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MASTODON Taps Producer BRENDAN O'BRIEN For New Album
Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have tapped Brendan O'Brien (AC/DC, PEARL JAM, VELVET REVOLVER) to produce their next album. The band is scheduled hit the studio this week to begin recording the follow-up to the Grammy-nominated 2006 release "Blood Mountain". In a recent interview with UK's R...May 22, 2008
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Report: Headbangers From Iraq, Thrashing And Waiting
Melena Ryzik of the New York Times reports: It was already an unlikely story: Around 2000, a group of Iraqi school friends weaned on bootleg METALLICA and SLAYER tapes formed their own metal band with an imposing name, Acrassicauda (derived from the name of a species of black scorpion),and an appro...May 22, 2008
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SLAYER's KERRY KING Visits DUFF'S BROOKLYN; Photos Available
Legendary SLAYER guitarist Kerry King paid a visit to Duff's Brooklyn the heavy metal bar located at N. 3rd St & Kent Ave in Williamsburg, New York this past Tuesday, May 20. Check out photos in the "Pics" section of the official Duff's Brooklyn MySpace profile (free MySpace registration is requ...May 22, 2008
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SCARS ON BROADWAY Drummer: 'The Biggest Pressure Was Beating What We've Done In The Past'
ARTISTdirect editor Rick Florino recently sat down with Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan of SYSTEM OF A DOWN for an in-depth interview about their new SCARS ON BROADWAY project. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. ARTISTdirect: It sounds like you've found the perfect middle ground between SLA...May 21, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA: 'I Don't Care' Video Posted Online
"I Don't Care", the new video from the Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, can be viewed below. The song features vocals by THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Adam Gontier, who also appears in the clip. APOCALYPTICA enlisted FUEL frontman Toryn Green to handle lead vocals on the quartet's recent North Americ...May 21, 2008
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Finland's TUSKA Festival Is Officially Sold Out
The eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival which has a capacity of 33,000 has officially sold out, according to the event's organizers. The festival, which is set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland, will feature a total of 32 bands performing on thre...May 20, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA On ALTITUDE's 'Gibson Green Room'; Video Available
Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA took part in an interview and performance last month on the "Gibson Green Room" show on Altitude (TV for your cell phone). The band discusses its roots, getting SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR's Corey Taylor to sing on its hit "I'm Not Jesus" and the difference between touring...May 20, 2008
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STORMLORD: Another New Song Posted Online
Italian "extreme epic metal" band STORMLORD has posted another new song, the acoustic epic ballad called"The Castaway", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's long-awaited fourth full-length album, "Mare Nostrum", due on May 23 via Locomotive Records. The CD was recorded at Giuseppe Or...May 19, 2008
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Thine Eyes Bleed
To their credit, Canadian melodic death thrashers, THINE EYES BLEED have never been one to let their lineage speak for them. By now, I'm sure we all know that guitarist Jeff Phillips spent time in KITTIE and bassist Johnny Araya's fruit sprung from the same loins as that of another bass player named...May 19, 2008
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Worlds Collide
While they'll most likely always be known to many as that band that plays METALLICA songs on cellos, APOCALYPTICA has been making great strides over the past decade or so to shake the novelty of being a cover band. By bringing a full-time drummer into the fold and utilizing effects such as distortio...May 19, 2008
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SLAYER, TRIVIUM, MASTODON To Team Up For 'The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III' European Tour
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 only one date has been revealed: November 10, 2008 at Eishalle Deutweg in Winterthur, Switzerland. The SLAYER-headlined "Unholy Alliance Chapter II: P...May 16, 2008
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SLAYER: Moscow Date Postponed
Los Angeles tharshers SLAYER have issued the following update: "Due to production reasons, we need to postpone our show in Moscow this summer from June 25th to November 29th. All tickets for the June 25th show are valid for entry on the rescheduled November 29th date." Upcoming SLAYER shows: Jun. 20...May 15, 2008
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DELAIN Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band DELAIN has been confirmed for this year's edition of Waldrock festival, set to take place July 5 in Burgum, The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALCHEMIST BIOHAZARD DEATH ANGEL DEATH BY STEREO DELAIN FORBIDDEN HAIL OF BULLETS HELME...May 15, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA On Savannah's 96.1 THE BEAT WEAS; Performance Footage Available
Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA took part in a short performance on May 9, 2008 at the studios of 96.1 The Beat FM WEAS in Savannah, Georgia. Watch performance footage below (courtesy of "norsyth" and "Nikko7n7"). According to The Pulse of Radio, APOCALYPTICA has enlisted FUEL frontman Toryn Gree...May 14, 2008
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KARAOKE FROM HELL: Who Said The Metal Scene In Norway Had No Sense Of Humor?
Karaoke From Hell is a concept where you can sing your favorite metal songs with a live band on stage. Concept mastermind and host is Anders Odden (CADAVER, APOPTYGMA BERZERK, MAGENTA, CELTIC FROST) Karaoke From Hell is held every week at Club Maiden in Oslo and many famous artists from the Norwegia...May 12, 2008
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