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Tracks of the Cloven Hoof

Interesting instrumental metal bands are about as rare as a hot chick at a Star Trek convention, and ones that flat-out kick ass are so scarce as to become legendary almost just for existing. From the stoner-tinged riffing of KARMA TO BURN to the tech-metal wizardry of ELECTRO QUARTERSTAFF, having t...

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ANA KEFR: New EPK, Behind-The-Scenes Film Posted Online

Riverside, California-based philosophy-metal band ANA KEFR has posted an EPK (Electronic Press Kit) film titled "The Uprising", offering a glimpse into the group's confrontational and controversial message, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the making of its self-produced debut album, "Volume 1...

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OBSCURA, GRAVES OF VALOR, ABYSMAL DAWN Join Forces For RELAPSE RECORDS' 'Contamination Tour'

OBSCURA, GRAVES OF VALOR, and ABYSMAL DAWN will join forces for the 2009 installment of the Relapse Records "Contamination Tour". The trek will kick off on April 28 in Birmingham, Alabama and will include special guests on select dates (to be announced soon). The "Contamination Tour" has been Relaps...

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PRO-PAIN To Tour U.S. With SWORN ENEMY, MANTIC RITUAL

Florida-based hardcore/metal veterans PRO-PAIN will embark on a U.S. tour in June/July. Support on the trek will come from SWORN ENEMY and MANTIC RITUAL. Tickets for all shows are on sale via EnterTheVault.com exclusively until March 7 at which point they will become available through all normal tic...

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ABSU, GLORIOR BELLI, AVERSE SEFIRA, SOTHIS To Tesm Up For 'CIII' Tour

Candlelight Records has announced its third label packaged tour for North America. Set to kick off on June 6, CIII will feature the talents of U.S. black metal legends ABSU, with support coming from France's GLORIOR BELLI, Austin-based AVERSE SEFIRA and Los Angeles-based SOTHIS. The tour will visit...

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SKELETONWITCH, KYLESA To Team Up For 'Southern Discomfort' Tour

This spring, Ohio's mighty SKELETONWITCH and Georgia lords (and lordess) of sludge KYLESA will embark on the hessian odyssey that is the "Southern Discomfort" tour, a co-headlining trek that — not counting performances by both bands at the Scion Rock Fest in Atlanta — kicks off March 13 in Charlotte...

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NAPALM DEATH Frontman Discusses Pleasures Of Soft Rock

Vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway of British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH recently spoke to Toby Cook of The Quietus about the pleasures of soft rock, why it won't be playing at his funeral and what pisses him off about the genre's modern pretenders. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Greenway...

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MASTER: More U.S. Dates Announced

Legendary death metal band MASTER will return to the U.S. in July 2009 for a headlining tour that will also include PATHOLOGY (the California-based band featuring featuring ex-members of DISGORGE and CATTLE DECAPITATION) and DREAMING DEAD. Commented MASTER mainman Paul Speckmann: "After the overwhel...

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Organizers 'Pushing Hard' To Confirm METALLICA For Knebworth

According to The Welwyn & Hatfield Times, the organizers of the proposed massive summer rock festival at Knebworth, United Kingdom are still in discussions to secure METALLICA for the headlining slot. Speaking exclusively to the The Welwyn & Hatfield Times, Knebworth House's managing directo...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Schedules NAMM Appearances

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess has scheduled the following appearances at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants),which is held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California: Friday, January 16: * Roland Product Demo – 3:00 p.m. (Roland Performanc...

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Corpse Breed Syndrome

This hard-working Italian band already has songs being used as sports themes, porn stars wearing their t-shirts in photo shoots, and an impressive-looking self-released debut album. What they don't have, though, is much of an identity of their own. Call 'em CHILDREN OF CHILDREN OF BODOM if you'd lik...

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SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY: Album Track Listing Revealed

Tampa, Florida-based grindcore act SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY has finished recording its Nuclear Blast debut, "The Grand Partition and the Abrogation of Idolatry", with legendary guitarist-turned-producer James Murphy (DEATH, TESTAMENT, OBITUARY) at the helm. A March 2009 release v...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Suing LIVE NATION Over Merchandise Sales

Adam Satariano of Bloomberg.com reports that BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is suing Live Nation Inc. for trademark infringement, alleging a subsidiary of the music promoter has illegally sold merchandise using images of the band. The guitarist alleged that Signatures Network Inc., purchased by...

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LADY MOURNING: New Song Posted Online

LADY MOURNING, the new project featuring Swedish guitarist/producer Marko Tervonen (THE CROWN, ANGEL BLAKE, DOBERMANN),has posted a new song, "Room Of Angel", on the band's MySpace page Commented Marko: "It's actually not an original LADY MOURNING song, it's a theme song from a very famous game. Gu...

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MASTER Mainman Comments On Upcoming U.S. Tour

Legendary death metal band MASTER will return to the U.S. in July 2009 for a headlining tour that will also include PATHOLOGY (the California-based band featuring featuring ex-members of DISGORGE and CATTLE DECAPITATION) and DREAMING DEAD. The trek will take place from July 10 to July 31, 2009. Inte...