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Second Annual 'Dimebash' Concert Detailed
The second annual Dimebash event which is being held in honor of the late, great "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) at the world-famous Key Club on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California will take place on Wednesday, December 14. Fellow musicians will pay homage to one of metal's...November 28, 2011
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EXMORTIS Signs With XTREEM MUSIC
Cult U.S. death metallers EXMORTIS have inked a deal with Xtreem Music for the release of a new EP and a full-length album. Due on December 20, the mini-CD, titled "Resurrection... Book of the Dead", was recorded by Brian Werking during September/ October 2011 at Shockwerks Audio in Tampa, Florida....November 26, 2011
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CRYSTAL VIPER: New Album Title, Release Date Announced
Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER will enter MP Studio in Poland in December with producer Bart Gabriel (JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR, LONEWOLF, SABBAT) and sound engineer Mariusz Pietka to begin recording its fourth album, "Crimen Excepta". The concept effort about holy...November 23, 2011
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COREY TAYLOR On RICK RUBIN: 'He Is Overrated, Overpaid, And I Will Never Work With Him Again'
STONE SOUR and SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor played the fourth show of his solo tour this past Friday night (November 18) at Trees in Dallas, Texas. Called "An Evening With Corey Taylor", the concerts feature Taylor doing both spoken-word and acoustic performances, along with question-and-answer se...November 22, 2011
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PILGRIM Signs With POISON TONGUE RECORDS
PILGRIM, the three-piece doom metal band from Rhode Island, has inked a deal with Poison Tongue Records, the label of vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of Irish pagan metal masters PRIMORDIAL. PILGRIM's debut album, "Misery Wizard", will be released in Europe on January 30, 2012 through Poison Tong...November 22, 2011
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AS I LAY DYING's Video For 'Electric Eye' Available
San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING have released the video for their cover version of the JUDAS PRIEST classic "Electric Eye". The clip was filmed with director Paul R. Brown (STONE SOUR, SLIPKNOT, MTLEY CRE, KORN, GODSMACK, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) at El Mirage Lake, a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert o...November 21, 2011
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NEKROMANTHEON Signs With INDIE RECORDINGS
Indie Recordings has announced the signing of Norwegian thrashers NEKROMANTHEON. The trio's second album will be released on January 13, 2012. NEKROMANTHEON has one thing in mind: to play fast, evil and dirty thrash metal in the way of the old gods. Influenced by SLAYER, SADUS, KREATOR, DARK ANGEL a...November 21, 2011
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BIOHAZARD: Final 'Reborn In Defiance' Cover Artwork Unveiled
The final cover artwork for "Reborn In Defiance", the much-anticipated new album from New York hardcore metal legends BIOHAZARD, can be seen below. Due on January 20, 2012, the CD will be made available via Nuclear Blast outside of North America, with a U.S. label partner soon to be announced. The b...November 21, 2011
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AS I LAY DYING Frontman Discusses 'Decas' Release In New Interview
Chad Bowar of About.com Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with vocalist Tim Lambesis of San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com Heavy Metal: How did you decide on the tracks for "Decas"? Tim Lambesis: We wanted to create something new...November 19, 2011
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SLAYER Working On New Material
According to a posting on SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo's Facebook page, the band is currently working on material for its next studio album. Meanwhile, SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman who in January contracted necrotizing fasciitis, likely caused by a spider bite, and has been undergoing surgeries, s...November 19, 2011
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AS I LAY DYING: More 'Decas' Chart Positions Revealed
AS I LAY DYING's latest release, the "Decas" EP a collection of new tracks, covers, remixes and more sold 9,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 61 on The Billboard 200 chart. The effort reached No. 2 on the iTunes Rock chart. iTunes also offered ...November 17, 2011
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SLIPKNOT, SLAYER, JANE'S ADDICTION, ANTHRAX Members To Perform At Benefit Concert
Henry Rollins has recruited SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo, JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro and members of Rob Zombie's band, including guitarist John 5, for a benefit concert on November 30 at the Avalon in Hollywood,...November 17, 2011
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'Metal Evolution' Documentary Series: First Preview Clip of 'Early Metal' Episode
Banger Films' ("Metal: A Headbangers Journey", "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage") groundbreaking documentary series "Metal Evolution" premiered last Friday (November 11) on VH1 Classic. The latest passion project from Canadian documentarians Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, "Metal Evolution" will dedicate...November 17, 2011
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AS I LAY DYING: 'Decas' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Decas", the new album from San Diego, California metallers AS I LAY DYING, sold 9,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 61 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, 2010's "The Powerless Rise", opened with 38,000 units to land at No. 10. Thi...November 16, 2011
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Video Preview Of 'Murder In The Front Row' Bay Area Thrash Metal Photo Book Available
Bazillion Points Books has posted a lengthy preview video of the upcoming "Murder In The Front Row: Shots From The Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter" hardcover photo book by Harald Oimoen (D.R.I.) and Brian Lew (Whiplash fanzine). The five-minute clip, which reveals raging early shots of METALLICA, EX...November 15, 2011
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