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WITHERED: Live Clip Posted Online

Tortured blackened doomsters WITHERED have posted video footage of the band's October 31, 2008 performance at Jaxx in Springfield, Virginia on the Black Metal Magic tour with BOOK OF BLACK EARTH and WATAIN. The clip, which was shot by Jake Benedict, can be viewed below. WITHERED was touring in suppo...

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EARACHE To Reissue INSECT WARFARE's 'World Extermination'

Extreme metal label Earache Records will release INSECT WARFARE's classic grindcore album "World Extermination" on March 2, 2009. Texas grindcore band INSECT WARFARE made countless 7" vinyls and split albums with various other bands before releasing its grindcore masterpiece, "World Extermination",...

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TED NUGENT Celebrating 60th Birthday This Weekend

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent will celebrate his 60th birthday this Saturday, December 13. He says of the occasion, "The Nugent family will gather around a glowing, Texas spirit campfire, celebrating my wonderful, outrageous 60-year American Dream, so far. The best rocking tour and best hunting season...

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SAXON: UK, Ireland Dates Announced

British heavy metal legends SAXON will continue their Battalions Of Steel World Tour in the UK and Ireland in April. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 23 - London, UK - Forum Apr. 25 - Prestatyn, UK - Hammerfest Apr. 26 - Dublin, Ireland - Academy Apr. 27 - Belfast, Ireland - Mandela Hall Apr. .....

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SYRENS, NANDA DEVI Sign With CAVITY RECORDS

Cavity Records has announced the signing of two new bands — SYRENS from Dallas, Texas and NANDA DEVI from Portland, Oregon. SYRENS formed three years ago in the ever-flourishing Texas music scene and has honed its mathy metal sound. They are in the studio recording their Cavity Records debut that wi...

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GOD FORBID Confirms Hollywood Show

In conjunction with their appearance at the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID will perform a special headlining concert at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California on Thursday, January 15. Also appearing on the bill is ARKAEA, the new band fea...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE To Play Next Year's GRASPOP METAL MEETING?

According to Ashladan.be, MÖTLEY CRÜE and LEGION OF THE DAMNED are among the artists that will perform at the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. Other rumored acts for the event include ALICE COOP...

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ST. VITUS, TROUBLE, CANDLEMASS Among Top 10 Doom Metal Bands

Carlos Ramirez of IGN.com has compiled a list of the 10 best doom metal bands. Ramirez writes, "Doom metal is one of metal's many offshoots and it hasn't ever achieved the kind of commercial or even, critical praise that a lot of the lesser interesting ones have. The bands within this smaller scene...

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JON SCHAFFER Says ICED EARTH Was A 'Paycheck' For Former Singer TIM OWENS

Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Exiles: You mentioned consistency with your record labels so you could release the records right. What about consistency between "Framing Armage...

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ANTHRAX: New Photos From The Studio Available

ANTHRAX entered a Chicago studio on November 4 to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Worship Music", for a May 2009 release via Nuclear Blast Records (in Europe). Check out new photos of the band's bassist, Frank Bello, from the studio at this location. ANTHRAX is laying down 13 new...

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BISON B.C. Lands Custom Beer

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based act BISON B.C. is getting what every band dreams of — a custom beer! For one night only, Bison Beer will be served when the band joins the bill at the former Storyeum building (151 Cordova Street) in Vancouver tonight (Friday, December 5) as part of the Tran...

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WOLF Covers MOONSPELL's 'Alma Mater'; Audio Available

Swedish heavy metallers WOLF recently recorded a cover version of MOONSPELL's "Alma Mater" for the Century Media Records 2CD compilation "Covering 20 Years Of Extremes", which was released in North America on October 14. The track is now available for streaming at this location. The all-covers relea...

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GOD FORBID: New Song Posted Online

New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID have posted a new song, "The Rain", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Earthsblood", which is scheduled for release on February 24 in North America and February 16 in Europe via Century Media Records. Video footage from the "Earthsbl...

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BURNING POINT: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Finnish metallers BURNING POINT have finalized the details of their fourth album, "Empyre", for a February 2009 release via Metal Heaven. A total of 17 songs were recorded for the effort — 11 brand new originals, new versions of "Black Star" and "Lake of Fire" from the band's debut, "Salvation by Fi...

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SWALLOW THE SUN, VREID Confirmed For Norway's INFERNO Festival

SWALLOW THE SUN and VREID have been confirmed for next year's Inferno festival, set to take place April 8-11, 2009 in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: CARPATHIAN FOREST MENCEA KEEP OF KALESSIN UNEARTHLY TRANCE CODE EARTH KAMPFAR PESTILENCE SWALLOW THE SUN VICIOUS ART...