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THIS IS HELL Recording PANTERA Cover For METAL HAMMER's DIMEBAG Tribute

Long Island-based hardcore/metal band THIS IS HELL has recorded a cover version of an as-yet-undisclosed PANTERA song for the forthcoming "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) tribute album. The collection, which is being put together by U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine for a special issue that...

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RAGE: European Tour Announced

German power metallers RAGE will embark on a European headlining tour in March 2010. Support on the trek will come from JADED HEART. Confirmed dates are as follows: March 03 - München, Germany - Backstage March 04 - Budapest, Hungary - Diesel March 05 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Masters of Rock Cafe Ma...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Putting Finishing Touches On Band's 'Finest Album To Date'

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have issued the following update: "We are almost in the final stages of recording [the third BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE album]. It has been another long road but it's been this long for a reason! There have been many obstacles along the way, lots of hard work and...

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HIGH ON FIRE Added To LAMB OF GOD, DEVILDRIVER, SHADOWS FALL Australian Tour

Oakland, California sludge metal trio HIGH ON FIRE has been added to the Australian tour featuring LAMB OF GOD, DEVILDRIVER and SHADOWS FALL. The dates are as follows: Dec. 11 - Brisbane, Australia - The Riverstage Dec. 12 - Sydney, Australia - Luna Park Dec. 13 - Sydney, Australia - Luna Park Dec....

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EVILE To Tour Europe With WARBRINGER, THE FADING

British thrashers EVILE have confirmed a full European headlining tour for 2010. EVILE will kick off the "Infecting Nations" tour in January with a string of U.K. shows, before heading off to mainland Europe for the rest of the tour. The tour will mark the band's first official shows since the tragi...

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EPICA, DARK FUNERAL, SHINING, AKERCOCKE Confirmed For U.K.'s HAMMERFEST II

EPICA, DARK FUNERAL, SHINING and AKERCOCKE have been confirmed for next year's Hammerfest II festival, set to take place March 11-13, 2010 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Kingdom. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AKERCOCKE ATTICA RAGE BELLIGERENCE DARK FUNERAL EPIC...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist Talks About Performing With JAMES HETFIELD, Touring With METALLICA

Metallic Doormat conducted an interview with guitarist Phil Demmel of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD at this year's Hellfest, which was held on June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France. The chat has now been posted online and can be viewed below. MACHINE HEAD recently recorded a version of...

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MICHAEL MONROE Collaborating With Ex-HANOI ROCKS Bassist SAMI YAFFA

Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe has issued the following update: "I'm still working away on new material and it's coming along quite good. I'd rather take my time as there's really no point rushing the creative process. Like I often say, better to wait than to have nothing much to wait fo...

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W.A.S.P.: Bucharest Video Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P.'s November 16, 2009 concert in Bucharest, Romania can be viewed below (courtesy of Metalfan.ro). Photos of the show are available at Metalhead.ro. W.A.S.P. will hit the road in the U.S. in February 2010. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. W.A.S.P.'s n...

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THE HAUNTED Still Supporting SLAYER In U.K.

Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED have confirmed they will still be the main support on SLAYER's rescheduled U.K. dates in March/April: Mar. 07 - Manchester, UK - O2 Academy Mar. 08 - London, UK - HMV Forum Mar. 09 - London, UK - HMV Forum Apr. 02 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City Apr. 03 - ...

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THE HAUNTED Guitarist Interviewed By RAGNAROK RADIO

Guitarist Anders Björler of Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED was interviewed by Ragnarok Radio at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Do...

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HIM: Track-By-Track Review Of Forthcoming Album Available

U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine has posted a track-by-track review of the forthcoming album from Finnish "love" metallers HIM, entitled "Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice". Read it at this location. "Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice" was recorded at a Los Angeles studio with producer Mat...

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BENEDICTION: South American Tour Postponed

Long-running Birmingham, U.K.-based extreme metallers BENEDICTION have been forced to postpone their previously announced South American tour in December due to visa issues. The band says, "We will still definitely be playing there but just need to sort the red-tape bollocks out first." BENEDICTION'...

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ZAKK WYLDE Recording Cover Of PANTERA's 'Suicide Note' For Upcoming DIMEBAG Tribute

Zakk Wylde is recording a version of PANTERA's "Suicide Note Pt. 1" for the forthcoming "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) tribute album. The collection, which is being put together by U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine for a special issue that will coincide with the five-year anniversary of D...

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SACRED REICH: Rescheduled Mexico City Date Announced

Reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH will perform at Circo Volador in Mexico City on March 6, 2010. SACRED REICH was originally supposed to play in Mexico (Monterrey and Mexico City) in September but was forced to cancel the dates after the band's guitar player, Wiley Arnett, came down with th...