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BEHEMOTH Frontman Stepping Out With Polish Pop Star

Several Polish tabloids are reporting that Adam "Nergal" Darski, the 31-year-old guitarist/vocalist of extreme metallers BEHEMOTH, has been photographed stepping out with 25-year-old Polish pop singer Doda (real name: Dorota Rabczewska). In 2000, at the age of 16, Rabczewska became the vocalist of t...

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SNOWY SHAW's 'Beloved' GIBSON Bass Stolen

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) has issued the following update: "I recently had my old favorite Gibson bass [see photo below] stolen out of our touring van that was parked in Gothenburg city [Sweden] during a few...

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LACUNA COIL To Embark On U.S. Headlining Tour In July

Italian rock/metal band LACUNA COIL will embark on a U.S. headlining tour in July. Support on the trek will come from KILL HANNAH, SEVENTH VOID (the band featuring TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly),and DOMMIN. The dates are as follows: Jul. 04 - El Paso, TX - [street...

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HAIL!: Scandinavian Shows Announced

Hot on the heels of its recent shows in Turkey, Greece and Austria, metal supergroup HAIL! — the new all-star project featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH)...

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It's Official: RICHARD CHRISTY's New Album To Feature TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, STEVE DIGIORGIO

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy's new project, CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on May 14). This newly formed outfit features some of the most talented musicians in metal. Their collective experience is coloss...

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'Precious Metal': Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces

Edited by Albert Mudrian — Editor-in-Chief of Decibel magazine — "Precious Metal" (due July 15 via Da Capo Press) takes you inside the recording studios where the most intense heavy metal albums of all time were created, providing background on the savage guitar sounds and bloodcurdling screams that...

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VÖRGUS To Release 'Hellfueled Satanic Action' This Summer

Swedish thrash/speed trio VÖRGUS will release its second full-length album, "Hellfueled Satanic Action", in June/July via French underground label Inferno Records. The CD was recorded at Solnasound Recording, produced and mixed by Mike Wead (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI). "Hellfueled Sa...

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THE PROJECT HATE: New Song Posted Online

A new THE PROJECT HATE track, "You Come To Me Through Hell", can be heard in the YouTube clip below. It is also available for free download at this location. Commented the band: "Included in this song are backing vocalists L.G. Petrov of the legendary ENTOMBED, Christian Älvestam (ex-SCAR SYMMETRY)...

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IMAGIKA: Fair Oaks Footage Available

Capital Chaos has uploaded video footage (see below) of San Jose, California-based metallers IMAGIKA performing the song "Bleed As One Appease The Gods" on May 13, 2009 at Java Cafe in Fair Oaks, California. IMAGIKA will enter Fang Studios in San Mateo, California this summer to record its seventh C...

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GOROD: Another New Song Posted Online

French technical death metallers GOROD have posted another new song, "Programmers Of Decline", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new album, "Process Of A New Decline", which will be released later this year via Listenable Records. The follow-up to 2006's "Leading Vision" will mar...

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Former ACCEPT Members BALTES, HOFFMANN 'Shredding Away' Together

Former ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has issued the following update: "To all you hardcore ACCEPT fans out there, Wolf [Hoffmann; former ACCEPT guitarist] just spent the weekend at my house [in Pennsylvania] and we were shredding away. Something amazing is in the works. As soon as I can, I'll let ever...

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SLASH Performs 'School's Out' On 'American Idol'; Video Available

Video footage of VELVET REVOLVER and ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash performing the ALICE COOPER classic "School's Out" this past week during "Rock Week" on "American Idol", the annual reality show and singing competition, can be viewed below. Slash commented on his "American Idol" appearance in a...

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HAMMERFALL: 'Metalheadz' Interview Available For Streaming

An interview with Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL conducted at the inaugural installment of the Hammerfest festival (which was held April 24-25 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, Wales, United Kingdom) is available for streaming on the MySpace page of Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom's "Metalheadz" sho...

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SLASH Issues Update On Solo Album, 'American Idol' Appearance

VELVET REVOLVER and ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has posted an update on the recording process for his new solo album, which he is tracking with former NINE INCH NAILS drummer Josh Freese and ex-JANE'S ADDICTION bassist Chris Chaney. Confirmed guest singers so far include Ozzy Osbourne and AVENG...

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TRIVIUM Jams IRON MAIDEN In Japan; Video Available

Video footage of Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM performing on May 7, 2009 at Nagoya, Japan's Diamond Hall can be viewed below. The band was joined by a special guest, 12-year-old Kent on drums, for the jam of IRON MAIDEN's "Iron Maiden". The band's Japanese tour will wrap on May 10 at Studio Coast...