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OVERKILL Rocks Times Square Despite Bomb Threat

Elliot Levin of the New York Hard Rock Examiner reports: "Hordes of metalheads were among the thousands of New Yorkers crowding the barricaded Times Square last night [Saturday, May 1], as a failed car bomb prevented access to the OVERKILL-headlined concert at the Nokia Theater. "A car bomb, which a...

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OVERKILL Announces Second Leg Of 'Killfest 2010' Tour With Support From FORBIDDEN

Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have announced the second leg of their Killfest 2010 tour. The trek will consist of stops in markets where the band has not been in a long time, including several dates in the North Carolina and Florida. Support on the tour will come from FORBIDDEN, EVILE, GAMA...

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FINNTROLL: New Audio Interview With VRETH Posted Online

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns of Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL on April 25, 2010 before the band's concert at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California. You can now listen to the chat below. FINNTROLL is currently taking...

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KISS Kicks Off European Tour In Sheffield; Video Available

KISS kicked off its "Sonic Boom Over Europe" tour last night (Saturday, May 1) in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Modern Day Delilah 02. Cold Gin 03. Let Me Go, Rock And Roll 04. Firehouse 05. Say Yeah 06. Deuce 07. Crazy Crazy Nights 08. Calling Dr. Love 09. Shock...

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ASPHYX: Quality Enschede Footage Available

Quality fan-filmed video footage of reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX's April 29, 2010 performance at Atak in Enschede, Holland can be viewed below (courtesy of "letthedeathmetalflow"). ASPHYX recently entered Sonic Assault studio to record two new songs. One of the cuts, "We Doom You To Deat...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Contributes Guest Vocals To New TARJA TURUNEN Album

ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte has contributed guest vocals to "What Lies Beneath", the new solo album from former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen. Labonte appears in the track "Dark Star", which Turunen describes as a "duet." Tarja states, "I haven't been really working with such impressiv...

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METALLICA Bassist Performs With RODRIGO Y GABRIELA In New York City; Video Available

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo joined RODRIGO Y GABRIELA — the dynamic Mexican duo who became international world-music superstars with their self-titled album of aggressive acoustic guitars and irresistible Latin rhythms — on stage last night (Thursday, April 29) at Radio City Music Hall in New...

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CRYSTAL VIPER To Release Live Album

Polish female-fronted heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER will release a new live album, "Defenders Of The Magic Circle: Live In Germany", on June 4 via AFM Records. The CD will include the band's entire live set recorded in 2009 at the Magic Circle Festival in Germany along with a bunch of studio cuts. T...

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DEVILDRIVER Taps Producer MARK LEWIS For New Album

Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER have tapped producer Mark Lewis (TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, ALL THAT REMAINS) to helm their new album, tentatively due in early 2011 via Roadrunner Records. The CD is being recorded at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas and was previously described by voca...

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IMAGIKA Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Drummer Henry Moreno has left San Francisco Bay Area power/thrashers IMAGIKA and has been replaced by Wayne De Vecchi (pictured below). A current member of HELLHOUND, Wayne's past bands include PURGATORY SF and DOOM SOCIETY, who toured both the U.S. and Europe. Bringing in his influences of everythi...

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THE CULT: More Tour Dates Announced

Veteran rockers THE CULT have scheduled the following dates: May 03 - Auckland, New Zealand, Trusts Stadium May 05 - Brisbane, Australia, Tivoli Theatre May 06 - Sydney, Australia, Big Top Luna Park May 08 - Melbourne, Australia, Palais Theatre May 09 - Melbourne, Australia, Palais Theatre May 10 -...

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FINNTROLL: New Audio Interview With MATHIAS 'VRETH' LILLMÅNS Posted Online

Roy of Mellodic Carnage conducted an interview with vocalist Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns of Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL on April 6, 2010 before the band's concert in Springfield, Virginia. You can now listen to the chat below. FINNTROLL is currently taking part in a spring North American headlinin...

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STRATOVARIUS, WOLF, SCAR SYMMETRY Members Featured On RUINED SOUL Debut

Members of STRATOVARIUS, WOLF, SCAR SYMMETRY and NIGHTRAGE are among the musicians who make guest appearances on "My Dying Day", the debut album from the Swedish metal project RUINED SOUL. Released on April 23 via Suicide Records, the CD was produced by the project's mastermind, Johnny Johansson, an...

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TRIDENT: 'World Destruction' Trailer Available

TRIDENT, the Swedish death metal band formed by guitarist Johan Norman (DISSECTION, SOULREAPER),released its long-awaited debut album, "World Destruction", on March 22 via Regain Records. The CD was recorded at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden. "World Destructi...

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ASPHYX Records Two New Songs

Reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX recently entered Sonic Assault studio to record two new songs. One of the cuts, "We Doom You To Death", will appear on the upcoming split seven-inch single with Finnish doom/deathsters HOODED MENACE. ASPHYX says, "The title says it all...it's brutally doomy a...