomsters WITHERED performing the song "Clamor Beneath" on February 28, 2009 at the Scion Rock Fest at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia can be viewed below. WITHERED recently completed a national tour with WATAIN and will soon return to the road as part of the i...

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DEMON DAGGER: New Song Posted Online

Portuguese metallers DEMON DAGGER have posted a new song, "The Dagger Days", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new album, "The Cain Complex", which was recorded, mixed and mastered at Kohlekeller Studios in Germany during August/September 2008. Production was handled by Christian...