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NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS: 'Zero Order Phase' Cover Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis' forthcoming solo debut, "Zero Order Phase", can be viewed below. "Zero Order Phase" will be released through Century Media Records on the following dates: * Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux: Friday, August 22 * Spain, Portugal: Tuesday, Au...

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IT DIES TODAY: Demo Version Of New Song Posted Online

A "demo" version of the new IT DIES TODAY's new single, "Thank You For Drinking", has been posted on the band's MySpace page. The track will appear on the group's new album, "Lividity", which is expected this fall via Trustkill Records. Behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot for "Thank You F...

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PSYCROPTIC: New Album Title, Artwork Revealed

Tasmanian tech-death masters PSYCROPTIC have set "Ob(Servant)" as the title of their fourth album, due in the fall via the group's new label, Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2006's "Symbols of Failure" was mixed and mastered by former MACHINE HEAD and SOULFLY guitarist Logan Mader (DIVINE HE...

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ROBERT PLANT On LED ZEPPELIN Reunion: Zzzzzzzzz

Jason Macneil of TorontoSun.com reports that backstage prior to their performance at Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (and producer T-Bone Burnett) were presented with plaques celebrating the fact "Raising Sand" was certified gold and platinum in Canada. But when asked b...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS: Solo Track Posted Online

NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis has posted a solo track called "Jato Unit" on his MySpace page. The song comes off Loomis' forthcoming solo debut, "Zero Order Phase", which is scheduled for release on September 30 via Century Media Records. As a result of his invaluable contributions to NEVERMORE's...

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MESHUGGAH: Footage From Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of MESHUGGAH's July 5, 2008 performance at the Metalcamp festival in Tolmin, Slovenia can be viewed below. MESHUGGAH's Tomas Haake was recently named the #1 drummer in the "Metal" category in Modern Drummer magazine's 2008 Readers' Poll. The Readers' Poll results appear in t...

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ALICE COOPER: Second 'Along Came A Spider' Trailer Available

The second trailer for ALICE COOPER's forthcoming album, "Along Came A Spider", can be viewed below. Co-produced by Danny Saber, Greg Hampton and Alice himself, "Along Came A Spider" manages to marry both vintage and modern-day Alice. As theatrical as ever, the album is a sonic combination of famili...

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MESHUGGAH: Extreme Metal Riff Lesson

MetalKult.com has posted a new riff lesson and video interview with MESHUGGAH guitarists Fredrik Thordendal and Mårten Hagström. The interview was filmed on May 1, 2008, at MetalKult's Manhattan headquarters when the Swedish technical metal giants came to New York on MINISTRY's C U LaTouR. MESHUGGAH...

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THE AMENTA: 'n0n' Album Details Revealed

Australia's extreme industrial metal collective THE AMENTA has completed work on its latest CD, "n0n", at The Vault Studios in Sydney, Australia with longtime engineer Lachlan Mitchell (NAZXUL). Mastering for the album took place at Studios 301 with Australia's premier mastering engineer Steve Smart...

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KATAKLYSM Frontman Issues 'Summer Slaughter' Tour Video Report

Currently out on the traveling mayhem of the Summer Slaughter tour, KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono checks in with a tour report video for all the fans. Watch the tour report video below. In the video, he discusses the making of the video "Taking The World By Storm", how KATAKLYSM landed their sp...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER: Video Footage From Baltimore's DECLARATION OF DOOM Available

Video footage of the Indianapolis, Indiana-based doom metal band THE GATES OF SLUMBER performing the song "Black River I" at the Declaration of Doom show on July 5, 2008 at the Sidebar in Baltimore, Maryland can be viewed below. THE GATES OF SLUMBER's latest album, "Conqueror", was released in North...

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YOUR PAIN IS ENDEARING Hard At Work On Debut Album

YOUR PAIN IS ENDEARING, the new Boston, Massachusetts-based death metal band featuring guitarist Jason Eick (LEGION OF THE DYING),bassist Wes Kelly, keyboardist Ben Schulkin (BURN IN SILENCE) and vocalist Chris Harrell (BURN IN SILENCE, ACARO),is currently in the studio working on its debut album....

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New L.A. GUNS Singer Talks About Upcoming Album

After the departure of Paul Black, L.A. GUNS was left voiceless and found themselves about to enter the studio and embark on a tour with a frontman. Luckily for them, the band had already been working closely with singer/songwriter Marty Casey on their new project. In June the band announced that Ca...

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Bears of the Sea

Listening to Boston "post-hardcore" (a term that seems to have sprouted many meanings) band NOVEMBER 5, 1955 and I immediately thought of groups from the heyday of the Dischord roster. The influences of Ian MacKaye's boundary-pushing hardcore label, not to mention his own band FUGAZI, are heard loud...

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IT DIES TODAY: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Thank You For Drinking' Video Shoot Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot for IT DIES TODAY's new single, "Thank You For Drinking", can be viewed below. The track will appear on the group's new album, "Lividity", which is expected this fall via Trustkill Records. Vocalist Jason Wood previously stated about the video shoot: "T...