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MELIAH RAGE: 'Masquerade' Pushed Back To Late August

"Masquerade", the new album from veteran Massachusetts metallers MELIAH RAGE, has had its release date pushed back to August 25 (via Screaming Ferret/Metro City Records) from the previously announced July 28. The CD was recorded at The Outpost in Stoughton, Massachusetts and was mastered at the end...

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LAZARUS A.D. Forced To Drop Off 'Baptized In Beer' Tour

Kenosha, Wisconsin-based thrashers LAZARUS A.D. have been forced to pull out of the final four dates on the "Baptized in Beer" tour with BISON B.C. "due to an accident." LAZARUS A.D. says in a statement, "Unfortunately, Dan Gapen [guitar, vocals] broke his hand last night in Vegas and will not be ab...

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SUSPERIA: Norwegian Dates Announced

Norway's SUSPERIA continues to ease its way back into live action with vocalist Athera (real name: Pål Mathiesen) on a short tour of the band's home country in September. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 02 - Hulen, Bergen, Norway Sep. 03 - Union Scene, Drammen, Norway Sep. 04 - John Dee, Oslo,...

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MELDRUM: West Coast Dates Announced

The surviving members of MELDRUM — the band formed by ex-PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum — have scheduled the following dates: Sep. 02 - The Jumping Turtle, San Diego, CA Sep. 03 - [to be announced] Sep. 04 - Brookside Inn, Brookside Monterey, CA Sep. 05 - Lost on Main, Chico, CA Sep. 06 - ....

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TESTAMENT To Take Part in SIRIUS XM's 'Artist Confidential' Series Next Month

Sirius XM radio is assembling a small audience of friends and listeners of TESTAMENT for a special performance as part of the "Artist Confidential" series on the evening of August 10, 2009 in New York City (Manhattan). The seating for this program is extremely limited. A total of fifteen (15) spots...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'The Root Of All Evil' Artwork Revealed

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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TESTAMENT Frontman Interviewed On 'Metalheadz'; Audio Available

Peter Bailey of the Wrexham, Wales-based "Metalheadz" show conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT on July 25, 2009 at the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton, England. The 17-minute chat is now available for streaming at this location. TESTAMENT...

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SUSPERIA Working On 'Character Flaw' Video

Norwegian metal quintet SUSPERIA is currently working on a video for the song "Character Flaw" with up-and-coming director/producer Daniel William Bones. Filming took place in Oslo last month and the footage is now being edited. The performance video will continue the apocalyptic theme featured in t...

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ACE FREHLEY, COREY TAYLOR, AARON LEWIS To Take Part In Fifth Annual RIDE FOR DIME

The fifth annual Ride For Dime, an annual charity remembrance ride and concert event held in memory of the victims of the December 2004 Alrosa Villa shooting ("Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Jeff Thompson, Nathan Bray and Erin Halk),will be held on Sunday, August 16 in Dallas, Texas. The musicians that s...

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DYING FETUS To Film 'Shepherd's Commandment' Video

Baltimore death metallers DYING FETUS will head to New York this weekend to shoot the first video from their forthcoming album, "Descend Into Depravity". The clip, for the CD's second track, "Shepherd's Commandment", will be directed by Kevin Custer (HATEBREED, TESTAMENT, SOULJA BOY, KINGDOM OF SORR...

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DEFIANCE Completes Work On New Album

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have issued the following update: "The new DEFIANCE album titled 'The Prophecy' has been completed! The mixing and mastering of the first new music from DEFIANCE in over 15 years was completed a few weeks ago and has been sent to Candlelight Records fo...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Issues Post-European Tour Update

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN frontman Greg Puciato has issued the following update: "We just wrapped up a quick two weeks of European shows, starting in Long Island and finishing up in Finland. Every show was invigorating for us, including a lot of places we haven't played in a really long time. "Our p...

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New FEAR FACTORY Audio Sample Available

The first audio sample from 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 ZIMM...

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RICHARD CHRISTY's 'Heavy Metal Hoedown'

Acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy (CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE) — who currently works for "The Howard Stern Show" — will guest-host a special hour of his favorite metal jams in his "Heavy Metal Hoedown" on Sirius XM's Liquid Metal c...

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Grindcore 'Supergroup' LOCK UP To Perform At U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

Grindcore supergroup LOCK UP will headline the Terrorizer Stage at the U.K.'s Damnation Festival, set to take place Saturday, October 24 at Leeds University Union. This will be the band's only show of 2009 and will likely mark their last-ever live appearance. The almost mythical extreme metal behemo...