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DEW-SCENTED: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Thrown To The Lions", a brand new song from German thrashers DEW-SCENTED, can be streamed using the audio player below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Icarus", which will be released on July 31 in North America via Prosthetic Records (one day earlier internationally through Metal Blade...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Rushed To Hospital With 'Extreme Stomach Pain'

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have released the following statement: "It is with great regret that we are forced to cancel tonight's show in Oslo [Norway] as well as tomorrow night's show in Malmö [Sweden]. "Alexi [Laiho, guitar/vocals] was rushed to the Oslo hospital earlier this evening with...

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MASSACRE: Final 'Condemned To The Shadows' Single Cover Artwork Unveiled

Resurrected 1990s Florida-based death metallers MASSACRE will release a seven-inch single, "Condemned To The Shadows", on July 30, in time for the group's appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. The single, which is now available for pre-order at CMDistro.com, will contain two brand n...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman's Autobiography: Cover Unveiled

Guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH is putting the finishing touches on his autobiography, "Sacrum Profanum", for an October release. The book, whicih was previously described by Nergal as "a really long in-depth interview," will initially only be made availa...

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MORBID ANGEL To Play 'All-Time Classic Songs' On European Tour With KREATOR

Florida-based death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL have announced that they will play a set of "all-time classic songs" on their upcoming European tour with KREATOR, NILE and FUELED BY FIRE, which kicks off on November 1 in Antwerp, Belgium. A complete list of dates can be found on the poster below. On...

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SODOM: '30 Years Sodomized: 1982-2012' Lands On German Chart

"30 Years Sodomized: 1982-2012", a brand new career retrospective from German thrash veterans SODOM compiled by bassist/vocalist, and sole remaining original member, Thomas "Angelripper" Such, has entered the German Medai Control chart at position No. 54. Released through SPV/Steamhammer, the "30 Ye...

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STEEL PANTHER: Video Footage Of HELLFEST Press Conference

Hard Force TV has uploaded video footage of STEEL PANTHER's press conference at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which was held June 15-17 in Clisson, France. Check it out below. STEEL PANTHER is the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band formerly known as METAL SKOOL. The group's lineup inc...

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Japan's BABYMETAL Talks 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!' Single, Plans To Travel Overseas (Video)

A new three-minute video message from BABYMETAL, a heavy metal offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that performs a distinctly Japanese mix of schoolgirl J-pop and death metal, about their new single, "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", and their plans to travel overseas can be seen below (i...

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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...