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X JAPAN Headlines 'Hide Memorial Summit'; Pro-Shot Footage Available
Reactivated Japanese rockers X JAPAN headlined the 10th-anniversary edition of the annual Hide Memorial Summit, a two-day tribute festival to the band's late guitarist Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto, who committed suicide in May 1998. The event took place May 3-4 at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Profe...May 13, 2008
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THEREAL: Another Song Posted Online
Ume, Sweden-based band THEREAL, the brainchild of Phil Creswell (ex-DUMAH),has posted an unmixed version of the song "White Room" on its MySpace page. The track comes off THEREAL's full-length debut, which is scheduled for release this summer through Black Goat Records. Entitled "Premonitions", the...May 12, 2008
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LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE: 'A Pearl' Video Posted Online
"A Pearl", the new video from German gothic rockers LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's upcoming album, "Songs for the Last View", which is due in Europe on June 27. A limited-edition version of the album will include bonus tracks and a live DVD featuring footage...May 12, 2008
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Reunited AT THE GATES Plays First Show In 12 Years: Photos Available
Reactivated Swedish metallers AT THE GATES played their first show since announcing their reunion on May 8, 2008 at the Namba Hatch in Osaka, Japan. Check out pictures from Alan Ralph at this location. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Slaughter of the Soul 02. Cold 03. Under a Serpent Sun 04....May 11, 2008
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SLIPKNOT: Teaser Video For New Album Released
A two-minute "teaser video" for SLIPKNOT's forthcoming album has been released and can be viewed below. SLIPKNOT previously posted several teaser photographs from a recent photo shoot on the splash page of its web site. It is not presently clear if the pictures in question are a preview of the new s...May 9, 2008
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Heavy Metal And Violence: More Than A Myth?
James Donkin of CNN.com reports: Violence and heavy metal seem to have been inextricably entwined since the dawn of the metal genre. JUDAS PRIEST, MARILYN MANSON and BLACK SABBATH are just some of the household metal names to have come under public fire for supposedly inciting teenagers to commit mu...May 9, 2008
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Emo Music Blamed For Suicide Of MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Fan
The Pulse of Radio reports that a British coroner has raised concerns that emo music played a role in the suicide of 13-year-old MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE fan Hannah Bond (photo),according to NME.com. Bond hung herself from a bunk bed in her bedroom after informing her parents that she was going to kill...May 9, 2008
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CIRCLE II CIRCLE: New EP, Full-Length Album To Receive U.S. Release
CIRCLE II CIRCLE the band led by ex-SAVATAGE singer Zak Stevens will release a new EP, the six-track "So Many Reasons", in the U.S. on May 20 via Locomotive Records. Thirty-six days later, on June 24, Locomotive will release the fourth all-new CIRCLE II CIRCLE studio album, "Delusions of Grandeur"....May 9, 2008
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DARK TRANQUILLITY: 'Fiction' Expanded Edition Details Revealed
Swedish melodic death metal pioneers DARK TRANQUILLITY are excited to be making their much-anticipated return to North America this week with what could well be hailed as one of the best guitar-shredder packages of the year. This tour, presented by ESP Guitars, Randall Amps, Guitar World and Revolve...May 8, 2008
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CRYPTOPSY: New Tracks Posted Online
A new widget featuring two tracks from "The Unspoken King", the brand new album from Montreal's CRYPTOPSY, can be found below. "The Unspoken King" is set for a June 24 release via Century Media Records. The CD release coincides with the band's participation in this year's crushing Summer Slaughter t...May 8, 2008
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THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES Signs With SUICIDE SQUEEZE
Seattle-based, critically acclaimed apocalyptic post-punk quartet THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES has inked a deal with Suicide Squeeze. The band will enter Red Room Recordings in Seattle on May 9 with producer/TAAS drummer Chris Common (MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT, MINUS THE BEAR) to begin recording its new album...May 7, 2008
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CANNIBAL CORPSE To Release Three-Disc DVD Career Retrospective
Legendary death metal band CANNIBAL CORPSE will release its first-ever career retrospective three-disc DVD, "Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years", on July 8 via Metal Blade. "Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years" contains live and rare footage, interviews with members past and present, and...May 6, 2008
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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, VOODOO SIX Confirmed For UK's DOWNLOAD Festival
VOODOO SIX, THE GALVATRONS, FIGHTING WITH WIRE, FINGER ELEVEN, GLAMOUR OF THE KILL, FALL OF TROY, STONE GODS, MALEFICE, FROM FIRST TO LAST, BEAT UNION, BLACK HOLE, ROLO TOMASSI, THE HAZE, BIG LINDA, LAST SUPPER, CRY FOR SILENCE, MEXICOLAS, CAIMBO, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, SONS OF ALBION and ARMY O...May 6, 2008
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EPICA Guitarist Featured On WARBREED Debut
Mark Jansen, renowned guitar player and singer in EPICA, makes a guest appearance on "History Undone", the debut album from the Argentinean death metal band WARBREED. Mark recorded the vocals alongside WARBREED's Guillermo for the song "Rotterdam in Flames". "History Undone" track listing: 01. The H...May 5, 2008
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ALL THAT REMAINS: In Pre-Production Mode
Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS are currently recording their fourth album at AudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CHIMAIRA, CANNAE). Commented frontman Phil Labonte: "The guys got here [in Florida] on Wednesday and we started pre-prod...May 5, 2008
