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ASESINO: Houston Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of ASESINO — the death metal/grindcore project featuring DIVINE HERESY/ex-FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares and STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals) — performing on December 28, 2007 in Houston, Texas can be viewed below (courtesy of RDRenfro). The entire concert...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Says New Album Is 'Very Traditional-Sounding'

Guitarist Eric Peterson of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT recently spoke to Decibel magazine about the group's forthcoming album, "The Formation of Damnation", due in North America on April 29 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band recently spent time recording the effort with p...

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SLAYER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOWS FALL: EMG PICKUPS Signings At NAMM Announced

SLAYER, SHADOWS FALL, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE members are among the musicians that will be taking part in signing sessions for EMG Pickups at this year's winter NAMM show, which takes place January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The complete EMG sign...

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UNEARTH: New Studio Album Coming In The Fall

Massachusetts-based metallers UNEARTH have issued the following year-end update: "2007 was another killer year for all things UNEARTH as we toured North America with metal legends SLAYER. We headlined tours in Europe, Australia and New Zealand for the first time, played the biggest European festival...

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DOUBLE DRAGON Recording Debut Album

Australia's DOUBLE DRAGON has entered the studio to record its debut album, titled "Devastator". The band is once again working with producer Ian Miller and is promising to deliver a CD that "will stand the test of time and cement DOUBLE DRAGON in Australian metal history," according to a press rele...

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BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER, DIAMOND HEAD, IRON MAIDEN Among Top Albums For Riffs

Leading Japanese rock magazine Burrn! has published an article titled "Think About The Riffs" in which it cites DIAMOND HEAD's "Lightning To The Nations" album as the third greatest album for riffs following BLACK SABBATH's "Master Of Reality" and SLAYER's "Reign In Blood". The article goes on to sa...

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Legendary Heavy Metal Record Store SLIPPED DISC RECORDS To Close

Legendary independent record store Slipped Disc Records of Valley Stream, New York has reportedly lost its lease and is doing a store-wide liquidation. 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...

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NIGHTWISH, MONSTER MAGNET, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirmed For Sweden's METALTOWN Festival

NIGHTWISH, MONSTER MAGNET and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are among the confirmed bands for next year's Metaltown festival, set to take place June 27-28, 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: NIGHTWISH MONSTER MAGNET BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE KILLSWITCH ENGAGE AMON AMARTH NI...

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TESTAMENT Confirmed For CHICAGO POWERFEST 2008

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the Chicago Powerfest 2008, set to take place on May 1-3 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. Commented festival organizers, CRJ Productions: "The news came just in time for Christmas, and made the holidays that much better...

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APOCALYPTICA Members Look Back On 2007; Video Available

Mikko Siren and Perttu Kivilaakso of the Finnish metal cellists APOCALYPTICA recently took part in sounds2move.de's 2007 Christmas special. They spoke about their most memorable moments of 2007 and discussed their plans for the future. Watch the 13-minute video clip below. APOCALYPTICA's new album,...

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METALLICA Guitarist KIRK HAMMETT: 'Everything We Play Is Great'

The February 2008 issue of Guitar World magazine features an extensive interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett about the group's forthcoming album — the band's first collaboration with producer Rick Rubin (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, AUDIOSLAVE, SLAYER) following a split with lo...

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IDOLS ARE DEAD Signs With SCARLET RECORDS

IDOLS ARE DEAD, the new Italian band featuring former members of ELECTROCUTION and FOLDER, has inked a deal with Scarlet Records. According to a press release, IDOLS ARE DEAD was formed "with the intent of mixing [the bandmembers'] never-ending thrash influences (METALLICA, SLAYER, TESTAMENT and ANT...

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SLAYER: New Audio Interview With TOM ARAYA Posted Online

Headbanger's Blog has posted a podcast interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. During Araya's conversation with the Headbanger's Blog, the singer discussed the importance of winning a Grammy, why SLAYER was nominated for two Grammys from the same album, the meaning of "The Final Six", his hopes fo...

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EYES OF EDEN: Previously Unreleased Song Available For Free Download

EYES OF EDEN, the new band featuring producer/guitarist Waldemar Sorychta (GRIP INC., LACUNA COIL, MOONSPELL, SAMAEL) and female vocalist Franziska Huth, is giving away a previously unreleased song which was not included on the group's debut CD, "Faith", as a special gift to their fans. "'Mother's R...

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APOCALYPTICA With CRISTINA SCABBIA: 'S.O.S. (Anything But Love)' Video Posted Online

"S.O.S. (Anything but Love)", the latest video from Finnish metal cellists APOCALYPTICA, can be viewed below. The clip, which features a guest appearance by LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia, was shot in Vilnius, Lithuania. Stated Scabbia: "I did it in a supercrazy location, and it's been so much...