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MELTDOWN Changes Name To MANTIC RITUAL

Los Angeles-based thrashers MELTDOWN — who are signed to Nuclear Blast Records — have decided to change their name to MANTIC RITUAL due to possible legal issues. As a result, the release date of the band's debut album, "Executioner", has to be pushed back to early 2009. Commented the band: "Though w...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Video Interview Available

Planet-Loud.com conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen at this year's Download festival, which was held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Watch the nine-minute chat below. Tarja Turunen reportedly shot footage for her new video, "Enough", during a break on...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED: Fourth Webisode Posted Online

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, has posted the fourth webisode (see below) featuring footage from the recording sessions for the group's new album. LOADED played a warm-up show for its European tour on Septem...

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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER To Guest On Tonight's 'Kitchen Nightmares'

According to Reality TV Magazine, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider will make a special guest appearance on tonight's episode of "Kitchen Nightmares". "Kitchen Nightmares" is a United States reality-television series on the Fox Broadcasting network, in which chef Gordon Ramsay helps failing restauran...

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CARMINE APPICE: New Audio Interview Available

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROD STEWART, VANILLA FUDGE, JEFF BECK) and "Z-man" Zoilo Ruiz of CARMINE APPICE'S SLAMM were interviewed for the latest episode of "Talking Metal". The 50-minute podcast can be downloaded at this location. Carmine Appice's new theatrical drum show SLA...

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CARCASS: New York City Photos Available

Photos of CARCASS' sold-out September 6, 2008 performance at the Nokia Theatre in New York City can be found at this location. In a recent interview with Voices From The Darkside, CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer was asked if there is a possibility of a "real" CARCASS tour taking place later on ...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED Joined By GILBY CLARKE, MATT SORUM For Hollywood Performance

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, played a warm-up show for its European tour on September 2, 2008 at the Viper Room in Hollywood, California. Joining LOADED on stage for a couple of numbers were McKagan's form...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: 'Beautiful Mess' Promo Video Message Posted Online

Legendary vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has posted a short promotional video message for his new solo album, "Beautiful Mess". Watch it below. Due on September 16 via Sewtoe Music through iTunes, "Beautiful Mess" features the following track listing: 01. 21st Century...

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ANNIHILATOR: 2003 WALDROCK Festival Performance To Air On 'Black Night Meditations'

An audio recording of ANNIHILATOR's 2003 performance at the Waldrock festival in Bergum, Holland will be aired "unedited and uninterrupted" on tonight's edition of the "Black Night Meditations" metal radio show. Copies of the latest ANNIHILATOR album "Metal" and the double-DVD "Ten Years In Hell" wi...

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TRIVIUM: Russian, Irish Dates Announced

Orlando, Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM have added the following dates to their schedule: Nov. 29 - Orlandina Club - St. Pertersburg, RUS Nov. 30 - Tochka Club - Moscow, RUS Dec. 04 - Nerve Centre - Derry, IRE (w/ THE HAUNTED, RISE TO REMAIN) Dec. 05 - Mandela Hall - Belfast, IRE (w/ THE HAUNTED, R...

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PARADISE LOST Not Cancelling South American Tour

UK gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST, who recently parted ways with drummer Jeff Singer, have announced that they will play their previously announced South American shows in November: Nov. 01 - [to be announced] - Bogota, Columbia Nov. 04 - Discoteca Saquara - Lima, Peru Nov. 05 - Teatro Capoluli...

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DESTRUCTION: New Album Lands On German Chart

"D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.", the new album from German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION, has entered the Media Control chart in the band's home country at position No. 65. The "D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N." title track is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The CD was released on August 22 via A...

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Hero Destroyed

Formed in 2005, Pittsburgh's HERO DESTROYED enlisted the help of Eric Klinger (BLOODCLOT, ex-PRO-PAIN) and recorded this self-titled EP at Klinger Studios, self-releasing it in 2007. Based on a recommendation from DON CABALLERO, Relapse Records saw fit to sign the band and re-release the EP to a wor...

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Centuries of Torment: The First 20 Years

If there is one band defines what death metal is all about, then it is surely CANNIBAL CORPSE, nitpicking and elitist assertions notwithstanding. Since 1987, the Buffalo band — the members themselves don't recognize the unit as a "Tampa band" — is arguably the world's most successful death metal ban...

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CARCASS: Photos From North American Tour Kick-Off Available

ReturnToThePit.com has posted several hundred photos from the first show of CARCASS' North American tour, which kicked off last night (Friday, September 5) at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. Included are pictures of the following artists: (Note: One of the tour's scheduled support acts, A...