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VINNY APPICE's Personal Playlist

Mog Music Network recently asked legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) to create a personally curated playlist for the site's curiosity-satisfying- and audio-streaming pleasure. His selections were as follows: 01. MOTÖRHEAD - "Orgasmatron" 02. YES - "Long Distance Ru...

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NILE's KARL SANDERS Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)

On November 16, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders of South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California during the band's North American tour with KEEP OF KALESSIN and EX DEO. Y...

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HINDER Pays Tribute To Its Influences In 'Put That Record On' Video

"Put That Record On", the new video from Oklahoma rockers HINDER, can be viewed below. The song is a tribute to all the bands that HINDER grew up listening to, with references to THE ROLLING STONES, MÖTLEY CRÜE, LED ZEPPELIN, GUNS N' ROSES, AEROSMITH, RAINBOW, BOB SEGER, OZZY OSBOURNE and AC/DC. "Pu...

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SIGHT OF EMPTINESS To Support OBITUARY In Costa Rica

Costa Rica-based melodic extreme metal band SIGHT OF EMPTINESS will support OBITUARY on November 23 at Peppers Club in San Jose, Costa Rica. Commented SIGHT OF EMPTINESS singer Eduardo Chacón: "Playing with OBITUARY in our home country makes me feel so happy, because John Tardy was one of the first...

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ORIGIN Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Extreme Management Group and American technical death metal innovators ORIGIN have announced the band's worldwide recording contract with Nuclear Blast Records. ORIGIN, which is responsible for such genre-defining classics as "Informis Infinitas", "Inhumanitas" (2002) and "Antithesis" (2008),will e...

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BEHEMOTH: 'Evangelia Heretika' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Evangelia Heretika", the new DVD from Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 15 on the Top Music Videos chart. As previously reported, "Evangelia Heretika" was certified platinum in the band's home count...

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DEVILDRIVER Bassist Forced To Sit Out European Tour Dates

Bassist Jon Miller of Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER has issued the following update: "To all of the DEVILDRIVER fans who will be attending the remaining dates of our current fall/winter European run, it is to my dismay that I will not be able to finish the tour due to a family emer...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN: New Audio Interview With OBSIDIAN C.

On November 16, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Obsidian C. of Norwegian extreme metal veterans KEEP OF KALESSIN at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California during the band's North American tour with NILE and EX DEO. You can now listen to the chat us...

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DYING FETUS To Headline Europe's BONECRUSHER FEST Tour

Maryland-based extreme metallers DYING FETUS will headline of the 2011 edition of the Bonecrusher Fest. Support on the trek — which will kick off on February 18 in Aschaffenburg, Germany and end on March 11 in Kassel, Germany — will come from KEEP OF KALESSIN, CARNIFEX, ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY, FL...

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HELLOWEEN: '7 Sinners' First-Week Sales Revealed

"7 Sinners", the 13th studio album from German power metallers HELLOWEEN, sold around 1,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 7 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, d...

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IN FLAMES Catalog Finds New North American Home At GOOD FIGHT MUSIC

Good Fight Music is the new North American label home for the classic IN FLAMES catalog, starting with "The Jester Race" through "Soundtrack To Your Escape". These titles, which until now have been unavailable in the marketplace, will be back on music retailers' shelves and available at digital stor...

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CRADLE OF FILTH's 'Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa' Cracks U.S. Top 100

"Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa", the new album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, sold 5,800 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 99 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder", opened with a little over 11,000 copies back...

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A Day On The Road With ENTOMBED

ENTOMBED/ex-SATYRICON bassist Victor Brandt recently made a two-day visit to Warwick headquarters in Markneukirchen, Germany between show dates during ENTOMBED's European tour with the mighty VOLBEAT. Victor had all the enthusiasm and wonder of a child in a sweet factory the minute he stepped inside...

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ABYSMAL DAWN: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Los Angeles, California's ABYSMAL DAWN will release its new album, "Leveling The Plane Of Existence", in North America on February 1 via Relapse Records (February 7 in the U.K.; February 11 in Germany, Benelux; and February 14 in the rest of Europe). The drums for the follow-up 2008's "Programmed To...

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DECIBEL's 'Black Metal Hall Of Fame' Special Issue Now Available

Decibel magazine presents a "Black Metal Hall Of Fame" special issue featuring eight tales from black metal's vast crypt. The Decibel "Hall Of Fame" provides the definitive stores behind the making of extreme music's most important albums. Each month the expanded stories (upwards of 5,000 words) inc...