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Overlords of Chaos

A more appropriate name for this Portuguese band does not exist. The music of IRONSWORD heard on new album "Overlords of Chaos" (from traditional heavy metal label Shadow Kingdom) conjures images not of just Marshall stacks and denim 'n leather throngs, but of burly, hirsute dudes wielding axes and...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: New Video Interview Available

Metal Sanaz of SyncLive.com conducted an interview with the Los Angeles-based metal band FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH in late November. Watch the nine-minute chat below. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's debut album, "The Way of the Fist", has sold 251,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundS...

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'Rock Gods: Forty Years Of Rock Photography' Book Featuring SLASH Introduction Out Now

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has written the introduction to "Rock Gods: Forty Years Of Rock Photography", a new book by renowned photographer Robert M. Knight. The 148-page hardcover book features over 200 full-color and black-and-white photographs. In 1968, a young photographer named...

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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist Checks In From Studio

Washington, D.C. metallers DARKEST HOUR are about to enter Baltimore, Maryland's Salad Days Studio with producer Brian McTernan to begin recording their new album for a spring 2009 release via Victory Records. Things have come full circle for the band, which recorded its 2000 seminal debut "Mark Of...

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STAIND: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'All I Want' Video Shoot Available

"All I Want", the new video from Massachusetts rockers STAIND, will debut on MySpace today (Friday, December 12) at 3:00 p.m. PST. The clip was directed by Christopher Sims, who has previously worked with LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, BLEEDING THROUGH, NORMA JEAN and THROWDOWN. Behind-the-scenes foot...

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ANVIL: 'The Story of Anvil' Book Due In March

According to Amazon.com, Bantam Press has set a March 12, 2009 release date for the book version of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heavy-metal practitioners Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner who, after a desultory European tour with their b...

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Taiwan's CHTHONIC Completes Work On New Album

Asian symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC, which made international headlines by championing Taiwanese democracy from the Ozzfest and Wacken Open Air stages last summer, has finished recording its new concept album, "Mirror Of Retribution", in Los Angeles with producer (and ANTHRAX guitarist) Rob Ca...

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KREATOR: Photos Of Limited-Edition, LP Versions Of 'Hordes of Chaos' Available

Due to "technological chaos," the two live clips that were planned for inclusion on the bonus DVD of KREATOR's new album, "Hordes of Chaos" (which were supposed to be found in the limited-edition digipack/European version) will now be made available for free download on the LP's German release date,...

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VH1's '100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs' Gives Inside Look At Most Legendary Songs

This month VH1 is paying tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, will feature the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything...

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ACHERON To Team Up With PANDEMIA For European Tour

Underground metal madmen ACHERON will team up with Czech Republic's PANDEMIA for the Luciferion Europe Tour 2009. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 18 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Poppodiumromein- Death Fest Apr. 19 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Baroeg (with LIVIDITY) Apr. 24 - Annaberg-Buc...

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WATAIN's 'Fiery' 10-Year-Anniversary Show: Photos, Video Footage Available

Swedish black metallers WATAIN celebrated their 10-year anniversary by performing a special show on December 6, 2008 in Uppsala, Sweden. The band has issued the following recap of the event: "And so it's done! 10 years of darkness and death have passed and the commemoration ceremony became just as l...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist: New Album Is 'A Bit More Raw, A Little More Aggressive And Organic'

Dallas VonKillbot of Synthesis recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Morton of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Synthesis: What kind of changes are we going to [see on the new album, "Wrath"] as opposed to the last record, "Sacr...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has issued the following update: "Petri Sankala [drums] has left the band. The reason for this mutual decision is Petri's back pain that hasn't allowed him to play drums 100% during the past two years. None of us has bad feelings whatsoever an...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: Headline Dates, Irish Support Shows Confirmed

Modern-metal heavy-hitters FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will be coming to the UK for the first time as part of Metal Hammer's "Defenders of the Faith II" package in February 2009. This tour boasts an incredible lineup of metal heavyweights, with DIMMU BORGIR, LAMB OF GOD and UNEARTH completing the bill....

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CORPUS MORTALE Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

Danish extreme metallers CORPUS MORTALE have issued the following update: "In October, Roar [Christoffersen, guitar] decided to call it quits after seven years in CORPUS MORTALE. The reason is that he wants to concentrate solely on his other band BASTARDS. What initially was just meant as a 'helping...