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NADER SADEK: 'Sulffer' Video Released

"Sulffer", the new video from the innovative Egyptian-born artist Nader Sadek, can be viewed below. Known as the designer responsible for the stage imagery on MAYHEM's 2009 U.S. tour, innovative Egyptian-born artist Nader Sadek decided to delve deeper into the metal world by forming his own project....

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CRYPTOPSY Rejoined By Guitarist JON LEVASSEUR

Lead guitarist and songwriter Jon Levasseur has rejoined Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY. Youri Raymond, who had been playing guitar, is now handling bass duties following Levassour's return and previous bassist Eric Langois' departure from the band. Commented the band: "We have some important...

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SHINING: First-Ever Official Video Released

Swedish extreme metallers SHINING have, for the first time in the band's 15-year history, released a video for a track from one of their albums. The clip was directed by Martin Strandberg and Niklas Kvarforth, produced by Martin Strandberg and created by Black Shadows Filmproductions and Hill Fifty...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Interviewed On 'The Metal File' (Audio)

Guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY was interviewed for the latest edition of "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. "Khaos Legions", the ninth studio album from ARCH ENEMY, will be released on Ma...

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DREAM THEATER Taps ANDY WALLACE For New Album Mix

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have tapped Andy Wallace (AVENGED SEVENFOLD, WHITE ZOMBIE, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, SEPULTURA, SLAYER, NIRVANA) to mix their new album, tentatively due in September via Roadrunner Records. The band's keyboardist, Jordan Rudess, said, "We are all REALLY excited...

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CRADLE OF FILTH, ANTHRAX, Ex-GORGOROTH Members Join Forces In TEMPLE OF THE BLACK MOON

Lo and truly behold! A hellish new band has emerged from the quagmire that is the extreme music scene. Imagine a cauldron bubbling over with the unsavory flavors of TOOL and CELTIC FROST, and seasoned with the likes of IMMORTAL and AT THE GATES, and you'd be about halfway to describing the uncouth r...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Interviewed By SMITHSONIAN Magazine

Smithsonian magazine recently conducted an interview with Eddie Van Halen about the legendary VAN HALEN axeman's decision to donate his guitar, the Frank 2, to the National Museum of American History. When asked which of his past musical collaborations stands out his favorite, Eddie said, "Michael J...

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VADER: Fifth Studio Webisode Available

Polish extreme metal veterans VADER entered Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland in March to begin recording their new album, "Welcome To The Morbid Reich". The band is laying down a total of 12 songs for the CD, which was scheduled to be mixed and mastered in May for a tentative late 2011 release. Wor...

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HELL's 'Human Remains' Lands On German Chart

"Human Remains", the new album from the legendary British occult metal act HELL, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 46. Cited as a huge indirect influence, and as one of the true founding fathers of occult metal, HELL formed in 1982 from the carcasses of U.K. metal bands RACE...

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WARBRINGER: New Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER entered the studio on April 18 with producer Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, SEPULTURA, HATEBREED) to begin recording their third album for a late 2011 release via Century Media Records. WARBRINGER's follow-up to 2009's "Waking Into Nightmares" w...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Cancels European Tour

Oakland, California extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH have been forced to cancel their previously announced European tour due to "scheduling conflicts for the new album and the restructuring of band management," according to the band. The group was slated to hit the road in Europe in June alongside...

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STRAIGHT LINE STITCH: 'One Reason' Video Released

"One Reason", the new video from the Knoxville, Tennessee-based female-fronted metal/hardcore act STRAIGHT LINE STITCH, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed and directed by Dale "Rage" Resteghini, who has helmed over 550 music videos since 2003, including clips for such metal bands as MUDVAYNE,...

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Former LEGION OF THE DAMNED Bassist Commits Suicide

Twan Fleuren, former bassist for Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED, has committed suicide, according to a posting on the band's official web site. Twan joined the pre-LEGION OF THE DAMNED band OCCULT in 1998 in time for the group's European tour with MORBID ANGEL, AMON AMARTH and GORGOROTH. After...

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NILE's KARL SANDERS To Guest On New GORY BLISTER Album

Guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders of South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE has recorded a guest vocal appearance on two songs on the forthcoming fourth album from long-running Italian metallers GORY BLISTER. Sanders will be heard on the tracks "The Serpent Verse" and "Soul-Borne...

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New DREAM THEATER Drummer Interviewed By Norwegian Fan Club (Video)

DTNorway, the Norwegian DREAM THEATER fan club, recently conducted an interview with the band's new drummer, Mike Mangini (ANNIHILATOR, STEVE VAI, EXTREME). You can now watch the 19-minute chat below. When asked about the status of the recording sessions for the follow-up to 2009's "Black Clouds &am...