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WHIPLASH Pulls Out Of Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XIII Festival

Reactivated New Jersey thrashers WHIPLASH have been forced to cancel their appearance at this year's Keep It True XIII festival, set to take place April 23-24, 2010 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. According to the festival organizers, "the lawyer of one bandmember cancelled all...

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LOUDNESS: 'King Of Pain' Track Listing Revealed

Japanese metal veterans LOUDNESS will release a new album, "King Of Pain", in Japan on May 19 via Tokuma Japan Communications. The CD will include a 32-page booklet, a LOUDNESS original pick, and application card (valid only in Japan). "King Of Pain" track listing: 01. Requiem 02. The King Of Pain 0...

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KILLING MACHINE Joined By EVERGREY/Ex-STRATOVARIUS Bassist

U.S. metallers KILLING MACHINE have announced the addition of former STRATOVARIUS and current EVERGREY bassist Jari Kainulainen to the group's ranks. Jari will continue with his position in EVERGREY, but the chance to challenge himself in a different field with KILLING MACHINE was an opportunity he...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Comments On Singer Switch

Julia Neuman of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Joel Stroetzel of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE on March 6, 2010 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, California. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Howard [Jones, vocals] dropped out of the tour,...

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LOUDNESS To Release 'King Of Pain' In May

Japanese metal veterans LOUDNESS will release a new album, "King Of Pain", in Japan on May 19 via Tokuma Japan Communications. The CD will include a 32-page booklet, a LOUDNESS original pick, and application card (valid only in Japan). More information will be made avaialble soon. LOUDNESS has sched...

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TRIVIUM: 'Shattering The Skies Above' Video Released

Inspired by the God Of War series, TRIVIUM's new song, "Shattering the Skies Above", appears on the upcoming extended play (EP) soundtrack for the highly anticipated PlayStation3 (PS3) exclusive videogame "God of War III". The EP, titled "God of War: Blood & Metal", was made available on March 2...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Frontman Interviewed By MTV MUSIC BLOG

Jon Wiederhorn of the MTV Music Blog recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mikael Stanne of Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY about the creation of the band's new album, "We Are the Void"; the addition of new bassist Daniel Antonsson (who replaced veteran player Mikael Niklas...

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KILLING MACHINE Set To Return

U.S. metal heavyweights KILLING MACHINE are set to make their return after a break of four years. The group's current lineup includes founding member and guitarist Peter Scheithauer (ex-TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, BELLADONA) alongside Csaba Zvekan on vocals, Jon Dette (ex-TESTAMENT, SLAYER) on drums. A new...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New Song 'My Obsession' Available For Streaming

"My Obsession", a previously unreleased KILLSWITCH ENGAGE song which will be included on the exclusive digital extended play (EP) soundtrack for the highly anticipated PlayStation3 (PS3) exclusive videogame "God of War III", is available for streaming at AOL's Noisecreep. It can also be previewed be...

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Hell Chose Me

That CARNIFEX's "Hell Chose Me" is launched into full-on modern death metal mode with a blistering title track that is awfully similar to way that MALEVOLENT CREATION's "The Will to Kill" begins, sans the corrosive qualities, would seem to be good as far as signs go. As it turns out, CARNIFEX has no...

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CARNIFEX: 'Hell Chose Me' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Hell Chose Me", the new album from the California-based deathcore band CARNIFEX, sold around 3,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at No. 4 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, de...

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TRIVIUM: New Song 'Shattering The Skies Above' Available For Streaming

Inspired by the God Of War series, TRIVIUM's new song, "Shattering the Skies Above", appears on the upcoming extended play (EP) soundtrack for the highly anticipated PlayStation3 (PS3) exclusive videogame "God of War III". The EP, titled "God of War: Blood & Metal", will be made available on Mar...

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LEMMY Documentary Filmmakers Interviewed

Chris Garcia of Austin360.com recently conducted an interview with filmmakers Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski who recently completed work on a documentary about legendary MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, simply dubbed "Lemmy". An excerpt from the chat follows below. Austin360.com: Lemmy, from...

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Drummer DANIEL ZIMMERMANN Quits FREEDOM CALL

In an exclusive, yet-to-be-published interview with Greece's Rockpages.gr web site, Daniel Zimmermann — GAMMA RAY drummer and a founding member of FREEDOM CALL — revealed that he has decided to leave FREEDOM CALL due to a conflicting schedule with GAMMA RAY. FREEDOM CALL has already found a replacem...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DREAM THEATER, TRIVIUM On 'God Of War' Digital EP; Track Listing Revealed

Roadrunner Records has set a March 2 release date for an exclusive digital extended play (EP) soundtrack for the highly anticipated PlayStation3 (PS3) exclusive videogame "God of War III". The EP, titled "God of War: Blood & Metal", will be made available as a part of the "God of War III Ultimat...