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WARBRINGER, THROWDOWN To Guest On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie' This Sunday

WARBRINGER and THROWDOWN will be the featured guests on Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" this Sunday (April 27) at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). To listen to the show live via the Internet, go to this location. The program also airs on KNAC.COM...
April 26, 2008
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DEATHRASH To Perform On 'NY Rocks'

Reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH will perform on the Time Warner cable TV show "NY Rocks" on May 8. According to a press release, this will mark the band's first appearance in 20 years. DEATHRASH will perform the new song "Unfinished Business" as well as other tracks. In other news, "Unfinish...
April 26, 2008
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16 Signs To RELAPSE RECORDS

Relapse Records has announced the signing of Los Angeles, California's 16. The band's original "Dropout" lineup of Cris Jerue (vocals),Tony Baumeister (bass),Bobby Ferry (guitar) and Jason Corley (drums) is currently working on the follow-up to 2003's "Zoloft Smile" (At A Loss Recordings),due lat...
April 25, 2008
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Reactivated UNANIMATED Signs With REGAIN RECORDS

Regain Records has announced the signing of UNANIMATED, the reunited Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former members of ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER. The group is currently remastering its first two albums 1993's "In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead" (Pavement Records) and 1995's "Ancient God of...
April 24, 2008
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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Previews This Weekend's 'Rock 50' Show

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has issued the following update on this weekend's (April 26) edition of his "Rock 50" monthly radio show, which airs between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. PST on WPMD, a college radio station at Cerritos College in California: "Our 'metal' show will be April 26. We're feat...
April 23, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA: 'Worlds Collide' First-Week U.S. Sales Revealed

"Worlds Collide", the new album from the Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, sold 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 59 on The Billboard 200 chart. The impressive opening tally was driven in large part by the success of the CD's first single, "I'...
April 23, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA Performs On Seattle's KISW 99.9 FM; Video Available

Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA took part in a short performance and interview on April 18, 2008 at the studios of KISW 99.9 FM in Seattle, Washington. Watch the performance footage below. According to The Pulse of Radio, APOCALYPTICA has enlisted FUEL frontman Toryn Green to handle lead vocals o...
April 22, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA Hires FUEL Singer For Roadwork

According to The Pulse of Radio, APOCALYPTICA has enlisted FUEL frontman Toryn Green to handle lead vocals on the remainder of the Finnish cello quartet's current North American tour, which began on April 11 and continues through mid-May. The group initially enlisted vocalist Johnny Andrews (see cli...
April 21, 2008
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ASSASSIN Announces New Bassist

Reactivated German thrashers ASSASSIN have announced the addition of bassist Michael Hambloch to the group's ranks. According to the band, "Michael will take over Ufo Walter's place and has already started rehearsal our classic tracks to get fit and ready for our South America tour in June! Big than...
April 21, 2008
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Legendary Heavy Metal Record Store SLIPPED DISC RECORDS Closes Its Doors Today

Legendary independent record store Slipped Disc Records of Valley Stream, New York officially closed its doors today after 25 years in business. Slipped Disc Records has been the top independent record store for heavy metal, hardcore, rock and alternative music in the New York area since 1982. The s...
April 19, 2008
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PITCHBLACK Announces New Guitarist

Danish modern "melodeath thrashers" PITCHBLACK, who were recently honored in the "Best Debut Album" category at the Danish Metal Awards, have issued the following update: "PITCHBLACK has now got a fifth member after Trold [guitar] left two months ago. His unholy name is Krist and he has been around...
April 19, 2008
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SLAYER: 'Live Undead'/'Haunting The Chapel' Splatter Vinyl Available

Available now through Nuclear Blast mailorder is SLAYER's "Live Undead"/"Haunting The Chapel" combo (from 1985 and 1984, respectively) as a numbered new edition in blue splatter vinyl. The vinyl reissue is limited to 500 pieces. The track listing is as follows: Side A - Live Undead: 01. Black Magic...
April 18, 2008
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SLAYER High School Yearbook Being Auctioned

The 1983 yearboook from the South Gate High School in South Gate, California featuring some of the earliest pictures of SLAYER is being auctioned via eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, "This is an extreme rarity. This is an annual/yearbook that features some of the earliest pictures f...
April 18, 2008
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MORBID ANGEL, DIABLO, THE SCOURGER Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

MORBID ANGEL, FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM, DIABLO, THE SCOURGER, KYPCK, SOTAJUMALA, TRACEDAWN and SHADE EMPIRE have been confirmed for the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on...
April 17, 2008
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STORMLORD: New Song Posted Online

Italian "extreme epic metal" band STORMLORD has posted a new song, entitled "Mare Nostrum", on its MySpace page. The track is the title cut of the group's long-awaited fourth full-length album, due on May 23 via Locomotive Records. The CD was recorded at Giuseppe Orlando's Outer Sound Studios (NECRO...
April 17, 2008