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STONE SOUR, THEORY OF A DEADMAN, SKILLET, HALESTORM To Team Up For 'Avalanche Tour'
The first annual Avalanche Tour brings together some of the biggest names in rock for a massive North American winter trek. This year's tour runs from March 24 to May 8 and features STONE SOUR, THEORY OF A DEADMAN, SKILLET, HALESTORM and ART OF DYING. Tickets for most shows go on sale Saturday, Febr...January 27, 2011
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BEFORE THE DAWN: Second 'Deathstar Rising' Trailer Released
The second in a series of trailers for "Deathstar Rising", the sixth album from Finnish dark metal masters BEFORE THE DAWN, can be viewed below. The CD is scheduled for release on February 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. "Deathstar Rising" track listing: 01. The First Snow 02. Winter Within 03. Deaths...January 27, 2011
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GRAVE DIGGER Guitarist Interviewed On 'Dave Softee's Metal Meltdown'
GRAVE DIGGER/DOMAIN guitarist Axel Ritt was interviewed on the January 17, 2011 edition of "Dave Softee's Metal Meltdown" show. The program is now available for streaming using the audio player below. ...January 26, 2011
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BAPTIZED IN BLOOD Frontman: DAVE MUSTAINE's 'Always Got Our Back'
Vocalist Johl Fendley of the London, Ontario, Canada-based metal outfit BAPTIZED IN BLOOD recently spoke to the Vancouver Sun about how MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine took them under his wing. When BAPTIZED IN BLOOD found out that Mustaine wanted to co-manage the band alongside MEGADETH manager Mar...January 25, 2011
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JAG PANZER: New Song Available For Streaming
"Union", a brand new song from Colorado power metallers JAG PANZER, can be streamed at HardRockHaven.net. The track comes off the band's new album, "Scourge Of The Light", which will be released on February 28 in Europe (except in Germany, where it will arrive three days earlier) and on March 8, 201...January 25, 2011
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ACROSS THE SUN: New Album Details Revealed
Portland, Oregon's ACROSS THE SUN will release its new album, "Before The Night Takes Us", on March 15 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Lambesis Studios in San Diego, California with with producer Daniel Castleman and is said to be "the culmination of seven years of recording, touring...January 25, 2011
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SAMAEL: New Album Cover Artwork Unveiled
Swiss industrial black metallers SAMAEL will release their new album, "Lux Mundi" (which translates as "Light of the World"),in April via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will contain 12 new original tracks, including "Antigod", "Soul Invinctus", "Pagan Trance", "The Truth Is Marching On", "Of War" an...January 25, 2011
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EXES FOR EYES Signs With YEAR OF THE SUN RECORDS
EXES FOR EYES, the new project featuring vocalist "Big" James Arsenian from ENDAST and Dave Sheldon, former bassist of ANNIHILATOR and MAN WITH TARGET, has inked a deal with Year Of The Sun Records for the release of its upcoming debut album, "The Amsler Grid". A spring release is expected. "We've b...January 25, 2011
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PAIN CONFESSOR: New Demo Track Available For Streaming
A demo version of "Serpent Spine", a brand new song from Finnish metallers PAIN CONFESSOR, can be streamed below. The track is one of two songs (along with "Never") the band laid down earlier this month. According to the group, both tracks are "fast, heavy tunes with those kind of choruses that you...January 24, 2011
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EPICA Guitarist's MAYAN Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement
Due to his "very busy schedule," bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling (PESTILENCE, OBSCURA) has been forced to leave MAYAN, the new band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst. MAYAN says in a statement, "MAYAN wishes [Jeroen] all t...January 23, 2011
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RWAKE Remastered Reissue Track Posted Online
Little Rock, Arkansas' RWAKE has posted the remastered version of its "The Stoner Tree" track online at the band's Facebook and MySpace pages. The song comes off the band's now-legendary 2002 release "Hell Is a Door To The Sun", which will be reissued on March 1 via Relapse Records. The long-out-of-...January 21, 2011
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ISKALD: 'The Sun I Carried Alone' E-Card Available
An e-card for "The Sun I Carried Alone", the third album from Norwegian black metallers ISKALD, can be accessed at this location. Released on January 17 via Indie Recordings, the CD was mixed and mastered at 210 Studios in Berlin by producers Stamos Koliousis and Vangelis Labrakis. Commented the ban...January 21, 2011
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Former IGGY POP Drummer ALEX KIRST Dies In Hit-And-Run Accident
Drummer Alex Kirst, who played with IGGY POP and glam rockers THE NYMPHS, died in a car accident last week in the California desert. The Palm Springs Desert Sun reports that Kirst was walking on foot and killed in a hit-and-run crash by a vehicle. He was 47 years old. Kirst was reportedly hit by ...January 20, 2011
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ATHEIST Schedules Live Debut With New Bassist
Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST will hit the road in support of their critically acclaimed new album, "Jupiter", the band's first studio CD in 17 years. The first show will take place on Saturday, February 12 at the Cabana Inn in Sarasota, Florida, on the 20th anniversary — to t...January 18, 2011
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SWALLOW THE SUN: Ten New Songs In The Works
Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have issued the following update: "This year, 2011, we are going to keep things a bit more quiet and start preparing for the next SWALLOW THE SUN album, which will be released at the end of this year or in the beginning of 2012... Yeah, if the world doesn't ...January 17, 2011
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