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GORGOROTH Members Inspire Belgian Artist

Belgian artist Peter Lathouwers recently completed a painting (see below) featuring bassist King ov Hell (real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and vocalist Gaahl (real name: Kristian Espedal) of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH. Commented Lathouwers: "When certain musicians come together, magic happe...

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BULLDOZER Explains THRASH ASSAULT 4 Cancellation

According to TrueMetal.it, reunited Italian thrash metal legends BULLDOZER have issued a statement explaining their decision to cancel their appearance at the Thrash Assault 4 festival, set to take place November 14, 2009 at Posthalle in Würzburg, Germany. Thrash Assault 4 organizers, Heiko Krumphol...

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ARCHITECTS: 'Hollow Crown' European Release Delayed

"Hollow Crown", the new album from the British modern metal band ARCHITECTS, has had its European release date (outside U.K.) pushed back to the end of February from the previously announced January 26. The delay is being blamed on "logistical problems at distribution." The CD will now be made avail...

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AEROSMITH Bassist 'Reviews' METALLICA Concert

The web site of AEROSMITH's official fan club, AeroForceOne, has been updated with the following message from bassist Tom Hamilton: "Saw the mighty METALLICA the other night. Before the show we stopped in and shot the sh*t with James [Hetfield] and Robert [Trujillo]. This was my first time meeting R...

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1349: New Album Title Revealed

Norwegian black metallers 1349 have set "Revelations Of The Black Flame" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in the spring. As with both "Hellfire" (2005) and "Beyond the Apocalypse" (2004),the new CD was recorded at StudioStudio Nyhagen in Bøverbru, Norway, and is being co-mixed by no...

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GORGOROTH: Second Part of KING OV HELL Interview Posted Online

Imhotep has posted the second part of its interview with bassist Tom Cato Visnes (a.k.a. King Ov Hell) of the Gaahl-fronted version of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH, conducted on October 11, 2008 at the Motstøy festival in Notodden Norway. Watch the chat below. The Gaahl-fronted version o...

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MESHUGGAH's HAAKE To Appear At Vancouver's Tom Lee Drum Centre

MESHUGGAH's Tomas Haake will make an appearance at Tom Lee Drum Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on February 8 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. before the Vancouver date of the Swedish metal band's upcoming North American tour. Intent on decimating the boundaries of extreme music with their...

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EVERGREY To Play 'Intimate Warm-Up Show' In Georgia

Swedish metallers EVERGREY will perform "an intimate warm-up show" in Marietta, Georgia on March 12 en route to Mexico City for a festival appearance. According to a posting on the group's web site, "This will be a true 'Night With Evergrey' as the band will remain at the club after the show to part...

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EXODUS Utilizing Services Of Drummer NICK BARKER For European Tour

British extreme metal drumming legend Nick Barker (CRADLE OF FILTH, TESTAMENT, DIMMU BORGIR, BRUJERIA, ATROCITY) will fill in for EXODUS' Tom Hunting during the San Francisco Bay Area metallers upcoming European tour. Commented EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt: "On February 18, we're off to Europe for a c...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist JOE PERRY Battling 'Serious' Knee Infection

Boston.com reports that AEROSMITH has canceled its February 1 concert in Venezuela because Joe Perry is battling a serious infection in his knee. According to a source close to Perry, the guitarist had surgery on the knee at a Boston hospital last Friday (January 9),and has not yet been released. D...

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CABLE Signs With THE END RECORDS

Veteran Hartford, Connecticut rockers CABLE have inked a deal with The End Records. The band is set to enter Studio G in Brooklyn, New York in March to begin recording a new full-length album with Joel Hamilton (UNSANE, TOM WAITS, BOOK OF KNOTS). The as-yet-untitled record is creeping over the 40-mi...

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KNIVES OUT!: Two New Songs Posted Online

KNIVES OUT!, the new Baltimore, Maryland-based project featuring current/former members of HELLYEAH, NOTHINGFACE, DOG FASHION DISCO and POLKADOT CADAVER, has posted two more songs — "Surrounded By Demons" and "Candy" — on the group's official MySpace page. Formed last year, the group says, "It isn't...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Reportedly Fractures Knee; Band Cancels Caracas Concert

Venezuelan newspaper El Universal reports that legendary rockers AEROSMITH have cancelled their previously announced February 1 concert in Caracas as part of the three-day Solid Fest. According to Solid Show Producciones, which is responsible for organizing the event, the show was "postponed" becaus...

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AC/DC Earns $82 Million, METALLICA Makes $56.4 Million From Ticket, Album Sales

AC/DC is the only hard rock band to make the Los Angeles Times' 2008 "Ultimate Top 10," the newspaper's annual survey combining sales of concert tickets, albums and digital downloads to measure which acts were most popular with the broadest swath of music lovers. METALLICA came in at No. 14, an impr...

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MASTODON, DISTURBED Featured On 'Covered, A Revolution In Sound'

According to Billboard.com, Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have teamed up with ZZ TOP legend Billy Gibbons on the Texas trio's classic "Just Got Paid" and DISTURBED has covered the FAITH NO MORE hit "Midlife Crisis" for the new Warner Music Group release "Covered, A Revolution In Sound: Warn...