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H.I.M.: Video Interview With VILLE VALO Available

Germany's Sonic Seducer magazine conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo at the end of May in Los Angeles during the mixing sessions for the band's new album, "Venus Doom". Watch the interview in two parts below. Fan-filmed video footage of H.I.M. performing its new single, "Kiss of D...

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IN FLAMES, DARK TRANQUILLITY, KEEP OF KALESSIN: Photos From ARVIKAFESTIVALEN Available

More than 160 high-quality photos from this year's Arvikafestivalen taken by Swedish metal photographer Daniel Falk have been posted online at MetalNyheter.se. Arvikafestivalen 2007 was held July 12-14 in Arvika Sweden. Bands that appeared at the event included: DARK TRANQUILLITY IN FLAMES WITHIN TE...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Added To Japan's SUMMER SONIC Festival

Long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has been added to the Summer Sonic festival in Japan in early August. Also scheduled to appear are THE OFFSPRING, MOTÖRHEAD and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, among many others. The details are as follows: Aug. 11 - Osaka, Japan @ Maishi...

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EMPEROR, TESTAMENT, Ex-MORBID ANGEL Musicians Collaborate With Egyptian Artist

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek has invited Steve Tucker (ex-MORBID ANGEL),Trym (EMPEROR, ZYKLON),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),and Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, ex-DEICIDE, DEATH),as well as Middle Eastern legend Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Miles Jay (ex-WEIRD AL, FATHY SALAMA'S ORCHESTRA),Liron Peled (RAQUY AND...

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NEMHAIN Announces New Lineup, Schedules Tour Dates

NEMHAIN, the British band featuring ex-CRADLE OF FILTH/AT THE GATES drummer Adrian Erlandsson and his wife, fetish model Morrigan Hel (a.k.a. Amber England),has issued the following update: "Massive apologies to everyone who was expecting to see NEMHAIN play in Prague. We had to cancel the show at...

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BEFORE THE DAWN's 'Faithless' Reaches No. 2 On Finnish Chart

Finnish "dark metal" band BEFORE THE DAWN has climbed to position No. 2 on the single chart in its home country with its latest release, "Faithless". The single features the title cut along with a cover of PANTERA's "Mouth of War" (featuring a guest appearance by Jone Nikula) and a live version of t...

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CHIMAIRA Bassist Forced To Miss SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Dates

CHIMAIRA bassist Jim LaMarca has been forced to miss a few shows on the current Sounds of the Underground tour due to a death in his family. Filling in on bass for the affected dates are Beefcake (GWAR),Paul Romanko (SHADOWS FALL),Andy Williams (EVERY TIME I DIE) and CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter....

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IMPERANON Calls It Quits

Finnish melodic thrash/death metallers IMPERANON have called it quits. A statement at the group's MySpace page reads as follows: "Sadly, the guys from IMPERANON have decided to call it a day and lay the band to rest. I think I speak for many people when I wish them all the best for whatever path the...

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CHIMAIRA: Video Footage Of GRASPOP METAL MEETING Performance Available

Professionally filmed video footage of CHIMAIRA's performance at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, which took place June 22-24 in Dessel, Belgium, has been posted at YouTube. An eight-minute video interview with CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter, conducted by Finland's Get In The Pit magazine at this y...

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NIKKI SIXX Launches 'The Heroin Diaries' With Press Conference, SIXX: A.M. Live Performance

Executives from MTV along with sister company Pocket Books (a division of Simon & Schuster) held a press conference Monday (July 16) in a new venue, Crash Mansion, in downtown Los Angeles to give the media and a few lucky fans a preview of Nikki Sixx's book and soundtrack CD, "The Heroin Diaries...

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DESASTER Completes Work On '666 - Satan's Soldiers Syndicate'

German black/thrash metallers DESASTER have finished recording their sixth album, entitled "666 - Satan's Soldiers Syndicate". The album was tracked at Harrows Studios (ASPHYX, PENTACLE, OCCULT, SOULBURN etc.) in Holland. According to a press release, "666 – Satan's Soldiers Syndicate" "again shows...

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GOAT THE HEAD To Release 'Simian Supremacy' In October

Barbaric four-piece hailing from the muddy areas surrounding the river Nidelva in the Norwegian wilderness GOAT THE HEAD will be rearranging sonic sticks and stones at Hulen (literally translates as "The Cave", student union venue in sunny Bergen) on Saturday, August 25 at 14:00 (free entry between...

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Classic BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER Albums Focus Of Books In '33 1/3' Series

BLACK SABBATH's "Master of Reality" and SLAYER's "Reign in Blood" LPs will be the focus of the first two books about heavy metal albums in Continuum Books' popular 33 1/3 series. The 33 1/3 series documents some of the most important albums ever made. "After 50 books in the series on pop, rock, R&am...

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GWAR 'Kills' LORDI On Sounds Of The Underground Tour; Video Available

According to The Syndicate Blog, GWAR has been using its live show on the Sounds of the Underground tour to take a shot at LORDI, the other monster rockers who are taking part in Ozzfest, this summer's rival metal festival. Since rising from relative international obscurity after winning the 2006 Eu...

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Phantom Limb

Is there another act that plays as ferocious brand of grindcore — with only guitar, drums, and vocals for that matter – as the mighty PIG DESTROYER? You've heard it on "Prowler in the Yard", "38 Counts of Battery", and 2004's all-encompassing "Terrifyer". Now get ready for what just may be the act's...