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FATES WARNING: First Round Of European Tour Dates Announced

Progressive metallers FATES WARNING have announced the following European tour dates: Feb. 10 - Turock - Essen, Germany Feb. 11 - Het Bolwerk - Sneek, Holland Feb. 12 - Bosuil - Weert, Holland Feb. 13 - De Kelder - Amersfoort, Holland FATES WARNING 2011 is: Ray Alder (vocals) Jim Matheos (guitar) Fr...

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TESTAMENT To Perform First Two Albums In Their Entirety On 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT will play two very unique shows on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. The first set will see the band perform its classic debut album, "The Legacy" (198...

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OVIF: Five Songs Ready For Next Album

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based thrash metal band OVIF, which features former members of MELODYACT, has composed five songs for its sophomore album. The group states, "We're very happy about the results so far considering we only started writing the new material last August. We can wait to release it...

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DESTRUCTION, MALEVOLENT CREATION, DUSKMACHINE Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

DESTRUCTION, MALEVOLENT CREATION and DUSKMACHINE have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as foll...

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ASSASSIN: 'Breaking The Silence' To Receive U.S. Release In March

Reactivated German thrashers ASSASSIN will release their new album, "Breaking The Silence", on February 28, 2011 in Europe and March 22, 2011 in North America via SPV/Steamhammer Records. The CD was recorded with veteran metal producer Harris Johns, who has previously worked with VOIVOD, KREATOR and...

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'Mean Deviation' The Prog Metal 'Bible'; Free Sample Chapter Available

Bazillion Points is offering a free download extract of "Chapter 5. Passing the Threshold" from the newly-released and already acclaimed book "Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal" by Jeff Wagner. The PDF download is available at this location. After tracing the origins of progres...

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Ex-CELTIC FROST Mainman Remembers Montreal's WORLD WAR III Festival

Current TRIPTYKON and former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST singer, guitarist, and main songwriter Tom Gabriel Warrior has posted the following message on his official blog: "As Andy Siegrist, CELTIC FROST's manager in the mid-1980s, just pointed out to me in a late-night e-mail, 25 years ago [on November3...

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ASSASSIN: 'Breaking The Silence' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Reactivated German thrashers ASSASSIN will release their new album, "Breaking The Silence", on February 25, 2011 via SPV/Steamhammer Records. The CD was recorded with veteran metal producer Harris Johns, who has previously worked with VOIVOD, KREATOR and SODOM, among many others. "Breaking The Silen...

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BATHORY Tribute Act TWILIGHT OF THE GODS Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

BATHORY tribute act TWILIGHT OF THE GODS has been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. TWILIGHT OF THE GODS consists of: * Alan ...

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DEATH Tribute DVD Due In December

The long-awaited DVD featuring footage from the Quebec City, Quebec, Canada benefit concert to honor late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner — which took place on December 12, 2007 at the Theatre Imperial — will be released on December 7. The show featured a performance by the local DE...

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CATHEDRAL, BUZZOV*EN, DESTROYER 666 Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST

CATHEDRAL, BUZZOV*EN, DESTROYER 666, LACK OF INTEREST, EXTORTION and WITCHAVEN have been confirmed for Maryland Deathfest IX, set to take place May 26-29, 2011 at Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ACID WITCH (USA) AURA NOIR (Norway) AVULSED (Spain) BAD ACID TRIP (USA...

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SHRINEBUILDER, VOIVOD, BLACK MOUNTAIN, DEAD MEADOW, YOB Confirmed For ROADBURN

Doom supergroup SHRINEBUILDER, legendary Canadian avant-metal quartet VOIVOD (performing two separate shows),doom giants YOB (playing their seminal album "The Unreal Never Lived" in its entirety),sludge/stoner legends BUZZOV*EN, sludge bastards WEEDEATER and RWAKE are among the newly confirmed ban...

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VOIVOD Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL...

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It's Time to Face...

"Fuck the 21st Century; we ain't done with the 1980s yet!" could have been a statement released by Italian crossover crusties CHILDREN OF TECHNOLOGY since "It's time to Face the Doomsday" is '80s thrashing punk in the most genuine of ways. It is nearly impossible to fake the kind of rowdy and rotten...

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VOIVOD Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST IX

Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD have been confirmed for Maryland Deathfest IX, set to take place May 26-29, 2011 at Sonar in Baltimore. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ACID WITCH (USA) AURA NOIR (Norway) AVULSED (Spain) BAD ACID TRIP (USA) BLOOD FREAK (USA) CIANIDE (USA) CITIZENS ARR...