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Botswana's Cowboy Metalheads Focus Of CNN's 'Inside Africa'

CNN.com has published an article on Renegades — a landmark exhibition by South African photographer Frank Marshall, representing a decisive outcropping of a heavy metal subculture in Sub-Saharan Africa — which is currently on on display at the Rooke Gallery in Johannesburg. Read it at this location....

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BELPHEGOR: New Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

Video footage of Austrian blackened death metallers BELPHEGOR rehearsing earlier this month in preparation for the recording sessions for their new album can be seen below. BELPHEGOR entered Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida with producer Erik Rutan (HATE ETERNAL, MORBID ANGEL, CANNI...

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Denver Thrashers SILENCER To Release 'The Great Bear' In September

Denver thrashers SILENCER will release their third full-length album and their first concept record, "The Great Bear", on September 25. Commented the band: "SILENCER has followed a steady progression of thrash through the years, bordering on the extreme on recent releases. On this album we rewind to...

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Former DIVINE HERESY Singer To DINO CAZARES: 'I'm Sorry, Buddy'

Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! recently conducted an interview with former DIVINE HERESY/SNOT and current VEXT singer Tommy "Vext" Cummings. You can now watch the chat below. When asked about his acrimonious April 2008 split with DIVINE HERESY (Cummings reportedly got into an altercation with DIVINE...

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DYING FETUS: 'Reign Supreme' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Reign Supreme", the new album from Maryland extreme metallers DYING FETUS, sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 186 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 5 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which list...

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MIKE PORTNOY Wins 'Best Drummer' And 'Best Progressive Drummer' In 17th Annual 'Drummies'

Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB, FLYING COLORS) proves for a second straight year that his prog drumming makes him perhaps the most popular drummer in the world. Portnoy won "Best Drummer" and "Best Progressive Drummer", with more than 9,000 drummers voting in DRUM! ma...

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Sweden's SHINING: New Video Interview Posted Online

Riff-Mag.com conducted an interview with Swedish extreme metallers SHINING at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which was held June 15-17 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. SHINING recently announced the addition of two new touring members — Euge Valovirta on guitar an...

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MATT SORUM, BOBBY BLOTZER Perform With STEEL PANTHER In Hollywood (Video)

Drummers Bobby Blotzer (RATT) and Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) joined STEEL PANTHER on stage last night (Monday, June 25) at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California to perform a couple of classic songs from their respective bands. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can b...

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I AM I Loses Second Member In Less Than A Week

According to Über Rock, guitarist Greg Pullin has left I AM I, the new band led by former DRAGONFORCE singer ZP Theart — less than four days after it was announced the group was parting ways with its drummer Paul Clarke Jr. for "personal reasons." Comments Pullin: "As a young musician, I was ...

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HOUWITSER Announces New Bassist

Dutch death metal veterans HOUWITSER have announced the addition of bassist Roderick Ras to the group's ranks. A talented young musician who also is a member of death metal band DIATRYMA, Roderick will make his live debut with HOUWITSER on July 14 at the Obscene Extreme festival. HOUWITSER was recen...

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NILE: 'At The Gate Of Sethu' Track By Track - Part 2

The second in a series of video clips featuring a track-by- track breakdown of "At The Gate Of Sethu", the seventh full-length album from South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE, can be seen below. Due in Europe on June 29 and in the U.S. on July 3 via Nuclear Blast Records, the...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Talks About Forthcoming Solo Album (Video)

Video footage of former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo talking to Artisan News about his forthcoming solo album, "Walk Through Exits Only", can be seen below. In a recent interview with the Flint, Michigan radio station Banana 101.5 Rocks, Anselmo stated his solo CD, "[It's] basica...

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EKTOMORF To Release 'Black Flag' In August

Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF will release a new studio album, "Black Flag", on August 31 via AFM Records. The cover was once again created by German illustrator and designer Tim Eckhorst, who previously did illustrations for the Wacken Open Air festival and various other bands. The track lis...

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ONSLAUGHT Re-Recording 'Metal Forces' For 'The Force' Re-Release

British thrash metal veterans ONSLAUGHT are recording a new version of their classic song "Metal Forces", to be included as a bonus track on the upcoming re-release of the band's 1986 album, "The Force", due later in the year via AFM Records. There will also be revised artwork and some sleeve notes...

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STEEL PANTHER: Footage From HELLFEST Posted Online

Video footage of STEEL PANTHER's June 16 performance at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which took place June 15-17 in Clisson, France, can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Supersonic Sex Machine 02. Tomorrow Night 03. Asian Hooker 04. Just Like Tiger Woods 05. Gol...