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SLIPKNOT Bassist Found Dead

According to the Des Moines Register, Urbandale, Iowa police are investigating the death of SLIPKNOT's bass guitarist at a local hotel. Paul Dedrick Gray, 38, of Johnston was found dead at approximately 10:50 a.m. today by an employee at TownePlace Suites (pictured below),8800 Northpark Drive, poli...

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MAX CAVALERA Says New CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Album Makes Debut 'Sound Like Pop Music'

Peter Hodgson of the I Heart Guitar blog recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY mainman Max Cavalera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. I Heart Guitar: The new [SOULFLY album, "Omen"] album really kicks ass, and it's full of lots of old-school energy. Was tha...

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ACHERON Officially Laid To Rest; Festival Appearances Cancelled

After 22 years of existence, black/death metal band ACHERON has officially calledit quits. The group has released five original full-length albums, three mini-CDs, one covers CD and a number of other underground releases. Commented mainman Vincent Crowley: "After a 22-year run, I am finally putting...

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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Talks 'Omen' In KERRANG! Video Podcast

U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera prior to the band's May 17, 2010 concert at at O2 Academy Islington in London, England. Watch the chat below. SOULFLY's new album, "Omen", is scheduled for release on May 25 via Roadrunner Records. The CD is now availa...

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Former VAN HALEN Bassist: DIO Was 'Definitely A Driving Force In Hard Rock Music'

Ex-VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony spoke to The Pulse of Radio and Billboard.com about the influence and legacy of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, who passed away this past Sunday, May 16 after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. [Courtesy of The Pulse of...

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Exclusive: SOULFLY's 'Omen' Available For Streaming In Its Entirety

SOULFLY's seventh album, "Omen", is now available for streaming in its entirety at this location. The CD will be released on May 25 via Roadrunner Records. Frontman Max Cavalera fuels "Omen" with the same blood, fire and spirit that made him a genre icon with SEPULTURA, SOULFLY and CAVALERA CONSPIRA...

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AEON: Another New Song Posted Online

Swedish death metallers AEON will release their third album, "Path Of Fire", on May 25 (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded in September 2009 at Empire Studio in Östersund, Sweden and was mixed the following month at Mana Recording Studios in St, Petersburg,...

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TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Hollow Prophecy", a brand new song from the British death/grind band TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED's third album, "Degenerate", which is scheduled for a May 24 European release via Metal Blade Records (Rising...

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New CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Album Will Not See Light Of Day Until 2011

Roadrunner Records has confirmed that the recently recorded sophomore album from CAVALERA CONSPIRACY — the project featuring former SEPULTURA members Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) — will not see the light of day until early 2011. CAVALERA CONSPIRACY once again tracked the effort wit...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: Philadelphia Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DARK TRANQUILLITY's May 13, 2010 performance at the Trocadero in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be viewed at this location. A couple of the clips are available below (courtesy of "impaledonafence1"). DARK TRANQUILLITY kicked off a massive North American headlining tour on...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN To Donate Guitar To City Of Bologna

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will donate his guitar to the city of Bologna during the inauguration of Music Italy Show —Italy's most important trade fair featuring musical instruments, publishing, backstage equipment, DJ and discography — on Saturday, May 15 at 11:30 a.m. The Commiss...

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SEPULTURA Frontman Interviewed In Belgium; Video Available

Vocalist Derrick Green of Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA was interviewed on April 26, 2010 before the band's concert at Les Aralunaires in Arlon, Belgium. The seven-minute clip, which includes performance footage, can be viewed below. "A-Lex" — SEPULTURA's first LP to be recorded without eit...

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TRIUMPH Bassist Interviewed By METAL MONTHLY; Audio Available

Metal Monthly recently conducted an interview with bassist Mike Levine of Canadian rock legends TRIUMPH. The chat is now available for streaming at this location. Frontiers Records has set a May 14 European release date for TRIUMPH's "Greatest Hits Remixed" CD/DVD package. The two-disc set includes...

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TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED: 'The Soulful Dead' Video Released

"The Soulful Dead", the new video from the British death/grind band TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, can be viewed below. The clip was once again helmed by Dave Kenny, who previously worked with the group on the "The Great Depression" video. A studio diary filmed on Day One of the shoot can be viewed below (a...

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The Farthest Reaches

So it looks like the next big thing in tech-death hail from Santa Cruz, California and go by the name of SON OF AURELIUS. For a group of dudes that got together with the intention of being a recording project barely a year ago and not rounding out the lineup until shortly before recording their ...