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SNOWY SHAW: How I Landed DIMMU BORGIR Gig

On August 24 — the day that he confirmed that he had been tapped by Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR to replace bassist/clean vocalist ICS Vortex on the band's upcoming ninth album, "Abrahadabra", and world tour, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (real name: Tommie Helgesson;...

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THE WRETCHED END: Debut Album Artwork, Release Date Revealed

THE WRETCHED END, the new Norway-based band featuring guitarist Samoth (EMPEROR, ZYKLON) and bassist Cosmo (MINDGRINDER) alongside Swedish drummer Nils Fjellström (DARK FUNERAL, IN BATTLE, AEON),will release its debut album, "Ominous", on October 25 through Samoth's own imprint label, Nocturnal Art...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: New Audio Interview With PHIL FASCIANA

Sarjoo Devani of Explicitly Intense recently conducted an interview with guitarist Phil Fasciana of Florida death metal veterans MALEVOLENT CREATION. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. ...

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Mexico's MEZCAL METAL FEST 2 Canceled

The previously announced Mezcal Metal Fest 2, which was scheduled to take place September 26 at World Trade Center in Mexico City, Mexico, has been canceled. The following acts were supposed to take part in the event: DEATH ANGEL DESTRUCTION EVILE GOD FORBID NECROPHAGIST OBSCURA OBITUARY ONE MAN ARM...

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JANI LANE To Fill In For GREAT WHITE's JACK RUSSELL

According to Everything Jani Lane, former WARRANT vocalist Jani Lane will fill in for GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell while Jack is recovering from major surgery after suffering a perforated bowel (a medical emergency in which a hole in the bowel opens to allow its contents to empty into the rest...

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THE BURNING: 'Hail The Horde' Artwork Unveiled

Hard-hitting Danish four-piece THE BURNING has revealed the cover artwork for its new album, "Hail The Horde", due in Europe on October 25 via Massacre Records. The cover art was created by Brent Elliot White, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, DEATH ANGEL and WHITECHAPEL. "Hail The Horde" was...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist To Guest On AC/DZ Album

MACHINE HEAD/ex-VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel has been added to the list of musicians who will lay down guest solos on the forthcoming debut album from AC/DZ, the San Francisco Bay Area-based AC/DC tribute band formed by legendary thrash singer Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXOD...

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MASTERPLAN, MAGNUM, Ex-HELLOWEEN Members To Tour With AVANTASIA

Bob Catley (MAGNUM),Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN),Amanda Somerville, Olli Hartmann and Michael Kiske (HELLOWEEN) are among the musicians who will perform with AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, on the group's upcoming tour. So far the following dates have been announced: Nov. 30...

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FILTER: New Video Interview With RICHARD PATRICK

Ben Main of STEREO JUGGERNAUT and The Wicked Witch of Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with FILTER mainman Richard Patrick. You can now watch the chat in four parts below. "The Trouble With Angels", the fifth studio album from FILTER, sold around 6,300 copies in the United States in its...

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SKELETONWITCH: 'Submit To The Suffering' Video Released

"Submit To The Suffering", the new video from Athens, Ohio blackened thrash tyrants SKELETONWITCH, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Don Tyler (MASTODON, RINGWORM) before the band hit the road for the summer, which included a Canadian tour supporting HIGH ON FIRE, a stop at Heavy MTL fes...

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GENE HOGLAN Interviewed At Montreal's HEAVY MTL Festival

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with legendary extreme-metal drummer Gene Hoglan (FEAR FACTORY, DETHKLOK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL) at this year's edition of the Heavy MTL festival, which was held July 24-25, 2010 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can...

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ST.VITUS, INHUME, SCENARIO II Confirmed For Holland's EINDHOVEN METAL MEETING

ST. VITUS, INHUME and SCENARIO II have been confirmed for the Eindhoven Metal Meeting, set to take place December 17-18, 2010 at the Effenaar in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Due to the success of the previous installment of the festival (which was sold out a couple of weeks before the event),this ye...

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MELECHESH Mainman Talks About Forthcoming Album In New Video Interview

The Wicked Witch of Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with mainman and founding member Ashmedi of Sumerian thrashing black metallers MELECHESH. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. MELECHESH's fifth album, "The Epigenesis", will be released on October 1 via Nuclear Blast Records...

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'The Big Four' Limited-Edition Guitar Pick Unveiled

Universal Music will release "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD and Blu-ray containing footage of the June 22, 2010 Sonisphere cinecast from the Sofia, Bulgaria leg of the touring rock festival featuring the "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX. The D...

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SHAGRATH Says DIMMU BORGIR Is Now Officially A 'Three-Piece' Band

The Wicked Witch of Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with vocalist Shagrath (real name: Stian Tomt Thoresen) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR on August 23, 2010 in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. When asked which musicians will be included in the band's new t...