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CRYSTAL EYES: New Album Artwork, Release Date Revealed

Swedish/Danish metallers CRYSTAL EYES will release their new album, "Chained", on November 21 via Metal Heaven. The CD's cover artwork, which can be viewed below, was created by Carl-André Beckston (a.k.a. Monowasp). "Chained" was mixed at Studio Fredman with acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (DI...

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LACUNA COIL To Play Russia, Estonia In December

Italian metallers LACUNA COIL will play Russia and Estonia for the first time in December. The details are as follows: Dec. 13 - Estonia - Green Christmas Festival Dec. 16 - Moscow (Russia) @ Tochka Dec. 17 - St. Petersburg (Russia) @ Port Planet-Loud.com conducted an interview with LACUNA COIL sing...

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BLACKENED Featuring HATEBREED Members: New Song Posted Online

BLACKENED, the new Connecticut-based hardcore/metal band featuring current and former members of the juggernaut that is HATEBREED (bassist Chris Beattie and original drummer and founding member Dave Russo) as well as current Connecticut contenders and alum alike, including vocalist Jay Reason (THE D...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: New Album Lands On Swedish Chart

"Love and Other Disasters", the third album from the Swedish modern metal band SONIC SYNDICATE, has entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 15. The band's previous CD, "Only Inhuman", peaked at No. 22 in Sweden and No. 64 in Germany. "Love and Other Disasters" is due in North America on...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: 'My Escape' Video Posted Online

"My Escape", the new video from the Swedish modern metal band SONIC SYNDICATE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's third album, "Love and Other Disasters", which is due in North America on October 14 via Nuclear Blast Records (September 19 in Europe). The effort will be released as a...

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MEDEIA's 'Cult' Lands On Finnish Chart

"Cult", the second full-length album from the Finnish "alternative death metal" act MEDEIA, has entered the official chart in the band's country at position No. 28. "Cult" was released on September 17 through Fullsteam Records. The CD, consisting of eleven "gloomy, hard-hitting yet still melodic att...

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ARSIS Bassist NOAH MARTIN Quits

Bassist Noah Martin of the East Coast-based technical death metal outfit ARSIS has announced his departure from the band. His statement on the matter reads as follows: "Well, I don't know where to start. When you're in a band, you're nothing but at the will of the group you're in. At some point, aft...

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KOMMANDANT Signs To PLANET METAL

Planet Metal has confirmed the signing of Chicago's KOMMANDANT, the black/death metal group featuring former and current members of CIANIDE, USURPER, and CORPSEVOMIT. KOMMANDANT's sound is a militant and vicious assault of stripped-down metal extremity, incorporating dissonant and dirty riffing, int...

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SACRED REICH Releases Pro-OBAMA Audio Message

Bassist/vocalist Phil Rind and guitarist Wiley Arnett of the reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH have released the following statement: "We've created and posted new audio about the upcoming presidential election. We feel strongly that this is a pivotal election and that our country is at an...

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SYLOSIS: 'Conclusion Of An Age' Track-By-Track Guide Available

A "track-by-track guide" to "Conclusion Of An Age", the new album from UK-based modern thrash hopefuls SYLOSIS, has been posted on the band's official MySpace blog (free registration may be required to view blow). The second trailer for "Conclusion Of An Age" can be viewed below. "Conclusion Of An A...

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UNEARTH Members Discuss 'Death Magnetic' On WYSP's 'Rockers'; Audio Available

Trevor Phipps (vocals) and Derek Kerswill (drums) of the Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH were the featured guests on this past Friday's (September 19) edition of the "Rockers" radio show (hosted by Spike and Gordon) on the Philadelphia radio station WYSP. A good portion of the discussion focused on...

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ALL SHALL PERISH: Helsinki Interview, Performance Footage Posted Online

Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with drummer Matt Kuykendall of the Oakland, California-based extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH on September 11, 2008 at Nosturi in Helsinki. Watch the seven-minute chat below. Also available is video footage from the Helsinki concert. ALL SHALL P...

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VAN CANTO: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Hero' Album Available

Audio samples of all 10 tracks that will appear on "Hero", the new album from the German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO are available for streaming at Metal-Hammer.de. Due on September 26 through GUN Records, the CD will feature 10 songs, including originals like "Speed Of Light" (see video below...

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Wild Story Of SHANNON HOON And BLIND MELON Told In New Book

One of the most tragic stories of the 1990s rock world was that of singer Shannon Hoon and his band, BLIND MELON. Despite scoring one of the decade's most enduring singles and videos, "No Rain", and a quadruple-platinum hit with their 1992 self-titled debut album (in addition to touring alongside ro...

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FALSE ICONS Debut Produced By MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN

FALSE ICONS will release its debut CD, "God Complex", on November 11 via 13th Planet Records. The band features industrial rock veteran John Bechdel on vocals, guitar and keyboards; Brian Broadt on keyboards, vocals and guitars; Mark Panek on drums; and Dave Brown on bass. Mixed and produced by MINI...