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AMON AMARTH: 'Wrath Of The Norsemen' DVD Certified Gold

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "We are happy to announce that our DVD, 'Wrath of the Norsemen', has officially sold gold in the USA. [This comes out to around 16,000 copies sold due to the fact that the set consists of three discs; gold certification for a single-dis...

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GOATWHORE Added To 'Metal Blade 25th Anniversary Tour'

GOATWHORE has been added to the Metal Blade 25th Anniversary Tour, featuring headliners CANNIBAL CORPSE alongside THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, THE RED CHORD and THE ABSENCE. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 06 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues Sep. 07 - Houston, TX - The Meridian Sep. 08 - San Anto...

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Report: Vintage Thrash Metal Is Back With A Vengeance, And It's Speaking Spanish

Phil Freeman of The Village Voice reports: For some reason, '80s-style thrash is making a major comeback in the metal underground, led by a wave of Latino-dominated bands from Southern California, Mexico, and South America. These new disciples are hardcore, sporting the Metallica-circa-'83 look — de...

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DISILLUSION: Entire WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance Posted Online

Professionally filmed video footage of the Leipzig, Germany-based prog-death band DISILLUSION's performance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube. The entire concert is available for viewing in four parts, the first one of...

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TROUBLE Drummer's Rearrangement Of 'Run To The Light' Moving Along 'Very Well'

TROUBLE/RETRO GRAVE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson has issued the following update: "I'm excited to say that my rearrangement of TROUBLE's 'Run To The Light' (Metal Blade, 1987) is moving along very well and I'm sure that the doom metal fans will be very pleased with the guests appearances on the album, t...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Guitarist Explains Leave Of Absence

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Brian Benoit has posted a lengthy statement on the band's MySpace page explaining the circumstances that have forced him to take a leave of absence from the group. An excerpt from his statement follows: "April 28, 2005… Memphis, Tennessee... the Hi Tone. This is t...

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CELLADOR: Another Demo Track Posted Online

Nebraska-based power metallers CELLADOR have posted the third (and one of the last) clip of a demo song on their MySpace page. This time, the chosen track is called "In My Hands" and features only the solo section. "In My Hands" is expected to appear on the band's next album, which will be ...

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SYMPHORCE Guitarist Announces Guest Appearances

Lead guitarist Cédric "Cede" Dupont of the German/Swiss melodic power trashers SYMPHORCE has recorded a couple of guest appearances during the recent months. "I played some lead stuff in June for my DARK AGE buddies up in Hamburg," he says. "I just love their music and it's always a cool thing to co...

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AS I LAY DYING Frontman Explains Bassist Change

AS I LAY DYING frontman Tim Lambesis has issued the following update: "Since we just put a new song up with Josh Gilbert's [bass] vocals on the chorus, I thought I would explain the story of why Clint [Norris] is gone and where Josh Gilbert came from... "Clint wanted to pursue a lifelong career that...

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CRIMINAL Launches YouTube Channel

Anglo-Chilean thrash masters CRIMINAL have launched an official YouTube channel at this location. The band has uploaded all of its official video clips (nine in total). The channel will be updated periodically with live videos, footage from the band's early days, video messages for the fans, etc. CR...

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AS I LAY DYING: Another New Song Posted Online

San Diego metal outfit AS I LAY DYING has posted the title track of its new album, "An Ocean Between Us", on the band's MySpace page. "An Ocean Between Us" is scheduled for release on August 21 through Metal Blade Records. Produced by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz (EVERY TIME I DIE, AL...

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SACRED REICH Frontman Checks In From Belgium

SACRED REICH bassist/vocalist Phil Rind has issued the following update from the band's European reunion mini-tour: "I am writing on Gump our tour manager's computer and everything is in German and I don't know how to capitalize, use punctuation or hit 'Enter,' so bear with me. "We had a great three...

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EPICUREAN To Film 'The Departure' Video

Minneapolis-based symphonic metal band EPICUREAN will film a video for the song "The Departure" with director DJ Cosgrove in Columbus, Ohio. "We're all pretty excited!" says the group. Formed in early 2004, EPICUREAN quickly gained the attention in the Minneapolis metal scene and developed a reputat...

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AS I LAY DYING Drummer To Guest On Tonight's 'Tinitus'

AS I LAY DYING drummer Jordan Mancino will be interviewed on this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tonight (Wednesday, August 1) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. "Tinitus" is Norway's most popular metal show with an average of over 60,000 listeners per week...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: New Song Posted Online

A brand new THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER track, entitled "What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse", has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the band's new album, "Nocturnal", due on September 18 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Miasma" was recorded with Eric Rachel...