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OVERMARS: 'Born Again' To Receive U.S. Release In September

"Born Again", the Crucial Blast Records debut from France's OVERMARS, will be released in the U.S. on September 22. According to a press release, the CD "descends deep into themes of self-immolation, horror, and rebirth, and becomes a harrowing narrative as it moves through a series of different mus...

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CHIMAIRA Guitarist ROB ARNOLD Interviewed In Rochester

Mike Suicide of RockMusicStar.com conducted an interview with CHIMAIRA guitarist Rob Arnold on July 31, 2009 in Rochester, new York. Watch the chat below. CHIMAIRA will embark on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in January 2010. Support on the trek will come from DOUBLE DRAGON. This will be CHIMA...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Talks About State Of Rock, 'American Idol'

Jon Chattman of The Huffington Post recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Huffington Post: What do you think of the state of rock? Portnoy: Well, the state of the "music industry" is at its most fragile that it's...

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CRYSTAL VIPER In A Fantasy World

Polish female-fronted "true heavy metal" act CRYSTAL VIPER will record the title song to the most anticipated role-playing/dark fantasy game of the year, which will have its premiere at the biggest European games convention in Essen, Germany. The track, which will feature lyrics written by producer...

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MASTODON Interviewed By DROWNED IN SOUND

Drowned In Sound recently conducted an interview with Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. Watch the chat below. MASTODON will team up with the lifesize version of DETHKLOK, the animated band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse", for a co-headlining tour in October/November. Also scheduled to appear...

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TOMBS, ZOROASTER, BISON B.C., THE GATES OF SLUMBER Confirmed For PLANET CARAVAN

TOMBS, ZOROASTER, BISON B.C., THE GATES OF SLUMBER, SOURVEIN, HULL, SALOME and BATILLUS have been confirmed for Planet Caravan, a two-day music festival celebrating the origins of heavy music, set to take place September 18-19 at The Orange Peel Social Aid and Pleasure Club and Mo Daddy's in Ashevil...

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MASTODON, DETHKLOK To Team Up For North American Tour

Atlanta's hard rock icons MASTODON will team up with the lifesize version of DETHKLOK, the animated band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse", for a co-headlining tour in October/November. Also scheduled to appear are CONVERGE and HIGH ON FIRE. The 34-city trek will kick off October 2 and will scorch t...

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EVILE: 'Now Demolition' Track Posted Online

British thrashers EVILE have posted a brand new track, "Now Demolition", on their MySpace page. The song comes off the band's sophomore album, "Infected Nations", due on September 21 in Europe and September 22 in the U.S. via Earache Records. Commented EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake: " For the second...

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CHIMAIRA Announces Headlining Tour Of Australia, New Zealand

Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA will embark on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in January 2010. Support on the trek will come from DOUBLE DRAGON. This will be CHIMAIRA's first headlining Australian tour, having previously played the country as a support act for IN FLAMES, BIOHAZARD and KORN....

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MAEL MÓRDHA Completes Work On New Album

MAEL MÓRDHA, the world's only "Gaelic doom metal" band, has issued the following update: "As many of you will know, we finished [recording the new MAEL MÓRDHA album] some weeks ago with some minor touches dragging things out ever so slightly. We are pleased to be able to let you know that mastering...

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EVILE Forced To Cancel LORCA ROCK Appearance

British thrashers EVILE have been forced to cancel their appearance at this weekend's Lorca Rock festival in Murcia, Spain. Vocalist/guitarist Matt Drake was diagnosed with flu and with a serious throat infection yesterday afternoon. Under the circumstances, Matt is not able to perform — he can bare...

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OPETH: Interview, Performance Footage From Romania's ARTMANIA FESTIVAL Available

Romania's Metalhead TV conducted an interview with Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at this year's Artmania Festival, which was held July 17-19 in Sibiu, Romania. Watch the chat at this location. Fan-filmed video footage of the band's performance at the event can be viewed below (courtesy of "InA...

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MARDUK: 'Wormwood' Track Listing Revealed

Swedish black metallers MARDUK will release their eleventh album, "Wormwood", in September via Regain Records (the exact release date has not yet been announced). The CD was recorded at Endarker Studios in Norrköping, Sweden with engineer/producer Magnus Devo Andersson. The album's release will be f...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Signs Deal To Score Horror Movie Franchise

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Next Films — the newly formed film-production company launched by top reality TV producer Mike Fleiss — has signed a deal with BLACK SABBATH guitarist-songwriter Tony Iommi for "Black Sabbath", a horror movie franchise. The films won't be about the group but will...

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MARDUK To Release 'Wormwood' In September

Swedish black metallers MARDUK will release their eleventh album, "Wormwood", in September via Regain Records (the exact release date has not yet been announced). The CD was recorded at Endarker Studios in Norrköping, Sweden with engineer/producer Magnus Devo Andersson. The album's release will be f...