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SKEW SISKIN: Trailer For U.K. Tour With MOTÖRHEAD Available

German female-fronted rockers SKEW SISKIN will support MOTÖRHEAD on a U.K. tour later this month. A trailer for the trek can be viewed below. SKEW SISKIN released its latest album, "Peace Breaker", in May 2007 via Monongo Records. With regards to the new CD's title, SKEW SISKIN singer Nina C. Alice...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Shuts Down Fan Club, Cites FACEBOOK's Success As Reason

ICED EARTH founder Jon Schaffer today closed his band's fan club, the Minions of the Wicked, citing the success of Facebook as the reason. "When we launched Minions of the Wicked," Schaffer said, "the real power and usefulness of social-network sites like Facebook was unknown to us. Everyone knew ab...

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THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT Working On New Material

Guitarist/vocalist Michiel Dekker of Dutch extreme metallers THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT has issued the following update: "At the moment we are working on new tracks for the upcoming album. The new stuff sounds very good (I can say that because I wrote it). It will be in the vein of [2008's] 'Trivmvirate...

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ICED EARTH: Live Tracks From Forthcoming DVD Available For Free

U.S. power metallers ICED EARTH have just made available two free blistering live tracks from their forthcoming DVD, "Festivals Of The Wicked", to be released in early 2011. Click here to find out how to obtain them (free sign-up required). "Festivals Of The Wicked" features full-length concerts fro...

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ARCH ENEMY Performs In Poland For First Time (Video)

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY played their first-ever show in Poland on October 26, 2010 at Klub Stodola in Warsaw. A three-minute video clip featuring footage from the soundcheck, backstage and the concert itself can be viewed below. In a recent interview with Maximum Rock Mag, ARCH E...

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ARTIZAN Taps Guitarist TONY SMOTHERMAN For Debut Album

U.S. melodic power metallers ARTIZAN have tapped "world-class shredder" Tony Smotherman to lay down the guitar solos on the band's forthcoming full-length debut. Commented ARTIZAN founder/drummer Ty Tammeus: "Tony constructed some very intense, melodic solos that take our material to another level....

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ICED EARTH Mainman Discusses SONS OF LIBERTY Project On 'Deadline Live' (Audio)

ICED EARTH/SONS OF LIBERTY mastermind Jon Schaffer was recently interviewed on "Deadline Live" with host Jack Blood. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. With several years of research and comprehensive information gathering, Jack "has a serious understanding of how the globa...

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SALOME: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Terminal", the new album from the extreme sludge doom metal trio SALOME, is available for streaming in its entirety at NPR.org. (Note: The stream wil only be availble until November 9.) Described as the band "most accomplished and epic work to date," the CD is said to be "an intense 70-plus-minute...

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THE AUTUMN OFFERING Calling It Quits?

Vocalist Matt McChesney of Daytona Beach, Florida's THE AUTUMN OFFERING has released the following statement: "Due to Tommy [Church, guitar] leaving the band, as well as a million other things, we have decided to take a long break. Possibly just end it, depending on what happens. We haven't been dro...

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DARKWATER: 'Breathe' Video Released

"Breathe", the new video from the Swedish progressive metal band DARKWATER, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Radionika AB, Dino Medanhodzic and Joacim Hammarström. The girl in the video is played by Angelica Lewenhagen. "Breathe" comes off DARKWATER's new album, "Where Stories End", whi...

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'Blood Sweat And Beers - Oz Rock From The Aztecs To Rose Tattoo' Book Out Now

"Blood Sweat And Beers - Oz Rock From The Aztecs To Rose Tattoo" is Murray Engleheart's second book and followup to 2006's "AC/DC Maximum Rock And Roll". Available now from HarperCollins Publishers Australia, it's a near-400-page chronicle of a powerage that began with Australia's original punk, Lob...

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ORGY Frontman Says He Terminated Partnership For 'Legal Reasons'

Vocalist Jay Gordon of ORGY, the "death pop" band from Bakersfield, California, has issued a statement denying his former bandmates' assertion that they have been fired from the group. He says, "This has NOT been about breaking up the original band ORGY. "I owned the name ORGY and licensed it to the...

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NILE's KARL SANDERS: 'We Are All About Dedication, Hard Work And Sacrifice'

Tomb Of The Opinionated recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders of South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Tomb Of The Opinionated: What I always find amazing about NILE is how you your sound evolves a...

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DAVID ELLEFSON, TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, JEFF WATERS To Guest On MEMORAIN Album

MEMORAIN, the project led by Greek guitarist Ilias Papadakis, will release its fourth full-length effort, entitled "Evolution", in early 2011 via Pulverised Records. Guest musicians on the CD include Ralph Santolla (guitar; OBITUARY, DEICIDE, DEATH, ICED EARTH),Gene Hoglan (drums; DETHKLOK, FEAR FA...

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IRON MAIDEN: New Tour Announcement Coming On Tuesday

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have posted a new graphic on their official web site (see below) of the band's mascot, Eddie, holding the Earth in his right hand with the main focus being the region between Asia and Australia, fueling speculation that the band will officially confirm previou...