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ALL THAT REMAINS Launches 'Van Driver' Videogame

Massachusetts' ALL THAT REMAINS has launched the official "All That Remains Van Driver" video game on the band's website. Available here, the game allows players to compete for an autographed copy of Guitar Hero 2 and autographed copies of the band's forthcoming live DVD, "Live". By avoiding obstacl...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Talks About Playing With METALLICA, Hanging Out With LARS ULRICH

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has posted a lengthy new "diary entry" on the band's official web site. An excerpt from his posting follows: "[Supporting] METALLICA at Wembley Stadium [in London in early July]. Duuuuuude!? DUUUUDE!?!?!? Such an honor. Handpicked. Last minute [as the replacement for...

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DAATH Looking For New Vocalist

Progressively inclined metal titans DAATH are seeking a new vocalist following the recent exit of Sean Farber. The band is looking for a distinctive voice to augment their brutally unique sound and mirror their complex conceptual background. With their Roadrunner Records debut "The Hinderers", the b...

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NORTHERN KINGS: Debut Album Due At The End Of The Month

NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — J. Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),J-P Leppäluoto (CHARON) — will release a special covers album on October 31 via Warner Music Finland. Entitled "Reborn", the CD...

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DOWN Reunion Caused By WITCHCRAFT

Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com report: While they may not be terribly well-known in North America, former NORRSKEN guitarist Magnus Pelander and his bandmates in WITCHCRAFT are owed a debt of gratitude by DOWN fans the world over. After all, the Swedish sludge-rockers are largely respons...

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REX BROWN: 'When You Hear DOWN, You Know It's F**kin' DOWN'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: In comparison, was there a significant difference in the songwriting processes for "II: A Bustle In Your Hedgerow" and "Over The Under"? Rex: "On the last re...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Schedules Baltimore Signing Session

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS will sign copies of their brand new live DVD, simply titled "Live", at The Sound Garden in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, November 11 at 5:00 p.m. The band will play at the Ram's Head Live that night with AS I LAY DYING, HASTE THE DAY and THROUGH THE EYES OF...

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MACHINE HEAD: Los Angeles Performance, Backstage Photos Available

According to Headbanger's Blog, the final gig of MACHINE HEAD and ARCH ENEMY's co-headlining tour with with special guests THROWDOWN and SANCTITY at the Avalon in Los Angeles on Saturday (October 13) was attended by SLAYER guitarist Kerry King, ex-STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hogl...

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WHITECHAPEL Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Knoxville, TN death/grind metal band WHITECHAPEL. The group's new album is tentatively due next year. "We have all grown up listening to bands on Metal Blade so this is a dream come true for us," the group said in a statement. "We are grateful for the...

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ALL THAT REMAINS: 'Six' Live Video Posted Online

ALL THAT REMAINS's performance video for the track "Six" can be viewed below. The footage is expected to appear on the band's first-ever live DVD, due on October 30. Live audio from the DVD will be available on digital service providers as of November 6. "We are wicked pumped to be able to offer our...

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MACHINE HEAD: Watch 'Now I Lay Thee Down' Unedited And Uncensored

The "uncensored" and "unedited" five-and-a-half-minute version of MACHINE HEAD's video for the song "Now I Lay Thee Down" has been posted on the band's official web site. It can also be viewed below. The clip was shot in February and additional footage was filmed in August. Mike Sloat directed, work...

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Ex-VENOM Frontman TONY DOLAN Performs THIN LIZZY Classic With SEE RED; Video Available

Fan-filmed video of footage of Tony Dolan's (ATOMKRAFT, ex-VENOM) guest appearance with rising UK metal band SEE RED on a cover of the THIN LIZZY classic "Cold Sweat" at a recent Phil Lynott tribute event can be viewed below. SEE RED has just released a four-song EP, "Rise", on the Sinister Chimp la...

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AXEL RUDI PELL: 'Diamonds Unlocked' German, Swiss Chart Positions Revealed

German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell's "Diamonds Unlocked" — his first album consisting exclusively of compositions by other musicians — has entered the German chart at position No. 60 and the Swiss chart at No. 91. Commented Axel: "Not bad for a cover album, I expected lower positions, but this is reall...

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ALL THAT REMAINS' First-Ever Live Concert DVD Due This Month

For road warriors ALL THAT REMAINS, how difficult could it be to film and release their first-ever live concert DVD? As it turns out EXTREMELY difficult: The band ran into an incredulous amount of obstacles delaying the release of the DVD not once or twice, but three times. Never ones to bow under t...

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DOWN Bassist: 'We Want To Take This Thing As Far As We Can Go'

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: DOWN came together in 1991 as a side venture for members of PANTERA, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, CROWBAR and EYEHATEGOD. But bassist Rex Brown tells Billboard.com that DOWN is the main focus nowadays for each member of the quartet. "This isn't a side project whatsoe...