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NAZXUL Guitarist Killed In Motorcycle Accident

Long-running Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN have issued the following update: "Our longtime friend Greg Morelli, guitarist of NAZXUL, was tragically killed in the early hours of Thursday morning, November 20th in a motorcycle accident. As many locals would know, a huge storm hit Sydney last night a...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: New Audio Interview With DANI FILTH Available

Vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH was interviewed earlier this week by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The first part of th...

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SILENTIUM: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Amortean", the fifth album from Finnish atmospheric doom metallers SILENTIUM, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. The cover artwork for the CD can be viewed below. SILENTIUM's new album was recorded at a studio in central Finland with the multi-talented mainman of...

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MOONSPELL: 'Lusitanian Metal' DVD Delayed

"Lusitanian Metal", the long-awaited new DVD from Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL has had its release date pushed back by several weeks. The two-disc effort will now be issued on December 8 in Germany, December 9 in Portugal and December 15 in the rest of Europe. The U.S. release will follow in early...

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VINNIE PAUL Shows Off His Chops On New DDRUM Kit; Video Available

A five-minute video clip of Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, HELLYEAH, DAMAGEPLAN) showing off his chops on a new Ddrum kit can be viewed below. Ddrum and Vinnie Paul Abbott recently announced the unveiling of a new signature product line. Commented Vinnie Paul: "I'm proud to announce that I am making t...

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NUCLEAR ASSAULT Frontman's BLOOD METHOD Schedules New York City Debut

NUCLEAR ASSAULT guitarist/vocalist John Connelly returns to the stage Thanksgiving weekend with his new band BLOOD METHOD! Over the past 20 years, John has circled the globe, taking fans by storm as the lead singer and guitarist of NUCLEAR ASSAULT. With 10 studio albums and a throng of live recordin...

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CRIMINAL: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Anglo-Chilean thrash masters CRIMINAL have set "White Hell" as the title of sixth album, due on February 27, 2009 via Massacre Records. Commented CRIMINAL guitarist/singer Anton Reisenegger: "Some of our older fans might recall that one of our early songs, that never made it onto an album, was calle...

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Tank Gasmask Ammo

And the Swedish death metal just keeps on coming in waves. It once again begs the question: what the hell is going on over there anyway? Speculation points to a covert government operation that has resulted in the releasing of an as yet unidentified chemical into the water that stimulates the little...

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Banished from Inferno

This is a short 'n sweet blast of old-school Swedish style death metal. All wrapped up in bullet belts and stinking of stale beer, BANISHED FROM INFERNO offers a 23-minute EP of fundamentally arranged death metal with groove and just the right amount of tunefulness, much like one would expect from a...

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Thrash Speed Burn

Canada's EXCITER are speed metal legends, hands down, and '80s albums like "Violence and Force" and "Heavy Metal Maniac" helped define the genre. It has been eight years and now comes "Thrash Speed Burn", a white-hot thrasher with guitarist John Ricci proudly carrying the torch. Drummer/vocalist Dan...

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KULT OV AZAZEL: Cover Of BLACK FLAG Classic Posted Online

Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have posted their cover version of BLACK FLAG's "My War" at this location. Commented the band: "It may seem strange that we would cover a BLACK FLAG song to many. The truth of the matter is it has been no secret that Xaphan and Hammer are both ...

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SLAYER, TRIVIUM, MASTODON, AMON AMARTH: Milan Photos, Video Footage Available

Video footage of the November 14, 2008 "Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" concert at the PalaSharp in Milano, Italy — featuring SLAYER, TRIVIUM, MASTODON and AMON AMARTH — can be viewed below. Photos from the festival, including those of local competition winners DEATH ARMY, can be viewed on Italian new...

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HAVOK Completes Work On Debut Album

Swedish death metal lunatics HAVOK have finished recording their debut album, "Being and Nothingness", at Flatpig Studio in Malmö for a January 29 release through ViciSolum Productions. The track "Paramount" from the upcoming CD is a available for streaming on the label's MySpace page. HAVOK began i...

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FEN: Debut Album Artwork Unveiled

UK-based black metallers FEN will release their debut album, "The Malediction Fields", on January 16 via Code666. Fusing elements of post-rock, ambient soundscapes and gentle acoustic passages alongside raging black metal fury, "The Malediction Fields" is an expression of loss, isolation and hopeles...

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LED ZEPPELIN Bassist Confirmed For WARREN HAYNES' 20th Annual 'Christmas Jam'

LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones and COHEED & CAMBRIA have been added to Warren Haynes' 20th annual Christmas Jam line up. For its 20th anniversary, Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam will expand to two nights for the first time ever and will take place Friday, December 12 and Saturda...