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MACHINEMADE GOD Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

German metal act MACHINEMADE GOD has issued the following update: "For those who were wondering why we were playing with a stand-in bass player the last months: After his marriage, Sven figured that he had to focus more on his job and family life and that he couldn't spend enough time with and for t...

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BRAIN DRILL: 'Apocalyptic Feasting' European Release Date Announced

Santa Cruz, California-based death metallers BRAIN DRILL will release their new album, "Apocalyptic Feasting", in Europe on on February 25, 2008 via Metal Blade Records (February 22 in Germany). The CD will arrive in the U.S. on February 5. "Apocalyptic Feasting" track listing: 01. Gorification 02....

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MY RUIN: Another New Song Posted Online

Los Angeles-based hard rock band MY RUIN has posted a new song, "Through The Wound", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off MY RUIN's upcoming album, "Throat Full of Heart", which is set to be released in January 2008 on the band's own imprint label Rovena Recordings in association with Ca...

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CELLADOR Pulls Out Of TRAIL OF TEARS Tour

Guitarist Bill Hudson of Nebraska-based power metallers CELLADOR has issued the following update: "Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had pull off the TRAIL OF TEARS, ECHOES OF ETERNITY, and UNEXPECT tour. "We’d like to apologize to all of our fans who were looking forwa...

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ABSENCE OF THE SACRED Preparing To Record New Album

Singapore-based extreme metallers ABSENCE OF THE SACRED are preparing to enter TNT Studios to begin recording their sophomore album, "Era of the Apostate", for an early 2008 release. The follow-up to 2006's "Atrocities That Birthed Abominations" will contain nine "blazing" tracks (including a cover...

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GWAR Vs. SHAKESPEARE's 'Hamlet': A Comparative Study

Colin Hunter of TheRecord.com's Sandbox has written a "comparative study" of a GWAR concert and Shakespeare's "Hamlet" play. Check it out at this location. MetalUniverse.net has uploaded video footage and photos of GWAR's December 3, 2007 concert at Club Soda in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Check out t...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: New Album Is '75 Percent Written'

Drummer Craig Nielsen of the veteran Arizona-based metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has issued the following update: "Let me be the first to confirm that we will be playing on the killer Metalmania festival on March 8 in Katowice, Poland, with MEGADETH, OVERKILL, and so many other great bands. This is t...

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WOE OF TYRANTS To Enter Studio In May

Chillicothe, Ohio's WOE OF TYRANTS, who recently inked a deal with Metal Blade Records, has issued the following update: "We have put up a new jam [on our MySpace page], 'The Seven Braids of Samson'. This is a sample of the new material that we recorded to give you guys something to chew ...

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LEGION OF THE DAMNED: 'Feel The Blade' Track Listing Revealed

Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED have announced the track listing for "Feel the Blade", a reissue of the the "Elegy for the Weak" CD originally released under the band's previous moniker OCCULT. Due on January 4, 2008 via Massacre Records, the new version of the LP will contain two new songs tha...

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SCARECROW Frontman Is 'Psyched To Get Out Of Town And Do Some Damage'

San Francisco thrashers SCARECROW are about to launch their first tour, a two-week Western U.S. stint with FUELED BY FIRE (Metal Blade Records). SCARECROW's ripping metal follows in the tradition of the classic Bay Area thrash bands such as TESTAMENT and VIO-LENCE. The band features guitarist/vocali...

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LIZZY BORDEN To Guest On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie' This Sunday

LIZZY BORDEN frontman/namesake will be the featured guests on Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" this Sunday (December 10) at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). To listen to the show live via the Internet, go to this location. The program also airs on...

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UNEARTH To Release DVD In March

Massachusetts metal heavyweights UNEARTH will release their as-yet-untitled new DVD on March 4 via Metal Blade. The two-disc DVD set will feature the band's October 9, 2007 concert at the Glass House in Pomona, California along with other live performances shot throughout the band's nine-year career...

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KING DIAMOND Comments On GRAMMY Nomination

KING DIAMOND has received a Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for the track "Never Ending Hill" off the group's latest album, "Give me Your Soul… Please". Commented the band's leader and namesake: "It's a great honor to be picked as a nominee; it's totally shocking and unexp...

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THIS ENDING: New Songtitles Revealed

THIS ENDING, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band formerly known as THE PLAGUE (before they were forced to change their name for legal reasons),is working on material for its sophomore album, due next year via Metal Blade Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Dead Harvest" and "Instigato...

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CATARACT Seeks New Bassist

Swiss metalcore band CATARACT is seeking a new bassist. Interested parties can contact the group via their MySpace page. CATARACT recently uploaded the first three parts of a studio report covering the recording sessions for the group's new album at Tue Madsen's (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, CALIBAN, HIMSA, E...