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SUFFOCATION Announces 'Blood Apocalypse' North American Headlining Tour

In celebration of their 20th anniversary, New York's extreme metal legends SUFFOCATION will embark on the "Blood Apocalypse" tour with support from WHITECHAPEL, DECREPIT BIRTH and VEIL OF MAYA as well as PSYCROPTIC on select dates. Comented drummer Mike Smith: "We are looking forward to this upcomin...

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DESCENDING: Japanese Version Of 'Enter Annihilation' To Include 'Your Valentine' Video

"Enter Annihilation", the latest album from the Athens, Greece-based death/thrash metal band DESCENDING, will be released in Japan via Spiritual Beast Records with the video clip for the song "Your Valentine" (directed by Bob Katsionis) as a bonus. The CD was issued in Europe last July through Massa...

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VOIVOD, JON OLIVA'S PAIN, KAMELOT, DEMON Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

VOIVOD, JON OLIVA'S PAIN, KAMELOT, DEMON and IMPELLITTERI are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMBERIAN DAWN (FIN) AMON AMARTH (S) AXIDENT AVENUE (N) BLACK TOOT...

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Ex-HAVOCHATE Singer Working On New Material

Former HAVOCHATE vocalist Jon Mallek has teamed up with producer extraordinaire Tim Gilles (HAVOCHATE, OVERKILL, M.O.D., S.O.D., MERAUDER, ANTHRAX, THURSDAY, MISFITS, ILL NINO, MADBALL, AGNOSTIC FRONT, CANDIRIA) to record three new songs which are described in a press release as "metal for the masse...

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CORPUS CHRISTI: New Song Posted Online

A new CORPUS CHRISTI track entitled "Marilyn" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the Cincinnati, Ohio-based Christian "hard-hitting metal" band's full-length debut, "The Darker Shades of White", which is scheduled for release on February 17 via Victory Records....

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THEOCRACY Announces New Guitarist

Athens, Georgia-based melodic metal band THEOCRACY has issued the following update: "THEOCRACY is proud to welcome Val Allen Wood as their new lead guitarist! Val is an amazing talent, and will be taking over the guitar duties along with Jon [Hinds], allowing Matt [Smith] to step fully into the voca...

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ANVIL, OVERKILL Members Pay Tribute To JEFFREY (JETHRO) 'IRONFIST' HIRSCH

Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL and Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of OVERKILL have commented on the passing of Jeffrey (Jethro) "Ironfist" Hirsch, a member of the legendary "Old Bridge Militia," who died January 19 after surviving a devastating fire on December 29 that completely...

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TURMOIL: First Song Featuring New Singer Posted Online

A brand new song from the Philadelphia hardcore/metal band TURMOIL featuring the group's latest addition, vocalist Nate Johnson (THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD, PREMONITIONS OF WAR),is available for streaming at Lambgoat.com. Johnson joined TURMOIL in December as the replacement for longtime frontman...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Replaces JAG PANZER At NIGHTMARE METAL FEST II

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans VICIOUS RUMORS have replaced JAG PANZER on the billing of the the Nightmare Metal Fest II, set to take place March 20-21 at The Warehouse in San Antonio, Texas. FUTURES END, the band featuring Steve DiGiorgio and Jon Allen of SADUS, has also cancelled its appear...

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DETRIMENTUM Unveils New Lineup; New Songs Available Online

U.K. extreme metallers DETRIMENTUM have posted a three-song pre-production recording of new material on their MySpace page. The tracks available for streaming are as follows: 01. Pestilence Shared with the Worms 02. Dark Sight Infernum 03. Dominus Detrimentum In other news, the band has announced th...

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BLACK COMEDY: New Bassist Announced

Norwegian modern metallers BLACK COMEDY have announced the addition of bassist Marius Haraldsen to the group's ranks. According to the band, "[Marius] is a very musical and talented guy who is sure to bring some exciting elements to BLACK COMEDY's music. He is also one of the singers in SERENITY TRA...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Enter Studio In March

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by the SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has issued the following update: "JON OLIVA'S PAIN is deep into pre-production for our fourth release, due out later this year. 13 songs are on the table, with another six still in their infancy. Expect us to deliver another 60-plu...

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D-A-D To Film 'You Won't Change' Video

Danish rockers D-A-D will film a video for the song "You Won't Change" in Reykjavik, Iceland before the end of the month. On Saturday, January 24, D-A-D will play a charity concert at NASA in Reykjavik, Iceland. According to a posting on the group's web site, "The band and crew will work for free an...

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SCORPIONS: New Shows Announced

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONSBest Buy edition of SCORPIONS' new album, "Humanity - Hour 1", includes an ...

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ARKAEA: Video Footage Of Live Debut Available

ARKAEA — the new band featuring FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) alongside vocalist Jon Howard (THREAT SIGNAL) and bassist Pat Kavanaugh (THREAT SIGNAL) — made its live debut on January 15, 2009 at Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, California as the support...