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RAVENS CREED To Release Limited-Edition 12-Inch Vinyl EP

RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham, and former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske, will release an EP on Land o'Smiles Records as part of the label's "Black Lodge" series, a collection of one-sided 12-in...

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SISTER SIN: Entire Album Available For Streaming

"Switchblade Serenades", the debut album from the Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN, is available for streaming in its entirety at the group's MySpace page. SISTER SIN has scheduled the following record-release parties for "Switchblade Serenades": Sep. 26 - Gothenburg, SWE - Stars n...

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ILL NINO, OTEP, WALLS OF JERICHO Tour Dates Announced

ILL NINO and OTEP will team up for a U.S. co-headlining tour beginning in late October. Also scheduled to appear on the bill is WALLS OF JERICHO. Commented ILL NINO: "We really missed all [the fans], but ILL NINO has extensively been hitting the road since early 2000, and we truly needed to spend so...

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DARKSIDE Drummer Quits, Band's Future Uncertain

Austrian death metal band DARKSIDE has issued the following update: "Lukas [Siska] has decided that other things are more important to him than being a member of DARKSIDE, so unfortunately this leads to the situation of DARKSIDE being without a drummer at this moment. The band has to cancel all upco...

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SINNER: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Crash & Burn", the new album from the German metal oufit SINNER (featuring PRIMAL FEAR members Mat Sinner and Henny Wolter),is available for streaming in its entirety on HeavyLaw.com (audio player is located on the right side of the main page). "Crash & Burn" is scheduled for release on Se...

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AVIAN: CD-Release Party Announced

AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring singer Lance King (BALANCE OF POWER, PYRAMAZE) and guitarist Yan Leviathan, will host a release party for its sophomore album, "Ashes and Madness", on Saturday, October 25 at the the Station 4 club in St. Paul, Minnesota. AVIAN will play a 90-minute set featur...

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DRAGONFORCE: More 'Ultra Beatdown' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Ultra Beatdown", the new album from British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Australia: #18 Canada: #15 Finland: #25 Ireland: #47 Japan: #9 Singapore: #15 Taiwan: #19 UK: #18 USA: #18 "Ultra Beatdown" sold 24,000 copies in the United...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Pays Tribute To Victims Of 9/11 Attacks; Audio Available

This past Saturday (September 13),BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward hosted the September 2008 edition of "Rock 50", his monthly radio show. However, this month's episode was a little different — it was Bill's tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks from seven years ago. The show started of...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Wants To Share Stage With U2

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has told the UK's Daily Star newspaper that his one remaining ambition is for the band to perform on the same bill as U2. Despite appearing alongside some of the biggest names in music —including DEEP PURPLE, THE ROLLING STONES, IRON MAIDEN and AC/DC — METALLICA has yet...

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SISTER SIN: 'Switchblade Serenades' E-Card Available

An e-card for "Switchblade Serenades", the debut album from the Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN, can be found at this location. SISTER SIN has scheduled the following record-release parties for "Switchblade Serenades": Sep. 26 - Gothenburg, SWE - Stars n Bars Oct. 04 - Hamburg, GER...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE Joined By Former CELLADOR Guitarist

CIRCLE II CIRCLE — the band led by ex-SAVATAGE singer Zak Stevens — has announced the addition of guitarist Bill Hudson (POWER QUEST, CELLADOR, THE SUPREMACY) to the group's ranks. Commented the band: "We're sad about parting ways with Evan [Christopher], but the addition of Bill into the band is go...

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MOTÖRHEAD Frontman Serves As Musical Director For HBO's 'Down And Dirty With Jim Norton'

MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilminster served as musical director for "Down And Dirty With Jim Norton", hosted by outrageous comedy star Jim Norton, which kicks off its four-edition run Friday, October 3 (12:00-12:30 a.m. ET/PT),exclusively on HBO. Taped at New Jersey's Bergen Performing Arts Center,...

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A Conversation With CANNIBAL CORPSE's ALEX WEBSTER

By: Scott Alisoglu CANNIBAL CORPSE is a band of the people; well, the death metal people anyway. Since forming in 1987, the unit has always given the fans what they've wanted — consistently good albums, gore-drenched lyrics, and staggering levels of brutality. The quintet's dedication, work ethic, a...

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SINNER: New Audio Sample Available

German metal oufit SINNER has posted an audio sample of the title track of its new album, "Crash & Burn", on the group's MySpace page. The CD, which is scheduled for release on September 19 in Germany via AFM Records (September 22 in the rest of Europe and October 13 in North America),...

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MISFITS Book Author, Former MINISTRY/KILLING JOKE Drummer Schedule NYC Book Signing

Veteran punk drummer Joel Gausten (ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN, PIGFACE, THE UNDEAD),author of the book "Tales of Horror: The History of the Misfits & The Undead" and former MINISTRY/KILLING JOKE drummer Martin Atkins, author of the best-selling book "Tour: Smart", are among the guests who will be on...