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MADBALL: January Tour Dates With COMEBACK KID, CRUEL HAND Announced

New York hardcore legends MADBALL have announced a brand new January tour with COMEBACK KID and CRUEL HAND. The trek begins on January 11 in Birmingham, Alabama and will take the band through the western region of the U.S. through January 23 in San Francisco, California. See below for the complete l...

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DESPISED ICON's Final Shows To Include Reunion Of Original Lineup

Montreal, Quebec, Canada extreme metallers DESPISED ICON, who announced in April that they were splitting up after an eight-year run, have issued the following update: "It's been a while already since we made THE announcement and I know some of you are probably saying, 'WTF, these guys still aren’t...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN At WALMART

Video footage of Norwegian extreme metal veterans KEEP OF KALESSIN goofing around at a Walmart store during the band's at current North American tour with NILE and EX DEO can be viewed below. "Reptilian", the latest album from KEEP OF KALESSIN, entered the official chart in the band's home country a...

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NILE's KARL SANDERS Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)

On November 16, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders of South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California during the band's North American tour with KEEP OF KALESSIN and EX DEO. Y...

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EX DEO: New Album Title Announced; Audio Interview Available

EX DEO — the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono — will begin pre-production on its next album, "Caligula", once KATAKLYSM has completed its touring commitments in 2011. Iacono states, "Expect a revolutionary album that will breathe the word 'NEW' into a much-stagn...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN: New Audio Interview With OBSIDIAN C.

On November 16, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Obsidian C. of Norwegian extreme metal veterans KEEP OF KALESSIN at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California during the band's North American tour with NILE and EX DEO. You can now listen to the chat us...

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ELUVEITIE To Tour North America With 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL

Swiss melodic-folk-death-metallers ELUVEITIE will embark on a North American headlining tour in February 2011. Support on the trek will come from 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL and SYSTEM DIVIDE. Commented ELUVEITIE vocalist and mastermind Christian "Chrigel" Glanzmann: "Since we joined AMON AMARTH t...

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DIABOLIC Parts Ways With Bassist/Vocalist, Seeks Replacement

Tampa, Florida's DIABOLIC has parted ways with bassist/vocalist Paul Ouellette due to what the rest of the group alleges was "his drunken and unprofessional behavior" when he "walk[ed] offstage mid-song during the band's performance [on] Friday, November 12 at the 'Goregrowler's Ball IV' in San Anto...

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GLEN SOBEL, DEREK RODDY At LAGUNA DRUMFEST 2010; Video Footage Available

Professionally shot video footage of Glen Sobel (IMPELLITTERI, SIXX: A.M., VIVIAN CAMPBELL) and Derek Roddy (HATE ETERNAL, NILE, TODAY IS THE DAY) performing at Laguna Drumfest 2010 can be viewed below. Headlined by Sobel and Roddy, the third edition of the drumfest took place in Torreon, Mexico on...

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OBSCURA Completes Work On New Album; Track Listing Revealed

Progressive death metal act OBSCURA will release its new album, "Omnivium", in March 2011 via Relapse Records. The nine-track CD was recorded and mixed at Woodshed Studio in southern Germany with engineer Victor Bullok (a.k.a. V. Santura) of TRIPTYKON and DARK FORTRESS. "Omnivium" track listing: 01....

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PATHOLOGY Involved In Serious Van Accident

San Diego-based death metallers PATHOLOGY were involved in a serious road accident Wednesday night, November 10. The group, which was in the middle of a North American tour as the support act for NILE, was driving between dates in St. Paul, Minnesota and Seattle, Washington when its van hit black ic...

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ION VEIN Welcomes New Singer, Resumes Recording New Album

Chicago metallers ION VEIN have announced the addition of vocalist Scott Featherstone to the group's ranks. Scott is best known for his work with the upstate New York-based American metal band ENERTIA. Commented ION VEIN guitarist/founder Chris Lotesto in a statement, "We're absolutely stoked to ann...

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Frozen Storm Apocalypse

Back in the 1980s, Christian traditionalists wrote books warning parents of the evil in disguise that was "Christian rock", claiming it was just a sly trick by Ol' Scratch to help dirty, nasty rock and roll gain entry into otherwise God-fearing homes. These guys had a problem with bands like PETRA,...

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CREATION'S END Schedules CD-Release Show

CREATION'S END, the new power/progressive metal band featuring vocalist Mike DiMeo (RIOT, MASTERPLAN),guitarists Rudy Albert (ZANDELLE) and Marco Sfogli (JAMES LABRIE),drummer Dario Rodriguez, and bassist Joey Bones, will perform live for the first time at a newly scheduled record-release show on...

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NILE: Quality Baltimore Footage

Video footage of South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE performing the song "Those Whom The Gods Detest" at Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland on November 2, 2010 can be viewed below. "Those Whom The Gods Detest", the latest album from NILE, sold 3,500 copies in the United States in i...