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10 YEARS: 'Feeding The Wolves' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Feeding The Wolves", the new album from Knoxville, Tennessee's 10 YEARS, sold 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 17 on The Billboard 200 chart. 10 YEARS' sophomore effort, "Division", opened with 28,000 units back in May 2008 to land at No. 12....September 8, 2010
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BEHEMOTH Bassist Offers Update On Leukemia-Stricken Frontman (Audio)
The inaugural episode of the Focus On Metal weekly podcast features a brand new interview with bassist Orion (real name: Tomasz Wróblewski) of Polish bands BEHEMOTH, VESANIA and BLACK RIVER. When asked about the current condition of Adam "Nergal" Darski, the 33-year-old guitarist/vocalist from BEHEM...September 8, 2010
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DISTURBED's 'Asylum' Tops U.S. Chart
"Asylum", the new album from Chicago heavy rockers DISTURBED, sold 179,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous three albums — 2008's platinum "Indestructible" (first-week sales: 253,000),2005's double-platinum "T...September 8, 2010
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ANVIL At Seattle's BUMBERSHOOT Festival: Interview, Performance Footage
The Seattle Times reporter Jonathan Zwickel conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL at the Bumbershoot festival on Monday, September 6 in Seattle, Washington. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the e...September 8, 2010
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Ex-HELLOWEEN Singer Discusses KISKE/SOMERVILLE Project In New Audio Interview
On September 7, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. "Silence", the first video from KISKE/SOMERVILLE — the new project featuring Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville —...September 8, 2010
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FIREWIND Announces Four Special North American Headlining Shows
Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND, led by current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G., will celebrate the release of their new album, "Days Of Defiance", with a limited number of special North American headlining shows. The trek, which kicks off on November 4 and runs through November 7, will feature POWE...September 8, 2010
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DARK FUNERAL Parts Ways With Drummer
Guitarist Lord Ahriman of Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL has issued the following update: "Recently, you could read about Nils 'Dominator' Fjellström's departure from AEON due to personal/private reasons. Today we can confirm that he'll no longer be part of DARK FUNERAL either. And just like A...September 8, 2010
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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: We Owe DEBBIE ABONO 'A Lot Of Respect And Gratitude'
Video footage of the short speech METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield gave at a special event to celebrate the life of Debbie Abono — a well-respected and much-loved manager and promotional machine behind some of San Francisco Bay Area's strongest metal bands (POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, V...September 8, 2010
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MACHINE HEAD Frontman's House Broken Into; Reward Offered For Return Of Stolen Items
Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Today, [Tuesday] September 7th, between the hours of 1:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. [PST] while I was picking my son up from school, my house [which is located i...September 7, 2010
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THE FAMINE Completes Work On New Album
Dallas, Texas-based death metal band THE FAMINE has completed work on its new album, "The Architects Of Guilt", with producer D. Braxton Henry (ex-DEVOURMENT). Mixing duties were handled by Jason Suecof (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER). A fall release via Solid State Records is expect...September 7, 2010
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F**K THE FACTS Interviewed By Poland's 'Invasion Of The Pigs'
Polish radio show "Invasion Of The Pigs" recently conducted an interview with Canadian bastardized grinders FUCK THE FACTS. You can now listen to the chat using the Soundcloud player below. FUCK THE FACTS' "Wake" video was created by the Copenhagen, Denmark-based director Michael Panduro (Siegfried...September 7, 2010
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MESSENGERS Sign With STRIKE FIRST RECORDS
Strike First Records has announced the signing of the Texas-based hardcore band MESSENGERS. The group's debut EP, "Anthems", will be released on November 9. MESSENGERS pulled no punches this year when it charged onto the Dallas heavy music scene. In the band's own words, they "just want to be heard,...September 7, 2010
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AVIAN: 'The Path' EP Release Date Revealed; New Album Title Annonced
AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring guitarist Yan Leviathan, will release a new EP, "The Path", on September 28. The effort features three new songs plus and acoustic version of "The Fear". Two of the songs on the EP — "The Path" and "When The Night's Undone" — will also appear on AVIAN's next a...September 7, 2010
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APOCALYPTICA Performs At 99X Studios In Atlanta (Video)
Video footage of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA performing an "acoustic" version of Grieg's "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" for a group of Lassiter High School orchestra students on August 30, 2010 at the studios of the 99X radio station in Atlanta, Georgia can be viewed below. "7th...September 7, 2010
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PAGAN: 'Bitter' Audio Sample Featuring RICHARD FORTUS Now Available
A 40-second audio sample of the single "Bitter" by gothic horror-inspired metal act PAGAN featuring Richard Fortus of GUNS N' ROSES is now available for streaming in the YouTube clip below. A video for "Bitter" is now in production. The clip stars actress Jennifer Renée Price, who has worked with PA...September 7, 2010
