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Video: Ex-SLAYER/TESTAMENT Drummer JON DETTE Performs With ICED EARTH For First Time

For the remainder of ICED EARTH's European tour with VOLBEAT, Jon Dette (SLAYER, TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX) is sitting behind the drums, taking over for Raphael Saini, who filled in during the summer festivals, the recording of ICED EARTH's new album, and the club leg of the VOLBEAT tour. Dette made his li...

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GWAR's ODERUS URUNGUS Speaks To METAL MASTER KINGDOM In Fort Lauderdale (Video)

On November 4, Sergio Cesario of Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with Oderus Urungus of GWAR in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. You can now watch the chat below. GWAR's new album, "Battle Maximus", sold around 3,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position...

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'South Park' Uses VAN HALEN To Unite Christians, Jews, And Muslims

VAN HALEN helped usher in peace on Earth during the "Ginger Cow" episode of "South Park", which aired last night. In the episode, Jews, Muslims, and Christians finally come together in total harmony, and the only song worthy of such a profound commemoration is is a rocking version of "Ain't Talkin'...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Says Playing Antarctica 'Should Be An Interesting Experience'

METALLICA will play a concert in Antarctica next month. The one-of-a-kind show is being sponsored by Coca-Cola Zero and fans from several Latin and South American countries have a chance to enter a contest and win the opportunity to join the band on the expedition. Speaking to Nikki Blakk of the San...

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DESTRUCTION To Play Special 'Best Of 30 Years' Show In Germany

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION will celebrate "30 years of total destruction" with a special headlining show on November 15 at Helvete in Oberhausen, Germany. Support at the gig will come from Polish thrash outfit WAR-SAW and Swedish retro rockers YEAR OF THE GOAT. Commented DESTRUCTION vo...

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RECIPROCAL To Release 'New Order Of The Ages' This Month

Californian death metallers RECIPROCAL will release their second full-length album, "New Order Of The Ages", on November 19. The follow-up to 2009's self-titled CD was recorded with engineer Zack Ohren (ALL SHALL PERISH, BRAIN DRILL, DECREPIT BIRTH) at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland, California....

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ICED EARTH's SCHAFFER, BLOCK Interviewed On 'Metal Hammer' Radio Show (Audio)

Metal Hammer editor Alexander Milas recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer and singer Stu Block for the "Metal Hammer" radio show on TeamRock Radio. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. For the remainder of ICED EARTH's European tour w...

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GWAR's ODERUS URUNGUS: 'We'll Continue To Put Out Great Albums For Thousands Of Years'

Brendan Crabb of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus (a.k.a. Dave Brockie). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: How does GWAR even select a setlist? Oderus Urungus: Well, we've actually figured out how to do it fairly traditi...

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ICED EARTH Taps Former SLAYER/TESTAMENT Drummer JON DETTE

For the remainder of ICED EARTH's European tour with VOLBEAT, Jon Dette (SLAYER, TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX) will sit behind the drums, taking over for Raphael Saini, who filled in during the summer festivals, the recording of ICED EARTH's new album, and the club leg of the VOLBEAT tour. "Raphael came in an...

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SLIPKNOT Drummer's SCAR THE MARTYR: 'Soul Disintegration' Video Released

"Soul Disintegration", the new video from SCAR THE MARTYR, the new band led by SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison, can be seen below. The song comes off SCAR THE MARTYR's self-titled debut album, which sold around 3,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 129...

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LEAVES' EYES Singer LIV KRISTINE Speaks To Metal-And-Highheels.com (Video)

Metal-And-Highheels.com conducted an interview with Norwegian singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull of LEAVES' EYES on October 19 at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. The official trailer for "Symphonies Of The Nigh...

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Ashes Of Ares

So good to see Matt Barlow back in the saddle. Having once bowed out of metal for a spell while answering a higher calling in law enforcement, the ex-ICED EARTH vocalist starts over from scratch with his own entity, ASHES OF ARES. Founded alongside estranged ICED EARTH bassist Freddie Vidales and fo...

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The Great Shadow Infiltrator

Ash and Marquis Thomas comprise the Cincinnati death metal duo FAITHXTRACTOR. While the moist sci-splat artwork for their second album "The Great Shadow Infiltrator" would lead one to believe a tech-heavy conceptual album awaits their listeners, that notion is a misnomer. Instead, the Thomas brother...

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LEAVES' EYES: 'Symphonies Of The Night' Trailer Available

The official trailer for "Symphonies Of The Night", the new album from LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — can be seen below. The CD will be released on November 13 in Spain, Sweden and Norway; November...

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ERIC PETERSON Says New TESTAMENT Material Is Influenced By AC/DC, JUDAS PRIEST And SCORPIONS

Spotlight Report recently conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Spotlight Report: Tell us about the new DVD, "Dark Roots Of Thrash". What are the main differences between this DVD and 2005's...