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VOIVOD, POWERWOLF, DRIVER, ALESTORM Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival
VOIVOD, POWERWOLF, DRIVER, ALESTORM and CLOVEN HOOF have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 26-27, 2009 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALESTORM BLIND GUARDIAN CLOVEN HOOF DRIVER HARDCORE SUPERSTAR...February 7, 2009
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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Plays First Show With New Drummer; Photos, Video Available
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN played its first show with new drummer Billy Rymer (of the Long Island, New York-based progressive rock act THE RIVALRY) on Thursday, February 5 at The Barbary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photos of the concert can be found at Phrequency.com (courtesy of Steve Ciccarelli)...February 7, 2009
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SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED, IN FLAMES Members Discuss 'Moshpit' Phenomenon; Video Available
Norwegian national television channel NRK aired a report on the moshpit phenomenon as part of its "Lydverket" music program. The eight-minute segment, which includes interviews with members of SLIPKNOT, IN FLAMES and DISTURBED, can be viewed below. According to Wikipedia, "moshing, or slamming, refe...February 7, 2009
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THE DEFILED Added To DEATHSTARS' U.K. Tour
London, England's THE DEFILED has been confirmed as the opening act on DEATHSTARS' upcoming U.K. run. Having previously supported the likes of DRY KILL LOGIC and THE 69 EYES, the band is looking forward to touring with some more like-minded individuals. Commented bass player Drex Exel: "We are proud...February 6, 2009
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ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED Confirmed For U.K.'s DARK DAYS
ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY, THE PLIGHT, OUTCRY COLLECTIVE, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, LOWER THAN ATLANTIS and DEAF HAVANA are the first confirmed bands for Dark Days, a U.K. festival packed with the newest and best metal and hardcore acts around. The one-day all-ages gig will be held at the O2 Academy Is...February 6, 2009
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CHRIS LANEY's 'Pure' Due In March
Metal Heaven has set a March 27 release date for "Pure", the first solo album from Swedish songwriter/producer/artist Chris Laney. The songs on the CD were all written by Laney with co-writers like Bruce Kulick (KISS, UNION, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD),Lennart Östlund (LED ZEPPELIN, THE ROLLING STONES, AB...February 6, 2009
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PRO-PAIN: New Audio Interview With GARY MESKIL Available
Sonic Excess recently conducted an interview with singer/bassist Gary Meskil of Florida-based hardcore/metal veterans PRO-PAIN. Listen to the chat in two parts below. PRO-PAIN in December announced the addition of drummer Rick Halverson to the group's ranks. Rick is best known for his work with Omah...February 6, 2009
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DEATH ANGEL: West Coast Dates Scheduled
San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will play two West Coast dates in early March prior to the strart of their Australian tour with ARMORED SAINT: Mar. 01 - Kennel Club - Sacramento, CA (matinee show starting at 3:00 p.m.) Mar. 06 - Key Club - West Hollywood, CA DEATH ANGEL's Australian tou...February 6, 2009
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A PLEA FOR PURGING: Two New Songs Posted Online
Nashville, Tennessee-based Christian metal/hardcore act A PLEA FOR PURGING has posted two new songs — "Malevolence" and "Motives" — on its MySpace page. Both tracks come off the band's new album, "Depravity", which is scheduled for a March 3 release via Facedown Records. The CD was recorded at Found...February 5, 2009
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LIFE OF AGONY: New European Dates Announced
Influential New York metal/hardcore band LIFE OF AGONY is currently booking a European tour that will take place this August. The following festival dates have been confirmed: Aug. 08 - Festivalgelande - Bildein, Austria Aug. 15 - Summer Breeze Festival - Dinkelsbühl, Germany Aug. 21 - Nirwana Tuinf...February 5, 2009
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PSYOPUS: St. Petersburg Footage Available
Metal Injection has uploaded video footage of Rochester, New York-based tech grindcore/hardcore outfit PSYOPUS' January 9, 2009 concert in St. Petersburg, Russia. Watch it at this location. A couple of the clips can be viewed below. As previously reported, PSYOPUShas tapped bassist Brent Glover (BEL...February 5, 2009
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AGRACEFUL: 'A Prophecy In Reverie' Video Available
"A Prophecy In Reverie", the new Robby Starbuck-directed video from the Dayton, Ohio-based melodic hardcore/screamo outfit AGRACEFUL, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's debut album, "The Great I Am", which was released last August via Sumerian Records. AGRACEFUL features in its ranks...February 5, 2009
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MORBID ANGEL Guitarist Wants To Know: Is The Metal Scene Closed-Minded?
Guitarist Trey Azagthoth (born George Emmanuel III) of Florida-based extreme metal legends MORBID ANGEL has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Is the metal scene closed-minded???? Well, is it???? "My purpose with this blog is that I have a desire to create some live performance conce...February 5, 2009
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Former QUICKSAND And FAILURE Members Collaborate With Rapper HYRO DA HERO
Houston-born, Los Angeles-based rapper Hyro Da Hero has assembled a collective of legendary musicians to aid him in his mission of making unique, real and relevant rap music. In one corner, slinging sludgy polyrhythmic riffs is QUICKSAND and HANDSOME guitar maestro, Tom Capone. In another corner, FA...February 4, 2009
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PRONG Mainman Talks Music Business
Cosmo Lee of Invisible Oranges recently conducted an interview with Tommy Victor (PRONG, MINISTRY, DANZIG). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Invisible Oranges: You've had difficulties with the music industry. What happened? Tommy: Problems with management come to mind. We had two guy...February 4, 2009
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