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SLAYER, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT: First 'American Carnage' Dates Released

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on November 6 (before it was falsely denied by MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover),SLAYER, MEGADETH and TESTAMENT will team up for a U.S. tour, dubbed "American Carnage", in January/February 2010. So far the following dates have been released: Jan. 21 - Cow Palace - Da...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH: New 'Canadian Carnage' Dates Announced

Canadian concert promoters Gillett Entertainment Group (Groupe Spectacles Gillett) have announced the new dates for the "Canadian Carnage" tour featuring SLAYER and MEGADETH. The trek, which was originally due to begin on November 8, was called off after SLAYER frontman Tom Araya was ordered to unde...

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MEGADETH Kicks Off U.S. Headlining Tour; Setlist Revealed

MEGADETH's 2009 U.S. leg of the "Endgame" world tour kicked off last night (Saturday, November 14) at a sold-out Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Support on the trek is coming from MACHINE HEAD, SUICIDE SILENCE, ARCANIUM, and WARBRINGER replacing MACHINE HEAD beginning December 5. MEGADETH's se...

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BENEDICTION: South American Tour Postponed

Long-running Birmingham, U.K.-based extreme metallers BENEDICTION have been forced to postpone their previously announced South American tour in December due to visa issues. The band says, "We will still definitely be playing there but just need to sort the red-tape bollocks out first." BENEDICTION'...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist Releases New ACHOZEN Song

SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian has released "Salute/Sacrifice", a new song from ACHOZEN — his collaboration with WU-TANG CLAN founder The RZA. You can listen to it using the player below. In addition to Odadjian and The RZA, ACHOZEN features Kinetic 9 (a.k.a. Beretta 9 from KILLARMY),and u...

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DYING FETUS: More Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

The third in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for DYING FETUS' new album, "Descend Into Depravity", can be viewed below. "Descend Into Depravity" sold around 2,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No....

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LACUNA COIL Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 3...

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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO Is A 'Taxi Tackler'

SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo is featured in a two-minute video clip on Channel Bee in which tells the story about the time he surprised Marilyn Manson with his drunken antics. Watch the video below. Lombardo is a Cuban-American heavy metal drummer best known for his work with American thrash metal b...

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Artist Behind DIMEBAG 'Assassination' Painting Responds To Heavy Metal Detractors

Tom Sanford, the New York-based artist behind the controversial 2005 painting "The Assassination of Dimebag Darrell", has posted a lengthy update on his official web site addressing the criticism of his work by metal fans who found the painting to be in poor taste. His message is re-published below...

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TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON Schedules MUSICIANS INSTITUTE Guitar Clinic

Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT will take part in a special metal guitar clinic on Thursday, November 19 at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. During this Concert Hall event, the speed metal pioneer will share his approach to riff writing, album production,...

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FEAR FACTORY: 'Mechanize' Track-By-Track Guide By BURTON C. BELL

FEAR FACTORY — the newly revamped band featuring original FF members Dino Cazares (guitar) and Burton C. Bell (vocals) alongside bassist Byron Stroud (who played on the last two FEAR FACTORY albums in addition to touring and recording with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and ZIMMERS HOLE) and legendary drummer...

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EPICA Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

EPICA frontwoman Simone Simons is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 30-pie...

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VEKTOR: Entire Album Available For Streaming

Phoenix, Arizona-based futuristic thrashers VEKTOR will release their full-length debut, "Black Future", on November 17 via Heavy Artillery Records. According to a press release, the CD "is a seventy-minute epic of diabolical space metal that stimulates the senses and challenges any preconceived lim...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer, Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist Interviewed On 'Rockin' Metal Revival'

Former ANTHRAX lead vocalist Dan Nelson and ex-QUEENSRŸCHE/current SPEED X guitarist Mike Stone were interviewed for the latest episode of the "Rockin' Metal Revival". The three-hour program is now available for streaming in three parts below. Nelson recently told The Metal Den that he has been writ...

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FEAR FACTORY: 'Mechanize' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Mechanize", the forthcoming album from FEAR FACTORY — the newly revamped band featuring original FF members Dino Cazares (guitar) and Burton C. Bell (vocals) alongside bassist Byron Stroud (who played on the last two FEAR FACTORY albums in addition to touring and recording wit...