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ATHEIST Drummer Demonstrates Six-Stroke Roll (Video)

Video footage of drummer Steve Flynn of reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST demonstrating his six-stroke roll used in the nw song "Fraudulent Cloth" can be viewed below. The track is featured on ATHEIST's long-awaited fourth album, "Jupiter", which was released on November 9 (one da...

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OVERDRIVE Extends Deal With LION MUSIC; 'Angelmaker' Due In January

Classic Swedish metal merchants OVERDRIVE have extended their deal with Lion Music to include the band's upcoming album, "Angelmaker", due out in January 2011. This time the band wrote and recorded 18 songs, 12 of which will appear on the final product. Commented guitarist Janne Stark: "This time we...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Facing Arrest On Six-Year-Old Warrant In Toronto

Don Peat of the Toronto Sun reports that Toronto Police are on their way to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada to arrest former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach on a six-year-old warrant. Const. Tony Vella said the warrant for Bach stems from a mischief under $5,000 charge. Police did not have any other...

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LINKIN PARK Announces North American Tour Dates

LINKIN PARK has announced dates for its U.S. tour, kicking off January 20 in Sunrise, Florida. Supporting LINKIN PARK on various dates on the cross continent trek are THE PRODIGY, PENDULUM and DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH? Tickets to the general public will begin going on sale Saturday, November 20 but...

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BUT WE TRY IT Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Wuppertal, Germany-based thrashcore quintet BUT WE TRY IT has inked a deal with Massacre Records. The band's debut album, "Dead Light", was recorded at Woodhouse studio (CALIBAN, LACUNA COIL, SAMAEL) in Hagen, Germany with acclaimed producer Waldemar Sorychta (SODOM, LACUNA COIL, TIAMAT, MOONSPELL,...

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AXENSTAR: 'Aftermath' Artwork Unveiled

Swedish melodic power metal band AXENSTAR will release its fifth studio album, "Aftermath", in January via IceWarrior Records/Rock It Up Records. The cover artwork (see below) was created by Felipe Machado Franco, who has previously worked with RHAPSODY, AXEL RUDI PELL, BLIND GUARDIAN, GAMMA RAY, BL...

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THE VERY END To Release 'Mercy & Misery' In January

German metallers THE VERY END will release their sophomore album, "Mercy & Misery", on January 14, 2011 in Germany, January 17 in the rest of Europe and January 25 in the U.S. via SPV (E1 Music in the U.S.). The was produced by THE VERY END and Waldemar Sorychta (SENTENCED, SODOM, TIAMAT, LACUNA...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY: 'I Couldn't Possibly Do My Job If I Didn't Smoke And Drink'

Tim Nixon of The Sun recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his legendary lifestyle: "All kinds of things about me are legendary, not just the excesses. And, for me, they're not excesses anyway. What you do every da...

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MICHAEL MONROE: New Video Interview

Genelec, the Finnish manufacturer of high-quality active home theater loudspeaker systems, recently conducted an interview with Michael Monroe, iconic rock and roll frontman and founding member of hugely influential Finnish outfit HANOI ROCKS, and ex-HANOI ROCKS bassist (and current member of Monroe...

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KATATONIA: Audio Interview With ANDERS NYSTRÖM

On September 23, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström of Sweden's KATATONIA. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. KATATONIA kicked off its North American tour — dubbed "Night Over North America" — on Septem...

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SODOM: 'In War And Pieces' Signing Session, CD-Release Party Announced

A signing session and release party for "In War And Pieces", the new album from German thrash metal veterans SODOM, wil be held on November 19 in Dortmund, Germany. For more information, see the poster below. "In War And Pieces" will be released in North America on January 11, 2011 and in Europe on...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Issues Post-Tour Update

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have issued the following update: "What a ride! After having spent most of the year touring other continents and laying to waste innumerable summer festivals, we finally brought the 'We Are The Void' experience to the European club circuit. "The whol...

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Doomsday King

Did you really think they'd stay away for good? THE CROWN's decision to split up after 2003's "Possessed 13" due to fatigue with the trials and tribulations that come with life as a touring extreme metal band left fans heartbroken, to say the least. Facing facts, for as revered as THE CROWN was by c...

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The Nemesis Construct

In its purest form it is called Swedish melodic death metal, which in and of itself isn't all that pure and rarely Swedish these days. Though varying in its tried and true form, melodic metalcore as heard through an Americanized filter through which the likes of AT THE GATES and IN FLAMES have passe...

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KATATONIA: New Video Interview

Hank Pearl of TheDailyRock.com conducted an interview with guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström and vocalist Jonas Renkse of Sweden's KATATONIA before the band's September 17, 2010 performance at Reggie's Rock Club in Chicago, Illinois. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. KATATONIA kicked...