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STEELWING: Debut Album Pushed Back To April
Swedish metal act STEELWING (formerly SCAVENGER) will release its debut album, "Lord Of The Wasteland", in Europe on April 30, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Deep Blue Studios with producer Nicko DiMarino. Commented the band: "It's mixed, mastered and DONE and it's gonna blow...January 21, 2010
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OTEP Frontwoman Nominated For GLAAD Award
Artist and activist Otep Shamaya of the California-based band OTEP has been nominated for "Outstanding Music Artist" in the 21st annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards. An outspoken advocate of gay rights, Shamaya serves as a key figure in the movement to promote f...January 20, 2010
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KORN, ROB ZOMBIE, LAMB OF GOD, Others Confirmed For ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL
KORN and ROB ZOMBIE will top the bill on this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour, which is scheduled to kick off on July 10 in San Bernardino, California. The complete billing for the festival is as follows: Main Stage: KORN ROB ZOMBIE LAMB OF GOD FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Mayhem Fest...January 20, 2010
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SLASH, LINKIN PARK Donate Never-Before-Released Music To Aid Haiti
Some of the biggest names in music have joined forces for Download To Donate For Haiti, a star-studded recovery effort to aid the devastated nation of Haiti following the magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince on January 12. Working with Music For Relief, a non-profit founded by LINKIN...January 19, 2010
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AT THE GATES's DVD Screening In London; Photos, Review Available
Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES previewed their two-hour documentary from their soon-to-be-released three-DVD set "The Flames Of The End", at a screening at the Soho Screening Rooms in London, England on Friday, January 15. The film's maker, AT THE GATES guitarist Anders Björler, a...January 18, 2010
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TONY IOMMI's Memoir Due This Year
According to PublishersWeekly.com, Foundry Literary + Media co-founder Peter McGuigan completed a six-figure North American rights deal, at auction, with Ben Schafer of Da Capo for BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's "Iron Man", a memoir due out later this year. McGuigan, who described Iommi as one...January 18, 2010
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MISERY INDEX Drummer Discusses Recording Process For New Album
Baltimore, Maryland's MISERY INDEX entered Wright Way Studios (DYING FETUS, SLIPKNOT, MOS DEF) on January 2 with engineer Steve Wright to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Heirs To Thievery", for a May release via Relapse Records. Regarding the recording process, MISERY INDEX drumme...January 18, 2010
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PRIMORDIAL Frontman Talks Politics, Religion And Upcoming Studio Album
Vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has issued the following update: "A new year begins. The older we get, the faster the years seem to click by. Edging us nearer to the grave with every second. "This year I have really had a sense that every moment in your brie...January 17, 2010
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LIVING SACRIFICE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"The Infinite Order", the new album from the reunited Little Rock, Arkansas-based Christian death/thrash/metalcore band LIVING SACRIFICE, is available for streaming in its entirety on the group's MySpace page. Due on January 26 via Solid State Records, the band's first CD since reforming in 2008 and...January 16, 2010
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WODENSTHRONE Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS
Candlelight Records has announced the signing of U.K.'s WODENSTHRONE. Commented the band: "WODENSTHRONE are very excited to be working with Candlelight Records; a label that has always embraced quality black metal and pioneered many artists we hold in high esteem. To be on the same label as one of o...January 15, 2010
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AXEL RUDI PELL: 'One Night Live' DVD Track Listing Revealed
German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL and his solo band will release a new DVD, "One Night Live", on February 22 via SPV/Steamhammer. The disc was filmed last year at the Rock Of Ages festival in Seebronn, Germany and it contains a full performance, including an incredible light show with over 80 minutes...January 15, 2010
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AT THE GATES: Complete 'The Flames Of The End' DVD Details Revealed
Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES will release "The Flames Of The End", a brand new three-disc DVD set, on February 22 in Europe and April 6 in the U.S. through Earache Records. AT THE GATES released its definitive album, "Slaughter Of The Soul" — often regarded as one of the all-tim...January 14, 2010
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CANNIBAL CORPSE: Video Interview With PAUL MAZURKIEWICZ Posted Online
Sophie K of Total Rock radio conducted an interview with drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz of Florida death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE when the band played London, England last October. The chat can now be viewed below. CANNIBAL CORPSE recently completed the the Decimation Of The Nation 2 North American...January 13, 2010
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DEICIDE, MARDUK, VADER To Team Up For 'Unholy Titans Tour 2010'
DEICIDE, MARDUK and VADER will team up for the "Unholy Titans Tour 2010" in May. The trek will include appearances at five mega-festivals organized by Rock The Nation under the banner Metalfest Open Air 2010. The festivals will take place in Pratteln (Switzerland),Dessau (Germany),Mining am Inn (A...January 13, 2010
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TOMMY LEE, JASON BONHAM, BRANN DAILOR Perform At DRUM-OFF Grand Finals; Video Available
Guitar Center today announced Ramon Sampson as the winner of its Drum-Off, the search for the nation's top undiscovered drummer. Performing in front of a capacity crowd this past Friday, January 8 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, 19-year-old Ramon Sampson from Cordova, Tennessee beat out four...January 11, 2010


