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DEVASTATION: Dutch Dates Cancelled

Reunited Texas thrashers DEVASTATION have cancelled their previously announced two-date tour of Holland (see poster below) in late October due to scheduling conflicts related to the band's forthcoming U.S. tour with SOULFLY. The group commented, "We feel like crap, but we have already talked to a fr...

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DEVASTATION Added To SOULFLY Tour

Reunited Texas thrashers DEVASTATION have been added to the SOULFLY North American tour that starts November 1 and ends on November 26. Also scheduled to appear are BLEED THE SKY and INCITE. According to DEVASTATION, "We will be opening the show so all you DEVA fans need to get there early to suppor...

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DEFIANCE Signs To CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Candlelight Records has announced the signing of reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE. The band — vocalist Steev Esquivel (SKINLAB),guitarist Jim Adams, bassist Mike Kaufmann and drummer Mark Hernandez (VIO-LENCE, FORBIDDEN) — has started tracking its new album at Trident Studios and Gre...

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HEATHEN CRUSADE 3 Festival: Complete Running Order Announced

The complete running order has been announced the the Heathen Crusade 3 festival, which is scheduled to take place November 14-15 at Station 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota. It is as follows: Friday, November 14: 06:40-7:10: (Local Opener) 07:30-8:00: LUNARIUM 08:20-9:00: THRUDVANGAR 09:20-10:10: GERNOTSHA...

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Reunited DEVASTATION: New Music Posted Online

Reunited Texas thrashers DEVASTATION have finished recording three new songs for the reissue of their 1991 "Idolatry" album. A brand new track, "Blood for Blood", was recorded along with newly reworked versions of "Desolation" and "Tomorrow We Die", both off 1989's "Signs of Life" LP. The new songs...

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CROM: Band Lineup For SWORDBROTHERS Performance Confirmed

German epic metal band CROM has confirmed the lineup for its appearance at the SwordBrothers Festival on September 13 at the Juz in Andernach, Germany. Vocalist and guitarist Walter "Crom" Grosse, who formed CROM in 2000 because he wanted to follow a different musical path to that of his former band...

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DEFIANCE Resumes Recording New Album

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE, best known for their seminal late '80s/early '90s Roadrunner releases "Void Terra Firma" and "Beyond Recognition", have resumed recording their new album, tentatively due before the end of 2008 via an as-yet-undisclosed record label. According to the...

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HELSTAR: New Album Preview Available

Texas metal legends HELSTAR have posted a three-song preview — "Pain Will Be Thy Name", "When Empires Fall", and "Wicked Disposition" — from their new CD, "The King of Hell", in the "Media" section of their official web site. "The King of Hell" will be released in Europe on September 26, 2008 on ...

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MORIBUND OBLIVION Confirmed For HEATHEN CRUSADE 3 Festival

Turkish black metallers MORIBUND OBLIVION have been confirmed for the Heathen Crusade 3 festival, set to take place November 14-15, 2008 at Station 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANCIENT RITES CHAOS MOON GERNOTSHAGEN LUNARIUM METSATÖLL MOONSORROW MORIBUND O...

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Ex-FORBIDDEN Drummer JACOBS Performs With STONE TEMPLE PILOTS In Indiana; Video Available

Drummer Steve Jacobs (TESTAMENT, FORBIDDEN, MANMADEGOD, SPIRALARMS) joined STONE TEMPLE PILOTS on stage on August 16, 2008 at the Horseshoe Casino in Elizabeth, Indiana to perform the song "Sex Type Thing". He was invited to play the track by his longtime friend, STP drummer Eric Kretz. According to...

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SAMAEL, DISMEMBER, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, HELSTAR To Team Up For European Tour

SAMAEL, DISMEMBER, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, HELSTAR, ONSLAUGHT, HEATHEN, MONSTROSITY and HATCHET will team up for the "Death To X-Mas Fest 2008" tour in December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 08 - D Essen @ Zeche Carl Dec. 09 - D Berlin @ Postbahnhof Dec. 10 - D Adelsheim @ Live Factory Dec. 11 -...

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FORBIDDEN: Eindhoven Footage Available

Video footage of FORBIDDEN July 4, 2008 performance at the Dynamo club in Eindhoven, Holland can be viewed below (clips uploaded by YouTube user "stoneagelightning"). Russ Anderson (vocals) and Craig Locicero (guitar) of FORBIDDEN were interviewed at the Graspop Metal Meeting (June 27-29) in Dessel,...

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ZIMMERS HOLE Guitarist Checks In

Guitarist Jed Simon (ZIMMERS HOLE, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TENET) has issued the following update: "It's good to be back in Vancouver, and it's great to be back at work with my Metal Family. Over the last week we [ZIMMERS HOLE] have been slammin' out the new tunes (old ones too!) and enjoying every mom...

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HEATHEN Completes Drums For New Album

Drummer Darren Minter — who recently rejoined reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN — has issued the following update: The drums [for the new HEATHEN album] are done. I repeat: the drums are done! They were finished on Sunday the 20th and they sound killer for the new HEATHEN songs. W...

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German Melodic Metallers CROM Sign With PURE STEEL RECORDS

CROM, the melodic pagan metal band formed by former DARK FORTRESS guitarist Walter "Crom" Grosse in 2000, has signed with Germany's Pure Steel Records for the release of its new album, "Vengeance". Due mid-August, CROM's fifth release and first full-length album follows on from the self-released pro...