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DESTRUCTOR Bass Player's Murderer Denied Parole

Robert Bedzyk, Jr., who was convicted of murdering DESTRUCTOR bass player Dave Iannicca 21 years ago, was denied parole by the Ohio Parole Board in a decision rendered on July 14, 2009. His next parole hearing has been scheduled for November 2012. A petition drive supported by the international heav...

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HAIL!: More Scandinavian Tour Dates Announced

HAIL! — the new all-star project featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),and bassist David Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH) — has scheduled the following Scandinavian tour dates: Sep. 01 - Blaest - Trondheim, Norwa...

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ELECTRIC WIZARD, THE GATES OF SLUMBER Confirmed For U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

ELECTRIC WIZARD and THE GATES OF SLUMBER have been confirmed for the U.K.'s Damnation Festival, set to take place Saturday, October 24 at Leeds University Union. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: THERAPY? DESTRUCTION ELECTRIC WIZARD JESU ROTTING CHRIST THIS WILL DESTROY YOU AKERCOCKE A...

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DOBERMANN: Former THE CROWN Members Split With DEATHSTARS Singer

Vocalist Andreas "Whiplasher Bernadotte" Bergh of the Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS has parted ways with the new band formed by four former members of the now-defunct Swedish death/thrash act THE CROWN. The new group, dubbed DOBERMANN, has already enlisted an as-yet-undisclosed repla...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Comments On Upcoming 'Lobo: Highway To Hell' Comic

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian is writing a two-issue Lobo comic for DC, Lobo: Highway To Hell, that is being drawn by artist Sam Kieth for release this November. He tells DC Universe: The Source, "When DC approached me about writing a book for them, I couldn't get the words, 'How about a black ...

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SLIPKNOT Reveals First Details Of Debut Album Reissue

SLIPKNOT is slated to reissue its 1999 self-titled major label debut on September 9 to celebrate the record's 10th anniversary and the band's decade as recording artists. A video message from the members of SLIPKNOT announcing the upcoming release can be viewed below. Corey Taylor (vocals): "As you...

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Ex-MEGADETH Touring Guitarist MIKE ALBERT Releases 'Weapons' Video

"Weapons Of Mass Destruction", the new video from MIKE ALBERT PROJECT — the band led by former MEGADETH touring guitarist Mike Albert — can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's new CD, "Afterlife", which was released last month via Big Deal Records. According to a press release, Mike Albe...

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OMEGA LITHIUM: 'Dreams In Formaline' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Croatian female-fronted gothic metal band OMEGA LITHIUM will release its debut album, "Dreams In Formaline", on September 18 via Drakkar Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Infest [02:53] 02. Stigmata [03:48] 03. My Haunted Self [03:32] 04. Dreams In Formaline [03:20] 05. Androm...

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Croatian Gothic Metal Band OMEGA LITHIUM Signs With DRAKKAR RECORDS

Drakkar Records has announced the signing of the Croatian gothic metal band OMEGA LITHIUM. Drakkar label manager Marius Kopec says in a statement, "Of course, classic artist development has become increasingly difficult. On the other hand, only by supporting new bands does a label stand a chance of...

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LYNCH MOB: New Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records has set a September 18 European release date (October 13 in the U.S.) for the LYNCH MOB's comeback studio album entitled "Smoke And Mirrors". After seventeen long years, singer Oni Logan and guitar wizard George Lynch found their way back together and again show their amazing abili...

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JESU Confirmed For U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

Experimental metallers JESU will headline the Rock Sound Stage at the U.K.'s Damnation Festival, set to take place Saturday, October 24 at Leeds University Union. They'll be joined by rising Belfast post-rock outfit AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR and England's brightest post-metal hope RINOA in creati...

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ACE FREHLEY To Release New Solo Album Via His Own Label

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will release his fifth solo album, "Anomaly", on September 15 via his own Bronx Born Records, with Rocket Science providing a full label service platform. The CD was produced and recorded in Westchester County, New York between 2007 and 2009 and was mixed in Los A...

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GURD Drummer Quits

Drummer Mauro "Tschibu" Casciero has left GURD, the Swiss band that formed out of the ashes of the power-thrash metal legends POLTERGEIST. He says in a statement, "This decision has only personal reasons. There are neither conflicts with the band nor the infamous musical differences." He adds, "The...

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AXXIS: New Album Details Revealed

German metallers AXXIS — who will soon celebrate their 20th anniversary — will release their new studio album, "Utopia", on August 28 via AFM Records. The CD will be available as a standard jewel case version with 11 new songs and in a limited digipack format, which will include two bonus tracks (in...

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SLAYER: More 'World Painted Blood' Details Revealed

For nearly three decades, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, and drummer Dave Lombardo have proven over and over, whether in the studio or on the concert stage, that there is SLAYER and then there's everyone else. And they're about to do it again, first with the ban...