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PITCH BLACK FORECAST Added To FEAR FACTORY Dates

PITCH BLACK FORECAST, the project featuring vocalist Jason "J" Popson (MUSHROOMHEAD, IN COLD BLOOD, Fractured Transmitter Records),drummer Gene Hoglan (FEAR FACTORY, DETHKLOK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT),guitarist Robert Reinard (NDE),bassist Steve Rauckhorst (INTEGRITY, KE...

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MUSTAINE Says ELLEFSON's Return To MEGADETH Was 'God's Work'

Roxwel recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. You can now watch the 15-minute chat below. "The Right To Go Insane", the new video from MEGADETH, was shot in South El Monte, California and directed by Bill Fishman, who also helmed MEGADETH's last video, "Head Crusher", t...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Strikes Gold With 'Black Gives Way To Blue'

"Black Gives Way To Blue" (Virgin/EMI),the new album from ALICE IN CHAINS, has been certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies. The CD has shifted 431,000 units in the United States since its September 2009 release, according to...

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KIUAS, METSATÖLL, CELESTY Team Up For SPINEFARM's 'Boneshakers 2010' U.K. Tour

For the first time in the company's history, three acts signed to the Spinefarm label will embark on a series of U.K. shows in tandem, flying the flag for epic heavy metal (Finnish five-piece KIUAS),authentic folk metal (Estonian quartet METSATÖLL) and dramatic power metal (Finnish sextet CELESTY)....

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DÉTENTE: 'In God We Trust' Video Released

"In God We Trust", the new video from reunited California metallers DÉTENTE — featuring original members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) alongside new vocalist Tiina Teal — can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Decline", which is sched...

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MASTODON Cancels Summer Tour

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have cancelled their previously announced summer tour, which was scheduled to launch in Germany on June 5 and wrap in Finland on July 3. The band's guitarist, Bill Kelliher, was diagnosed with pancreatitis (a sudden inflammation of the pancreas which can have s...

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DEFTONES Interviewed At ROCK ON THE RANGE

While the stages rocked hard in Columbus, Ohio at this past weekend's Rock on the Range festival, fans were treated to intimate interviews in the Golden Horse Saloon on the festival grounds. Some of the biggest names playing on Saturday's bill — including the DEFTONES — stopped by to chat, answer au...

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DÉTENTE Bassist Recovering From Surgery

Reunited California metallers DÉTENTE — featuring original members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) alongside new vocalist Tiina Teal — have issued the following update: "Bassist Steve Hochheiser is recovering from surgery to remove his gallbladder. "As many of...

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HELLYEAH: 'Stampede' To Receive U.K. Release Via SPINEFARM

HELLYEAH's sophomore album, "Stampede", will be released in the U.K. on June 28 via Spinefarm Records. "Stampede" is scheduled for release in North America on July 13. The "super deluxe" edition of the CD will feature the album itself, a bonus DVD, a limited-edition lenticular 3D cover with an expan...

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EARTH CRISIS Interviewed In Montreal

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with Karl Buechner and Scott Crouse of reunited hardcore legends EARTH CRISIS when the band played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on April 28, 2010. Watch the chat below. EARTH CRISIS' chugging riffs and barked declarations served as the mouthpiece of America's milit...

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AL ATKINS' HOLY RAGE Completes Work On Debut Album

HOLY RAGE, the U.K. metal band featuring original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins, has completed work on its debut album, "Just Don't Run". A late 2010 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label is expected. A short trailer for "Just Don't Run" can be viewed below. HOLY RAGE recently announced...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has posted the following message onhis official blog: "This past weekend, we lost Ronnie James Dio, not only one of the best singers in hard rock and heavy metal, but someone who was polite, well spoken and gentlemanly, something of an anomaly in a genre where 'bad-...

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HELLYEAH: New Video Interview With CHAD GRAY Posted Online

Shawn Jones of ILMOEntertainment.com conducted an interview with HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray on May 19, 2010 in Peoria, Illinois. HELLYEAH features musicians from various other groups, including drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, who played with PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN, as well as Chad Gray and guitarist Gr...

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HELLYEAH: 'Cowboy Way' Video Released

"Cowboy Way", the new video from HELLYEAH, can be viewed below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The clip was filed on April 18 at the Longhorn Saloon in Fort Worth, Texas. HELLYEAH features musicians from various other groups, including Vinnie Paul Abbott, who played with PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN, as w...

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WJCU's 'Metal On Metal' To Feature 13-hour RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute

WJCU's "Metal On Metal" radio program, hosted by Bill Peters and now in its 28th year, will present a special 13-hour tribute to vocalist Ronnie James Dio on Friday May 21. The program will feature unreleased, complete live concert recordings from ELF, BLACK SABBATH, DIO and HEAVEN & HELL, rare...