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TESTAMENT Guitarist On New Album: 'It's Looking Like We May Have A Winner'

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been spending time in the studio recording their new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", tentatively due in February 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. Due to a "serious injury," regular TESTAMENT drummer Paul Bostaph was unable to take part in the recording se...

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LIFELOVER Officially Disbands Following Mainman's Death

On the night of September 9, Jonas Bergqvist (a.k.a. B) the founding member, main composer, and guitarist of the Swedish "narcotic metal" band LIFELOVER died unexpectedly. The cause of his death is still unclear and has yet to be established. The remaining members of the group have since issued the...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To Guest On 'George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight'

**UPDATE**: The pre-recorded program will actually air on Tuesday, October 4. Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach will be the featured guest on this Thursday's (September 22) edition of "George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight" (formerly "The Hour"). The program, which airs at 11:00 p.m. on CBC in Canada...

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MOONSPELL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2012 in Wacken, Germany. The band's show, dubbed "Sombra", will feature a complete orchestra and will be in support of MOONSPELL's new album, due out in April via...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Wanted ROB ZOMBIE To Direct 'Buried Alive' Video

After wrapping up their fall dates on the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar festival, AVENGED SEVENFOLD will hit the road for their own headlining "Buried Alive" tour, which launches in Ft. Meyers, Florida on November 23. VIP bundles will be available for all tour dates on September 20. Tickets for all s...

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Singer STU BLOCK: Joining ICED EARTH Is 'A Dream Come True'

Bill Murphy, the publicist and official webmaster of American power metallers ICED EARTH, recently conducted an interview with the band's new singer, Stu Block (INTO ETERNITY). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: Since you've become ICED EARTH's vocalist, what has happened to you that has...

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JUDAS PRIEST In Belo Horizonte: TV Report, Performance Footage Available

TV Alterosa aired a two-minute video report on JUDAS PRIEST's September 13, 2011 concert at Chevrolet Hall in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. You can now watch it below. Also available is fan-filmed video footage of the show. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Rapid Fire 02. Metal Gods 03. Heading Out T...

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ROB ZOMBIE's 'The Lords Of Salem': First Casting News

Meg Foster has joined the cast of Rob Zombie's upcoming film, "The Lords Of Salem", as Margaret Morgan, the leader of a secret coven of witches in Salem. Meg previously appeared in such films as John Boorman's "The Emerald Forest", Sam Peckinpah's "The Osterman Weekend" and John Carpenter's "They Li...

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ANTHRAX Members Talk About Playing Yankee Stadium (Video)

Rolling Stone magazine and MetalMachine.net conducted separate interviews with ANTHRAX members Scott Ian (guitar) and Charlie Benante (drums),respectively, after the band's performance this past Wednesday (September 14) at the "Big Four" concert at the Yankee Stadium in New York City. Check out the...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Evermore Darkly' Audio Samples Available

"Evermore Darkly", the new mini-album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, will be released in North America on October 18 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to last year's triumphant "Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa" album will arrive as a CD/DVD package including new tracks and rarit...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Falls Off Motorcycle On Stage In Brazil; Video Available

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford fell off the motorcycle he famously rides onto the stage at the end of each show during last night's (Thursday, September 15) concert at Ginsio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil. Fan-filmed video footage of the incident can be seen below. On the last show of the tou...

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ANTHRAX Interviewed On MTV.com's 'Headbangers Ball' (Video)

Jose Mangin, host/producer MTV.com's web-only show "Headbangers Ball", recently conducted interviews with ANTHRAX members Scott Ian (guitar),Charlie Benante (drums) and Joey Belladonna (vocals). You can now watch the entire episode at this location. A few of the clips are available below. "Worship...

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THE BRONX CASKET CO.: 'Sally' Video Released

"Sally", the new video from THE BRONX CASKET CO., the side project of OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni and SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "Antihero", which came out on January 25 via eOne Music. The track listing for the CD is as follows...

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MATT SORUM To Perform With SIN CITY SINNERS

On Monday, September 19, Las Vegas' favorite band SIN CITY SINNERS will be joined by special guest drummer Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, THE CULT) at The Crown Theater (inside The Rio Hotel) in Las Vegas. Matt will perform an entire set of music from his career as well as some classic...

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NECRONOMICON: New Video Interview Posted Online

Northern Fury conducted an interview with Quebec, Canada-based black/death metallers NECRONOMICON when the band played in Portland, Oregon on September 7, 2011. You can now watch the chat below. NECRONOMICON in May announced the addition of bassist Armaros to the group's ranks. Bassist Diego "D" lef...