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CHILDREN OF BODOM Announces 15th-Anniversary North American Headlining Tour
Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will embark on a North American headlining tour in celebration of the band's 15th anniversary. Presented by ESP in association with Full Metal Jackie, the quindecennial trek will kick off on January 30, 2012 in Rochester, New York and run through March 4, hitting...November 8, 2011
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Norway's SHINING: New 'Live Blackjazz' DVD Preview Clip Available
Norwegian "blackjazz" outfit SHINING (not to be confused with the Swedish extreme metal band of the same name) will release its first-ever live DVD and CD, "Live Blackjazz", on November 11 via Indie Recordings. The effort was produced by SHINING frontman Jrgen Munkeby and was mixed by Sean Beavan (M...November 8, 2011
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'Metal Evolution' Documentary Series: Trailer Released
VH1 Classic has proclaimed 11-11-11 as "National Metal Day" and will celebrate with a slew of exclusive metal programming, including the exclusive debut of Banger Films' ("Metal: A Headbangers Journey", "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage") groundbreaking documentary series "Metal Evolution". The latest...November 7, 2011
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AS I LAY DYING: New Audio Interview With JORDAN MANCINO
Rock And Metal News recently conducted an interview with drummer Jordan Mancino of San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. AS I LAY DYING's new release, "Decas", coinciding with the band's 10-year anniversary, is due on November 8 in North Americ...November 7, 2011
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ANTHRAX Drummer Gets 'Big Four' Tattoo
A photo of ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante's newest tattoo can be seen below. The "Big Four" bands of 1980s thrash metal METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX played the seventh concert of this year's tour at Yankee Stadium in New York City (The bands played together a number of times last year in...November 6, 2011
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DECIBEL's 'Thrash Metal Hall Of Fame' Special Issue Now Available
Decibel magazine presents a "Thrash Metal Hall Of Fame" special issue featuring seven tales from thrash metal's vast crypt. The Decibel "Hall Of Fame" provides the definitive stores behind the making of extreme music's most important albums. Each month the expanded stories (upwards of 5,000 words) i...November 4, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist RICHIE FAULKNER Talks About 'The Chosen Few' (Video)
Video footage of JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner talking about "The Chosen Few", the band's newly released compilation, can be seen below. The collection, which came out on October 11 via Legacy/Sony, contains songs that were selected by some of the biggest names of the hard rock/heavy metal...November 3, 2011
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MAYHEM Bassist Undergoes Exorcism On Norwegian National TV (Video)
Bob Larson, an American radio and television evangelist and one of the leading practitioners of modern, Christian exorcisms, conducted an exorcism in August on Jrn Stubberud, best known as the bassist in the legendary Norwegian black metal band MAYHEM (where he performs under the stage name Necrobut...November 2, 2011
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DIAMOND HEAD: 'Lightning To The Nations' Reissued As 'Deluxe Edition'
On October 24, Universal Records re-released DIAMOND HEAD's classic debut album, "Lightning To The Nations", as a "deluxe edition." Remastered from the original tapes, it comes in a dual case with brand new full-color sleeve plus a bonus disc of singles and B-sides. It also features a 16-page bookle...November 1, 2011
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PHILIP ANSELMO: SLAYER's 'Reign In Blood' Killed Everything Else Even Considered 'Heavy'
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the release of "Reign In Blood", the third studio album and the major label debut by the American thrash metal kings SLAYER, Mark Eglinton of The Quietus spoke to Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) about the record's tremendous i...November 1, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Drummer, Bassist Talk About 'The Chosen Few' (Video)
Video footage of JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis and bassist Ian Hill talking about "The Chosen Few", the band's newly released compilation, can be seen below. The collection, which came out on October 11 via Legacy/Sony, contains songs that were selected by some of the biggest names of the hard r...October 31, 2011
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ANIMETAL USA: 'Thesis Of A Cruel Angel' Video Released
"Thesis Of A Cruel Angel", the new video from ANIMETAL USA the American counterpart to ANIMETAL, the Japanese heavy metal band which specialized in metal covers of popular Japanese anime/tokusatsu theme songs can be seen below. The footage was shot by a fan at the group's October 12, 2011 invitation...October 31, 2011
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BIOHAZARD: Another New Song Available For Streaming
"Come Alive", a brand new song from New York hardcore metal legends BIOHAZARD, can be streamed on the band's Facebook page ("like" required). The track comes off the group's long-awaited new studio album, "Reborn In Defiance", which will be released on January 20, 2012. The CD will be made available...October 31, 2011
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'Murder In The Front Row' Photographer Interviewed On 'Beast Of The Bay' (Audio)
"Beast Of The Bay" recently conducted an interview with photographer Harald "O." Oimoen about the large-format hardcover photo collection "Murder In The Front Row: Bay Area Bangers And The Birth Of Thrash Metal". The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Legendary San Fra...October 30, 2011
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The Chosen Few
You already know the deal about compilation albums from legendary bands. There are about a billion of them out there; some better than others, but most of which make things like ratings virtually meaningless. That same argument was made in a review of UFO's "Best of a Decade". Much the same can be s...October 30, 2011
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