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MAX CAVALERA's Son To Drum For SOULFLY On Brazilian Tour

SOULFLY will tour Brazil for the first time since 2002 in late February. The band's guest drummer for the trek will be SOULFLY/ex-SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera's son Zyon Cavalera, who also plays in LODY KONG. It is Zyon's unborn heartbeat that can be heard during the intro of SEPULTURA's classic...

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CRYPTOPSY Taps NEURAXIS Bassist

Bassist Olivier Pinard (NEURAXIS, VENGEFUL) has officially joined Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY. A playthrough bass video of Pinard filmed and edited by Bookaking Productions can be seen below. Guitarist-turned-bassist Youri Raymond left CRYPTOPSY last month, explaining in a statement that "i...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION Begins Recording New Album

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION entered Denver, Colorado's Flatline Audio on January 7 to begin recording the highly anticipated follow-up to their critically-acclaimed album "The Harvest Floor" (2009 on Metal Blade Records). Commented CATTLE DECAPITATION frontman Travis Ryan : "We s...

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MESHUGGAH Drummer Says 'Koloss' Is A '54-Minute Metalicious Treat'

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have confirmed "Koloss" as the title of their new album, due in Germany on March 23 and the rest of Europe on March 26 (March 27 in North America) as a CD digi, limited-edition Magic Cube (CD digi plus DVD exclusive to Nuclear Blast mail order) and tw...

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The Animation of Entomology

I am shocked and awed with what BLOTTED SCIENCE has done here. Rather than releasing an EP of material that sounds like left leftovers from 2007's "The Machinations of Dementia" or that pushes the envelope without regard to accessibility, BLOTTED SCIENCE have crafted four tracks of elevated composit...

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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

I'm no clinical psychologist or even a substance abuse counselor, but I'm quite certain you've got some sort of problem if you get so intoxicated that the next day you can't remember attempting to strangle the life out of your wife. That's exactly what heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne tried to do to h...

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Maryland Deathfest – The Movie II

You lapped up "Maryland Deathfest: The Movie" like a parched dog. Now you've got the second installment to quench that thirst. Maryland Deathfest has turned into the premier extreme music event in North America, each year coming with more rabid anticipation than the last. You can hear it from the ex...

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EKTOMORF To Release 'The Acoustic' In February

Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF will release a very special "acoustic" album, "The Acoustic", on February 17 via AFM Records. All artwork for the CD was created by Tim Eckhorst, who previously did illustrations for the Wacken Open Air festival and various other bands. "The Acoustic" track listi...

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HOLLENTHON: Pro-Shot Footage Of Vienna Concert Available - Part 2

Austrian symphonic extreme metal outfit HOLLENTHON is making professionally filmed video footage of its entire December 4, 2010 concert at Szene in Vienna available for streaming in five parts. The second clip can be seen below, with the third part set to follow on January 22. HOLLENTHON's latest EP...

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VEIL OF MAYA: Trailer For New Album Available

Chicago-based extreme progressive metal titans VEIL OF MAYA have set "Eclipse" as the title of their third full-length album, due on February 28 via Sumerian Records. A trailer for the upcoming CD can be seen below. VEIL OF MAYA has just kicked off a massive North American tour alongside IN FLAMES a...

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STEEL PANTHER Performs Acoustically On Vancouver's 99.3 THE FOX; Video Available

Earlier today (Friday, January 13),Los Angeles glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER visited Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada radio station 99.3 The Fox during "The Jeff O'Neil Show" and performed an acoustic version of their song "If You Really Really Love Me". Video footage of their appearance ca...

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LOST SOUL Joined By Ex-VADER Drummer

Long-running Polish death metallers LOST SOUL have announced the addition of drummer Paul Jaroszewicz (CHRIST AGONY, ex-VADER) and guitarist Marek Golas (SAMMATH NAUR) to the group's ranks. LOST SOUL's new lineup is as follows: Jacek Grecki - Vocals, Guitar Marek Golas - Guitar Damian Czajkowski - B...

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MESHUGGAH: New Album Title Revealed?

According to the webstore of Nuclear Blast Records, Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have set "Koloss" as the title of their new album, due in Germany on March 23 and the rest of Europe on March 26 (March 27 in North America) as a CD digi, limited-edition Magic Cube (CD digi plus DVD...

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CHAOSWEAVER Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

Finnish cinematic extreme metallers CHAOSWEAVER have inked a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. The band has completed work on its second album, due later in the year. Commented the group: "We are thrilled and honored to join the Napalm family, the home of some of our favorite bands such as TIAMAT,...

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ELUVEITIE: Second 'Helvetios' Trailer Released

The second trailer for "Helvetios", the new album from Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE, can be seen below. Due on February 10 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was recorded at New Sound Studio in Pfäffikon, a municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland, with producer Tommy Vetterli (a.k.a. To...