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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer: 'No One Touches Us As A Live Monster'

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Howdy folks! It's yer big buddy Gene here, ready to open a can o' whoopass on ya! Oh, wait a minute — I'm being informed it's lima beans. Eww. "Sorry it's been a few days since I've been ...

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DARKANE Guitarist Checks In From FEAR FACTORY/STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Tour

DARKANE guitarist Christofer Malmström has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "It's been a few days since I was on the computer! We've played Grand Rapids where I had lots of trouble with my gear, but I think the rest of the guys had a good show. Then we had a ...

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GRAVE Finish Writing Seven New Songs For Upcoming CD

Legendary Swedish death metallers GRAVE have posted the following message on their official web site: "GRAVE will perform at this year's Arnhem Metal Meeting [in Holland]. Sharing the stage with DISMEMBER, DESTRUCTION and CANDLEMASS will be a night to remember. Also added are the dates for the upcom...

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CRYPTOPSY, GRAVE, DEW-SCENTED: European Tour Dates Announced

CRYPTOPSY, GRAVE, DEW-SCENTED, ABORTED, VESANIA and HURTLOCKER will be teaming up for a European tour beginning in late January. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 31 - Warsaw, POL - Proxima Feb. 01 - Berlin, GER - K17 Feb. 02 -Hannover, GER - Musikzentrum Feb. 03 - Groningen, NETH - Vera Feb. 04...

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SOUNDSCAN Report: CRYPTOPSY, DESTRUCTION, EDGUY, OLD MAN'S CHILD, PRIMAL FEAR

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending October 25, 2005, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (All figures are rounded to the nearest thousand, except numbers under 2,000, which are rounded to the nearest hundred; The Billboard 200 chart position included,...

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CRYPTOPSY Frontman Talks About Smoking 'Snake Ribs', Eating Worms

When original CRYPTOPSY vocalist Lord Worm recently rejoined the band, having left the Canadian death metal act in 1998, it also marked the return of one of metal's most bizarre frontmen. "I got my nickname Lord Worm a long time ago, before CRYPTOPSY existed," the vocalist tells the Swedish magazine...

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CRYPTOPSY, ABORTED Check In From The Road

Montreal's CRYPTOPSY hit the road last week with SUFFOCATION, ABORTED and DESPISED ICON supporting their forthcoming October 18 release, "Once Was Not". Already requesting live performances of the yet-to-be-released songs, fans have been making the band welcome every night. "The tour is going extrem...

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CRYPTOPSY Announce Session Guitarist, Film New Video

Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY have recruited Christian Donaldson from MYTHOSIS to fill in on second guitar during the band's current North American tour with SUFFOCATION, ABORTED and DESPISED ICON. The group expect to tour Europe in February and Australia in April. In other news, CRYPTOPSY film...

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DESPISED ICON Prepare To Hit The Road With SUFFOCATION And CRYPTOPSY

The Montreal-based deathcore six-piece DESPISED ICON will embark on a massive North American tour this week alongside SUFFOCATION, CRYPTOPSY and ABORTED in support of "The Healing Process", their highly-acclaimed new album. The group’s explosive live performances on their first national U.S. tour al...

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Once Was Not

It has taken a while for Canadian death metal techsters CRYPTOPSY to get back on track after the departure of Mike DiSalvo. The last studio album was 2000's "And Then You'll Beg", after which vocalist Martin LaCroix entered the picture, lasting long enough to perform on concert LP "None so Live" and...

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SUFFOCATION: Photos From South American Tour Posted Online

Reunited death metal legends SUFFOCATION have returned home from a very successful South American tour in support of their latest release, "Souls to Deny". The South American headlining tour kicked off on September 3 in Colombia and came to a conclusion on September 10 in Ecuador. On their September...

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CRYPTOPSY Announce Final Track Listing For 'Once Was Not'

Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY have announced the final track listing for their fifth album, "Once Was Not", due on October 18 via Century Media Records. The new CD, featuring the long-anticipated return of vocalist Lord Worm, was recorded at Studio Vortex in St-Constant, Canada by producer Seba...

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ABORTED: 'Dead Wreckoning' Video Posted Online

Belgian gory death metallers ABORTED have uploaded their video for the track "Dead Wreckoning" at this location. Produced by Darren Doane (SHADOWS FALL, NILE) and filmed in downtown L.A. the clip was shot "in the basement of an old meat factory," the band's vocalist, Sven De Caluwe, said. "Scary fac...

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ABORTED Prepare For North American Tour

Belgium's ABORTED are preparing for their first full North American invasion. Their formidable new album, "The Archaic Abattoir", won the band considerable praise. Founder and vocalist Sven De Caluwe commented on the upcoming tour and lineup changes: "Things are really starting to move fast for us,...

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CRYPTOPSY On PIGGY's Passing: 'A Quebec Legend Is Gone But Not Forgotten'

Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY have issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "Wow, it seems like all the greats leave us at a young age. Having had the pleasure to tour and be friend with such a man was a great honor. A Quebec legend is gone...