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NILE Announces 'Those Whom The Gods Detest' U.S. Tour
Masters of extreme technical death metal NILE are partnering up with longtime friends IMMOLATION and KRISIUN as well as ABIGAIL WILLIAMS and DREAMING DEAD for the first round of American tour dates in support of their new album, scheduled for worldwide release this fall on Nuclear Blast Records. Con...July 15, 2009
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SLIPKNOT's CHRIS FEHN Forced To Miss Last Two Shows Of Band's European Tour
SLIPKNOT percussionist Chris Fehn was forced to miss the last two shows of the band's most recent European tour — July 10 in Madrid, Spain and July 11 in Barcelona, Spain — due to a "tragic death in his family." Fan-filmed video footage of SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor addressing Fehn's absence dur...July 14, 2009
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CLUTCH: '50,000 Unstoppable Watts' Video Released
"50,000 Unstoppable Watts", the new video from Maryland rockers CLUTCH, can be viewed below. (Note: Video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) The song comes off the band's ninth studio album, "Strange Cousins From the West", which is available for streaming in its entirety at AO...July 13, 2009
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ATHEIST: West Springfield Footage Posted Online
Metal Nick of Metal Injection has uploaded video footage (see below) of reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST performing on July 10, 2009 at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. ATHEIST's new live album, entitled "Unquestionable Presence: Live At Wacken", is scheduled for release on Ju...July 12, 2009
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THE GATHERING: 'All You Are' Video Released
"All You Are", the new video from the Dutch/Norwegian rock band THE GATHERING, can be viewed below. The clip contains lots of live images of the band's June 26, 2009 performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium. THE GATHERING's new album, "The West Pole", was released in North America...July 12, 2009
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CHELSEA GIRLS To Support MOTÖRHEAD In California, Las Vegas
CHELSEA GIRLS, which is heralded as the first-ever female all-star-super-cover-band, featuring Corey Parks (NASHVILLE PUSSY),Samantha Maloney (HOLE, MÖTLEY CRÜE),Allison Robertson (THE DONNAS),and former Playboy model/DJ Tuesdae, will support MOTÖRHEAD on the following dates: Oct. 06 - Anaheim, C...July 12, 2009
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CLUTCH Vocalist Interviewed On Australia's 'The Racket'
Vocalist Neil Fallon of Maryland rockers CLUTCH was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "The Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the chat in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The first part of the Fallon interview begins around the 45-minute...July 11, 2009
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THE GATHERING: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Dutch Concerts Posted Online
Dutch/Norwegian rock band THE GATHERING has uploaded a 10-minute "rockumentary" (see below) featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the band's first-ever concerts with new singer Silje Wergeland from the Norwegian band OCTAVIA SPERATI, which were held in late June in Holland. In other news, THE GAT...July 11, 2009
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Former DRIVE Singer DAVID TAYLOR Dead At 44
According to TheMusicsOver.com, David Taylor, the former lead vocalist for '80s hard rock band DRIVE, was killed in a road accident late last month. While driving along a San Antonio interstate on June 25, Taylor lost control of his vehicle after a tire blew out, causing him to crash. He was airlift...July 10, 2009
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BLEEDING THROUGH Signs With RISE RECORDS
Southern California's BLEEDING THROUGH has inked a deal with the Portland, Oregon-based independent record label Rise Records. "We're very excited to align with a record label that has so much momentum and is growing when many seem to be faltering, dropping bands and firing employees," said frontman...July 10, 2009
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MUSHROOMHEAD And HED P.E. Team Up For Summer Tour
MUSHROOMHEAD and HED P.E. are planning to hit the road this summer on a co-headlining tour sponsored by Jägermeister. Both bands are notorious for their energetic live performances and commanding stage presence that is sure to make this one of the summer's hottest tours. "We definitely admire what H...July 10, 2009
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HOLY GRAIL Signs With PROSTHETIC RECORDS
Prosthetic Records has signed the Los Angeles-based act HOLY GRAIL. The band, formerly known as SORCERER, features three former members of WHITE WIZZARD and takes its influence from such classic metal acts as IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ACCEPT, and the SCORPIONS. Vocalist James Paul Luna's Rob Halfor...July 10, 2009
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POWER QUEST Vocalist Quits
U.K. metallers POWER QUEST have issued the following update: "We are very sad to announce that Alessio Garavello will be leaving POWER QUEST after the festival shows in September. Alessio has been the voice of POWER QUEST ever since the 'Wings of Forever' album back in 2002, and has also had two sti...July 9, 2009
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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Talks Golf; Video Available
JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing recently opened a five-star golf course at his luxury home, Astbury Hall, five miles outside Bridgnorth, in the most beautiful Shropshire, U.K. countryside you could imagine. Video footage of Downing talking to BBC News about his passion for golf can be viewed at...July 9, 2009
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THE GATHERING: Dutch Dates Announced
Dutch/Norwegian rock band THE GATHERING has scheduled the following dates in December: Dec. 12 - Zoetermeer, NL - Boerderij Dec. 13 - Den Bosch, NL - W2 Dec. 18 - Dordrecht, NL - Bibelot Dec. 20 - Haarlem, NL - Patronaat Video footage of THE GATHERING's June 20, 2009 performance at P3 in Purmerend,...July 9, 2009
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