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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: Seattle Show To Be Filmed By PLAYBOY
VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan's side band, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, will have its April 9 concert at Crocodile in Seattle, Washington professionally filmed by Playboy magazine. In addition, McKagan will give an on-camera expose of "his" Seattle. "I hope that they are aware that 'my' Seattle doe...April 2, 2009
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DELAIN: 'April Rain' To Receive North American Release In June
"April Rain", the new album from DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — will be released in North America on June 30 via Sensory Records (with U.S. distribution through Ryko and...April 2, 2009
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Reunited COLD: New York City Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of the reunited lineup of COLD — Scooter Ward on vocals, Jeremy Marshall on bass, Terry Balsamo on guitar and Sam McCandless on drums — performing on March 24, 2009 at the Blender Theater in New York City can be viewed below. The entire performance is available at ColdArmy.c...April 2, 2009
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ASPHYX Completes Mixing/Mastering New Album
Reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX — Martin van Drunen (vocals),Wannes Gubbels (bass/vocals),Paul Baayens (guitar) and Bob Bagchus (drums) — has finished mixing/mastering its comeback album, "Death...The Brutal Way", for a summer release via Century Media Records. War Anthem Records will rel...April 2, 2009
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SACRIFICE Completes Work On New Album
Reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE have completed work on their much-anticipated new album, "The Ones I Condemn", for a mid-June release via Brazil's Marquee Records. The CD was recorded at Rouge Valley Studio in Toronto, Ontario with engineer Darius Szczepaniak, who has previously worked with I...April 2, 2009
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HAMMERFALL: 'No Sacrifice, No Victory' U.S. First-Week Sales Revealed
"No Sacrifice, No Victory", the new album from Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL, sold around 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 38 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling alb...April 1, 2009
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ENSLAVED Guitarist Featured In 'The Heart Is A Drum Machine' Documentary
"The Heart Is A Drum Machine", the eagerly awaited documentary film that explores the complex and critical relationship between humanity and music, will premiere in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 25 at Nike's Ricardo Montalbán Theater in the heart of Hollywood. Sponsored by L.A. Weekly and Nike, pro...March 31, 2009
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DEATH ANGEL To Release 'Sonic German Beatdown' DVD
Five years after the release of the band's acclaimed comeback album, "The Art Of Dying", and the follow-up effort, "Killing Season", influential Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will release a DVD with two full-length concerts filmed in Germany. Entitled "Sonic German Beatdown", the package — which is...March 31, 2009
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NAPALM DEATH Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival
British extreme metal pioneers NAPALM DEATH have been confirmed for the Metalcamp festival, set to take place July 2-8, 2009 in Tolmin, Slovenia. Metalcamp festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED ALESTORM AMON AMARTH BLIND GUARDIAN DEATH ANGEL DEATHSTARS DESTRUCTION DIE APOKALYPTSCHEN REI...March 30, 2009
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ISIS: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Wavering Radiant' REcording Sessions Posted Online
ISIS, the innovative Los Angeles-by-way-of-Boston-based band, will release its fifth full-length album, "Wavering Radiant", on May 5 via Ipecac Recordings. The CD, produced by Joe Baressi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE),will receive a limited-edition vinyl release on April 21. TOOL's Adam Jones con...March 30, 2009
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ZAO: New Song Posted Online
Influential heavy music act ZAO has posted a new song, "What Will You Find?", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Awake?", which is scheduled for release on May 5 via Ferret Music. The follow-up to 2006's "The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here" was recorded in ...March 30, 2009
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SONIC SYNDICATE Singer Quits
Swedish modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE, whose sound revolves around the dual vocals of Richard Sjunnesson and Roland Johansson, have announced that Roland (who is responsible for the "clean"/melodic singing in the group) has decided to leave the band "due to personal reasons beyond our control." T...March 30, 2009
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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival
Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have been confirmed for the Metalcamp festival, set to take place July 2-8, 2009 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The group says, "[This] will be the last and only show before the band focuses a 100% on the recordings for the new album. So be sure not to miss thi...March 29, 2009
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SODOM: More Shows Announced
German thrash metal veterans SODOM have lined up the following dates: Apr. 03 - (D) Leer @ Zollhaus Apr. 11 - (D) Oberhausen @ Turbinenhalle May 02 - (P) Barroselas @ SWR Barroselas Metalfest XII May 16 - (D) Losheim @ Eisenbahnhalle May 21 - (D) Dessau @ Legacy Fest May 22 - (A) Mining ...March 29, 2009
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SAMAEL: New Video Interview With VORPH Available
Sonic Excess conducted an interview with frontman Vorph of Swiss extreme metallers SAMAEL on March 24, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. Watch the chat in two parts at this location. "Above", the new album from SAMAEL, entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 99. Audio samples of all 10 tracks...March 29, 2009
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