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DARKEST HOUR: More Behind-The-Scenes Footage From The Road Posted Online

Washington D.C.-based metallers DARKEST HOUR have posted the second in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from this year's Summer Slaughter Tour. Watch the clip below. DARKEST HOUR recently kicked off a fall tour with TRIVIUM, DIRGE WITHIN and WHITECHAPEL. Drummer Ryan Parrish...

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CRYOGEN To Release New EP Next Month

Colorado's CRYOGEN will release a new EP, entitled "Despara", on November 3. Recorded at Flatline Audio by famed extreme metal producer Dave Otero, the CD contains "four tracks of CRYOGEN's darkest, most jarring material to date," according to a press release. Preorders are currently being accepted...

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Former DEATH/CONTROL DENIED Guitarist Suffers Heart Attack; Financial Assistance Needed

Last month, Shannon Hamm, guitarist for DEATH and CONTROL DENIED, and mastermind behind up-and-coming band BEYOND UNKNOWN, found himself in the ICU (Intensive Care unit) of his local hospital. As it turns out, he had suffered a serious heart attack while at home. Commented Shannon: "Due to a complet...

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DESPISED ICON: 'Day Of Mourning' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Day Of Mourning", the new album from Montreal extreme metallers DESPISED ICON, sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 162 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 6 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which...

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TOXOCARA Announces Lineup Changes

Dutch death metallers TOXOCARA have issued the following update: "As some might have noticed, some serious lineup changes have been going around in TOXOCARA lately. Former drummer Michiel van der Plicht joined the forces of GOD DETHRONED what will take all his time as a full-time musician. Guitarist...

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KISS Crew Sets Up Stage For Cobo Arena Concerts; Video Available

Video footage of KISS' "extremely hard-working crew" setting up the stage for the band's September 25-26, 2009 performances at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan can be viewed below. KISS kicked off its Alive 35 North American tour on September 25 at the Cobo Arena. The band played its classic album "A...

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ACE FREHLEY On Why KISS' Reunion Tour Stopped Being Fun

Stop Smiling magazine recently conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Stop Smiling: The original members of KISS reunited in 1996 after 17 years. Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss and yourself. What are memories of the reunion t...

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KATAKLYSM Announces European Headlining Tour

Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM will embark on a European headlining tour in January 2010. Support on the trek will come from BELPHEGOR, DARKEST HOUR, SUICIDAL ANGELS and RESISTANCE. Commented KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono: "We've decided to bring a cool and diverse lineup. The direct supp...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT: 'Addicted' Teaser Available

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) will release "Addicted", the second in a series of albums to be made available under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, on November 17 in North America via InsideOut Music. A six-minute audio...

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FRANKIE BANALI Quits FREAKSHOW

Former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has announced his departure from FREAKSHOW, the new band featuring Markus Allen Christopher (guitar/vocals; M!SS CRAZY) and Jeff LaBar (guitar; CINDERELLA). He says, "Please understand that I am no longer a member of the group FREAKSHOW, and have not been sin...

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MASTIPHAL: 'Damnatio Memoriae' Double-CD Digipack Now Available

A double-CD digipack from one of the most important Polish black metal bands of the '90s, MASTIPHAL, was made available on September 25 via Witching Hour Productions. Entitled "Damnatio Memoriae", the set contains the group's entire discography and, as a special bonus, footage of band performing liv...

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JACOBS DREAM: New Album Details Revealed

Columbus, Ohio-based Christian power metallers JACOBS DREAM will release their fifth full-length album, "Beneath The Shadows", on November 10 via Retroactive Records. According to a press release, "Beneath the Shadows" is "a concept album based on a story written by vocalist, Chaz Bond. The theme of...

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VADER: 'Never Say My Name' Video Released

"Never Say My Name", the new video from Polish extreme metallers VADER, can be viewed below. Inspired by Patrick Graham's bestselling book "L'Évangile Selon Satan" (translation: "The Gospel According to Satan"),the clip tells an alternate story of the death of a messiah who curses humanity before h...

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AC/DC: Buenos Aires Concert Sold Out, Second Show Added

AC/DC's December 2, 2009 concert at the 65,000-capacity River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina is officially sold out and a second show has been added at the same venue for December 4. According to Argentine media reports, 30,000 tickets to the first concert were gone within an hour after th...

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OBITUARY: Montreal Footage Available

Yanick "Klimbo666" Tremblay has uploaded video footage of OBITUARY's September 27, 2009 performance at Les Foufounes Électriques in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watch the clip below. Night Of The Vinyl Dead Records recently released a limited-edition vinyl version of OBITUARY's "Left To Die" EP. Only 5...