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MIKE PORTNOY: 'It Would Be A Tragedy If I Never Got To Be On Stage With DREAM THEATER Again'

Former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy discussed his departure from the band for the first time during an appearance on tonight's (Friday, September 10) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. A BLABBERMOUTH.NET transcript of the chat follows below (only...

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OBITUARY Wants TERRY BUTLER To Be Band's New Permanent Bassist

Contraband Candy's René Ackermann conducted an interview with Trevor Peres and Ralph Santolla of Florida death metal legends OBITUARY at this year's edition of the Hole In The Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest XI),which was held August 25-28 in Bergen, Norway. You can now watch the chat below....

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DEATH ANGEL: Photos From 'Relentless Retribution' Listening Party Available

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL held a public listening party for their new album, "Relentless Retribution", on Thursday, September 2 at Bender's Bar and Grill in San Francisco, California. The members of the band were present to mingle and sign stuff for the fans, and drummer Will...

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THE ABSENCE: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Enemy Unbound' Video Shoot

Behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot for the title track of "Enemy Unbound", the forthcoming third album from Tampa, Florida melodic thrashers THE ABSENCE, can be viewed below. "Enemy Unbound" is scheduled for release on September 14 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was once again recorded...

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FIREWIND Announces Four Special North American Headlining Shows

Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND, led by current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G., will celebrate the release of their new album, "Days Of Defiance", with a limited number of special North American headlining shows. The trek, which kicks off on November 4 and runs through November 7, will feature POWE...

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DEATH ANGEL: North American Headlining Tour Announced

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will embark on their first North American headlining tour in support of their new album, "Relentless Retribution", in early 2011. Joining them on the trek will be some of the best names in the new wave of thrash metal, including LAZARUS A.D., EARLY MAN, B...

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KAMELOT Postpones North American Tour

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have released the following statement: "As many of you know, [KAMELOT vocalist] Roy [Khan; full name: Roy Sætre Khantatat] has fallen ill and could not make the North American tour. "We have been rehearsing like madmen here in Tampa — the band is tighter...

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DEATH ANGEL Frontman Discusses 'Relentless Retribution' In New Audio Interview

On September 5, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist Mark Osegueda of San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. DEATH ANGEL's new album, "Relentless Retribution", will be released on September 14 in the...

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IPSISSIMUS Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of New Haven, Connecticut black metallers IPSISSIMUS to a worldwide deal. The band will enter Sonic Environments studio in Bloomfield, Connecticut to record its full-length debut for an early 2011 release. A longtime friend of IPSISSIMUS guitarist His Em...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Frontman Falls Off Stage In Cincinnati (Video)

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland fell off the stage during the opening number, "Crackerman", of the band's set last night (Wednesday, August 25) at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. According to one person who attended the show, "[Scott] was fine and the show continued. As yo...

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The Stormy Petrel

They may be of only tangential interest to the average BLABBERMOUTH.NET 'head, but cult U.K. punks LEATHERFACE might ring a few bells among the older and indie-r among you. Back in the late 1980's and early 1990's, when albums like "Cherry Knowle" and "Mush" were released, the press often tagged the...

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DEATH ANGEL Singer Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show (Audio)

Vocalist Mark Osegueda of San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL was interviewed on the August 13-15 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it air...

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Blood of the Nations

"Blood of the Nations" is another one of those albums from a reformed classic metal act that had me approaching with caution in anticipation of the big letdown. That letdown never happened. "Blood of the Nations" is the shot in the arm that fans of traditional heavy metal needed, not to mention that...

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Atlas Drugged

It's gotta be a rough sled, being LOOK WHAT I DID. I got threatened with bodily harm just for liking them five years ago, when their "Minuteman For the Moment" album came out (remember that re-launched Combat label they were on? Yeah, neither does anyone else). But time hasn't mellowed their penchan...

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Addicted to Metal

If it's well played and written with sizeable hooks I'm usually a sucker for this good time traditional/power metal stuff, be it EDGUY, DREAM EVIL, FIREWIND, or, as recently noted, SABATON. In the case of "Addicted to Metal" by Germany's KISSIN' DYNAMITE the times are indeed good; the style a blend...