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SAVATAGE: CRISS OLIVA Guitar Effects Unit Being Auctioned

An Ibanez DM1100 guitar effects unit that once belonged to late SAVATAGE guitarist Criss Oliva is being auctioned via eBay. A description of the item reads as follows: "The unit has been thoroughly tested and it works perfectly but shows obvious wear from being on many SAVATAGE world tours. It's mis...

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FEAR FACTORY To Play Argentina In December

The new band calling itself FEAR FACTORY — 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 drum...

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SUSPERIA: 'Character Flaw' Video Released

"Character Flaw", the new video from Norwegian metallers SUSPERIA, can be viewed below. The Daniel William Bones-directed performance clip continues the band's use of apocalyptic imagery as featured on its latest album, "Attitude". Shot in June, the video celebrates the return to action of vocalist...

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ARCH ENEMY: Another 'The Root Of All Evil' Track Posted Online

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will release a new album, "The Root Of All Evil", on September 28 in Europe and October 6 in North America via Century Media Records. This special collection features re-recorded versions of songs from the band's first three LPs — "Black Earth" (1996),"St...

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GENE SIMMONS On Previous Bandmembers: 'When You Defile KISS, You Should Be Thrown Out'

Adam Graham of Detroit News recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the band's current lineup vs. the original lineup: "(People say) family is the most important thing. Actually, no, it's not. Love, respect and discipline...

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DYING FETUS' 'Descend Into Depravity' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart

"Descend Into Depravity", the new album from Baltimore death metallers DYING FETUS, sold around 2,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 166 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 4 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, wh...

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BARREN EARTH To Release 'Our Twilight' EP

BARREN EARTH, the new Helsinki, Finland-based project featuring members of KREATOR, MOONSORROW, SWALLOW THE SUN and MANNHAI, will release a four-song EP, "Our Twilight", in October via Peaceville Records. According to a press release, the EP "opens with the title track, a fine exploration of broodin...

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LAZARUS A.D.: 'Revolution' Video To Debut This Morning

"Revolution", the new live video from Kenosha, Wisconsin-based thrashers LAZARUS A.D., will premiere this morning (Wednesday, September 23) at 9:00 a.m. PST at Ultimate-Guitar.tv. The clip was filmed on June 26, 2009 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin's famed Summerfest. Commented guitarist Dan Gapen: "The 'Re...

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TESTAMENT's PETERSON Shows Off Signature Guitar; Video Available

Video footage of TESTAMENT's Eric Peterson showing off his new Dean signature guitar, the "Old Skull V", can be viewed below. "It's a guitar I've been playing for a while, and I think people will enjoy the action," Peterson previously said. "It's got triple-binding, all-black EMG pick-ups, block inl...

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EXODUS Frontman Issues 'Thrash Domination 09' Recap

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS have just completed a short tour of Japan as part of the "Thrash Domination 09" package with TESTAMENT, KREATOR and HEATHEN. EXODUS' frontman, Rob Dukes, has checked with the following update: "Back again in Japan and having a blast. "Watching Lee...

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DYING FETUS To Guest-Host SIRIUS XM's 'Beyond The Pit'

Baltimore death metallers DYING FETUS will be the special guest hosts on "Beyond The Pit", Sirius XM Liquid Metal's nightly death/grind/black metal show, starting tomorrow, Tuesday September 22 through Saturday. "Beyond The Pit" airs nightly on Sirius channel 27 and XM channel 42 from 12 midnight to...

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SUICIDAL ANGELS, STEELWING Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Greek old-school thrashers SUICIDAL ANGELS and Swedish metallers STEELWING (formerly SCAVENGER) have been awarded record deals with Boomer Entertainment and Nuclear Blast Records as part of a band contest launched by the Austrian management and booking company Rock The Nation. This unique competitio...

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VEKTOR: 'Black Future' Release Date Announced

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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ALICE IN CHAINS: New Album Samples Available

Audio samples of the tracks that will appear on ALICE IN CHAINS' much-anticipated new album, "Black Gives Way To Blue", can be heard in the YouTube clip below. Due on September 29, the CD was recorded with producer Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS) at Studio 606 in Northridge, California and Hen...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: New Song Posted Online

Victory's metal focused web platform, VictoryMetal.com, is premiering the first full-length track from "The Great Misdirect", the forthcoming album from the Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive metalcore quintet BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME. "Obfuscation" is now available for streaming at this loc...