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EXMORTUS: 'In Hatred's Flame' Release Date Announced
Los Angeles-based neo-classical death purveyors EXMORTUS have set a July 29 release date street date for their debut album, "In Hatred's Flame", via Heavy Artillery Records. Armed with a diverse array of influences from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN to SLAYER, MARDUK and DEICIDE, "I...June 9, 2008
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Operation: Shifting Gears
"Taking on the name of the fans who support them", Detroit's BOWLSCRAPER are now known as SOLDIERS OF SCRAPE and a new album called "Operation: Shifting Gears" is the first shot across the rust belted bow. What's it all about? Metal, beer, long hair, tattoos, and more beer. The spirit of old school...June 9, 2008
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THE HUMAN ABSTRACT To Release 'Midheaven' In August
Los Angeles-based technical progressive metal band THE HUMAN ABSTRACT has set "Midheaven" as the title of its new album, due on August 19 via Hopeless Records. Although the initial sessions for "Midheaven" were helmed by veteran producer Toby Wright (METALLICA, SLAYER, ALICE IN CHAINS, SOULFLY, FEAR...June 8, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA's MIKKO SIRN Interviewed At Portugal's ROCK IN RIO; Video Available
Drummer Mikko Sirn of the Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA was interviewed at this week's Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon, Portugal. Watch the four-minute chat below. APOCALYPTICA recently cancelled its appearance at the M'era Luna festival set to take place August 8-9 in Hildesheim, Germany in ord...June 7, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA: UK Dates Announced
Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA will embark on a UK headlining tour in December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 02 - Carling Academy Oxford Dec. 03 - Carling Academy Liverpool Dec. 04 - Rock City Nottingham Dec. 05 - Wulfrun Hall Wolverhampton Dec. 06 - ABC Glasgow Dec. 07 - Carling Academy...June 6, 2008
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BLEEDING THROUGH Slams Record Label
The members of Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH have penned a guest blog for Headbanger's Blog in which they publicly accuse their record label, Trustkill Records, of planning to re-release their "The Truth" album without their approval, of failing to pay the band royalties on time, and...June 6, 2008
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PHARAOH To Release '10 Years' EP
PHARAOH, the American heavy metal band featuring vocalist Tim Aymar (CONTROL DENIED),and Cruz Del Sur Music are putting the final details to a new release that will see the light before the end of 2008. It's going to be a friendly-priced EP, entitled "10 Years". It will contain several songs from t...June 6, 2008
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MACHINE HEAD: Footage From Portugal's ROCK IN RIO Festival Posted Online
Professionally filmed footage of veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD performing the song "Davidian" on June 5, 2008 peformance at the Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon, Portugal can be viewed below. MACHINE HEAD's new video, "Halo", can be viewed at this location. The clip, which was...June 6, 2008
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DEATHRASH Performs On 'NY Rocks'; Video Available
Reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH performed on the Time Warner cable TV show "NY Rocks" on May 8. According to a press release, this marked the band's first appearance in 20 years. DEATHRASH performed the new song "Unfinished Business" as well as other tracks. Watch footage of DEATHRASH's "NY...June 5, 2008
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METALLICA's New Album Previewed: ROCK SOUND And METAL HAMMER Offer Their Opinions
UK's Rock Sound and Metal Hammer magazines have posted separate reports on the listening session for the new METALLICA album, which took place earlier today (Wednesday, June 4) in London. Rock Sound writes: "On first impressions and just one listen, Rock Sound can confirm that the songs we've heard...June 4, 2008
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METALLICA Previews New Album In London
According to the web site of the UK weekly rock magazine Kerrang!, METALLICA held a listening session in London today (Wednesday, June 4) to preview a handful of tracks from its forthcoming, as-yet-untitled ninth studio album. "And, we're happy to report, it RULES!" reads a posting on the site. "The...June 4, 2008
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ANNIHILATOR Mainman: 'The Labels And The Internet Have Killed Metal Music'
Greece's Rockpages.gr recently conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Rockpages.gr: What are the main differences of a tour nowadays in comparison with the 80s? Jeff Waters: For the promotion of "Metal", we've done about 100 shows. The...June 3, 2008
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SEBASTIAN BACH Says He Has Spoken To SLASH About Collaborating On New Music
Sebastian Bach and his bandmates, guitarists "Metal" Mike Chlasciak and Johnny Chromatic, were at the offices of the Norwegian news web site Kjendis.no (a culture/entertainment sub-site of Dagbladet.no, Norway's second biggest newspaper) earlier today answering a number of questions submitted by the...June 3, 2008
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SLAYER, TRIVIUM, MASTODON: More 'The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III' Dates Revealed
SLAYER, TRIVIUM, MASTODON and an as-yet-undisclosed opening act will team up for "The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" European tour in the fall. So far the following dates have been revealed: Nov. 05 - Offenbach, GER - Stadthalle Nov. 06 - Kln, GER - Palladium Nov. 09 - Stuttgart, GER - Hanns-Martin-S...June 1, 2008
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SLAYER: 'Reign In Blood' Book Now On Sale
Continuum Books' "33 1/3: Reign in Blood", the first English-language book about SLAYER, is now on sale. The book made its world debut at Square Records in Akron, Ohio Saturday, May 31. The first three copies were signed by author D.X. Ferris, on sale for a special price of $6.66, and numbered 6, 66...May 31, 2008
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