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METALLICA: We Did Not Ask Military To Stop Using Our Music To Torture Prisoners
METALLICA has denied asking the U.S. military to stop using its music to psychologically torture prisoners of war. The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden recently opened up to Esquire magazine about the raid on the Al Qaeda leader's compound and the shots that took his life, as well as the persona...February 19, 2013
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ENSLAVED 'Trapped In A Blizzard', Forced To Cancel Toronto Show
Norwegian progressive extreme metallers ENSLAVED have been forced to cancel tomorrow night's (Tuesday, February 19) show at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada after being "trapped in a blizzard" at the U.S./Canada border near Winnipeg, Manitoba. States ENSLAVED guitarist Ivar Bjørnson: "[We...February 18, 2013
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GHOST B.C.: 'Secular Haze' Video Released
"Secular Haze", the new video from the mysterious Swedish buzz band GHOST, can be seen at Noisey. The clip was filmed by Amir Chamdin in the band's hometown of Linköping. "Secular Haze" will be available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon tomorrow, February 19. GHOST was recently forced to modify its...February 18, 2013
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ONSLAUGHT To Release New Album In September
UK thrashers ONSLAUGHT have set Friday, September 13 as the worldwide release date for their sixth studio album via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2011's "Sounds Of Violence" will once again be recorded, mixed and co-produced by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark, with work set to commen...February 18, 2013
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Original TROUBLE Drummer JEFF 'OLY' OLSON To Play Keyboards On Band's Next Album
Original TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson (who is currently playing with RETRO GRAVE and IN-GRAVED) will appear on TROUBLE's next, as-yet-untitled album, due for release later in the year. Olson states: "[I've] been working on some [keyboard] intros [for the CD]." TROUBLE announced in February 2012...February 16, 2013
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HYPOCRISY: 'End Of Disclosure' Lyric Video Released
The official lyric video for "End Of Disclosure", the title track of the new album from Swedish death metallers HYPOCRISY, can be seen below. Due in Europe on March 22 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was produced by HYPOCRISY mastermind Peter Tägtgren at his Abyss Studio in Sweden. The artwork was...February 15, 2013
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Moshers, Heavy Metal And Emergent Behavior
According to TechnologyReview.com, a team of researchers at Cornell University in Ithaca has found that the speed distribution of moshers at heavy metal concerts — where fans run together with physical abandon, bouncing off one another with arms flaying and legs kicking — closely matches that of mol...February 14, 2013
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PHILIP ANSELMO's Solo Project, DOWN, CROWBAR To Perform At HOUSECORE HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
In what can only be described as a match made in hell, the worlds of heavy metal and horror collide this fall as the first-ever Housecore Horror Film Festival (HHFF) erupts in Austin, Texas. World-famous heavy metal musician Philip H. Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) and internationally re...February 14, 2013
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CRADLE OF FILTH: U.S. Tour Canceled Due To 'Immigration Issues'
British extreme metal veterans CRADLE OF FILTH have released the following statement: "CRADLE OF FILTH are really sorry to tell all of their fans that their U.S. tour '28 Days Closer To Hell' is going to have to be cancelled, due to U.S. immigration issues beyond the band’s control. "They have been...February 14, 2013
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BOLT THROWER Announces 'Return To Chaos' U.S. Tour
British extreme metal pioneers BOLT THROWER have continued their "quality-not-quantity" approach to performing live and that has definitely paid off. In 2010, they played a number of shows and festivals across Europe, and from doing more intimate underground shows (in keeping with their roots),they...February 13, 2013
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THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT: 'Tetragrammaton' Trailer Available
Dutch extreme metallers THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT will release their fourth full-length album, "Tetragrammaton", on May 14 (one day earlier internationally) via Season Of Mist. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Gods Amongst Insects 02. H.W.A. (Human Wave Attack) 03. Drugs, Thugs & Mac...February 13, 2013
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SLAYER Classic Used As Wedding Intro Song
When Dan Phillipps and his wife Kinga got married at The Staaten in Staten Island, New York on September 24, 2011, they chose an unlikely song as their wedding intro: SLAYER's "Raining Blood" (see video footage below). Asked why he chose this particular track to serve as the introduction to the newl...February 13, 2013
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DEATHCHAIN To Release 'Ritual Death Metal' In April
Finland's DEATHCHAIN will release its new album, "Ritual Death Metal", on April 5 via Svart Records. Keeping up with the band's tradition of including the word "death" or "dead" in its titles, DEATHCHAIN's sixth full-length feels like a warning. In the wake of an already impressive "Death Gods" thre...February 13, 2013
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VADER: Quality Alkmaar Fan-Filmed Video Footage
Fan-filmed video footage of Polish extreme metal veterans VADER performing on February 10 in Alkmaar, The Netherlands can be seen below. VADER is currently working on material for its new album, "Straight To Hell", for a late 2013 release. The band's latest CD, "Welcome To The Morbid Reich", was rel...February 12, 2013
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MESHUGGAH Frontman Forced To Sit Out Atlanta Concert
Sweden's masters of extreme technical metal MESHUGGAH have released the following statement: "Jens [Kidman, vocals] is down with the flu. And this flu means business. He has been forbidden to even speak. He's mute for now. We will play [tonight, February 12 at Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, Georgi...February 12, 2013
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